What Are City Council Members Job Duties?
City Council members are vital to the pulse of New York City. They do important work, even if few New Yorkers know about it. There...
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What is Mayoral Control?
“I have no interest in serving as a chancellor in a system where you don’t really have the authority to make real decisions,” New Yo...
Why the number of smoke shops in NYC is blazing
There are roughly 2,000 unlicensed shops in New York City. Illegal stores sell their green goods openly because the NYPD can’t shut...
HDP Commissioner Supports Rezoning and Tax Incentives to Tackle Housing Crisis
Carrión wants the rezoning of high-cost areas around Central Park and in Midtown Manhattan to allow the construction of affordable h...
Portraits of City Hall
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Senator John Liu Continues Fight for Smaller Class Sizes in NYC Schools
As state budget negotiations heat up in Albany, Senator John Liu, a Democrat serving northeastern Queens, is fighting for smaller cl...
CNN’s Gloria Pazmino: “Local Journalism is essential to democracy.”
The New York-based reporter spoke to City Newsroom about her career in news By Francesca Maria Lorenzini; Serena Balani; John E. Wil...
Art is Bringing Palestinian and Jewish People Together Amid Protests in New York City
In the wake of the Hamas-led attack on Israel, political unrest has spread around the world, including here in New York City. But ar...
Local lawmakers seek to enforce speedy scaffolding deconstruction
Scaffolding protects New Yorkers, but it also congests sidewalks and covers iconic architecture. If you live on the second floor, li...
Housing is the biggest crisis New York City faces, says the Manhattan Borough President
Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine at Columbia Journalism School (Photo: Edward Lopez) In February, Mark Levine sat down with C...