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Manhattan's little, quieter island and beyond

Reporting Roosevelt Island since sunrise.

City Council

Your City Council District Is Changing Next Year. Here’s How to Weigh In

Your new City Council district is being drawn right now. And you can weigh in on the process over the next month. A first draft of New York’s next era of council district has already been released, created and unveiled…

Queens Shift? What City Council Redistricting Means for Roosevelt Island

As it stands now, City Council redistricting brings big change for Roosevelt Island, bigger than you might think but not as big as many fear. Whatever gets burned into law stays for 10 years, starting in 2024. That’s a long…

City Council Redistricting: Is Roosevelt Island In Queens?

Since its birth as a new kind of community in 1968, Roosevelt Island has always been part of Manhattan. Zip Codes and telephone numbers show it. But if the first City Council redistricting map following the 2020 Census holds, the…

Adams & Adams Shake on City Budget With Small Gains for Parks, Trash

Mayor Eric Adams and the City Council on Friday agreed on a $101 billion budget that promises to increase funding for parks and childcare, and boost trash pickup — while also adding to the city’s rainy-day reserves.  Katie Honan and…

“We want you…” to testify in NYC Districting – Julie Menin

NYC Districting is here, and District 5 City Council Member Julie Menin wants you to be a part of it. The NYC Districting Commission has just started the process of redrawing the 51 New York City Council districts, and your…

New York Republicans Urge Support for Ukraine Refugees, After Taking Immigration Hard Line Alongside Trump

George Joseph, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Mar 2 at 12:54pm ESTby THE CITY/Sign up here to get the latest stories from THE CITY delivered to you each morning. As Russian troops intensify their invasion of Ukraine, southern Brooklyn Council member Inna…

Julie Menin takes the helm of the New York City Council’s Committee on Small Business

The Roosevelt Island Daily News “I ran for City Council on a platform to help support our struggling small businesses with a detailed plan of action focused on reducing onerous fines, implementing legacy small business legislation, reducing the commercial rent…

Get to Know City Council Member Julie Menin – A Q&A

Since The Daily launched in 2016, we’ve welcomed participation Question & Answer formats because it gives officials a chance to be themselves – to speak freely in their own voices. Today, we’re getting to know our new City Council Member…

Julie Menin easily wins council seat, but it’s a very short ride…

As expected, Julie Menin, a Democrat, walloped Republican Mark Foley by a 3 to 1 margin. But while victory’s sweet, it’s short-lived because she gets only two years. By David Stone The Roosevelt Island Daily News Julie Menin With Two…