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By Annie McDonough
An active game of musical chairs in the City Council ended on Thursday, with changes in store for nearly a dozen committee chair positions for the 2024-2025 session.
The full list of committee membership, which was approved by the rules committee on Thursday morning, is expected to later be approved by the full council in the afternoon.
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By Eric A. Goldstein
In a move that will reduce waste in the nation’s largest city, the New York City Council has enacted legislation requiring operators of sports stadiums and arenas to allow attendees to bring refillable beverage containers into events in those venues.
The legislation—introduced by Council Member Shaun Abreu of Manhattan’s 7th District—directs that stadium and arena managers, “shall not prohibit an individual attending any professional or collegiate sporting competition.
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By Tim Balk
Pour one out for stadium reusable bottle bans.
The New York City Council passed a bill Wednesday requiring professional and college sports venues in the city to let ticketholders bring reusable drink containers into their events.
Any clever fans looking for a loophole to sneak liquor into games may still be out of luck — the reusable bottles would have to be empty to get in.
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By Steve Janoski
A new city law that bans discriminating against someone because of their height or weight went into effect last week, six months after Mayor Eric Adams first signed the legislation.
The law adds those two categories to the list of characteristics that are protected from housing, job and public discrimination — alongside things like age, gender, race, religion and sexual orientation,
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By Elena Hardy
Residents of District 7, which covers Manhattanville, Morningside Heights, Manhattan Valley, and Hamilton Heights, are joining New York City’s annual participatory budgeting process, through which community members can provide direct input on public spending. Community members throughout the city must submit their final votes by Friday for budget allocations.
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By Aissatou Diallo and Isha Banerjee
New York City Council elections concluded on Tuesday with District 7 City Council member Shaun Abreu, CC ’14, holding his seat and District 9 City Council member Yusef Salaam victorious in his first City Council election.
Both City Council members will serve a two-year term because of a decennial redistricting process.
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By Carol Tannenhauser
With around 21,000 votes cast, New York City Councilmember Gale Brewer took 81% of them, continuing her pattern of handily beating contenders for the District 6 Council seat. Diane di Stasio earned 17% of the vote, and Barbara Simpson got .07%. According to NY1, as of now, Brewer got more votes than any other councilmember in the city.
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By Gus Saltonstall
A slew of Upper West Side eateries for the first time are encouraging customers to bring their own reusable water bottles when dining at their establishments.
Councilmember Shaun Abreu, along with the neighborhood nonprofit It’s Easy Being Green, recently organized multiple local stores and restaurants to take part in the environmentally friendly push.
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By Gus Saltonstall
Tis’ the season and we don’t mean the holidays. The Participatory Budget process has reopened again in the neighborhood, and you can currently submit ideas for projects to get funded on the Upper West Side and in Morningside Heights.
Recycling bins at the entrance to Riverside Park at West 72nd Street, a playground specifically for senior citizens at West 85th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, more street lighting throughout the UWS District 6, and an elevator at the West 110th Street 1 train station are some of the suggestions already submitted in the Participatory Budgeting process for the next fiscal year.
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