New York City Council

Today the new York City Council passed a bill protecting a woman’s right to abortion. Erica Byfield reports.

Stop the chop — that’s the slogan from a Brooklyn city councilmember who wants to ban tourists and the ultra-wealthy from hopping on helicopters that take off from New York City’s heliports.

More than 800,000 noncitizens and “Dreamers” in New York City will have access to the ballot box as soon as next year after Mayor Eric Adams allowed legislation approved by the City Council to automatically become law

City Council passed the bill that will allow nearly 1 million noncitizens in the city the right to vote starting in 2023. NBC New York’s Rana Novini reports.

A New York City Council member has been expelled following his guilty plea to federal charges of evading $82,000 in taxes

While New York City awaits the final results for the 2021 mayoral primary, it looks like the next City Council could be made up of a majority of women members, and if this turns out to be the case, a women-run initiative, could be partly to thank for it. 21 in ’21, a nonpartisan initiative created by former City Council…

After Tuesday’s mistake by the Board of Elections that included test ballots in the unofficial count, new results were released Wednesday with the actual results. Eric Adams still holds a very slim lead over Kathryn Garcia in the final round, but the gap is closer than before. NBC New York’s Melissa Russo reports.

Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council members announced Wednesday they have reached an agreement on the city’s $98.7 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2022 — a spending plan that officials hope will drive the Big Apple’s economic comeback following the impact of the pandemic. The budget — dubbed by the Mayor’s Office as the “Recovery Budget” — has five…

Ranked-choice voting made its Big Apple debut for the city’s mayoral primary and while some New Yorkers were excited about the new voting system, others felt confused and unprepared to cast their vote. (Produced by Ana Sandoval)

Chaim Deutsch has been removed from New York City Council after pleading guilty to tax fraud in Manhattan federal court

New York City Councilman Chaim Deutsch entered a guilty plea in federal court in Manhattan Thursday to an information charging him with tax fraud. Prosecutors said Deutsch filed false and fraudulent income tax returns to the IRS in 2016.  Deutsch admitted claiming personal expenses as business expenses totaling $82,000. Deutsch represents the 48th District which includes Brighton Beach, Gravesend, and…

The New York City Council expelled one of its members, a first in its 8-decade history. The Bronx’s Andy King was ousted by 48-2 vote over misconduct allegations. Rana Novini reports.

The New York City Council is expected to vote Monday on whether to expel councilman Andy King over years of harassment allegations against him.

Bronx Councilman Andy King facing an expulsion vote by the council due to possible unethical doings, Rana Novini reports.

The New York City Council’s ethics committee on Tuesday called for the removal of council member Andy King after years of harassment allegations against him.

The NYC Councils Ethics Committee is calling for council member Andy King to be expelled following sexual harassment allegations.

The New York City Council is scheduled to meet June 18 to discuss several pieces of legislation aimed at police reform and accountability. Before that, the Committee on Public Safety will discuss the bills at a virtual meeting Tuesday. Before the city council are six pieces of legislation, each taking a different angle addressing some of the demands made by…

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio outlines four key points of NYPD reform.

One plan involves tearing down the highway entirely and replacing it with a three-mile tunnel, while the other calls for a “capped highway” where the BQE is replaced by a street-level roadway with a deck over it

It is one of the most hated highways in the city, and now the crumbling Brooklyn-Queens Expressway may be getting an overhaul — possibly getting replaced with a three-mile tunnel or opening up Brooklyn Bridge Park. NBC New York’s Adam Kuperstein reports.