The New York City Council is the lawmaking body of the City of New York. It is comprised of 51 members from 51 council districts throughout the five boroughs. The Council serves as balance of power against the mayor in a "strong" mayor-council government model. The council monitors performance of city agencies and makes land use decisions as well as legislating on a variety of other issues. The City Council also has sole responsibility for approving the city budget and each member is limited to two consecutive terms in office. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x768, 358 KB) Summary New York City Hall from the Park Row side. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x768, 358 KB) Summary New York City Hall from the Park Row side. ... ... The construction of the Empire State Building, 1930. ... A borough is a local government administrative subdivision used in the Canadian province of Quebec, in some states of the United States, and formerly in New Zealand. ... The Mayor of New York City is the chief executive of the New York City government, as stipulated by the Charter of the City of New York. ... Mayor-Council government is one of two variations of government most commonly used in modern representative municipal governments in the United States. ... Land use is the pattern of construction and activity land is used for. ... Budget generally refers to a list of all planned expenses and revenues. ...
The current speaker of the City Council is Gifford Miller. There are 47 Democratic council members led by Majority Leader Joel Rivera. The three Republican council members are led by Minority Leader James Oddo. One member represents the Working Families Party, City Councilmember Letitia James. New York City Council Speaker Gifford Miller. ... The Democratic Party, which traces its heritage back to 1792, is the longest-standing political party in the world (unless one considers the British Conservative Party to be an extension of the much older Tories). ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party), is one of the two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Democratic Party. ... James S. Oddo is a Republican politician from Staten Island, currently serving as Minority Leader in the New York City Council. ... The Working Families Party (WFP) is a left-wing-progressive minor political party in the US state of New York, which has now expanded efforts into a number of other states, including the creation of the Connecticut Working Families Party and organizing projects in a number of other states. ... New York City Council Member Letitia James. ...
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