New York City Charter

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foundational legal document governing document municipal charter municipal constitution

The New York City Charter is the foundational legal document that structures the city’s government, defines the powers and responsibilities of its agencies, and serves as its municipal constitution.

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	foundational legal document → governing document → municipal charter → municipal constitution →
appliesTo	City of New York →
availableAt	official website of the City of New York →
canBeAmendedBy	local law → voter referendum →
country	United States →
defines	powers of New York City agencies → responsibilities of New York City agencies → structure of New York City government →
establishes	Comptroller of New York City → New York City Council → Office of the Mayor of New York City → Public Advocate of New York City → borough presidents of New York City → city agencies and departments of New York City → community boards of New York City →
governs	budget process of New York City → creation and modification of New York City agencies → land use review procedures in New York City → legislative process of New York City Council → oversight powers of the New York City Council → powers of the Mayor of New York City →
higherLawThan	New York City Administrative Code →
jurisdiction	New York City →
language	English →
legalNature	public law document →
legalStatus	local law of New York State →
publisher	City of New York →
purpose	to allocate powers among New York City officials and agencies → to define procedures for municipal decision‑making in New York City → to organize the government of New York City →
regulates	certain judicial and quasi‑judicial functions in New York City → executive branch of New York City → legislative branch of New York City →
relatedTo	New York City Administrative Code → New York State Constitution →
scope	all five boroughs of New York City →
subject	local government law → municipal governance → public administration →
usedBy	New York City agencies → New York City courts → New York City government →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Mayor of New York City → New York City Comptroller → New York City Police Commissioner → New York City Public Advocate →	legalBasis
New York City Department of Correction → New York City Department of Transportation → New York City Office of Management and Budget →	follows
New York City Council →	appliesStatutoryRules
Manhattan Borough President →	createdBy
New York City Human Resources Administration →	governedBy
Manhattan Community Board 6 →	jurisdiction