Queens Chronicle A bill pending before the City Council woud ban landlords from conducting criminal background checks on prospective tena...

From the Daily News : It costs a lot of money to keep the homeless shelter system's population flat. Both the City Council and Contr...

From CBS 2 : It is called the parking trap of Brooklyn, on Manhattan Avenue between Huron and India streets. Even a Department of Transpo...

From the NY Times : New York City is looking to join Chicago, Houston, Denver and other major cities by passing legislation to create its ...

From The Real Deal : Manhattan borough president Gale Brewer unveiled a plan Wednesday to speed up and simplify the landmark review proces...

From the NY Post : Fifteen current and former City Council members promised to donate their annual taxpayer-funded bonuses to charity in r...

From the NY Times : Brooklyn Bridge Park, which stretches 1.3 miles along the East River waterfront, was a creation of the administration ...

From Crains : In a contentious hearing, City Council members pressed the developers of the Domino Sugar factory project on the Williamsbur...

I've been pondering the whole Newtown Creek boathouse debacle and wondering why the City Parks Foundation has been pushing so hard for t...

From the NY Post : He knows how to move legislation — but not his car. City Councilman Steve Levin (D-Brooklyn), a persistent parking sc...

From The Politicker : One source said Rep. Joe Crowley, head of the Queens Democratic party, is warming to the idea of backing Mark-Viveri...

Astoria attorney John Ciafone is running for City Council District 22 (Astoria) to replace outgoing Peter Vallone, Jr. He has run previous...

From the Politicker : It was mostly smiles for Council Speaker and mayoral candidate Christine Quinn under the burning sun outside of City...

From the Daily News : Community advocates and local pols are criticizing the Bloomberg administration's plan to find a developer to bu...

From the NY Post : This city politician has plenty of drive — he just has trouble parking. Brooklyn Councilman Steve Levin, whose coveted of...

From the NY Post : Don’t pay the fine, and you can’t park on the taxpayers’ dime. Three members of the City Council found that out the hard ...

From the NY Post : Let’s be clear: Nobody should be getting member-item money. These are lump-sum appropriations that corrupt the political ...

From the Daily News : The taint of a federal investigation hasn't stopped City Council members from lavishing pork on the social-service...

From the Forum West : A fight by residents in Greenpoint, Brooklyn to push the MTA out of the community could have a negative outcome for Ma...

From the NY Post : Before being elected to the council in 2009, [Steve] Levin, 30, was chief of staff to Assemblyman Lopez, and his critics ...