New York City Council

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municipal legislative body unicameral legislature

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.

Aliases (4)

Statements (48)

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 districts →
hasRulesCommittee	Rules Committee of the New York City Council →
hasSession	stated meetings →
headquartersLocation	Manhattan → New York City Hall →
inception	1898 →
jurisdiction	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 Council Chamber →
officialWebsite	https://council.nyc.gov →
partOf	Government of New York City →
precededBy	New York City Board of Aldermen →
regulates	local public policy in New York City →
termLength	4 years →
usesVotingSystem	first-past-the-post voting →

Referenced by (50)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bedford–Stuyvesant → Borough Park → Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, New York, United States → Downtown Brooklyn → Flatbush → Forest Hills → Garment District → Hell's Kitchen → Hunts Point → Kips Bay → Long Island City → Manhattan → Marble Hill → Mill Basin → New Springville → Prospect Heights → Riverdale → Sheepshead Bay → Sutton Place → Williamsburg →	governedBy
Broad Channel → Brownsville → Canarsie → Fordham (neighborhood) → Kingsbridge, Bronx → Lower Manhattan → Midtown Manhattan → Morris Park → Rego Park → Richmond County → St. George → Sunset Park → Upper West Side →	governingBody
New York City government → New York County → Queens County →	legislativeBody
New York City Administrative Code → New York City Landmarks Law →	enactedBy
New York City Economic Development Corporation →	collaboratesWith
Tammany Hall ("New York City Board of Aldermen") →	controlledOffice
Mayor of New York City →	cooperatesWith
New York City Charter →	establishes
New York City Council ("New York City Council districts") →	hasPart
New York City Hall →	houses
Staten Island →	legislativeDistrict
Bedford–Stuyvesant ("New York City Council districts in Brooklyn") →	locatedInCityCouncilDistrict
New York City Public Advocate ("New York City Council (non-voting ex officio)") →	memberOf
New York City Council ("New York City Board of Aldermen") →	precededBy
New York City Administrative Code →	publishedBy
New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission →	subordinateTo