Mamdani will be more effective than Adams, NYC councilman predicts
The New York City Council will have a new speaker and a new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, to contend with when it convenes in January.
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The New York City Council will have a new speaker and a new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, to contend with when it convenes in January.
Restler's official biography says he has focused on issues like housing, transportation, safer streets and holding the mayor accountable. Will those still be his top priorities when Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani takes office?
Some New Yorkers want the mayor-elect to appoint a new "rat czar" when he takes office after an uptick in rat sightings.
Ryder's Law, a bill aimed at winding down New York City's horse-drawn carriage industry, will not move forward.
A bill aimed at winding down New York City's horse-drawn carriage industry will not move forward.
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has said city-run grocery stores are an opportunity to address affordability and to give the public a choice.
Three of the proposals have to do with the City Council's role in land use decision making.
The legislation is inspired by cigarette warning labels used around the world.
Ben Z's Law, named for a baby who died in a steam radiator accident in 2024, is heading to the mayor's desk after a supermajority in the NYC Council voted for it.
Nearly two years after Binyomin Zachariah Kuravsky died from burns caused by a malfunctioning steam radiator, a bill named in his memory is heading to the mayor's desk. CBS News New York's Hannah Kliger reports.
The bill, called the Aland Etienne Safety and Security Act, calls for increased active shooter and emergency preparedness training.
Virginia Maloney is running for a seat on Manhattan's East Side. It is not the same area her mother represented before going to Congress, but she hopes to be just as impactful.
Blakeman, the Republican Nassau County executive, is seeking another term. Maloney, a Democrat, is running for City Council on the East Side. Watch the interviews on "The Point with Marcia Kramer."
The acting health commissioner gave the warning at a New York City Council hearing on the response to the deadly Legionnaires' disease cluster in Harlem.
They say it takes four to five hours per day for their developmentally disabled child to get to and from school. CBS News New York's Alecia Reid reports.
Northwell Health's plan to expand Lenox Hill Hospital, which faced stiff opposition from some Upper East Side residents, was approved by the New York City Council Thursday.
The way you walk on New York City streets is being monitored. The technology has prompted calls for more transparency.
The way you walk can be tracked, like a fingerprint. Here's what city lawmakers want to do about it. CBS News New York's John Dias reports.
A hotel awning collapsed right over the entrance to a subway station Sunday morning in Brooklyn Heights. Incredibly, no one was hurt.
Adams is facing fierce resistance from the City Council as members seek to stop him from expanding the role of federal immigration agents in the city.
The mayor is facing fierce resistance from the City Council as members seek to stop him from expanding the role of federal immigration agents in the city. CBS News New York's Marcia Kramer reports.
The legal action comes after two undocumented immigrants were charged in the shooting of an off-duty Customs and Border Protection officer. CBS News New York's Ali Bauman reports.
A New York City Council committee voted Monday to approve a series of bills to improve working conditions for food delivery workers.
NYC is one step closer to nearly doubling the number of public bathrooms across the five boroughs.
The new legislation would increase pay for grocery delivery workers and include proposed tipping options for customers. CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook has the details.
