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Speaker Julie Menin and the New York City Council Pass Historic Romanch’s Law to Phase Out Horse Drawn Carriage Industry

The City Council first introduced legislation to ban horse-drawn carriages in 2007. Now, 19 years later, under the leadership of Speaker Julie Menin, the Council has passed the historic ban, following ...
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NYC Council Casts Major Votes on Animal Welfare, Housing, and Affordability

NEW YORK – Today, the New York City Council approved Romanch’s Law, which will phase out horse-drawn carriages in Central Park by June 1, 2028, while ensuring protections for the workers whose ...
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SpaceXAI Testifies at City Council Hearing on Artificial Intelligence Safety Following Council’s First Subpoena to Private Actor

NEW YORK – New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin and the Council’s Committee on Technology today held a follow-up AI safety hearing focused on Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI. The hearing took place ...
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New York City Council Unveils Legislative Proposals to Safeguard New Yorkers from Potential Risks of Artificial Intelligence

NEW YORK — New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin today announced a slate of legislative proposals to safeguard and regulate artificial intelligence. The bills will be heard at the Council’s ...
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Speaker Menin and Majority Whip Kamillah Hanks Unveil NorthShoreNYC, a Vision for a Connected Downtown Staten Island Waterfront

$38 million in city funding also allocated to support Staten Island organizations, healthcare services, public improvements, and youth programs “This Council is not afraid to think big and be bold ...
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Tenants, Community Groups, Electeds Rally at City Hall for the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (COPA) as Council Holds Key Hearing

New York, NY – More than 100 tenants, community groups and electeds rallied on the steps of City Hall on Wednesday morning, calling on the City Council to pass the Community Opportunity to Purchase ...
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NYC Council Approves Year-Round Outdoor Dining, Nation’s First Office of Insurance Affordability, and Neighborhood Quality-of-Life Package

Package invests in small business owners, protects consumers from rising insurance costs, and improves quality-of-life with sanitation and neighborhood cleanliness initiatives NEW YORK – Today, the ...
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Speaker Julie Menin and Council Members to Launch Sweeping Review of E-Bike and E-Scooter Safety

Hearing to include over a dozen legislative proposals and oversight of existing laws as Council plans comprehensive action to improve safety for pedestrians and riders NEW YORK, NY — Today, the New ...
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NYC Council Approves Land Use Projects Resulting in Nearly 3,250 New Homes for New Yorkers, Over Half of Which Are Affordable

CITY HALL, NY – Today, the New York City Council voted to approve major land use projects that will collectively deliver nearly 3,250 homes, more than half of which are affordable. Amid a housing ...
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New York City Council Adopts Fiscal Year 2027 Budget

Council also approves legislation to support small businesses, protect access to educational facilities, and celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary and the New York Knicks’ NBA Championship CITY HALL, ...
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Speaker Julie Menin, Housing Chair Pierina Sanchez, and NYC Council Secure Historic Agreement to Expand Housing Voucher Access, Providing Tens of Thousands of New Yorkers ...

Transformative agreement with Mamdani Administration provides urgently-needed relief to thousands of households in FY27, ends years of litigation, and contains the cost of expansion CITY HALL, NY – ...