Council funding will provide immediate assistance to small businesses across all five boroughs as City develops permanent security program required under Local Law 120
NEW YORK – New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin today announced $200,000 in Council discretionary funding to help small businesses across New York City purchase and install panic buttons and other security technology, providing immediate support to business owners in an effort to continue to curb retail theft.
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Streamlined grant process eliminates nine steps and allows eligible nonprofits to receive 100% of their awards of up to $25,000 within 30 days
Pilot successfully cut payment timelines by approximately 300%
NEW YORK — Today, New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin and New York City Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani announced the expansion of the Discretionary Grant Pilot, a streamlined approach that eliminates nine steps from the traditional discretionary contracting process and gets City funding to community-based nonprofits up to nine months faster.
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Findings from the hearing highlight need for further safeguards to protect New Yorkers as New York City looks to be a blueprint for regulatory action
NEW YORK – New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin and Council colleagues held a rare Committee of the Whole hearing to examine the risks posed by rapidly advancing artificial intelligence and the potential safeguards needed to protect New Yorkers.
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Speaker Menin will submit public comment with Council Members advocating against proposed Census overhaul, highlighting importance of accurate count
NEW YORK – New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin, New York State Attorney General Letitia James, and civic leaders today announced a joint initiative to fight back against the Trump Administration’s recent attacks on the U.S.
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NEW YORK – Ahead of a major oversight hearing, New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin and Council Members highlighted the record-number of legislative items planned to be heard, while emphasizing the importance of enhancing the safety of travel using powered micromobility devices. Wednesday’s hearing, held jointly by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, the Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection, and the Committee on Public Safety, is examining the use of small transportation devices with limited power and speed, in New York City, and reviewing 23 pieces of legislation with proposals for making city streets safer for pedestrians, riders, passengers and drivers alike.
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Report reveals hospital consolidation and increasing care service prices as major drivers of rising healthcare costs
Findings also show fewer than 3 percent of commercial insurance claims are appealed internally, despite the fact that appeals tend to win one third of the time
NEW YORK – Today, New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin and 32BJ President Manny Pastreich appeared jointly in a new video highlighting the Healthcare Accountability Report, which was recently published by the NYC Office of Healthcare Accountability (OHA).
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Speaker Menin issues rare subpoena to Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI to compel public testimony
Committee of the Whole hearing will also feature testimony from leading national AI experts and review major legislative proposals to safeguard New Yorkers
NEW YORK – New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin today announced that the Council had secured the first public testimony under oath from major AI firms — including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and Meta — regarding the potential dangers of AI technology and to seek their input on potential legislative solutions.
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Initial cohort of 700 CUNY students will receive the transit cards, funded with $700k secured by the Council in FY27 budget
NEW YORK – The New York City Council and the City University of New York (CUNY) today launched the CUNY OMNY Pilot Program to give free, unlimited OMNY cards to students. Council Speaker Julie Menin, CUNY Chancellor Félix V.
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$38 million in city funding also allocated to support Staten Island organizations, healthcare services, public improvements, and youth programs
STATEN ISLAND – Today, New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin and Majority Whip Kamillah Hanks announced NorthShoreNYC, a vision to spur new housing and economic development and unlock the Staten Island North Shore’s potential as a vibrant downtown area from St.
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Legislation will be heard at rare Council-wide hearing on October 5
Proposals include nation-leading whistleblower incentive program, private right-of-action, and third-party validation requirements
NEW YORK — New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin today announced a slate of legislative proposals to safeguard and regulate artificial intelligence. The bills will be heard at the Council’s upcoming Committee of the Whole hearing on October 5, which will convene all 51 members of the City Council to examine the potential risks that AI development poses to New Yorkers.
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