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 ...

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 ...

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 – New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin today announced that the Council will vote on Romanch’s Law, which would phase out horse-drawn carriages in Central Park by June 1, 2028, while ...

Hearing scheduled for Friday, Oct. 16 before the City Council’s Committee on Technology following testimony last week by four major AI firms NEW YORK – New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin today ...

NEW YORK — Today, New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin and New York City Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani announced the expansion of the Discretionary Grant Pilot, a streamlined approach that ...

Council also approves measure to create new centralized database cataloguing all towed vehicles that will include search function and opt-in notifications Council also designates Little Yemen as ...

Council funding will provide immediate assistance to small businesses across all five boroughs as City develops permanent security program required under Local Law 120 NEW YORK – New York City Council ...

NEW YORK, NY (October 7, 2026) – Today, the New York City Council’s Subcommittee on Early Childhood Education, chaired by Council Member Jennifer Gutiérrez, held an oversight hearing on the first year ...

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