“Trees cross party lines and geographic lines. They are the great uniter,” said Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, who with his fellow borough presidents is pushing City Hall to commit…
Queens Borough President Donovan Richards is calling for the city to streamline its pandemic response into one new office that would report to the mayor, and address things like long…
Less than three months after winning New York City’s first true test of ranked-choice voting, Councilmember Selvena Brooks-Powers is back on the ballot, this time to defend her seat against…
In this week’s podcast episode, Executive Editor Jarrett Murphy offers the rundown on the five special elections slated to take place in the coming months, where candidates are vying to…
Councilmember Donovan Richards, the likely next Queens Borough President, talks about his plans for the office, while political expert Christina Greer discusses the lessons New York can take from June’s…
The chair of the Council’s Committee on Public Safety believes the mayor could play a more decisive role than he’s said, and could have played it much sooner, in deciding…
News from the City Council this week includes the passage of the Downtown Far Rockaway rezoning, the approval of a temporary relocation site for the District 11 Sanitation Garage and…
