NYCC Podcast Page

Welcome to the New York City Council Podcast Page! Here you will find a complete, up-to-date list of all of our podcasts that come out of City Hall. Currently we feature our Pre-Stated podcast which is recorded from the Pre-Stated press conferences. Have a suggestion? Email us!

Council Votes to Improve NYPD’s Reporting of Firearm Discharges 1/07/09
The legislation will require the NYPD to submit an annual report to the Council detailing:

  • the circumstances surrounding incidents where officers fire their weapons;
  • a precinct by precinct and borough by borough breakdown of incidents;
  • the reason for the firearm discharge (i.e. – accidental, adversarial, etc.);
  • the race, gender and age of any individual engaged in adversarial conflict with an officer or third party that results in a firearms discharge. 

The data will be presented in a manner that facilitates comprehensive analysis and will allow the Council to track the NYPD’s activities year to year.  It will detail the number of shots fired and any casualties that result from the incidents. 
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Changes to Residency Requirements for DC-37 Employees 12/18/08
The City Council will vote to allow city employees to reside outside of New York City if they entered into a collective bargaining agreement with the city on September 29, 2006 and if they have completed at least two years of city service. This legislative change will allow municipal employees of District Council 37 to reside in Nassau, Westchester, Suffolk, Orange, Rockland and Putnam counties. Currently there are approximately 121,000 DC 37 members. This change would affect approximately 45,000 city employees.
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City Council Introduces NYC Hotel Tax Bill (Pre-Stated) 12/09/08
The Council will introduce legislation, sponsored by Council Member Lewis Fidler, which would increase the rate of the occupancy tax currently levied on hotel rooms in New York City.  Since December of 1994, the City rate has been set at 5 percent of the rent or charge per day for a hotel room; the new legislation would increase that rate to 5.875 percent. Press Release>>

City Council Introduces NYC Hotel Tax Bill (Pre-Stated) 12/09/08
The Council will introduce legislation, sponsored by Council Member Lewis Fidler, which would increase the rate of the occupancy tax currently levied on hotel rooms in New York City.  Since December of 1994, the City rate has been set at 5 percent of the rent or charge per day for a hotel room; the new legislation would increase that rate to 5.875 percent. Press Release>>


CITY COUNCIL VOTES TO EASE RESTRICTIONS FOR MOTORISTS AT BROKEN PARKING METERS (Pre-Stated) 11/19/08
At today’s Stated Council meeting, the members of the New York City Council will vote on three pieces of legislation.  The bills will:
• Allow motorists to park at a broken meters or muni-meters up to the maximum time permitted in the parking meter zone;
• Require the NYPD to make quarterly reports to the Council detailing the number of arrests made involving illegal firearms;
• Reform the Industrial and Commercial Abatement Program (ICAP) in relation to the suspension of benefits for code violations. Press Release >>

CITY COUNCIL VOTES ON HUNTER’S POINT SOUTH AND WILLETS POINT DEVELOPMENTS (Pre-Stated)11/13/08
At today’s Stated Council meeting, the members of the New York City Council will vote on two critically important land use developments in Queens. Together, the Hunter’s Point South and Willets Point development plans will create over 5,000 thousand units of affordable housing and help stimulate the local economy. Press Release >>