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New York City Council

District 05

The 5th Council District is comprised of the Upper East Side’s Yorkville, Lenox Hill, Carnegie Hill, Roosevelt Island, Midtown East and  Sutton Place.

City Council Speaker Julie Menin leads Tuesdays hearing on Code Blue operations, joined by Council Member Oswald Feliz, Chair of the Committee on Public Safety, and Council Member Crystal Hudson, Chair of the Committee on General Welfare.
Politics

‘These deaths are not inevitable’: City Council questions Mamdani admin’s cold-weather response after 18 people die

By Adam Daly
Interviews

Watch Rebecca Lamorte: Candidate for NYC Council District 5 (Manhattan)

By Skye Ostreicher
City Council Speaker Julie Menin
City Government

Op-ed | The Speaker’s Corner: A new chapter for New York City

By Julie Menin
Attorney-General Letitia James inaugurates Council Member Shanel Thomas-Henry at Elmcor's Northern Boulevard facility Friday night. Also pictured is former Assembly Member Jeff Aubry.
Queens

Hundreds attend CM Shanel Thomas-Henry’s inauguration at packed Elmcor center

By Shane O’Brien
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Education

Fighting hate: Speaker Menin rolls out a plan to combat antisemitism with a primary focus on educating young New Yorkers

By Claude Solnik
City Council Member Shaun Abreu
Politics

Speaker Menin taps Manhattan’s Shaun Abreu as next City Council Transportation chair

By Ethan Stark-Miller
Street Vendors gather at City Hall to celebrate passage of the Street Vendor Reform Package. Photo courtesy of Street Vendor Project.
Queens

Street vendors criticize Adams for 11th-hour veto of Street Vendor Reform Package

By Shane O’Brien
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Politics

2025 YEAR IN REVIEW: Mamdani’s historic mayoral victory topped slate of NYC politics’ biggest stories

By Barbara Russo-Lennon & Robert Pozarycki
City Council Speaker-designate Julie Menin
Politics

Julie Menin says she’s ready to become a City Council speaker that seeks common ground while standing firm in principles

By Adam Daly
Elected officials and street vendor advocates rally on the steps of City Hall in support of Intro 431A. Photo by Shane O'Brien.
Queens

Street vendors, including Queens cohort, rally at City Hall for increased number of licenses

By Shane O’Brien
City Council Member Julie Menin expected to be the next speaker
Politics

Julie Menin says she has enough votes to become the next NYC Council Speaker

By Adam Daly
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Brooklyn

Things to Know for the 2025 Primary Elections

By Abbie Martin Greenbaum
District 5
Manhattan

Meet the City Council Candidates for Manhattan’s District 5

By Abbie Martin Greenbaum
Manhattan City Council District 5 primary candidates Julie Menin and Collin Thompson
Manhattan

Election 2025: Incumbent faces challenger in Manhattan’s City Council District 5 primary race

By Adam Daly
Manhattan City Council election winner Yusef Salaam
Manhattan

Manhattan election roundup: Few surprises, but history made with Yusef Salaam clinching City Council seat

By Mac Sorensen
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In the Community With

In the Community with Council Member Julie Menin

By Lea Tomaswick
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Courts

‘No one is above the law’: Manhattan reps rally around brow-beaten Bragg as Trump indictment watch rolls on

By Dean Moses
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Health

Councilmember Julie Menin introduces legislation to oversee inflated hospital prices

By Max Parrott
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Politics

Council bill would require schools to distribute suicide prevention resources

By Matt Tracy
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Business

Councilmember Julie Menin calls for more funding for NYC’s small business agency

By Isabel Song Beer
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Manhattan

TIME TO VOTE: Here’s who’s on the Manhattan ballot in the Nov. 2 citywide general election

By Robert Pozarycki
Interviews

Watch Tricia Shimamura: Candidate for NYC Council District 5 (Manhattan)

By Skye Ostreicher
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Environment

Op-Ed: The Future of Resiliency Lies Below our Feet

By Tricia Shimamura
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Manhattan

Robert De Niro makes video endorsement for Manhattan City Council candidate Julie Menin

By Robert Pozarycki
Interviews

Watch Kim Moscaritolo: Candidate for NYC Council District 5 (Manhattan)

By Skye Ostreicher

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