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New York City Council

City Hall Thomas Jefferson Statue Is Going to the New York Historical Society

Jefferson "really draws attention to the distance between our founding ideals and the reality of our nation," Louise Mirrer said.
By Helen Holmes

New York’s City Council May Remove Its Thomas Jefferson Statue

"For him to be canonized in a statue is incredible — incredibly racist," Assemblyman Charles Barron told the Times.
By Helen Holmes
City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito speaks on stage at the World AIDS Day 2015.

A Sense of Entitlement Instead of Service

The speaker of the New York City Council, Melissa Mark-Viverito, has an unusual strategy for solving city problems.
By The Editors
Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito.

Mark-Viverito Calls for Reforms to Make ‘Dream’ of Shutting Rikers Island Reality

By Jillian Jorgensen
San Francisco's new open-air urinal, at right. (Photo: Twitter)

San Francisco’s Solution to Public Urination Problem Could Work in NYC

By John Bonazzo
Affordable housing units in East Harlem in the 1950s.

Affordable Housing Leaders Tackle Tough Questions at ‘Housing Legacy’ Exhibit

By Parker Richards
NYCHA buildings. (Photo: New York City Housing Authority)

New City Program Brings Art by Public Housing’s Own Residents to its Walls

By Guelda Voien
Bike Lane

Afternoon Bulletin: City Looks at Bike Safety Task Force, Anti-ISIS Graffiti and More

By Grace Guarnieri
City Council Finance Chair Julissa Ferreras (William Alatriste/New York City Council)

Council Finance Chair Vows to Keep an Eye on State Contribution to MTA

By Jillian Jorgensen
Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito launches the Young Women's Initiative on the steps of City Hall. (Photo: William Alatriste for New York City Council)

Melissa Mark-Viverito Launches ‘Young Women’s Initiative’

By Jillian Jorgensen
Syrian refugees sit in the back of a Jordanian army truck. (Photo: AFP PHOTO / KHALIL MAZRAAWI (Photo credit should read KHALIL MAZRAAWI/AFP/Getty Images)

NYC Council Jewish Caucus Wants Obama to Admit More Syrian Refugees

By Ross Barkan
Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito at her State of the City address last year. (Photo: William Alatriste/NYC Council)

Melissa Mark-Viverito Vows to Create a Bail Fund With or Without the Mayor

By Jillian Jorgensen
Kalief Browder in a screenshot from a 2013 ABC 7 Eyewitness News report on his incarceration.

New York State’s Top Judge: Bail System ‘Totally Ass-Backwards in Every Respect’

By Jillian Jorgensen
Gene Freidman, CEO of Taxi Club Management, the largest privately held taxi company in the US has just filed for bankruptcy on 22 of his companies.

Attorney General to Smack Taxi Mogul Gene Freidman with Lawsuit Tomorrow: Sources

By Ken Kurson

Afternoon Bulletin: Anti-Hillary Posters Dot Downtown Brooklyn and More

By Christine Park
City Council Finance Chair Julissa Ferreras (William Alatriste/New York City Council)

Council Budget Chair Wants More Detail in Future Preliminary Budgets

By Jillian Jorgensen
Councilwoman Margaret Chin with Asian-American community leaders and former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (Photo: Facebook).

Hong Kong-Born Councilwoman Rips Black Colleague’s ‘Blocs’ of Asians Remark

By Will Bredderman
Councilman David Greenfield. (Photo: William Alatriste/NYC Council)

After NYPD Murders, a Rift in the City Council on Police Issues

By Jillian Jorgensen
Assemblyman Charles Barron (Photo: Facebook).

Mr. Barron Goes to Albany

By Will Bredderman
Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito.

Council Passes Bills to Stop Cooperation With Federal Immigration Detainers

By Jillian Jorgensen
A haul of bluefin tuna (Stewart Butterfield, Flickr)

Brooklyn Councilman Alan Maisel Calls to Ban Bluefin Tuna

By Nicole Puglise
Costumed characters, with NYAUFAS, unite against new legislation (Photo by Daniel Cole)

New Law Supports Licensed Costume Characters in Times Square, for a Price

By Nicole Puglise
Councilman David Greenfield. (Photo: William Alatriste/NYC Council)

David Greenfield

By The Editors
Vaping. (Getty)

No More E-Cigs in Public, Says <strike>Dad</strike> New York City Council

By Drew Grant
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