Instead of sticking with a commission’s recommendation of a $138,315 salary for Council members, up from $112,500, the legislation being introduced will outline a salary of $148,500.
New York has about 95 ethnic newspapers with a combined circulation of 2.9 million people, but, in the past, city government has largely relied on English-language publications. Is that changing?
The Clean Energy Fund sets aside millions to bring energy innovations to low-income people. But advocates are skeptical that market-based solutions can be made to work for those with less…
Thirteen days after his most recent visit, Mayor Bill de Blasio heads back to Albany Tuesday morning to testify about the city’s needs and progress, and to evaluate Governor Andrew…
A former city sanitation commissioner and deputy mayor applauds the city’s ambitious goal to remove compostable waste from the garbage stream—but wants to know more about where that refuse is…
Of all those who have arched an eyebrow about the proposed carriage-horse deal, one group has a gripe relevant to the broader city: the parks advocates who are worried about…
A new survey by the U.S. Conference of Mayors of the chief executives of cities large and small finds common ground and shared challenges across a number of policy issues:…
Jackson Heights is a long way from Jakarta or other places involved in the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership. But at least one business owner there thinks the trade deal is a…
That guy standing next to Hillary Clinton didn’t get to talk much, but did manage to convey that he places a high priority on urban policy—an oddity for a presidential…
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