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state of the city

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito.

Melissa Mark-Viverito Says She ‘Strongly’ Supports Bill de Blasio for Re-Election

"He has my strong support and I’ll be out there in communities letting people know why he is the one to continue to represent this city."
By Madina Toure
Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks at a press conference where he unveiled a new, $500 million life sciences initiative.

Bill de Blasio’s ‘New’ Jobs Plan Isn’t So New After All

Bill de Blasio's promise of 100,000 jobs looks to be a projection of growth figures from the past decade and a half.
By Madina Toure
Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, right.

NYC Council Speaker Aims to Keep Trump’s Immigration Agents Away From City Property

“We will not abandon our immigrant communities. They are members of our New York family. And we will continue to fight for their rights, safety and security.”
By Will Bredderman
Comptroller Scott Stringer and Mayor BIll de Blasio.

Scott Stringer Shreds Bill de Blasio’s State of the City Plans

By Madina Toure
Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Council Members Praise De Blasio’s State of the City Speech But Questions Remain

By Madina Toure
Mayor Bill de Blasio.

De Blasio Revisits 2013 Campaign Themes in His State of the City Showtime at the Apollo

By Will Bredderman
Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito. (Photo: NYC Council/William Alatriste)

Mark-Viverito to Deliver State of the City Speech Dubbed ‘More Justice’

By Jillian Jorgensen

Two Cops Shot in Bronx During de Blasio’s State of the City Address

By Will Bredderman and Jillian Jorgensen
Rendering from Friends of Brooklyn Queens Connector.

A Streetcar Named Independence: De Blasio Invests in Non-MTA Transit

By Jillian Jorgensen
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito. (Photo: BilldeBlasio.com)

De Blasio Administration Gives Thumbs Up to Mark-Viverito’s ‘People’s Law Firm’

By Will Bredderman
Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito. (Photo: NYC Council/William Alatriste)

Melissa Mark-Viverito to Call for Criminal Justice Reform in First State of the City

By Jillian Jorgensen
A Staten Island Ferry boat (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images).

De Blasio Defends New Staten Island Ferry Plan

By Will Bredderman
Activists blasted Mayor Bill de Blasio today for neglecting policing issues in his State of the City address. (Photo: Ross Barkan/New York Observer

Activists Trash Bill de Blasio for Neglecting NYPD Issues in State of the City Speech

By Ross Barkan
Mayor De Blasio delivers his State of The City speech on Tuesday. (Andrew Burton/Getty)

Please Don’t Move to Austin: Mayor Announces Affordable Housing for Artists

By Brianna McGurran
Mayor Bill de Blasio. (Photo: Ilya Savenok/Getty Images)

De Blasio Thinks There’s a ‘Way Forward’ for Sunnyside Yards Proposal

By Jillian Jorgensen
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio delivers his State of the City address at Baruch College on February 3, 2015 in New York City. (Photo: Getty Images)

Save the 421a Program

By The Editors
Smoke comes out of manhole in NYC (Dan Phiffer/Flickr)

Afternoon Bulletin: Snow Now Sparking Manhole Fires and More

By Molly Shilo
The Sunnyside Yards.

De Blasio Heralds Sunnyside Yards as Next Stuy-Town, Unveils Other Housing Details

By Kim Velsey
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio delivers his State of the City address at Baruch College on February 3, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Bill de Blasio Pitches His Affordable Housing Plan in State of the City Address

By Jillian Jorgensen
Mayor Bill de Blasio. (Photo: NYC Mayor's Office)

Bill de Blasio Says He’ll Fulfill Horse Carriage and Living Wage Promises

By Jillian Jorgensen
Mayor Bill de Blasio.

De Blasio Moves to Expand Living Wage With Executive Order

By Jill Colvin
The stage set for Mayor Bill de Blasio's first State of the City speech.

De Blasio to Announce Push for City Control of Minimum Wage

By Jill Colvin
Bill de Blasio. (Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty)

De Blasio to Push Municipal ID Card in State of the City Speech

By Jill Colvin
John Liu. (Photo: Comptroller's Office)

John Liu Gives His Last Hurrah

By Jill Colvin
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