A power struggle between Mayor Eric Adams and the New York City Council intensifies as the council discusses a bill to expand oversight of mayoral appointees. Mayor Adams' team declined to answer questions at a hearing, leading to tensions. The Council is engaging in discussions and hearings on various resolutions and amendments, including one related to requiring council advice and consent for certain commissioners.
Watch live now Hearing - Middle School Career Exploration Pilot Amendment - Pay Our Youth a Fair Summer Wage Amendment Act - Youth Work Permit and Employment Protection Act https://t.co/bPowHXIUZl https://t.co/FkOnlPqZFB
Join @NYCCouncil’s Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure NOW for an oversight hearing focused on Future Proofing the City’s Infrastructure and Public Spaces. View online or in-person to hear more and share your thoughts. Sign-up to testify👉 https://t.co/oVuJbdp5wS https://t.co/C3Sv3kTe6X
Watch live now Roundtable - Washington Convention/Sports Authority Board of Directors Leif Dormsjo Confirmation - Provident Group Girard Properties Inc. Revenue Bonds Project Approval - DC Preparatory Academy Revenue Bonds Project Approval https://t.co/rgP3LHgqpt https://t.co/yNEDaFwKzV
This morning at 10am, I will be chairing a virtual hearing to discuss a petition for a special law regarding property tax classification in the City of Boston. Tune in! To offer public testimony, please email [email protected]. https://t.co/U1WpqWFwcD
Watch live now Hearing - Utilizing Partnerships and Local Interventions for Truancy and Safety (UPLIFT) Amendment Act of 2024” (Titles I through III only) https://t.co/2Yqsm7fbcR https://t.co/DB84P6vfvU
Watch live now Roundtable -Washington Metrorail Safety Commission Robert C. Bobb Confirmation Resolution -Green Finance Authority Board Anthony Washington Confirmation Resolution -Green Finance Authority Board Monica Warren-Jones Confirmation Resolution https://t.co/A8P5qN4OUz https://t.co/V2jED83q0d
The Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation held a hearing on Intro 908 which is a local law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to requiring council advice and consent for certain commissioners. The City Council is currently engaging in a… https://t.co/EPdZpY1Yab
Top Eric Adams aide walks out on City Council, amid power struggle https://t.co/xIHn7oK8qk
A top Eric Adams aide walked out a City Council hearing. half an hour later at a meeting space uptown, the mayor’s team began to set up its own ad-hoc Charter Revision Commission. The scenes from today: https://t.co/bqGRH6VyjZ
Tomorrow—3:30PM Markup -Housing Production Trust Fund Board Chapman Todd Confirmation - Board of Directors of the DC Housing Finance Agency Heather Wellington Confirmation - Board of Directors of the DC Housing Finance Agency Carri Robinson Confirmation https://t.co/83M48jYRky https://t.co/CI4uxYPyse
At today’s hearing on expanding advice and consent for the Council, @CMRestler asked former Council Member and Assembly Member Adam Clayton Powell IV if he could cite one example of advice and consent causing "gridlock, chaos and bureaucracy" when he was in office. He said no. https://t.co/I6pXiYGeQO
Tomorrow, 10:30AM Hearing - Middle School Career Exploration Pilot Amendment - Pay Our Youth a Fair Summer Wage Amendment Act - Youth Work Permit and Employment Protection Act https://t.co/bPowHXIUZl https://t.co/EfZcVJwmHk
Tomorrow—10AM Roundtable - Washington Convention/Sports Authority Board of Directors Leif Dormsjo Confirmation - Provident Group Girard Properties Inc. Revenue Bonds Project Approval - DC Preparatory Academy Revenue Bonds Project Approval https://t.co/rgP3LHgqpt https://t.co/FT3bDkgjK2
Tomorrow, 9:30AM Hearing - Utilizing Partnerships and Local Interventions for Truancy and Safety (UPLIFT) Amendment Act of 2024” (Titles I through III only) https://t.co/2Yqsm7fbcR https://t.co/1tpN7xnMvi
Tomorrow—9:30AM Roundtable -Washington Metrorail Safety Commission Robert C. Bobb Confirmation Resolution -Green Finance Authority Board Anthony Washington Confirmation Resolution -Green Finance Authority Board Monica Warren-Jones Confirmation Resolution https://t.co/A8P5qN4OUz https://t.co/tjNCpXsD81
The power struggle between Mayor Eric Adams and the New York City Council is heating up — with the latter discussing a bill Wednesday that would drastically expand lawmakers’ oversight of mayoral appointees. https://t.co/jSEVGtEbN9
Mayor Adams’ team declines to take NYC Council questions at appointment powers hearing https://t.co/P3Mu1h7FrQ
Tensions boiled over as Mayor Adams' adviser abruptly walked out of a NYC Council hearing on mayoral oversight. "This to me illustrates a contempt for this Council." https://t.co/ojJMdzMSyX
🗓️TODAY'S HEARING🗓️ 2:00 PM Government Operations re: A hearing regarding an ordinance to establish the Office of Inspector General within the City of #Boston 📺Tune in: https://t.co/8qH60MbDtv
The race between the Adams admin and City Council for charter revisions on the November ballot is underway with the Review Commission kicking off its first meeting. It comes hours after Council held first hearing on their expanded advise and consent. https://t.co/jSEVGtEbN9 https://t.co/c1kfHXWqTF
Meeting @NABB_BackBay @bostonbackbay Wed 6/5 630-730pm re Boylston St, a major corridor for business & visitors. W/ study on remote work & falling commercial property values that may cost $500m/yr & proposal to tax business higher, thorough community process is critical. #bospoli https://t.co/d4oXrgS165
Power struggle between Adams, NYC Council heats up with dueling meetings over mayoral picks, city charter changes https://t.co/EdXT4wczog https://t.co/AgooHW11A5
After criticism that the Adams Administration declined to testify, Tiffany Raspberry, the head of Intergovernmental Affairs, is sworn in. Claims the admin was not invited, declines to answer questions and reads written testimony from @NYCMayor https://t.co/RKjymydcsO
No one from the Adams administration showed up to testify at today's hearing on the Council's bid to require more advice and consent for his commissioners, per @LincolnRestler (more on the issue here: https://t.co/MujFe3tzvT)
🔴 LIVE: Watch "Requiring Council Advice and Consent for Certain Commissioners," Hosted by the Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation https://t.co/mgeMwwusLB
🗓 TODAY'S HEARINGS 🗓 10AM Committee on General Welfare Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation 📺 Tune in: https://t.co/Scs96AzP5P
🗓️TODAY'S HEARING🗓️ 10:00 AM Post-Audit: Government Accountability, Transparency and Accessibility re: A hearing to audit the City of #Boston's hiring, firing and promotion policies, practices and procedures 📺Tune in: https://t.co/8qH60MbDtv
Our next Community Zoning Meeting will be next Tuesday, June 4, at 7:00pm on Zoom. We’ll discuss projects proposed for the following 4 locations: 📍516 & 518 Cabot St 📍1613 Eyre St 📍202 E Girard Ave RSVP on Zoom to join us: https://t.co/70TH6KIo8y https://t.co/JgZBmnlM6G
This evening, @BOSCityCouncil Committee on Ways & Means, chaired @VoteWorrell, informed listening session. Thank you to residents who offered public testimony about basic city services and quality of life issues. #bospoli https://t.co/U6CgpFOHm5
Happening tomorrow at 10AM: The Committee on General Welfare will hold an oversight hearing on hunger and food insecurity in New York City. 📺 Watch live: https://t.co/OsMwMDzeCy https://t.co/L6qenLOdmh
Tune in now for a March #HearingTheCouncil chat with @RobertWhite_DC at https://t.co/0taG1SiKiw & 96.3FM HD4. We discuss how his new vocational education, youth mentorship & truancy reduction bills can help public safety. Plus—which of his colleague’s traits help make an ideal CM https://t.co/aiNtLNWZ0G