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Correction officers call themselves "New York's Boldest," seen here painted on halls of the George Motchan Detention Center on Rikers Island.

NYC Mayor Calls on Council Members to Volunteer for New Jails in Their Districts So Rikers Island Can Close

Brooklyn Councilman David Greenfield.

Pol With Power Over NYC Zoning Has Undeclared Political Committee Full of Real Estate Cash

By Will Bredderman
Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer speaks at the City Council's monthly pre-stated meeting.

Council Approves Bill to Revamp Deed Restriction Process After Rivington Fiasco

By Madina Toure
Comptroller Scott Stringer with residents and leaders at the Alfred E. Smith Houses

Stringer Says His Rivington Probe is Coming Out ‘Very Shortly’

By Madina Toure
Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer discusses a deed restriction reform proposal in front of the steps at City Hall.

Pols Want City Council to Handle Deed Restrictions Post-Rivington Scandal

By Madina Toure
A sign for New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's new housing plan stands at an affordable housing construction site.

Bill de Blasio: Community Boards Opposing My Housing Plan Are ‘Doubting Thomases’

By Will Bredderman
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. in the Mall At Bay Plaza in the Baychester section of the Bronx.

Boogie Down Production: Is Ruben Díaz Jr. on Track to Become the Next Mayor?

By Will Bredderman
Zoning changes for Mayor Bill de Blasio's affordable housing plan are meeting resistance. (Photo: John Moore for Getty Images).

Mayor’s Mandate: Experts Fear Affordable Upzoning Plan Will Fall Short

By Will Bredderman
One57, the luxury residential building that received the 421-a tax abatement. (Photo: PRNewsfoto)

No Sky Zone: Residents of 57th Street Rage Against Extell’s High Rise Row, ‘Gluttonous’ Buildings

By Kim Velsey
A rezoning would concentrate future developments along Franklin and Bedford.

Occupying Crown Heights: Protestors Try to Change Rezoning With Late-Breaking Demands

By Kim Velsey
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