City Hall, NY – During the City Council’s Executive Budget hearing jointly held by the Committee on Public Safety and the Committee on Finance on Thursday, the Council detailed changes to the New York Police Department (NYPD) and Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice’s (MOCJ) budgets and identified budget gaps within the Mayor’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Executive Budget for programs and services that improve community safety, prevent hate crimes, and reduce gun violence.
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Council also voted on legislation to establish a Southeast Queens Flooding Adaptation Task Force
City Hall – Today, the New York City Council voted to approve the Atlantic Avenue Mixed Use Plan (AAMUP), a rezoning in Council Members Crystal Hudson and Chi Ossé’s districts in Brooklyn, that will deliver 4,600 new units of housing, approximately 1,900 of which will be permanently affordable.
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Framework is critical tool to build local support necessary to confront housing crisis
City Hall, NY – Today, the New York City Council released its Community Planning Framework as a tool to help achieve successful land use outcomes that confront the housing crisis and other citywide and neighborhood needs through more intentional planning at the local level within communities.
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City Hall, NY – During the City Council’s Executive Budget hearing jointly held by the Committee on Immigration and the Committee on Finance on Tuesday, the Council identified budget gaps within the Mayor’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Executive Budget for programs that help immigrant communities access healthcare, legal support, and education and workforce opportunities.
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City Hall, NY – During the City Council’s Executive Budget hearing jointly held by the Committee on Criminal Justice and the Committee on Finance on Tuesday, the Council detailed changes to the Department of Correction’s (DOC) budget and identified budget gaps within the Mayor’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Executive Budget for programs and services that reduce recidivism and address mental health challenges to improve public safety and advance the closure of Rikers Island.
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“Congressman Charlie Rangel was a giant—in Harlem and in American politics. He served with unmatched wit, courage, and an unshakable belief in the power of government to change lives. It is especially profound to lose him on Memorial Day. He was a proud Korean War veteran whose patriotism was found not just on the battlefield, but in a lifetime of fighting for working people in Congress.
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City Hall, NY – During the City Council’s Executive Budget hearing by its Committee on Health, Mental Health, Disabilities, and Addiction, and Committee on Finance, the Council identified outstanding funding gaps in the Mayor’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Executive Budget for physical and mental health services provided by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to New Yorkers.
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City Hall, NY – Ahead of the City Council’s Executive Budget hearing by its Committee on Hospitals and the Committee on Finance on Thursday at 10AM, the Council identified missing or insufficient funding in the Mayor’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Executive Budget for services provided by NYC Health and Hospitals (H+H) that support physical and mental health services for New Yorkers, including those with the least access to health care.
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“Today, I join people around the country in mourning the heartbreaking deaths of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, two staff members of the Israeli Embassy who were killed in a horrific antisemitic attack last night. Antisemitism, and hate in all forms, have no place in our city or country. No one should be the target of violence due to their religion, and our Jewish community, like all communities, deserve to feel safe.
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City Hall, NY – Ahead of the City Council’s Executive Budget hearing jointly held by the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations and the Committee on Finance on Wednesday at 10 AM, the Council identified budget gaps for the funding programs managed by the Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) and the City’s support for the operations and staffing of New York’s three public library systems within the Mayor’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Executive Budget.
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