{"id":837,"date":"2014-03-07T23:52:27","date_gmt":"2014-03-07T18:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.decidenyc.com\/?p=837"},"modified":"2021-06-22T11:44:56","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T06:14:56","slug":"new-city-council-gets-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decidenyc.com\/new-city-council-gets-work\/","title":{"rendered":"The New City Council Gets To Work"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saturday, March 8th, will mark two months since the new New York City<\/a> Council held its first stated meeting. At that meeting on January 8th, the 51-member legislative body convened officially for the first time at City Hall, simultaneously took a ceremonial oath of office, and got to work.<\/p>\n

The past two months have been eventful, beginning with the council\u2019s selection of its new leadership and a deal to expand paid sick leave legislation, and wrapping up with several oversight hearings and many council members heading to Albany in support of Mayor de Blasio\u2019s \u201cpre-k\u201d plan, one large piece of the council\u2019s 2014-15 State Budget<\/a> and Legislative Agenda.<\/p>\n

Looking back at the new council\u2019s first two months on the job, we see the organization of its personnel, confirmation of campaign promises around policy, rules reform and oversight, and indications of where the city\u2019s legislature is likely heading.<\/p>\n