AMNY — Epstein, who supports the 30 for Our City bill, added that his own children cannot afford to live and work in NYC.
“That is not the New York we believe in,” he said. “If we want to fight for a New York that’s for everyone, we have to start talking about wages. We have to talk about how we raise the minimum wage for everyone.
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Jewish News Syndicate — The council’s Jewish Caucus, made up of its Jewish members, works on issues affecting Jewish communities across the city, including rising antisemitism. Its members include Julie Menin, the council’s first Jewish speaker, Lynn Schulman caucus vice chair, Harvey Epstein, Lincoln Restler, Simcha Felder and Inna Vernikov.
Gothamist — A NoHo parking lot is at the center of a new housing fight downtown.
AMNY — Spearheaded by Council Member Harvey Epstein and City Council Speaker Julie Menin, the Animal Welfare Caucus is dedicated to advocacy for the humane treatment of animals in the city while also advancing more legislation to make pet ownership more affordable for animal-loving New Yorkers.
City & State — Our country is facing a growing student loan crisis. As of February 2026, total student loan debt has reached $1.833 trillion, with the average borrower owing $39,547.
Repayment difficulties are also rising: some 5.5 million borrowers are in default. As more Americans struggle under the crushing weight of this debt, the effects ripple across the economy.
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Norwood News — Twenty-two members, a minority, of the New York City Council’s 51 member-body released a joint statement on Wednesday, Feb. 25, calling on the State legislature and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to pass the Fair Share Act, legislation they say would grant New York City the authority to enact a 2% income tax increase on millionaires.
AMNY –– However, banning glue traps does more than show mercy to animals deemed pests. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), glue traps can even lead to humans getting sick.
Spectrum NY1 — Hidden inside a historic 19th century house on East Fourth Street in Manhattan is a secret sanctuary.
The City — Councilmember Harvey Epstein, D-Manhattan, whose district includes Riis, has long battled NYCHA management over poor living conditions at the deteriorating development, which opened in the 1940s and houses 3,590 residents. He said he was “glad DEC is notifying them of violations but disappointed to see that NYCHA took actions without notifying the appropriate state agency and potentially risking the health of thousands of residents.”
City & State — More than two-thirds of the New York City Council signed on to a letter to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer imploring him to continue blocking any funding package that includes resources for the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
