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The New York City Council unanimously passed a bill Thursday to help prevent birds from flying into buildings, a phenomenon that's estimated to kill 90,000 to 230,000 birds migrating

Gale Brewer's decision to enter the race for her old City Council seat creates a challenge for her competitors

Are you as interested in your local city council race as you are in the million-candidate march to City Hall?

Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer has filed papers to run for her old City Council seat on the Upper West Side, preparing for what would be her fourth term.

City Council Member Helen Rosenthal has rallied loudly to bring attention to controversial issues. But at heart she's a budget wonk, who enjoys poring over

Democrats Helen Rosenthal and Mark Levine were well on their way to winning second terms in the City Council shortly after polls closed

Two candidates for a City Council seat covering much of the Upper West Side debated issues ranging from housing to the Museum of Natural History expansion

The expansion of the Museum of Natural History has become a big issue in this year's Upper West Side City Council race

A hotly contested Upper West Side City Council race is entering its last stretch before the Democratic primary, and the candidates

A new poll from City Council challenger Dr. Cary Goodman claims to show that the majority of Upper West Siders are either unaware

On Monday night, the five candidates for City Council from District 6 participated in a public forum at Fordham University to discuss the most pressing issues

For the first time, all five candidates for the District 6 City Council seat will be appearing together at a public forum to be held on Monday, July 31st, from

A rally to block the construction of a 668-foot building on Amsterdam Avenue and 69th street was about to start Tuesday morning, when City Council

Mel Wymore, who narrowly lost the Democratic primary for a City Council seat four years ago to Helen Rosenthal, is throwing his hat in

City Council members on the Upper West Side are holding meetings to discuss and vote on how to spend $1 million in the community. It's a good way to talk

Election Day is this Tuesday, November 5 and there are four candidates squaring off in the race to represent the Upper West Side in the City Council.

Today is Primary Day in New York City and there's a hot race for City Council on the Upper West Side. We've posted a few ridiculous photos from the campaign below. To find your voting location, click here. Our guide to the race is here. We'll have an update later ...

If you thought the District 6 City Council race was crowded, you ain't seen nothing yet! There are nine Democratic candidates vying to represent the people who live in District 7, which includes Manhattan Valley, Morningside Heights and the Southern part of Washington Heights. The Democratic candidates are Alicia Barksdale, ...

As we've said before, this is a very big year for city politics, and not just because of the perversions of some of the candidates.

Landmark West is putting on an important roundtable discussion this Thursday featuring the candidates vying to replace City Council member Gale Brewer. They plan to talk about land use on the Upper West Side, meaning everything from where to build new developments to zoning to landmarks. It's at the Society ...