Melissa Mark-Viverito

Police will now have discretion on how they deal with issues such as public urination.

A vote coming Wednesday on the Criminal Justice Reform Act of 2016 will also affect littering and noise.

The Damian Family Care Center is located at 2604 Third Ave. in Mott Haven.

The plan, expected to drastically change the neighborhood, sailed through the City Council on Wednesday.

Representatives from Queens and Staten Island say they would oppose any efforts to place jails there.

The City Council approved de Blasio's rezoning plans but those opposed say they haven't given up.

The City Council easily approved the mayor's plans for affordable and senior housing.

A group of protesters disrupted the Council's vote and resisted security officers who removed them.

One community leader described the Council's announcement of the rezoning changes as "embarrassing."

The City Council made significant changes to the mayor's rezoning proposals.

The City Council's alterations address the amount of affordable housing and parking in rezoning plans.

The candidate addressed a crowd of union workers at the Javits Center on Wednesday evening.

The change only applies to Manhattan, officials said.

The winner of the District 17 election will make more than eight times what their constituents do.

Good government groups said the legislation is a step forward in spite of the salary increases.