NYC Council

Queens Councilwoman Vickie Paladino proposes banning live goldfish as carnival prizes in NYC due to animal cruelty concerns. The push follows an incident where teens tortured fish won at a Whitestone school fair.

NYC Council members criticized Mamdani for excluding Italian-Americans and Little Italy from an immigrant map. The article references a pun on 'People from the boot got the boot!' alluding to Italy's geographic shape and the perceived erasure.

NYC Council members are seeking an 18.2% pay raise and proposing automatic annual increases of at least 2% in the future. The proposal has been described as self-serving and excessive.

A 21-year-old unpaid NYC Council intern was fired after demanding a $32-an-hour wage and health benefits, claiming she was terminated for these requests and plans to sue the Council. The article notes she comes from a wealthy family.

Mamdani and NYC Council finalized a $125B budget deal that does not include an NYPD headcount increase, as the mayor agreed to activists' demands opposing the expansion.

Rafael Rubio was released from Delaney Hall in Newark on June 19 after 158 days in ICE custody. He had been detained since January 12 following a routine asylum interview on Long Island.

A New York City Council employee detained by ICE in January has been released from custody, as announced by NYC Council Speaker Julie Menin. The employee's release marks the conclusion of their detainment following the initial January incident.

An unpaid NYC Council intern, Mina Farahmand, claimed she was fired after demanding a $32 per hour 'livable wage' for herself and her peers. She was working in Manhattan Councilman Harvey Epstein’s office and sent a message to Council Speaker Julie Menin prior to her dismissal.

A bipartisan majority of NYC Council members is demanding Mayor Zohran Mamdani seize privately owned property to save a Manhattan Underground Railroad site. The Post reported that the move aims to preserve a piece of Manhattan history tied to the Underground Railroad.

Staten Island Council Member Frank Morano is demanding answers from state and city transportation departments regarding potential truck-route changes on the Korean War Veterans Parkway, which currently cannot accommodate trucks due to infrastructure limitations. The parkway's reconstruction project was postponed, and Morano highlights concerns about inter-agency communication and public transparency.

The NYC Council is attempting to reverse a local law set to prohibit metal storefront security gates starting July 1. Small business owners are criticizing the law for being poorly communicated and minimally publicized.

Julie Won, an NYC Councilwoman and congressional candidate, is accused by her landlord of squatting in a luxury Queens condo for five months and owing $25,000 in back rent.

The NYC Council urged Mayor Zohran Mamdani to allocate an additional $32 million to the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) to ensure effective enforcement of worker protection laws. The council argues that the current budget, $78.4 million, is insufficient, while DCWP Commissioner Sam Levine claims the existing funding is adequate. Council Speaker Julie Menin expressed concerns about staffing and the agency's ability to handle its oversight responsibilities.

The NYC Council is urging FDNY to reinstate a fifth firefighter on engine companies, a move aimed at reducing fire response times and enhancing safety for both civilians and firefighters. This proposal seeks to reverse a policy cut during Michael Bloomberg's mayoral tenure.

The NYC Council is considering new legislation to protect residents from harmful effects of artificial intelligence. The bill aims to prevent New Yorkers from being negatively impacted by 'rogue AI' systems.