The NYC Council passed a $10k bonus for paraprofessionals. Will the mayor sign it?
Even if he doesn’t, the council has the votes needed to override the mayor’s veto.
New York City Council votes to give themselves and other electeds an 18% raise
The City Council, citywide officials and borough presidents will receive their first pay increase since 2016.
Horse carriage ban sponsor Chris Marte is having a moment
A Q&A with the the lower Manhattan council member who’s in the middle of two major legislative battles, regulating horses and home health aides.
A brief history of New York City’s neverending horse carriage controversy
Since Central Park first opened, no one has been able to agree whether horse-drawn carriages should be allowed to transport tourists around the city.
Legislation to ban horse carriages nears majority support
Hold your horses: Council Members Oswald Feliz, Lynn Schulman and Kamillah Hanks have signed on as co-sponsors and Rita Joseph is poised to follow.
Good government groups back 18% pay raise for City Council, elected officials
But they don’t think raises should be automatic, as the council moves closer to passing the bill.
Opinion: Why I voted no on the $126 billion budget
New York City Council Member Althea Stevens was the only Democrat to vote against the budget Tuesday.
Mamdani, Menin shake on $126B NYC budget
After a whirlwind weekend of last-minute haggling.
Eric Adams’ Charter Revision Commission sues to get open primaries on the ballot
And joining forces with the ragtag group of Adamsites are the likes of Vickie Paladino, David Paterson and Vito Fossella!
City Council, citywide officials could get 18% raise
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and council Speaker Julie Menin would decline their raises, perhaps sensing that the optics are bad.