Stated Meeting: The Council's New Order
Jan 22, 2010
Photo (cc) Courtney Gross The City Council played its own political game of musical chairs Thursday. And when the music stopped, Councilmember Charles Barron had nowhere to sit. On Thursday, the City Council Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 12:51 PM)
Bloomberg Delivers Muted State of the City
Jan 21, 2010
Photo Edward Reed With far less fanfare and before a much smaller crowd than in years past, Mayor Michael Bloomberg delivered his ninth State of the City address yesterday, promising to Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 12:51 PM)
Living Wages by Councilmember
Jan 15, 2010
Councilmembers were asked by Gotham Gazette whether they would support (Intro 1105) legislation set to be re-introduced at the City Council, which would require certain recipients of city aid to Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 12:36 PM)
Three of the four leaders of the legislature and the hea
Jan 15, 2010
Councilmembers were asked by Gotham Gazette whether they would support (Intro 1105) legislation set to be re-introduced at the City Council, which would require certain recipients of city aid to Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 01:06 PM)
Culture of Violence Plagues New York's Juvenile Prisons
Jan 11, 2010
Photo (cc) banspy "The restraints were so bad that I would get carpet burns or I would get dislocated arms," said an anonymous 17-year-old girl from New York City, speaking of Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 01:36 PM)
Stated Meeting: 2010 City Council's First Day
Jan 07, 2010
Photo (cc) Courtney Gross Day one for the City Council 2010 class felt like the first day of school. Thirteen new members buzzed with excitement as they raised their right hand to Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 12:50 PM)
Senate Democrats Look to Repair the Damage -- Before It's Too Late
Jan 04, 2010
Albany Capitol photo (cc) Benny BNut A year ago, Michael McKee, treasurer of Tenants Political Action Committee, believed the new Democratic majority in the State Senate would make sure tenants' issues Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 01:58 PM)
Bloomberg: Take III
Jan 04, 2010
Edward Reed When Mayor Michael Bloomberg took the podium for his inauguration address, the crowd may have been cold, but they were noticeably cheerful and optimistic. And Bloomberg responded in kind, championing Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 12:50 PM)
The Year That Wasn't: What Didn’t Happen in 2009
Dec 23, 2009
Tolls on the East River bridges? Not in 2009. Every year, things that everyone expects to happen don’t. Trial balloons pop. Sure things crumble. The odds-on favorite fades in the stretch. Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 12:50 PM)
Stated Meeting: Broadway Triangle Approved by Council
Dec 22, 2009
Photo from Department of Housing Preservation and Development The City Council approved the rezoning of a 31-acre swath of northern Brooklyn known as the Broadway Triangle yesterday -- approving a project Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 12:50 PM) |