City Council
See a Map of NYCHA’s Heat and Hot Water Problems
City Limits |
The outages after the ‘bomb cyclone’ touched every borough, according to data retried by the Pratt Center.
Bronx
New Council Land-Use Chair Says Belief in Mixed Income and ‘Fair Share’ Will Shape His Tenure
Jarrett Murphy |
Rafael Salamanca, Jr., is one of the most junior members of the New York City Council but has secured one of the most powerful posts on the body: head of the Land-Use Committee that will oversee consideration of Mayor de Blasio’s neighborhood rezonings.
City Council
Max & Murphy: Ritchie Torres on the Council’s Bulked Up Oversight Role
Jarrett Murphy |
Torres said his initial focus would be on city departments, but that it could broaden to include non-mayoral agencies like the MTA and even private companies that have a contractual or regulatory relationship with city government.
City Council
CityViews: Will the Council Finally Act on Strong Protections for Small Businesses?
Harry Bubbins |
‘There has been for a long time now a deafening silence regarding a longstanding proposed solution that would help businesses citywide—the Small Business Jobs Survival Act (SBJSA).’
carlina rivera
Max & Murphy: Ten Days In, Two Rookie Councilmembers Take Stock
Jarrett Murphy |
Carlina Rivera of the Lower East Side and Bay Ridge’s Justin Brannan were waiting to learn their committee assignments, office locations and where they’ll get to sit in the chamber when the podcast came knocking.
The Max & Murphy Show
Max & Murphy: Mark-Viverito on Advocates, Power and Her Future
Jarrett Murphy |
In an exit interview with City Limits and Gotham Gazette, the outgoing Council speaker discusses the future of issues like Rikers Island, talks about the ‘laughable’ claims of some advocates and says the full reach of the legislature’s power is untested.
City Council
Council Passes Key Housing Bills at Busy Last Meeting
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
A bill codifying community land trusts into city law, and two others that are part of the Housing Not Warehousing Act, were among the bills that came up for a vote at the Council’s last session Tuesday.
City Council
The Bigger Questions Raised by the Council’s Right to Know Vote
Jarrett Murphy |
The City Council passed historic reforms by close margins over the fierce complaints of advocates claiming betrayal. As important as the drama and its outcome is what the debate revealed about the balance of power in the city.
City Council
City Council Chose Cooperation Over Conflict With De Blasio
Jarrett Murphy |
Lots of new laws and major new programs. A few points of public tension but no vetoes. If that’s the recipe for progressive change in New York, is the same mix going to exist over the next four years?
AMI
Where the Council Speaker Candidates Stand on Housing
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
Who is affordable housing for? Should NYCHA’s chairwoman resign? There are actual differences between the hopefuls’ experience and main priorities when it comes to housing policy.
