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Speaker Julie Menin and the New York City Council Pass Historic Romanch’s Law to Phase Out Horse Drawn Carriage Industry

The City Council first introduced legislation to ban horse-drawn carriages in 2007. Now, 19 years later, under the leadership of Speaker Julie Menin, the Council has passed the historic ban, following ...
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NYC Council Casts Major Votes on Animal Welfare, Housing, and Affordability

NEW YORK – Today, the New York City Council approved Romanch’s Law, which will phase out horse-drawn carriages in Central Park by June 1, 2028, while ensuring protections for the workers whose ...
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SpaceXAI Testifies at City Council Hearing on Artificial Intelligence Safety Following Council’s First Subpoena to Private Actor

NEW YORK – New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin and the Council’s Committee on Technology today held a follow-up AI safety hearing focused on Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI. The hearing took place ...
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Speaker Julie Menin Announces New York City Council Will Vote on Romanch’s Law

NEW YORK – New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin today announced that the Council will vote on Romanch’s Law, which would phase out horse-drawn carriages in Central Park by June 1, 2028, while ...
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Speaker Julie Menin Announces that SpaceXAI Agrees to Testify on Artificial Intelligence Safety Following Subpoena

Hearing scheduled for Friday, Oct. 16 before the City Council’s Committee on Technology following testimony last week by four major AI firms NEW YORK – New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin today ...
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Animal Welfare Event 2026

The New York City Council is committed to ensuring its events are accessible to all members of the public. For general questions about accessibility, or about specific accommodations, you may contact ...
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New York City Council Highlights Proposed E-Bike Legislation Ahead of Major Hearing

NEW YORK – Ahead of a major oversight hearing, New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin and Council Members highlighted the record-number of legislative items planned to be heard, while emphasizing ...
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New York City Council Announces Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and Meta to Publicly Testify Under Oath for First Time Since Recent Incident Reports

Committee of the Whole hearing will also feature testimony from leading national AI experts and review major legislative proposals to safeguard New Yorkers NEW YORK – New York City Council Speaker ...
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Speaker Julie Menin and 32BJ President Manny Pastreich Team Up to Highlight New Healthcare Accountability Report

Findings also show fewer than 3 percent of commercial insurance claims are appealed internally, despite the fact that appeals tend to win one third of the time NEW YORK – Today, New York City Council ...
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Speaker Julie Menin, Attorney General Letitia James, and NYC Council Census Taskforce Fight Back Against Trump Administration’s Unconstitutional Attacks on 2030 Census

NEW YORK – New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin, New York State Attorney General Letitia James, and civic leaders today announced a joint initiative to fight back against the Trump Administration ...
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Council Member Zhuang: “Op-Ed | Education is not equitable in New York City”

Council Members Zhuang and Banks published an Op-Ed in amNY highlighting disparities among New York City children in the public education system, because of cuts to gifted & talented programs. The ...