Shana Tovah, New York! As the sun sets tonight, Jewish New Yorkers across the five boroughs will gather to welcome Rosh Hashanah — the start of the High Holidays and a time of reflection, renewal, and hope for the year ahead. We wish you all a year of health, sweetness, and peace!

Putting the SLAY in Legislator! Our Members owned the runway at Style Across the Aisle 🕺

Happy Women's Equality Day!      Meet four of the women powering the often behind-the-scenes work at our women-led, women-majority Council!

What will the new Office of Insurance Affordability actually do? ✅ Track deceptive/fraudulent practices by insurers ✅ Publish annual studies on insurance costs ✅ Recommend policy fixes ✅ Create a new unit to help consumers resolve insurance problems

🏳️‍🌈 The Bronx Museum hosted its inaugural Black Pride celebration this week, brought together by Council Members Althea Stevens and Justin Sanchez. We’re so happy to honor a long legacy of Black LGBTQ+ history, culture, and community in the Bronx.

Council Members toured Bronx museums this week, visiting local museums and celebrating the cultural institutions that make the borough what it is. 🎨

Last week the Council voted to: ✅ Make Outdoor Dining Year-Round ✅ Launch the Nation’s First Office of Insurance Affordability ✅ Eradicate Dog Waste on our Streets Read more 👇 https://ow.ly/3Lmj50ZBTlk

NYC Council Approves Year-Round Outdoor Dining and More Legislation Aimed at Quality of Life

The country’s first office of insurance affordability, and neighborhood quality of life legislation package to help small businesses, protect consumers from rising costs, and advance cleanliness initiatives.

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It’s kinda chic to serve NYC!

🌳 Three parking lots beneath the Cross Bronx Expressway are being transformed into green space. This new funding will bring upgraded greenery, basketball courts, and public space to Parks-Webster in the Bronx and give it the investment it deserves!

🇵🇰 The NYC Council celebrated 79 years of Pakistani American community at in the City Council Chambers — honoring the culture, resilience, and contributions of Pakistani New Yorkers.

Speaker Julie Menin & Council Member Eric Dinowitz Zhuang, Reily, Council Member Yusef Salaam & Thomas-Henry toured childcare facilities at BMCC earlier this week, spotlighting the Council's investment in affordable, accessible childcare for NYC families. 🧸

🚨 The Council just passed several bills from the SCOOP Act! It includes at least 1,200 new dog waste bag dispensers, a composting pilot, and a citywide PSA campaign to keep our streets and parks clean. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/nyregion/dog-poop-city-council-nyc.html

Tiffany Cabán and Shanel Thomas-Henry got out on the water this weekend, joining a team at the Dragon Boat Race as part of the festivities! 🐉🚣

We just passed it to make it YEAR-ROUND! New Yorkers will be able to eat outside every month of the year, and restaurants will benefit from additional revenue.

🐾 More than 14,000 dog waste complaints have hit 311 since 2020 — and the Council is doing something about it.

Today is Pakistani Independence Day! The NYC Council invites you to join the Pakistani American community this Monday in celebrating 79 years of Pakistani independence and honoring the culture, resilience, and contributions of Pakistani New Yorkers.

🚨 BREAKING: NYC outdoor dining is here to stay — year-round, starting now. 🍽️

Outdoor dining shouldn’t mean a costly annual teardown for restaurant owners or cleanliness headaches for neighborhoods. Today, the Council is fixing both: year-round outdoor dining, with stronger sanitation standards. More in The New York Times: https://ow.ly/VSsq50Zzq1N

Outdoor Dining Is Expected to Resume Year-Round in New York City

The City Council is poised to approve a package of bills loosening some restrictions on roadway dining structures, which became ubiquitous during the pandemic.

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42,000 NYC students are getting a free trip to the Brooklyn Children's Museum! 🎉 Speaker Julie Menin & Council Member Crystal Hudson secured $420,000 to bring FREE Brooklyn Children's Museum field trips to NYC students citywide next school year.

This Sunday, hundreds of thousands lined Sixth Avenue for the 44th Annual National Dominican Day Parade 🇩🇴 We celebrated Dominican culture, community, and contributions across our city. The Council stands with New York's Dominican community today and every day.

CM Farías has the second largest electric school bus fleet in New York State! Council Members Farías, Aldebol and Sanchez celebrated their commitment to sustainability and school safety with the unveiling of a stunning new mural in the Bronx!

New data, safer streets. 🚦 Our analysis of 9,562 intersections found exactly which Vision Zero interventions save lives: - Neighborhood slow zones: -21% - Leading pedestrian intervals: -13% - Speed limit reduction: -10% See your block️ https://ow.ly/i4zN50ZxFZe

NYC Council Unveils Vision Zero Analysis And Map On Safer Pedestrian Crossings From Harlem To Hollis

Today, the New York City Council released a new analysis evaluating the effectiveness of nine Vision Zero street safety interventions. Providing one of

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Majority Leader @shaunabreu.bsky.social and the City Council are fighting for safer streets. Every New Yorker deserves to walk, bike, and cross safely.

Tiffany Cabán unveiled a redesigned 31st Street in Astoria this weekend — re-routing cars, bikes, and pedestrians through one of Queens' most dangerous corridors. Safer streets save lives for everyone on the road!

Trees can be the best safety measure against extreme heat. Today we are announcing a $250K investment in The Generative Canopy, a Cornell Tech Urban Tech Hub initiative that will identify NYC's most shade-deprived, heat-vulnerable blocks.

Last night was National Night Out Against Crime. Across 70+ locations citywide, New Yorkers connected with neighbors and celebrated community safety!

Last night was National Night Out Against Crime. Across 70+ locations citywide, New Yorkers connected with neighbors and celebrated community safety!

¡Feliz Día de la Independencia, Ecuador! 🇪🇨 Join the Council at City Hall next Monday at 5pm as we celebrate Ecuadorian Independence Day –– see flyer for details.

Fresh Food for Seniors is back for its 14th year on the Upper West Side! For $10 seniors get a bag of fresh, locally grown produce sourced from local farmers!

Timothée Chalamet said no one cares about ballet anymore. The Brooklyn Ballet begs to differ — and so does the City Council, which just invested almost $6 million in the Brooklyn Ballet Center. 🩰