The City Charter Commission contends that ranked voting could improve future elections and reduce costs.

A mandatory retrofit for large buildings and a fee for paper shopping bags are coming soon to the city.

The majority of the Council voted to take Kalman Yeger out of the immigration committee for refusing to back down from his statements.

The mayor and City Council speaker criticized the tweets and called on Councilman Yeger to apologize.

The longest serving Puerto Rican congress member won’t run for re-election in 2020.

James Patchett took aim at Amazon executives as well as the media for the collapse of the HQ2 deal.

New York advocates say huge groups of people are vulnerable to an undercount in 2020.

The Bronx leader refuses to back down from his controversial comments.

After an outcry from elected officials and other jail rights activists, the Inspector General promised to get to the bottom of what happened at the MDC Brooklyn facility.

Attorneys for the MDC facility are looking for answers and accountability over the week long power and heat outage.

Family members, concerned citizens and elected officials are searching for answers after the federal facility lost power and heat for a week.

Round two of the City Council’s meetings with the tech giant resulted in a major debate over Amazon’s policy on organized labor

The city aims to provide more affordable housing, a new waterfront and tidal surge protections.

The newly created nightlife office found that New York’s bars, clubs and other nightlife are a huge boon to the city’s economy.

Bill de Blasio warned New Yorkers that the longest government shutdown will have long lasting effects for everyone.