City Council

The owner of 135 Bower and Councilwoman Margaret Chin are seeking to overturn the city's landmark designation.

City Council Members Melissa Mark-Viverito, Robert Jackson and Ydanis Rodriguez voiced support for a state bill to curb marijuana-related arrests.

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn has sent out a legal brief detailing its case against a large homeless shelter in Chelsea.

The City Council passed new legislation Thursday to encourage local farming and urban markets through the city.

The council committee vote came Wednesday as BRC moved its first clients into the 328-bed residential facility at 127 W. 25th St.

I.S. 289 has will not lose its popular after-school program after winning a last-minute reprieve from budget cuts.

After a a 15-hour delay, the Council voted 49-1 in favor of the plan, which saves teachers' jobs, but eliminates others.

The City Council will now vote on the austere 2012 budget and its deep cuts Wednesday morning.

The 9/11 museum will charge fees similar to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, an official said.

The legislation would force pedicab drivers to let riders know, in writing, how much they'd have to pay.

Advocates say that thousands of low-income New Yorkers will be left without childcare because of cuts.

Three fire companies in Manhattan are among 20 on the chopping block citywide.

Chancellor Dennis Walcott said again Wednesday that over 6,000 teaching jobs are on the chopping block.

Protesters call on judge to give officers the maximum sentence for official misconduct.

East Village residents said there was "nobody to trust" after two cops were found not guilty of rape.