Rosie Mendez

Change is in the air at City Hall, where the new City Council is expected to elect Corey Johnson as the next council speaker tomorrow.

Mayor de Blasio has been holding town hall meetings this year (a re-election year) in just about every New York City neighborhood.

In our story recent story on this year's appointees to Community Board 3, we noted that one member, Anne Johnson, was not reappointed. We have more details about that today.

State Assembly candidate Paul Newell was endorsed by City Council member Rosie Mendez last week, in his bid to replace Sheldon Silver in Albany. Supporters huddled on the porch Thursday afternoon as the storm clouds opened up at City Hall....

It took almost a decade to complete, but everyone was all smiles at the Good Companions Senior Center Friday for the unveiling of a new ramp leading into the facility. The center, located at 334 Madison St., is in the...

City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and local Council member Rosie Mendez are teaming up this afternoon for an event called "Follow Me Friday" on 2nd Avenue. The small business crawl is an expression of support for the small operators...

The City Council has approved legislation requiring property owners to provide tenants with advance notice of non-emergency repair work that will result in the disruption of building services. The bill was sponsored by City Council member Rosie Mendez and...

Members of the City Council rallied at City Hall today with residents of public housing to protest the threatened closures of 57 community centers, including three on the Lower East Side.  The senior and youth centers could be shuttered...

This afternoon, City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito announced committee and leadership assignments.  Here's how it's all shaking out for our local Council members. District 1's Margaret Chin will be the chairperson of the aging committee and will serve as a...

It was a day of high drama Wednesday at City Hall, as the City Council voted to anoint Melissa Mark-Viverito its next speaker.  The speculation now begins about what the new regime means for those who supported Mark-Viverito, as...