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New York City Council discusses budget cut impact on services
The NYC Council is taking a closer look at the impact budget cuts could have on important city services including emergency response times and health inspections. Andrew Siff reports.
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Once wrongly imprisoned, exonerated ‘Central Park Five' member is running in NYC primary
Outside a Harlem subway station, Yusef Salaam, a candidate for New York City Council, hurriedly greeted voters streaming out along Malcolm X Boulevard. For some, no introductions were necessary. They knew his face, his name and his life story. But to the unfamiliar, Salaam needed only to introduce himself as one of the Central Park Five — one of the…
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‘Exonerated Five' Member Announces Run for NYC Council
Yusef Salaam, one of the Central Park ‘Exonerated Five,’ formally announced his run for New York City Council. News 4’s Melissa Colorado reports.
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NY City Council Apologizes for Menorah Gaffe in Yom Kippur Post
In a message that is incorrect on a couple of fronts, the New York City Council tweeted out a graphic that read “Happy Yom Kippur” — along with a picture of a menorah.
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NYC Council Passes Bill to Protect Abortion Rights
Today the new York City Council passed a bill protecting a woman’s right to abortion. Erica Byfield reports.
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Bill Proposed to Stop Tourists, Ultra-Wealthy From Using Helicopters at NYC Heliports
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.