By Emma Goldberg, The New York Times
The New York City Council held an oversight hearing on Tuesday to scrutinize the Mamdani administration’s use of influencers and its communication methods. It became quickly clear that the Council would not be getting what it wanted. LINK: Mayor’s office has cultivated an army of influencers
By Sahalie Donaldson, City & State
New York City Council Member Gale Brewer led Tuesday’s hearing on the Mayor’s Office of New Media. LINK: Brewer questions the Office of New Media
By Maria Cramer and Chelsia Rose Marcius
New York City lawmakers on Wednesday grilled the leader of a city technology agency at the center of a 911 system outage that prevented hundreds of callers from reaching operators, and was not disclosed for hours. LINK:breakdown of the 911 system
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By Adam Daly, amNY
Five days after Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he was confident his officials could juggle a City Council hearing with an ongoing lawsuit over the pied-à-terre tax rollout, his administration declined to show up Tuesday, leaving lawmakers to air questions without anyone from City Hall there to answer them. LINK: Mamdani administration skips hearing
By Jessica Formoso, Mark Prussin and Isabel Soisson, Fox 5 NY
The New York City Council held an oversight hearing on Mayor Mamdani’s controversial pied-à-terre tax, but officials from the mayor’s office skipped the meeting, citing pending litigation. LINK: NYC council grills absent mayor’s office over pied-à-terre tax rollout
By Annie McDonough and Chantal Mann, City & State
New York City Council members read out 11 pages of questions over 17 minutes about the city’s pied-à-terre tax rollout at an oversight hearing on Tuesday, probing in detail how Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration came to decide how to notify homeowners about the tax and determine eligibility. LINK: Hearing produces many grievances
By WNYC News
Councilmember Gale Brewer joined WNYC’s Sean Carlson and WNYC’s Elizabeth Kim to talk more about it. Listen here: Questions about the city’s new pied-a-terre tax rollout
By Wesley Parnell, The New York Times
The New York City Council passed a package of bills Thursday aimed at combating the scourge of dog poop that lines city blocks and litters New York City parks, often creating smelly challenges for pedestrians. LINK: Compost and Target Dog Waste
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