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Upcoming Community Events

There is always plenty to do in District 43! Council Member Susan Zhuang invites you to join us at these upcoming events. Check out the flyers for details. We look forward to seeing you there! We're ...
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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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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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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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Speaker Menin Announces Plan to Build New Libraries and Create Hundreds of 100% Affordable Homes Across New York City

Council Calls for $60 Million Capital Investment to Launch “New Libraries, New Homes” Initiative Across All Three Library Systems NEW YORK, NY — New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin today ...
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REMARKS AS PREPARED: SPEAKER JULIE MENIN DELIVERS TESTIMONY DURING JOINT LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON PROPOSED FY 2027 EXECUTIVE BUDGET

In a letter to National Parks Service, Council leaders urge Trump Administration to immediately return Pride flag where it belongs NEW YORK, NY – Today, New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin, ...
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Speaker Julie Menin and New York City Council Announce Agreement with Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Fiscal Year 2027 Budget

Budget includes historic investment of $1,000 college savings accounts for every public school kindergartner, the largest-ever expansion of Fair Fares, expanded funding for housing vouchers, with ...
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Statement from Speaker Julie Menin and Council Member Lynn Schulman, Chair of the Committee on Health, on Hantavirus

“The City Council is in close communication with the City’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and other public health partners as one New York City resident, and two additional New York State ...
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Statement from Speaker Julie Menin and Council Member Joann Ariola on Death of Sgt. Angel Sarah Rampersad

NEW YORK, NY – New York City Council Speaker and Council Member Joann Ariola issued the following statement regarding the likely death of Sgt. Angel Sarah Rampersad: “Tonight, our city mourns the ...
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New York City Council Announces Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and Meta to Publicly Testify Under Oath for First Time Since Recent Incident Reports

Committee of the Whole hearing will also feature testimony from leading national AI experts and review major legislative proposals to safeguard New Yorkers NEW YORK – New York City Council Speaker ...
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Speaker Julie Menin Announces New York City Council Will Vote on Romanch’s Law

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 ...
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SpaceXAI Testifies at City Council Hearing on Artificial Intelligence Safety Following Council’s First Subpoena to Private Actor

Full Council will vote October 22 on legislation to ban horse-drawn carriage industry from Central Park NEW YORK – New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin today announced that the Council will vote ...