Should Council Members Hold So Much Sway in Land Use Decisions? Rejection of a key proposal in the mayor's affordable housing plan has led to scrutiny of the Council's land use decision-making process. By Madina Toure
Bill de Blasio Picks Margery Perlmutter for BSA, Swaps Out a Landmarks Pick Ms. Perlmutter’s name was submitted to the City Council to head the board Monday night, the mayor’s office told the Observer, along with two picks for the LPC. By Jillian Jorgensen
The Tower Broker: Council’s New Land Use Chair Set to Become Force in City Politics The tweet was maybe two minutes old, but David Greenfield was already walking over to the table of reporters in By Ross Barkan
NYU Brings Out the Big Guns: University Hires Ex-Council Members Ed Wallace and Melinda Katz to Lobby on Village Expansion By Matt Chaban