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Committee of Public Safety holds hearing examining NYPD’s use of Stop-and-Frisk policies including 'How Many Stops Act'.

News

Tense council hearing examines NYPD’s use of stop-and-frisk amid reform efforts

Posted on December 16, 2024

Mayor Adams speaking about broker fees bill

Housing

Mayor Adams says he won’t veto Council bill to free renters from paying broker fees, clearing way for its enactment

Posted on December 3, 2024

Mayor Adams

Politics

Mayor Adams raises concerns over real estate broker fee bill set to get City Council vote Wednesday

Posted on November 12, 2024

Mayor Eric Adams.

Politics

City Council gains ground in expanding authority over Mayoral appointments as Mayor Adams declines veto

Posted on July 9, 2024

Mayor Eric Adams vetoed a bill on Friday that sought to ban solitary confinement in city jails and prisons.

News

Mayor Adams vetoes Council bill banning solitary confinement in city jails

Posted on January 19, 2024

press conference for grieving families act

Brooklyn Paper

Bed-Stuy father advocates for Grieving Families Act following fiancées death in childbirth

Mayor Eric Adams

Politics

Adams vetoes housing voucher bills citing cost, council override expected

Posted on June 23, 2023

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Housing

Veto-proof council majority passes bills to expand access to housing vouchers, over mayor’s objections

Posted on May 25, 2023

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News

Gov. Cuomo shoots down bird bill aimed to study fatal building strikes

Posted on November 22, 2019

More from around NYC

U.S. Respresentative Ritchie Torres, Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson State Assembly Member Landon Dais and nonprofit partners and small farms gathered to warn about the potential devastating impacts that the proposed $300 million in cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) could have on families in the Bronx.

Bronx leaders rally against proposed $300B SNAP cut, warn of devastating local impact

micro units

Micro units account for over 40% of NYC’s rental supply pipeline: report

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Brooklynites urge Malliotakis to reject Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill,’ fearing cuts to Medicaid, social services

A view of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S., June 17, 2024.

Advocates, electeds reaffirm commitment to LGBTQ-inclusive education after controversial Supreme Court ruling