Government of New York City

This article discusses the government of New York City.

Legislative

New York City's legislative power is vested in the New York City Council, a unicameral body consisting of 51 Council members, each representing a district of approximately 157,000 people. Council members are elected every four years. The head of the City Council is called the Speaker, and is currently Gifford Miller, a Democrat.

Related Topics:
New York City Council - Unicameral - Gifford Miller

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Like most legislative bodies, the City Council has several committees with legislative oversight over various categories of legislation. Each council member sits on at least three standing, select or subcommittees. The standing committees, listed below, meet at least once per month. The Speaker of the Council, the Majority Leader, and the Minority Leader are all ex officio members of every committee.

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City Council Standing Committees

• Aging
• Civil Service & Labor
• Consumer Affairs
• Contracts
• Cultural Affairs, Libraries & International Intergroup Relations
• Economic Development
• Education
• Environmental Protection
• Finance
• Fire & Criminal Justice Services
• General Welfare
• Governmental Operations
• Health
• Higher Education
• Housing & Buildings
• Immigration
• Land Use
• Mental Health, Mental Retardation, Alcoholism, Drug Abuse & Disability Services
• Oversight and Investigations
• Parks & Recreation
• Public Safety
• Rules, Privileges & Elections
• Sanitation & Solid Waste Management
• Small Business
• Standards & Ethics
• State & Federal Legislation
• Technology in Government
• Transportation
• Veterans
• Waterfronts
• Women's Issues
• Youth Services

City Council Partisan Makeup

• 47 Democrats
• 3 Republicans
• 1 Working Families

Borough Members

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• 16 Brooklyn
• 14 Queens
• 10 Manhattan
• 8 Bronx
• 3 Staten Island

Members of the City Council

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1Alan GersonDemocratManhattan

Related Topics:
Alan Gerson - Manhattan

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2Margarita LopezDemocratManhattan

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3Christine QuinnDemocratManhattan

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4Eva MoskowitzDemocratManhattan

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5A. Gifford MillerDemocratManhattan

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6Gale BrewerDemocratManhattan

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7Robert JacksonDemocratManhattan

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8Philip ReedDemocratManhattan

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9William PerkinsDemocratManhattan

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10Miguel MartinezDemocratManhattan

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11G. Oliver KoppellDemocratBronx

Related Topics:
G. Oliver Koppell - Bronx

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12Larry SeabrookDemocratBronx

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13Madeline ProvenzanoDemocratBronx

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14Maria BaezDemocratBronx

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15Joel RiveraDemocratBronx

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16Helen FosterDemocratBronx

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17Jose SerranoDemocratBronx

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18Annabel PalmaDemocratBronx

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19Tony AvellaDemocratQueens

Related Topics:
Tony Avella - Queens

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20John LiuDemocratQueens

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22Peter Vallone, Jr.DemocratQueens

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23David WeprinDemocratQueens

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24James GennaroDemocratQueens

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25Helen SearsDemocratQueens

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26Eric GioiaDemocratQueens

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27Leroy ComrieDemocratQueens

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28Allan JenningsDemocratQueens

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29Melinda KatzDemocratQueens

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30Dennis P. GallagherRepublicanQueens

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31James Sanders, Jr.DemocratQueens

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32Joseph Addabbo, Jr.DemocratQueens

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33David YasskyDemocratBrooklyn

Related Topics:
David Yassky - Brooklyn

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34Diana ReynaDemocratBrooklyn

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35Letitia JamesWorking FamiliesBrooklyn

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36Albert VannDemocratBrooklyn

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37Erik Martin DilanDemocratBrooklyn

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38Sara M. GonzalezDemocratBrooklyn

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39Bill DeBlasioDemocratBrooklyn

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40Yvette ClarkeDemocratBrooklyn

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41Tracy BoylandDemocratBrooklyn

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42Charles BarronDemocratBrooklyn

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43Vincent J. GentileDemocratBrooklyn

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44Simcha FelderDemocratBrooklyn

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45Kendall StewartDemocratBrooklyn

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46Lewis FidlerDemocratBrooklyn

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47Domenic M. Recchia, Jr.DemocratBrooklyn

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48Michael C. Nelson, Jr.DemocratBrooklyn

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49Michael McMahonDemocratStaten Island

Related Topics:
Michael McMahon - Staten Island

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50James OddoRepublicanStaten Island

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51Andrew LanzaRepublicanStaten Island

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Council Leadership Information