The City Council is set to grill officials from some of the biggest tech companies on Monday on the dangers of artificial intelligence, and ways they could rein them in amid increasingly dire warnings from industry…
Two City Council members entered a homeless veterans shelter in Queens against the staff’s orders Thursday as they and other lawmakers ramped up pressure on the Mamdani administration to explain why it rejected federal…
New York Attorney General Letitia James and City Council Speaker Julie Menin said Thursday they will formally oppose the Trump administration’s proposed overhaul of the 2030 Census and are preparing for another legal…
Speaker Menin will submit public comment with Council Members advocating against proposed Census overhaul, highlighting importance of accurate count NEW YORK – New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin, New York State…
The City Council held a "comprehensive legislative review" on e-bikes, but its legislation may not be worth the paper it's printed on.
The marathon hearing about e-bikes was light on details after the Council tried to cram 21 bills and two resolutions into the agenda.
The NYC Council held an hours-long hearing Wednesday in which lawmakers heard testimony from city officials and the public on nearly two dozen measures aimed at strengthening regulations around e-bikes, e-scooters, and…
NEW YORK – Ahead of a major oversight hearing, New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin and Council Members highlighted the record-number of legislative items planned to be heard, while emphasizing the importance of…
The City Council is set to hold a rare all-Council meeting on Oct.
It's Super Bowl Wednesday — the City Council's big e-bike hearing.
On the eve of "Super Bowl Wednesday," City Council Transportation Chair Shaun Abreu speaks directly to Streetsblog readers about e-bikes.
City Council Speaker Julie Menin issued a subpoena Monday to compel Elon Musk’s AI company to testify at next week’s sweeping Council hearing on artificial intelligence, after OpenAI, Google and Anthropic agreed to…
Hundreds of City University of New York (CUNY) students now have access to free, unlimited OMNY cards under a new City Council pilot program launched Monday.
Speaker Menin issues rare subpoena to Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI to compel public testimony Committee of the Whole hearing will also feature testimony from leading national AI experts and review major legislative proposals to…
Initial cohort of 700 CUNY students will receive the transit cards, funded with $700k secured by the Council in FY27 budget NEW YORK – The New York City Council and the City University of New York (CUNY) today launched…
$38 million in city funding also allocated to support Staten Island organizations, healthcare services, public improvements, and youth programs STATEN ISLAND – Today, New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin and…
A "grassroots" homeowners group leading the charge against Local Law 97 has deep ties to a powerful real estate industry association, New York Focus reports.
Legislation will be heard at rare Council-wide hearing on October 5 Proposals include nation-leading whistleblower incentive program, private right-of-action, and third-party validation requirements NEW YORK — New York…
New York City lawmakers want to give AI whistleblowers a financial reason to come forward — and give New Yorkers a new way to sue artificial intelligence companies over certain harms.
Council also approves measure to expand J-51 tax incentive to include additional building owners NEW YORK – Today, the New York City Council approved new legislation that will encourage greater enrollment in the City’s…
The City Council took a key step on Thursday toward simplifying the onerous enrollment process for the city's program that provides reduced-cost OMNY cards to very low-income riders: Fair Fares.
A “grassroots” homeowners group leading the charge against Local Law 97 has deep ties to a powerful real estate industry association.
The NYC Council is looking to pass new legislation aimed at requiring app-based delivery companies to fork over data and potentially face new regulations regarding the time it takes their workers on e-bikes and…
The messages were set to disappear, but the questions surrounding them have not.
Local lawmakers in New York state are all over the map when it comes to addressing unsafe and illegal e-motos in their communities.
New York City lawmakers want some of the biggest names in artificial intelligence to answer questions under oath about the safety of their rapidly advancing technology, and Council Speaker Julie Menin says subpoenas are…
After voters passed measures that could compel Bay Ridge to permit more housing, Councilmember Kayla Santosuosso decided to advance her own rezoning—and get the district out of the affordable housing basement.
Learn about the 20(!) e-bike bills soon to be debated by the City Council
The City Council filed a formal response Thursday to the Mamdani administration’s lawsuit seeking to block a bill authorizing one-time payments to NYC public school paraprofessionals.
Council argues consistent mayoral administration inaction has created a crisis requiring a legislative remedy NEW YORK — Today, the New York City Council filed its legal response to Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s lawsuit…