Tag: city-council

‘Tenants not tourists’: Coalition launches campaign to oppose NYC short-term rental bill

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A coalition of housing advocates and renters launched on Monday “Tenants Not Tourists,” a campaign to challenge New York City Council’s recent introduction of a bill that critics say threatens to exacerbate the city’s housing crisis. During a heated rally outside of City Hall on Dec. 9, the coalition of representatives from various housing…

Council Member Won co-chairs hearing investigating New York school bus inefficiency

Council Members Rita Joseph and Julie Won at Monday's oversight hearing. Photo: Gerardo Romo / NYC Council Media Unit

Oct. 4, 2024 By sobrien Oct. 4, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Queens Council Member Julie Won co-chaired a joint oversight hearing on Monday exploring how to improve school transportation services, which suffered from a cumulative 80,312 delays during the 2023/24 academic year. Won, the chair of the New York City Council’s Committee on Contracts, and… Read more »

Bayside community ramps up opposition to City of Yes housing plan as city council vote nears

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Sep. 19, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan A residential street in Bayside was closed on Monday evening to accommodate the substantial crowd of local residents, including some who traveled from southeast Queens to protest the City of Yes initiative.  In northeast Queens, elected officials and residents gathered once again to make a strong statement in…

Mayor, speaker at odds over Hizzoner’s request to halve the council’s discretionary funds amid migrant crisis

Dec. 21, 2022 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams (no relation) are at odds over the mayor’s suggestion that the council cut its nearly $600 million discretionary budget in half as a means of fiscal belt-tightening amid the growing expense of the migrant crisis currently engulfing the Big Apple…. Read more »