council
Closing Rikers: The 10 Major Concerns That Emerged at the Public Hearing
Jarrett Murphy |
They are unlikely to stop the plan, but at least some of them will be where last-minute negotiations focus.
council
Max & Murphy: Cops, Communities and the Garner Case
Jarrett Murphy |
The chair of the Council’s Committee on Public Safety believes the mayor could play a more decisive role than he’s said, and could have played it much sooner, in deciding Officer Pantaleo’s fate.
Closing Rikers
Max & Murphy: Borough Jails Plan Enters Key Phase
Jarrett Murphy |
‘The plan that is in progress right now is the right plan, it’s one that is viable, it’s moving.’
city planning
Opinion: Regulating Development is the City Council’s Job. Let Them Do It.
Marc Richardson |
‘Last winter another agency, the New York City Department of City Planning deliberately circumvented the Council’s oversight when it told the City Planning Commission that it had to approve four mega towers proposed to be built right on top of existing buildings.’
Age Justice
NYC’s Seniors Get Solid Wins in City’s Budget
Roshan Abraham |
Overall, the budget for the Department for The Aging will grow 13 percent in 2020 from the previous year, reaching $411 million.
Bronx
Key Councilmember Threatens to Block Rezoning Over Displacement Data
Sadef Ali Kully |
Rafael Salamanca said a rezoning slated for his district would be ‘dead on arrival’ if the de Blasio administration did not provide estimates of how many residents and businesses might be displaced.
Agenda 2019
Opinion: A Stronger New York Does Not Need a Weaker Mayor
Joseph P. Viteritti |
‘In reviewing the city charter, the Council’s leadership should focus less on expanding its institutional powers as a body, and more on strengthening the role that individual members can play.’
Age Justice
Opinion: It’s Time to Make NY a #FairCity4AllAges
Margaret Chin and Katelyn Hosey |
‘At less than one-half of 1 percent of the city’s overall budget, the Department for the Aging has long struggled to receive the financial support it requires to meet its mission of ensuring the ‘the dignity and quality of life of diverse older adults.”
Government
Councilmember Explains his Personal Protest Against Mayor’s Rezonings
Sadef Ali Kully |
Almost lost in the drama of the Council’s final votes on the Inwood rezoning was one member’s vow not to negotiate any more changes to the zoning map until the city committed to study the effect of revisions so far.
council
Drivers’ Guild Weighs in on Council’s Looming FHV Vote
Jarrett Murphy |
The Council will vote on not one but five bills aimed at the for-hire vehicle industry.
