City Council speaker Julie Menin (center), who represents an UES district, stands with Council Members including Harvey Epstein (far left), Virginia Maloney (second from left) and Queens Council member Lynn Schulman (third from left) to discuss the city’s response to a Legionnaires’ outbreak. ( Photo: NYC Council) Legionnaires’ Disease: Some City Council Members Blame Mamdani The Legionnaires’ Disease outbreak that recently plagued the Upper East Side has killed five people as of July 24, with a... News 26 Jul 2026 | 09:05
The NY City Council’s Committee of Health held its first contentious hearing for “Romanch’s Law,” which would ban horse carriages in Central Park if passed, July 15. ( Photo: Martina Dimitrova) Horse Carriage Ban Edges Closer After 9 Hour City Council Hearing The first committee hearing on whether to ban the Central Park horse carriage trade drew strong advocates on both sides.... News 17 Jul 2026 | 03:11
The NY City Council reversed a local law which would have required storeowners to replace existing security gates with grilles that have 70% visibility, such as the one above, from the sidewalk. ( Credit: NYC 311) City Council Repeals Security Gate Law After Small Business Backlash NY City Council unanimously reversed a 17-year-old local law which would have required security gates to have 70% visibility... Home 08 Jul 2026 | 12:08
The City Council is looking into recommendations on how to reform the city’s pedicab industry, Council Speaker Julie Menin says. ( Photo: centralpark.com ) City Council to Examine Pedicab Industry Reforms The New York City Council is looking into implementing sweeping reforms to the city’s pedicab industry, based on a package... Home 08 May 2026 | 04:38
Carl Wilson, the chief of staff for former city council member Erik Bottcher who was elected to the NYS Senate is the winner of the four-way race for city council district 3 on the west side. He was 17 points ahead of the number two candidate Lindsay Boylan in the April 28 special election. ( Photo: Carlwilsonnyc) Wilson Wins West Side City Council Race, Besting Boylan, Law-Gisiko and Boghosian-Murphy Carl Wilson racked up 43.1 percent of the ballots cast in the April 28, special election to fill the West Side city council... News 30 Apr 2026 | 02:30
Julie Menin speaks at Park East Synagogue after City Council passage of her protest “Buffer Zone” bill. ( Photo: Speaker Julie Menin X) Protest “Buffer Zone” Bill Backed by Menin Passes City Council One of the signature bills of the Julie Menin-led City Council’s 2026 legislative season, the so-called “Buffer Zone” bill... News 31 Mar 2026 | 11:07
At a March 10 rally calling for the federal ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, Council Member Virginia Maloney (left) was joined by former U.S. Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (center) and UWS Council Member Gale Brewer (right). ( Photo: Jack Ahern ) Virginia Maloney & Other City Council Pols Rally for ERA Ratification A slew of City Council Members, led by Virginia Maloney of District 4 on the East Side, rallied on March 10 for the long-deferred... News 12 Mar 2026 | 08:10
Two City Council bills that would ban biometric data collection by stores and landlords are under consideration. ( Photo: Max White ) Council Push to Ban Biometric Data Collection by Stores, Landlords Underway The New York City Council is actively considering two bills that would ban private businesses and landlords from collecting... News 03 Mar 2026 | 08:14
A Nov. 2025 protest at Park East Synagogue (pictured above) spurred one of the planks of Council Speaker Menin’s plan, a contentious “protest buffer zone” law outside houses of worship. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly ) Menin Introduces “Five-Point Plan to Combat Antisemitism” NY City Council Speaker Julie Menin has introduced a package of legislation that she’s deemed a “five-point plan to combat... News 21 Jan 2026 | 10:27
Freshman City Council Member Virginia Maloney, a former executive at Meta, is now chair of the Council’s Economic Development Committee. ( Photo: Courtesy of Virginia Maloney ) Menin Appoints East Side Reps. Maloney and Epstein to City Council Committee Roles City Council Speaker Julie Menin, who represents the Upper East Side, appointed numerous other East Side representatives... News 19 Jan 2026 | 05:20
City Council Speaker Julie Menin called an emergency press conference at City Hall on Jan. 12 after she learned that a Venezuelan-born City Council employee had been seized by ICE after what he thought was a routine check-in with immigration officials on Long Island. ( Photo: NYC Council Media Unit ) Arrest of City Council Employee Sparks Protests and a Dispute Over His Immigration Status NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City Council employee detained in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown is an asylum-seeker... News 15 Jan 2026 | 08:11
Julie Menin thanks supporters who unanimously elected her speaker of the City Council on Jan. 7. ( Photo: John McCarten /NYC City Council Media Unit) Menin Elected Speaker of City Council Julie Menin, who has quietly campaigned to be the new City Council speaker for months, realized her dream when she was unanimously... News 11 Jan 2026 | 10:20
City Council member Carmen De La Rosa at the podium, News Guild president Susan DeCarava in colorful scarf left. ( Photo: Brian Berger) City Council Passes Resolution Backing Daily News Union For the third time in four months, the Daily News Union and their feisty allies held a public rally standing up for the value... News 31 Oct 2025 | 02:12
Councilwoman Gale Brewer, prime sponsor of Local Law 93, the water fountain bill, which will add 50 public water fountains in city parks, but it has a very long lead time. ( Photo: City Council Media Unit) 50 New Water Fountains in Public Parks will Have Spigots to Refill Water Bottles for 1st Time New water fountains to be installed near the entrance of 50 public parks across the city will be required to contain both... News 17 Jul 2025 | 01:18
City Council member Erik Bottcher, seen in a press conference last year, is urging the City Council to alert the public to the existence of test strips that can detect the presence of deadly fenatanyl in drugs. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Bottcher Urges Health Dept. to Publicize Fentanyl Test Strips In a city as dynamic and resilient as New York, the safety of our residents must always remain our top priority. The opioid... Voices 14 Feb 2025 | 01:43
