Gotham Gazette

The Place for New York Policy and politics

Committees on General Welfare and Juvenile Justice

Committees on General Welfare and Juvenile Justice

  • The City Council Definition of Women's Issues

    Cumbo

    Council Member Cumbo at a Women's History Month celebration (photo: Ben Max)


    On Monday, March 30, the New York City Council will host a Women's History Month celebration at City Hall. Council members will likely celebrate women heroes of city government, past and present, and acknowledge the history-making leadership of both Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, the first Latina to hold the position, and Public Advocate Letitia James, a former council member who is

    ...