New York City Council

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The New York City Council is the city's legislative body, responsible for passing local laws, approving the budget, and overseeing municipal agencies across the five boroughs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipal legislative body
unicameral legislature
appliesStatutoryRules New York City Administrative Code
New York City Charter
appliesToDemographic residents of New York City
appliesToTerritorialJurisdiction Brooklyn
Manhattan
Queens
Staten Island
The Bronx
composition members elected from geographic districts
country United States of America
electoralSystem single-member districts
elects Speaker of the New York City Council
governs New York City municipal agencies
hasAuthorityOver New York City budget approval
franchises and concessions in New York City
land use decisions in New York City
local laws in New York City
local tax and revenue measures in New York City
oversight of New York City agencies
hasCommittee Education Committee of the New York City Council
Finance Committee of the New York City Council
Land Use Committee of the New York City Council
Public Safety Committee of the New York City Council
hasLeader Speaker of the New York City Council
hasNumberOfMembers 51
hasPart New York City Council self-linksurface differs
surface form: New York City Council districts
hasRulesCommittee Rules Committee of the New York City Council
hasSession stated meetings
headquartersLocation Manhattan
New York City Hall
inception 1898
jurisdiction New York City
surface form: City of New York

New York City
languageOfWorkOrName English
leaderTitle Speaker
legislativeBodyFor New York City
locatedIn New York City
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity New York
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
meetsAt New York City Hall
surface form: New York City Hall Council Chamber
officialWebsite https://council.nyc.gov
partOf New York City government
surface form: Government of New York City
precededBy New York City Council self-linksurface differs
surface form: New York City Board of Aldermen
regulates local public policy in New York City
termLength 4 years
usesVotingSystem first-past-the-post voting

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Staten Island legislativeDistrict New York City Council
New York City government legislativeBody New York City Council
Manhattan governedBy New York City Council
New York City Charter establishes New York City Council
Midtown Manhattan governingBody New York City Council
New York City Administrative Code enactedBy New York City Council
New York City Administrative Code publishedBy New York City Council
Lower Manhattan governingBody New York City Council
Mayor of New York City cooperatesWith New York City Council
New York City Council hasPart New York City Council self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: New York City Council districts
New York City Council precededBy New York City Council self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: New York City Board of Aldermen
Sutton Place governedBy New York City Council
Kips Bay governedBy New York City Council
New York County legislativeBody New York City Council
New York City Landmarks Law enactedBy New York City Council
Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States locatedInCityCouncilDistrict New York City Council
subject surface form: Bedford–Stuyvesant
this entity surface form: New York City Council districts in Brooklyn
Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States governedBy New York City Council
subject surface form: Bedford–Stuyvesant
St. George governingBody New York City Council
New Springville governedBy New York City Council
Tammany Hall controlledOffice New York City Council
this entity surface form: New York City Board of Aldermen
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Downtown Brooklyn governedBy New York City Council
New York City Public Advocate memberOf New York City Council
this entity surface form: New York City Council (non-voting ex officio)
New York City Hall houses New York City Council
Borough Park governedBy New York City Council
Canarsie governingBody New York City Council
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Flatbush governedBy New York City Council
Prospect Heights governedBy New York City Council
Williamsburg governedBy New York City Council
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Marble Hill governedBy New York City Council
Upper West Side governingBody New York City Council
Forest Hills governedBy New York City Council
Rego Park governingBody New York City Council
Riverdale governedBy New York City Council
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Brownsville governingBody New York City Council
Queens County legislativeBody New York City Council
Hell's Kitchen governedBy New York City Council
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Fordham neighborhood governingBody New York City Council
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Hunts Point governedBy New York City Council
Long Island City, New York, United States governedBy New York City Council
subject surface form: Long Island City
Kingsbridge, Bronx governingBody New York City Council
Garment District governedBy New York City Council