City Council
Top Categories
A ‘Deliverista’ Speaks: I Work for Instacart — And I Support the City’s Minimum Pay Rate
"We will never accept being undervalued and unsafe on the streets of this city," he said.
September 10, 2025
GHOSTING: Drivers with ‘Ghost Plates’ Are Speeding Through New York City Streets
Cars with fake, obscured, or mismatched license plates continue to wreak havoc on city streets, a City Council report revealed.
August 28, 2025
Tuesday’s Headlines: Pay-to-Play Edition
Well-funded delivery app lobbyists are running roughshod at the City Council. Plus more news.
August 26, 2025
Vital ‘Lifeline’ or Blatant Ripoff? Instacart Makes Groceries 75% More Expensive
Instacart is arguing that its services are a lifeline to low income New Yorkers, but the app makes groceries 75 percent more expensive.
August 12, 2025
Universal Daylighting Has Majority Support on the City Council — Will Speaker Adams Give It a Vote?
Adrienne Adams is sitting on a landmark daylighting bill that could make every intersection safer for pedestrians.
July 9, 2025
Down-Ballot Recap: A Great Night for the Livable Streets Movement
The message: Stick to the livable streets guns.
June 25, 2025
Now Do Cars: Adams and Council Push For E-Bike Speed Limits Ignores The Biggest Danger
The signs show that the city's priorities are completely backwards.
June 10, 2025
Data Dump: E-Bike Crashes Were Down Before NYPD Crackdown, Contradicting Tisch’s Rationale
In the first four months of this year, e-bike crashes and injuries were down by double-digit percentages. So, um, why is the NYPD cracking down?
May 29, 2025
Council Outrage Over NYPD Bike Criminalization Grows, But Speaker Adams Is In No Rush
Council members want Speaker Adrienne Adams to act, but she doesn't want to.
May 29, 2025
Proudly Anti-Safety: Brooklyn Pol Boasts of Getting DOT To ‘Pause’ Long Promised Bike Lanes
Even painted bike lanes are too "woke" for the MAGA warrior of Southern Brooklyn, Council Member Inna Vernikov.
May 21, 2025
