City Hall Archives – Politics NY

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NYC Council members ramp up immigrant protections as ICE raids continue throughout the city

By Barbara Russo-Lennon and Lloyd Mitchell

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Queens

Metropolitan Park casino bid group signs agreement with city days after judge temporarily blocked deal

By Shane O’Brien

Street vendors and delivery workers rally at City Hall on Wednesday afternoon. Photo by Shane O'Brien.

Politics

Street vendors and delivery workers rally for greater protections at City Hall

By Shane O'Brien

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Law enforcement champion access to NYCHA video surveillance ahead of City Council oversight hearing on lack of transparency

By Dean Moses

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Brooklyn

‘Protect the protectors’: Hundreds rally in support of new regulations to protect security guards

By Claude Solnik

Councilwoman Joann Ariola defended her decision to support a vote overriding Mayor Eric Adams's veto of legislation that would decriminalize illegal street vending.

Queens

Ariola defends flip on illegal street vending legislation after supporting Council’s veto override

By Shane O’Brien

Deliveristas rallied at City Hall for protections from being fired without cause from delivery apps.

Politics

Deliveristas rally at City Hall for protections ahead of vote to block delivery apps from firing without cause

By Lloyd Mitchell

NYC Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos with Mayor Adams announcing additional early childhood funding

EXCLUSIVE: Why did NYC Department of Education spend $745,000 at a single Brooklyn restaurant last fiscal year?

By Shea Vance

Man in suit stands in front of crowd holding signs and speaks to press.

NYC public school funding: Pols and advocates rally at Tweed Courthouse to condemn federal cuts in Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

By Shea Vance

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Brooklyn

Appeals court halts removal of Bedford Avenue bike lane

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Brooklyn

Voucher confusion leaves Brooklyn family on the brink of homelessness

By Shane O’Brien

City Council members with administrators announce passage of new budget

Politics

Anxieties over federal funding cuts cloud approval of NYC fiscal year 2026 budget

By Shea Vance

Honor guard escorts casket carrying Charles Rangel

Politics

Remembering Charles Rangel: Body of late Congressman arrives at City Hall to lie in state

By Lloyd Mitchell & Robert Pozarycki

Queens Council Member Nantasha Williams joined advocates in calling for an increased Commission on Human Rights budget for fiscal year 2026.

Housing & Homelessness

Advocates rally at City Hall for increased Human Rights Commission funding

By Shea Vance

susan zhuang introduces chinese-american railroad workers memorial day resolution

Brooklyn

Council Member Susan Zhuang seeks to create ‘Chinese American Railroad Workers Memorial Day’ in New York City

By Gabriele Holterman

Arts education advocates plead for more data transparency ahead of Council’s Joint Oversight Hearing on Ensuring Equity and Access in the Arts.

Painting a picture of need: NYC pols, arts advocates rally for transparent arts education funding

By Jada Camille

Mayor Eric Adams speaks about campaign

Politics

NYC Mayor’s Race: Adams declines to say if he’ll have enough signatures to run in Democratic primary

By Ethan Stark-Miller

Mayor Eric Adams speaking at City Hall on 2025 NYC Mayor's Race

Politics

NYC Mayor’s Race: Eric Adams attacks frontrunners Cuomo, Mamdani over management and public safety

By Ethan Stark-Miller

PowHerNY are demanding equal pay for woman.

Politics

Advocates rally at City Hall to finally close the pay gap for women in New York City

By Emily Davenport & Lloyd Mitchell

Randy Mastro at City Council hearing

Politics

Randy Mastro joining Mayor Adams’ admin as first deputy mayor months after failed corporation counsel nomination

By Robert Pozarycki

council member chi ossé sitting on the window sill in his office in a green and blue jacket

Brooklyn

How Council Member Chi Ossé, the ‘mother’ of online political content, spreads his message on social media

By Regina Martinez

New Yorkers called on Gov. Kathy Hochul to remove Mayor Eric Adams from office at a rally in Lower Manhattan on Feb. 22, 2025.

Protesters in Manhattan repeat calls for Hochul to fire Mayor Adams days after she rules out removal ‘at this time’

By Gabriele Holtermann

Mayor Adams speaking loudly at Queens church

Politics

Mayor Adams rebuffs resignation calls at Queens church service: ‘I am going nowhere’

By Lloyd Mitchell and Robert Pozarycki

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Brooklyn

City Hall to meet with Brooklyn childcare centers fighting closure as providers, pols slam Mayor Adams

By Paul Frangipane & Kirstyn Brendlen

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NYC Health + Hospitals/‌North Central Bronx honored for outstanding chronic disease management

"Emolsa," from Lola Flash's "Unsung" Fire Island series.

Lola Flash’s ‘Believable’ inaugurates a new art collaboration and sees a New York future

Left to right: Former Community Board 6 District Manager Frank Gulluscio, Community Board 6 Chair Heather Beers-Dimitriadis, Community Board 6 District Manager Christine Nolan, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz, Assembly Member Andrew Hevesi, Congresswoman Grace Meng, Council Member Robert Holden, former Council Member Karen Koslowitz, QPL President and CEO Dennis M. Walcott, Council Member Lynn Schulman and Queens Borough President Donovan Richards marked the ceremonial groundbreaking for the new Rego Park Library.

Queens Public Library breaks ground on new $39 million Rego Park branch

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Brad Lander to challenge Dan Goldman for Congress in NY-10, with Mamdani’s blessing