May. 4, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki The City Council has called for an investigation into the use of the NYPD’s official social media accounts after some brass have used them to publicly criticize both elected officials and members of the press. City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams (D-Queens) made the formal request to the Department…
Apr. 24, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller Eight months after ordering most city agencies to dramatically cut their spending, Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday unveiled a $111.6 billion budget plan that restores some slashed funding — but still leaves areas such as the city’s public libraries on the chopping block. Hizzoner’s Fiscal Year 2025 executive…
Apr. 18, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon The city’s Health Department is warning New Yorkers about the rising spread of a potentially serious illness linked to rats. Just as the City Council announced a proposal for controlling the city’s rat population using birth control, the city’s Health Department released an advisory saying that cases of…
Apr. 17, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon
The number of vacant storefronts in NYC is growing, and the City Council demanded solutions to the economic problem during an oversight hearing at City Hall on Wednesday.
Apr. 12, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller
Mayor Eric Adams caused a major uproar among City Council members on Friday by inaccurately suggesting that constituents cannot simply walk into their offices to request assistance — a practice common among most city lawmakers.
Apr. 11, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki
Willets Point’s long-awaited transformation from industrial wasteland to Queens’ newest neighborhood got the green light from the City Council Thursday.
Mar. 14, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld A “czar” will oversee the G train’s partial shutdown this summer while the Crosstown Line undergoes a much-needed signal infrastructure upgrade, MTA officials said Thursday. Testifying at a budget hearing of the City Council’s Transportation Committee on March 14, MTA New York City Transit President Richard Davey said…
Mar. 11, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller
A progressive coalition launched Monday will advocate for including $2 billion in the coming city budget to build much-needed affordable housing in the Big Apple over the next four years.
Jan. 28, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld
Paul Vallone, a former City Council Member who was part of a Queens political dynasty, died suddenly this weekend. He was 56 years old.
Jan. 15, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller
Mayor Eric Adams will spare the city’s three public library systems from another round of broad budget cuts across city agencies that he is set to announce Tuesday, Hizzoner revealed on Jan. 14.