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The staffers who won New York City Council primaries
Dynasties are common in politics: the Cuomos, Vallones, Spanos and Roosevelts to name a few. However for New York City ...
Daughter of former longtime NY Rep. Carolyn Maloney declares primary victory in crowded NYC council race
The daughter of former longtime New York Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney declared victory Tuesday in seizing the Democratic ...
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Corporate money falls flat in council races despite record $14M spent
And Lower Manhattan incumbent Christopher Marte, an archenemy of developers, won by 24 points over his closest challenger ...
N.Y.C. Ballot Measures Would Curb Council Power and Reschedule Elections
A panel created by Mayor Eric Adams wants to let voters weigh in on reducing the City Council’s power to block new housing ...
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New York courts bolster limits on solitary confinement in state, city prisons in separate rulings
A Manhattan Supreme Court judge ruled that New York City Mayor Eric Adams' emergency orders suspending the HALT Act were ...
How Zohran Mamdani Plans to Fix New York City’s Housing Crisis
Zohran Mamdani, the official Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, ran his campaign largely on affordability, placing ...
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These state lawmakers just won New York City primaries. Who could replace them in Albany?
By January, state Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal and Assembly Members Zohran Mamdani and Harvey Epstein could all be serving in city ...
Brooklyn Paper on MSN2d
BREAKING: City Council approves Coney Island casino rezoning as state begins to consider gaming licenses
The New York City Council on Monday approved a rezoning that would allow the proposed Coney Island casino to build a massive ...
QNS on MSN8h
Holden: Council failed veterans in NYC budget while increasing immigration spending
Council Member Robert Holden has criticized the Council for "neglecting" veterans in the recently passed FY2026 Budget.
Commercial Observer1d
New York City Council OKs Financing Plan for Related’s Hudson Yards Project
New York City lawmakers passed a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes plan to fund $2 billion platform over rail yard for 4,000 unit ...
4 ballot questions could defang City Council’s stronghold over rezonings and housing
The city’s Charter Revision Commission released draft questions to pose to New York voters in November, asking whether the ...
City & State New York2d
A unanimous vote on the $116 billion FY 2026 New York City budget
It’s been a pretty divisive year in city politics, but the mayor and the City Council are united in their enthusiasm for this ...