NEW YORK-- The New York City Council is considering an end to criminal background checks for prospective tenants. Thursday, the Civil and Human Rights Committee held a hearing on the Fair Chance ...

The New York City primary election to select the Democratic nominee for mayor is Tuesday. Curtis Sliwa will be the candidate ...

Mayor Eric Adams' plan for more affordable housing went before the New York City Council on Thursday. The council's Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises and Committee on Land Use passed the "City ...

Crystal Hudson is chair of the New York City Council Committee on Aging and represents District 35 in Central Brooklyn. Jeremy Kaplan is executive director of Encore Community Services, an aging ...

New York City is now home to more people over the age of 65 than ever before, ... The City Council’s Committee on Aging will hold a budget hearing on the mayor's spending plan on Monday at noon.

RELATED: The worst New York City Council members. While working closely with Mayor Bill de Blasio, Mark-Viverito has flexed her muscles in halting legislation as well. One noteworthy example was her ...

The New York City Council is looking into repealing the policy, which limits stays for newly arrived migrants to 30 or 60 days. Immigration advocates, faith leaders and city leaders gathered on ...

The city owes at least $1 billion to nonprofits for more than 7,000 unpaid invoices, according to a new report. The organizations provide critical services to vulnerable New Yorkers.