New York City’s municipal budget is $85.2 billion for the upcoming fiscal year — reflecting a 14 percent hike over the $75 billion budget that the Democratic mayor and council leadership enacted in 2014, their first year in office. Continue Reading →
Tag Archives: City Council
Harlem City Council Candidate Stays On Ballot Despite Potentially Misleading Party
Despite registering for a Feb. 14 special election for the vacant City Council seat in Harlem’s 9th District with a potentially misleading party affiliation Larry Scott Blackmon will remain on the ballot. Continue Reading →
How Can I Get My Local Government To Pay Attention To Me In Harlem?
If you didn’t like a “recent election,” and you’ve been trying to get your city council in Harlem or Hollis to pay attention to some issues in your neighborhood that have been going on for a while now. Continue Reading →
Harlem Speaker Mark-Viverito And Others Create Campaign For Women Run For City Council
East Harlem City Council Melissa Mark-Viverito, along with other city pols and good government groups, on Friday unveiled a first-of-its-kind initiative to boost the dwindling number of women on the City Council. Continue Reading →
Special Election For Harlem City Council Seat Kicks Off
It’s going to be a sprint of an election — though it’s not clear how many candidates are running or how many voters will participate — with ballots likely to be cast sometime in February, 2017. Continue Reading →
Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil, As City Backs Off Police Reforms
In a victory for Police Commissioner Bill Bratton, the City Council is backing off reform measures that would have required cops to identify themselves to suspects they stop while also informing them of their right to refuse being searched. Continue Reading →
Big Wins From Harlem To Hollis For City Parks Budget
Overall, this is shaping up to be a good year for our city parks. Advocates from across the city signed NY4P’s letter to the mayor and the City Council, came to the Rally 4 Parks, contacted their elected officials, and supported the Parks work. Continue Reading →
Street Named For Harlemite Norman Rockwell
By Mark Levine, City Council
Did you know that the American art legend Norman Rockwell was born
in our very own district?
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