NYC Council considers public bathroom bill that would make it easier to find one
A coalition of city leaders and advocates want to make it easier to heed the call of nature in New York City. They want to ...
Let the people pee: NYC municipal buildings may be forced to open their bathrooms to the public
You gotta fight for your “right” to potty. Some city-owned buildings could be forced to open their bathrooms to the public ...
NYC Council rolls out bill to repeal Mayor Adams’ policy forcing them to fill out form to meet with admin heads
The City Council is trying to pass a law that would repeal a policy from Mayor Eric Adams requiring them to fill out a form ...
NYC has 1 public restroom per 7,820 residents: 'It is tortuous,' advocates say
New Yorkers and council members rallied at City Hall on Thursday for the expansion of public restrooms across New York City.
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NYC Council passes bill to study reparations for slavery
NEW YORK - New York City Council members passed legislation Thursday aimed at acknowledging, studying and addressing the impact of slavery and racial injustices in New York City, including a bill ...
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NYC Council pass bill to create task force to study reparations for black residents
The City Council has passed a bill that would create a reparations task force in New York City. Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images Among the 8 lawmakers who voted against the bill, David Carr (R ...
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Reparations commission approved by NYC Council
That’s what a commission that the New York City Council created with a vote on Thursday will try to answer over the next three years. More than half of the council’s members co-sponsored a ...
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NYC Council opens ethics probe into member accused of biting police officer
The New York City Council’s standards and ethics committee has initiated proceedings against Councilmember Susan Zhuang, who is facing separate criminal charges for allegedly biting a police ...
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NYC City Council bathroom report pisses off Parks Department
A City Council report issued Thursday claims that ... “No s–t, Sherlock! Most NYC public bathrooms are dirty and lacking toilet paper — if they’re even open,” the New York Post headlined.
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NYC council passes slavery reparations legislation to 'yield material solutions' from US history
Both bills passed on Thursday and will be effective immediately. "Today, the New York City Council voted to pass legislation establishing municipal efforts to acknowledge and address the legacy ...
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Two-thirds of NYC park bathrooms unsafe and unsanitary: City Council
NEW YORK (PIX11) – An investigation of more than 100 public restrooms at New York City parks found that most had health and safety issues, according to a City Council report. Nearly 9% of ...
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City Council passes landmark legislation to acknowledge and address legacy of slavery, paving path for reparations in NYC
The New York City Council on Thursday passed a package of bills addressing the legacy and impact of slavery in the city, aiming to advance racial justice for millions of New Yorkers of African descent ...