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New York City Council, the Glossary

The New York City Council is the lawmaking body of New York City in the United States.^[1]

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Abe Stark

Abe Stark (September 28, 1894 – July 2, 1972) was an American businessman and politician.

Abraham David Beame (né Birnbaum; March 20, 1906February 10, 2001) was an American accountant, investor, and Democratic Party politician who was the 104th mayor of New York City, in office from 1974 to 1977.

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Adrienne Adams (politician)

Adrienne Eadie Adams (born December 9, 1960) is an American politician serving as Speaker of the New York City Council.

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Al Smith

Alfred Emanuel Smith (December 30, 1873 – October 4, 1944) was an American politician who served four terms as the 42nd governor of New York and was the Democratic Party's presidential nominee in 1928.

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Alexa Avilés

Alexa Avilés (January 15, 1973) is an American politician, community activist, and non-profit manager from New York City.

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Althea Stevens

Althea V. Stevens (January 2, 1983) is an American politician who has represented the 16th district on the New York City Council since 2022.

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Amanda Farías

Amanda C. Farías (born July 9, 1989) is an American politician from New York City.

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Andrew Stein

Andrew Stein (born Andrew J. Finkelstein; March 4, 1945) is an American Democratic politician who served on the New York City Council and was its last president, and as Manhattan Borough President.

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Annadale, Staten Island

Annadale is a middle-class neighborhood on the South Shore of the borough of Staten Island in New York City.

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Ardolph L. Kline

Ardolph Loges Kline (February 21, 1858 – October 13, 1930) was an American politician and New York National Guard officer who became acting Mayor of New York City on September 10, 1913, upon the death of Mayor William Jay Gaynor, serving for the rest of the year.

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Ari Kagan

Ari Kagan (born Arkadiy Kagan in 1967) is an American politician who was a member of the New York City Council from the 47th district, representing Bensonhurst, Coney Island, Gravesend, and Sea Gate.

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Bayside, Queens

Bayside is a neighborhood located in the New York City borough of Queens.

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Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn

Bedford–Stuyvesant, colloquially known as Bed–Stuy, is a neighborhood in the northern section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn.

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Bensonhurst, Brooklyn

Bensonhurst is a residential neighborhood in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn.

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Bill de Blasio

Bill de Blasio (born Warren Wilhelm Jr., May 8, 1961; later Warren de Blasio-Wilhelm) is an American politician who was the 109th mayor of New York City from 2014 to 2021.

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Borough Park, Brooklyn

Borough Park (also spelled Boro Park) is a neighborhood in the southwestern part of the borough of Brooklyn, in New York City.

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Borough president

The borough presidents are the chief executives of the five boroughs of New York City. New York City Council and borough president are government of New York City.

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Boroughs of New York City

The boroughs of New York City are the five major governmental districts that compose New York City. New York City Council and boroughs of New York City are government of New York City.

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Brooklyn

Brooklyn is a borough of New York City.

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Budget

A budget is a calculation plan, usually but not always financial, for a defined period, often one year or a month.

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By-election

A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, and a bye-election or a bypoll in India, is an election used to fill an office that has become vacant between general elections.

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Cambria Heights, Queens

Cambria Heights is a residential neighborhood in the southeastern portion of the New York City borough of Queens.

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Canarsie, Brooklyn

Canarsie is a mostly residential neighborhood in the southeastern portion of Brooklyn, New York City.

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Carlina Rivera

Carlina Rivera (born January 3, 1984) is an American politician who represents the 2nd district of the New York City Council since 2018.

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Carmen De La Rosa

Carmen De La Rosa (born December 25, 1985) is an American politician from the state of New York.

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Carol Bellamy

Carol Bellamy (born January 14, 1942) is an American nonprofit executive and former politician.

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Charles Proctor Sifton

Charles Proctor Sifton (March 18, 1935 – November 9, 2009) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York from 1977 to 2009 and its Chief Judge from 1995 to 2000.

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Charles V. Fornes

Charles Vincent Fornes (January 22, 1844 – May 22, 1929) was an American educator and politician who served three terms as a United States representative from New York from 1907 to 1913.

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Chelsea, Manhattan

Chelsea is a neighborhood on the West Side of the borough of Manhattan in New York City.

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Chi Ossé

Chi A. Ossé (born March 18, 1998) is an American politician and activist from New York City who serves as a member of the New York City Council for the 36th district, based largely in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bedford–Stuyvesant, and some of northern Crown Heights.

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Christine Quinn

Christine Callaghan Quinn (born July 25, 1966) is an American politician.

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City of Greater New York

The City of Greater New York was the consolidation of the City of New York with Brooklyn, western Queens County, and Staten Island, which took effect on January 1, 1898. New York City Council and City of Greater New York are government of New York City.

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Co-op City, Bronx

Co-op City (short for Cooperative City) is a cooperative housing development located in the northeast section of the borough of the Bronx in New York City.

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Codification (law)

In law, codification is the process of collecting and restating the law of a jurisdiction in certain areas, usually by subject, forming a legal code, i.e. a codex (book) of law.

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Collector of the Port of New York

The Collector of Customs at the Port of New York, most often referred to as Collector of the Port of New York, was a federal officer who was in charge of the collection of import duties on foreign goods that entered the United States by ship at the Port of New York.

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Communist Party USA

The Communist Party USA, officially the Communist Party of the United States of America (CPUSA), is a communist party in the United States which was established in 1919 after a split in the Socialist Party of America following the Russian Revolution.

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Coney Island

Coney Island is a neighborhood and entertainment area in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn.

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Corey Johnson (politician)

Corey David Johnson (born April 28, 1982) is an American politician and lobbyist.

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Corona, Queens

Corona is a neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City.

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Crown Heights, Brooklyn

Crown Heights is a neighborhood in the central portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn.

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Crystal Hudson

Crystal R. Hudson (born April 14, 1983) is an American politician from New York City.

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Darlene Mealy

Darlene Mealy (born August 31, 1964) is an American politician who is a member of the New York City Council from the 41st district, which includes Brownsville, Bushwick, Crown Heights, East Flatbush and Prospect Lefferts Gardens in Brooklyn.

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Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States.

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Diana Ayala

Diana Ayala (born September 24, 1973) is an American politician, serving as a member and the deputy speaker of the New York City Council.

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Dutch West India Company

The Dutch West India Company or WIC (Westindische Compagnie) was a chartered company of Dutch merchants as well as foreign investors, formally known as GWC (Geoctrooieerde Westindische Compagnie; Chartered West India Company).

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East Harlem

East Harlem, also known as Spanish Harlem or El Barrio, is a neighborhood of Upper Manhattan in New York City, north of the Upper East Side and bounded by 96th Street to the south, Fifth Avenue to the west, and the East and Harlem Rivers to the east and north.

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East New York, Brooklyn

East New York is a residential neighborhood in the eastern section of the borough of Brooklyn in New York City, United States.

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Ed Koch

Edward Irving Koch (December 12, 1924February 1, 2013) was an American politician, lawyer, political commentator, film critic, and television personality.

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Eric Dinowitz

Eric Dinowitz (born November 21, 1985) is an American teacher and politician.

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Ex officio member

An ex officio member is a member of a body (notably a board, committee, or council) who is part of it by virtue of holding another office.

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Farah Louis

Farah N. Louis (born September 25, 1983) is an American politician.

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Fiorello La Guardia

Fiorello Henry LaGuardia (born Fiorello Raffaele Enrico LaGuardia,; December 11, 1882September 20, 1947) was an American attorney and politician who represented New York in the House of Representatives and served as the 99th Mayor of New York City from 1934 to 1946.

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First-past-the-post voting

First-preference plurality (FPP)—often shortened simply to plurality—is a single-winner system of positional voting where voters mark one candidate as their favorite, and the candidate with the largest number of points (a '''''plurality''''' of points) is elected.

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Flatbush

Flatbush is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn.

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Flushing, Queens

Flushing is a neighborhood in the north-central portion of the New York City borough of Queens.

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Fordham, Bronx

Fordham Manor is a neighborhood located in the western Bronx, New York City.

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Forest Hills, Queens

Forest Hills is a mostly residential neighborhood in the central portion of the borough of Queens in New York City.

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Francisco Moya

Francisco P. Moya (born January 9, 1974) is an American politician from Corona, Queens.

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Frank D. O'Connor

Frank D. O'Connor (December 20, 1909 – December 2, 1992) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

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Frank L. Dowling

Frank L. Dowling (1865 – 27 September 1919) was an American politician who served as the 8th Manhattan Borough President as a member of the Democratic Party from 1 January 1918 until his death in office on 27 September 1919.

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Gale Brewer

Gale Arnot Brewer (born September 6, 1951) is an American Democratic politician from the state of New York who has represented the 6th New York City Council district since January 2022, a position she previously held from 2002 to 2013.

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George McAneny

George McAneny (December 24, 1869 – July 29, 1953), was an American newspaperman, municipal reformer and advocate of preservation and city planning from New York City.

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George Murray Hulbert

George Murray Hulbert (May 14, 1881 – April 26, 1950) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served as a United States representative from New York and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in the early 20th Century.

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Gifford Miller

Alan Gifford Miller (born November 6, 1969) is the former Speaker of the New York City Council who represented the 5th district.

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Government of New York City

The government of New York City, headquartered at New York City Hall in Lower Manhattan, is organized under the New York City Charter and provides for a mayor-council system.

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Governor of New York

The governor of New York is the head of government of the U.S. state of New York.

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Grasmere, Staten Island

Grasmere is the name of a neighborhood located on the East Shore of Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, New York, United States.

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Greenpoint, Brooklyn

Greenpoint is the northernmost neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, in the U.S. state of New York.

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Harlem

Harlem is a neighborhood in Upper Manhattan in New York City.

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Howard Beach, Queens

Howard Beach is a neighborhood in the southwestern portion of the New York City borough of Queens.

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Inna Vernikov

Inna Vernikov (born August 30, 1984) is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the New York City Council for the 48th District.

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Instant-runoff voting

Instant-runoff voting (IRV), also known as ranked-choice voting or the alternative vote (AV), combines ranked voting (in which voters rank candidates rather than choosing only a single preferred candidate) together with a system for choosing winners from these rankings by repeatedly eliminating the candidate with the fewest first-place votes and reassigning their votes until only one candidate is left.

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Inwood, Manhattan

Inwood is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, at the northern tip of Manhattan Island, in the U.S. state of New York.

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Jackson Heights, Queens

Jackson Heights is a neighborhood in the northwestern part of the borough of Queens in New York City.

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Jamaica Estates, Queens

Jamaica Estates is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens.

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Jamaica, Queens

Jamaica is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens.

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James F. Gennaro

James F. Gennaro (born May 3, 1957) is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the New York City Council, representing the 24th district since 2021.

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Jennifer Gutiérrez Bermejo

Jennifer Gutiérrez Bermejo (born 20 February 1995) is a Swiss-born Spanish handballer for Rapid București and the Spanish national team.

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Joann Ariola

Joann Ariola (born June 14, 1958) is a councilwoman of the New York City Council, representing District 32 which includes Glendale,, Woodhaven, Ozone Park, Howard Beach, Broad Channel, and the western half of the Rockaway Peninsula.

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Joe Borelli

Joseph Charles Borelli (born July 27, 1982) is an American politician and the New York City Council member for the 51st district and Minority Leader of the New York City Council.

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John Purroy Mitchel

John Purroy Mitchel (July 19, 1879 – July 6, 1918) was the 95th mayor of New York, from 1914 to 1917.

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Joseph V. McKee

Joseph Vincent McKee, Sr. (August 8, 1889January 28, 1956) was a teacher at DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx, New York, who later became a politically active Democrat and briefly served as the acting mayor of New York City.

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Julie Menin

Julie Menin (born October 6, 1967) is a member of the New York City Council from District 5.

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Julie Won

Julie Won (born April 17, 1990) is a Korean American politician from New York City.

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Justin Brannan

Justin Lee Brannan (born October 14, 1978) is an American politician and musician.

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Kalman Yeger

Kalman Yeger (born April 26, 1974) is an American politician who serves in the New York City Council for the 44th district.

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Kamillah Hanks

Kamillah M. Hanks (born September 4, 1972) is an American politician and New York City Council Member for the 49th District on the North Shore of Staten Island.

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Keith Powers

Keith Tyree Powers (born August 22, 1992) is an American actor and model.

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Kensington, Brooklyn

Kensington is a neighborhood in the central portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, located south of Prospect Park and Green-Wood Cemetery.

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Kevin Riley (politician)

Kevin Christopher Riley (born November 16, 1987) is an American politician.

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Kips Bay, Manhattan

Kips Bay, or Kip's Bay, is a neighborhood on the east side of the New York City borough of Manhattan.

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Kristy Marmorato

Kristy Marmorato (born August 18, 1978) is an American healthcare professional and politician from the neighborhood of Throggs Neck in The Bronx, New York.

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La Guardia and Wagner Archives

The La Guardia and Wagner Archives was established in 1982 at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, Queens, New York, to collect, preserve, and make available primary materials documenting the social and political history of New York City, with an emphasis on the mayoralty and the borough of Queens.

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Land use

Land use involves the management and modification of natural environment or wilderness into built environment such as settlements and semi-natural habitats such as arable fields, pastures, and managed woods.

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Lawmaking

Lawmaking is the process of crafting legislation.

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Laws of New York

Laws of the State of New York are the session laws of the New York State Legislature published as an annual periodical, i.e., "chapter laws", bills that become law (bearing the governor's signature or just certifications of passage) which have been assigned a chapter number in the office of the legislative secretary to the governor, and printed in chronological order (by chapter number).

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Linda Lee (politician)

Linda Lee (born July 3, 1979) is an American politician from New York City who is the city councilmember of New York City's 23rd City Council district, representing the Democratic Party.

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Long Island

Long Island is a populous island east of Manhattan in southeastern New York state, constituting a significant share of the New York metropolitan area in both population and land area.

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Longwood, Bronx

Longwood is a mixed-use neighborhood in the southeast Bronx in New York City.

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Lower East Side

The Lower East Side, sometimes abbreviated as LES, is a historic neighborhood in the southeastern part of Manhattan in New York City.

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Lynn Schulman

Lynn Schulman (born November 4, 1957) is an American politician who is a member of the New York City Council.

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Majority leader

In U.S. politics (as well as in some other countries utilizing the presidential system), the majority floor leader is a partisan position in a legislative body.

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Manhattan

Manhattan is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City.

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Manhattan Valley

Manhattan Valley (also known as Bloomingdale) is a neighborhood in the northern part of the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City.

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Marjorie Velázquez

Marjorie Velázquez (born August 11, 1981) is an American politician from New York City.

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Mark Green (New York politician)

Mark Joseph Green (born March 15, 1945) is an American author, former public official, public interest lawyer, and Democratic politician from New York City.

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Mayor of New York City

The mayor of New York City, officially Mayor of the City of New York, is head of the executive branch of the government of New York City and the chief executive of New York City.

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Mayor–council government

A mayor–council government is a system of local government in which a mayor who is directly elected by the voters acts as chief executive, while a separately elected city council constitutes the legislative body.

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Melissa Mark-Viverito

Melissa Mark-Viverito (born April 1, 1969) is an American Democratic politician and former speaker of the New York City Council from 2014 to 2017, as well as councilmember for the 8th district from 2006 to 2017, representing Concourse, Concourse Village, East Harlem, Highbridge, Longwood, Mott Haven, Port Morris, and Randall's Island.

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Mercedes Narcisse

Mercedes Narcisse (born April 26, 1965) is a Haitian American nurse and Democratic politician from New York City currently serving as the New York City Council Member representing Brooklyn's 46th City Council District covering the neighborhoods of Bergen Beach, Canarsie, Flatlands, Georgetown, Gerritsen Beach, Marine Park, Mill Basin, Mill Island, Sheepshead Bay in southeastern Brooklyn.

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Michael Bloomberg

Michael Rubens Bloomberg (born February 14, 1942) is an American businessman and politician.

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Middle Village, Queens

Middle Village is a mainly residential neighborhood in the central section of the borough of Queens, New York City, bounded to the north by the Long Island Expressway, to the east by Woodhaven Boulevard, to the south by Cooper Avenue and the former LIRR Montauk Branch railroad tracks, and to the west by Mount Olivet Cemetery.

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Minority leader

The minority leader in U.S. politics (as well as in some other countries utilizing the presidential system) is the floor leader of the second largest caucus in a legislative body.

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Morris Park, Bronx

Morris Park is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of the Bronx.

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Morrisania, Bronx

Morrisania is a residential neighborhood in the southwestern Bronx, New York City, New York.

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Morton Baum (lawyer)

Morton Baum (December 28, 1905 – February 7, 1968) was an American lawyer who devised the sales tax system in New York City.

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Murray Hill, Manhattan

Murray Hill is a neighborhood on the east side of Manhattan in New York City.

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Nantasha Williams

Nantasha M. Williams (born March 29, 1988) is an American politician from New York City.

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New Amsterdam

New Amsterdam (Nieuw Amsterdam) was a 17th-century Dutch settlement established at the southern tip of Manhattan Island that served as the seat of the colonial government in New Netherland.

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New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

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New York City Administrative Code

The Administrative Code of the City of New York contains the codified local laws of New York City as enacted by the New York City Council and Mayor. New York City Council and New York City Administrative Code are government of New York City.

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New York City Board of Aldermen

The New York City Board of Aldermen was a body that was the upper house of New York City's Common Council from 1824 to 1875, the lower house of its Municipal Assembly upon consolidation in 1898 until the charter was amended in 1901 to abolish the Municipal Assembly and its upper house, and its unicameral legislature from 1875 to 1897 and 1902 to 1937. New York City Council and New York City Board of Aldermen are new York (state) city councils.

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New York City Board of Estimate

The New York City Board of Estimate was a governmental body in New York City responsible for numerous areas of municipal policy and decisions, including the city budget, land-use, contracts, franchises, and water rates. New York City Council and New York City Board of Estimate are government of New York City.

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New York City Charter

The New York City Charter is the municipal charter of New York City. New York City Council and New York City Charter are government of New York City.

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New York City Civil Court

The Civil Court of the City of New York is a civil court of the New York State Unified Court System in New York City that decides lawsuits involving claims for damages up to $25,000 and includes a small claims part (small claims court) for cases involving amounts up to $10,000 as well as a housing part (housing court) for landlord-tenant matters, and also handles other civil matters referred by the New York Supreme Court. New York City Council and New York City Civil Court are government of New York City.

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New York City Comptroller

The Office of Comptroller of New York City, a position established in 1801, is the chief financial officer and chief auditor of the city agencies and their performance and spending. New York City Council and New York City Comptroller are citywide elected offices of New York City.

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New York City Council Black, Latino and Asian Caucus

The Black, Latino and Asian (BLA) Caucus is a caucus of members of the New York City Council.

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New York City Council Jewish Caucus

The New York City Council Jewish Caucus comprises the Jewish members of the New York City Council.

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New York City Council LGBT Caucus

The New York City Council LGBT Caucus is a caucus of LGBT members of the New York City Council.

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New York City Council Progressive Caucus

The Progressive Caucus of the New York City Council is a bloc of progressive New York City Councilmembers that was formed in 2009.

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New York City Council Women's Caucus

The Women's Caucus is a caucus of female-identified members of the New York City Council.

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New York City Criminal Court

The Criminal Court of the City of New York is a court of the State Unified Court System in New York City that handles misdemeanors (generally, crimes punishable by fine or imprisonment of up to one year) and lesser offenses, and also conducts arraignments (initial court appearances following arrest) and preliminary hearings in felony cases (generally, more serious offenses punishable by imprisonment of more than one year). New York City Council and New York City Criminal Court are government of New York City.

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New York City Hall

New York City Hall is the seat of New York City government, located at the center of City Hall Park in the Civic Center area of Lower Manhattan, between Broadway, Park Row, and Chambers Street. New York City Council and New York City Hall are government of New York City.

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New York City Law Department

The New York City Law Department, also known as the Office of the Corporation Counsel, is the department of the government of New York City responsible for most of the city's legal affairs.

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New York City mayoral elections

The mayor of New York City is elected in early November every four years, in the year immediately following a United States presidential election year, and takes office at the beginning of the following year.

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New York City Panel for Educational Policy

The Panel for Educational Policy of the Department of Education of the City School District of the City of New York, abbreviated as the Panel for Educational Policy and also known as the New York City Board of Education, is the governing body of the New York City Department of Education.

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New York City Public Advocate

The office of New York City Public Advocate (President of the City Council) is a citywide elected position in New York City, which is first in line to succeed the mayor. New York City Council and New York City Public Advocate are citywide elected offices of New York City.

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New York City Rules

The Rules of the City of New York (RCNY) contains the compiled rules and regulations (delegated legislation) of New York City government agencies. New York City Council and New York City Rules are government of New York City.

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New York City's 10th City Council district

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New York City's 11th City Council district

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New York City's 12th City Council district

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New York City's 13th City Council district

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New York City's 14th City Council district

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New York City's 15th City Council district

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New York City's 16th City Council district

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New York City's 17th City Council district

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New York City's 18th City Council district

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New York City's 19th City Council district

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New York City's 1st City Council district

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New York City's 20th City Council district

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New York City's 21st City Council district

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New York City's 22nd City Council district

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New York City's 23rd City Council district

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New York City's 24th City Council district

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New York City's 25th City Council district

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New York City's 26th City Council district

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New York City's 27th City Council district

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New York City's 28th City Council district

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New York City's 29th City Council district

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New York City's 2nd City Council district

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New York City's 30th City Council district

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New York City's 31st City Council district

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New York City's 32nd City Council district

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New York City's 33rd City Council district

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New York City's 34th City Council district

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New York City's 35th City Council district

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New York City's 36th City Council district

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New York City's 37th City Council district

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New York City's 38th City Council district

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New York City's 39th City Council district

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New York City's 3rd City Council district

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New York City's 40th City Council district

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New York City's 41st City Council district

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New York City's 42nd City Council district

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New York City's 43rd City Council district

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New York City's 44th City Council district

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New York City's 45th City Council district

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New York City's 46th City Council district

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New York City's 47th City Council district

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New York City's 48th City Council district

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New York City's 49th City Council district

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New York City's 4th City Council district

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New York City's 50th City Council district

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New York City's 51st City Council district

New York City's 51st City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council.

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New York City's 5th City Council district

New York City's 5th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council.

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New York City's 6th City Council district

New York City's 6th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council.

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New York City's 7th City Council district

New York City's 7th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council.

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New York City's 8th City Council district

New York City's 8th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council.

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New York City's 9th City Council district

New York City's 9th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council.

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New York Republican State Committee

The New York Republican State Committee, established in 1855, is the New York State affiliate of the United States Republican Party (GOP).

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New York State Democratic Committee

The New York State Democratic Committee is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of New York.

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New York State Department of State

The New York State Department of State (NYSDOS) is the department of the New York state government under the leadership of the Secretary of State of New York.

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New York State Legislature

The New York State Legislature consists of the two houses that act as the state legislature of the U.S. state of New York: the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly.

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New York State Senate

The New York State Senate is the upper house of the New York State Legislature, while the New York State Assembly is its lower house.

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New York Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of the State of New York is the trial-level court of general jurisdiction in the judiciary of New York.

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Newbold Morris

Augustus Newbold Morris (February 2, 1902 – March 30, 1966) was an American politician, lawyer, president of the New York City Council, and two-time candidate for mayor of New York City.

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Newsday

Newsday is a daily newspaper in the United States primarily serving Nassau and Suffolk counties on Long Island, although it is also sold throughout the New York metropolitan area.

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One man, one vote

"One person, one vote" or "one vote, one value" is a slogan used to advocate for the principle of equal representation in voting.

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Oswald Feliz

Oswald Feliz (born October 29, 1990) is an American politician and attorney serving as a member of the New York City Council from the 15th district.

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Paul O'Dwyer

Peter Paul O'Dwyer (June 29, 1907 – June 23, 1998) was an Irish-born American politician and civil rights lawyer who served as President of the New York City Council during 1974–1977.

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Paul R. Screvane

Paul R. Screvane (August 11, 1914 – November 4, 2001) was an American politician.

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Pierina Sanchez

Pierina Ana Sanchez (born June 10, 1988) is an American politician from the Bronx, New York City.

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Politics of New York City

The city government of New York City controls a budget of about $78.3 billion a year, as of 2016. New York City Council and Politics of New York City are government of New York City and new York City Council elections.

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Proportional representation

Proportional representation (PR) refers to any type of electoral system under which subgroups of an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body.

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Prospect Heights, Brooklyn

Prospect Heights is a neighborhood in the northwest of the New York City borough of Brooklyn.

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Queens

Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York.

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Rafael Salamanca

Rafael "Ralph" Salamanca Jr. (born July 2, 1980) is the councilmember for the 17th district of the New York City Council.

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Randolph Guggenheimer (politician)

Randolph Guggenheimer (July 20, 1846 – September 12, 1907) was a politician in New York City who served as the inaugural President of the Council of the City of Greater New York from 1898 through 1901.

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Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party, also known as the GOP (Grand Old Party), is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States.

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Rita Joseph

Rita C. Joseph (born July 24, 1970) is an American politician and educator serving as a member of the New York City Council for the 40th district.

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Riverdale, Bronx

Riverdale is a residential neighborhood in the northwestern portion of the New York City borough of the Bronx.

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Robert F. Wagner Jr.

Robert Ferdinand Wagner II (April 20, 1910 – February 12, 1991) was an American diplomat and politician who served three terms as the mayor of New York City from 1954 through 1965.

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Robert Holden (politician)

Robert F. Holden (born October 12, 1951) is an American professor, graphic designer, and the New York City Council member for the 30th district, representing the neighborhoods of Glendale, Maspeth, Middle Village, Ridgewood, and parts of Woodside and Woodhaven in the borough of Queens.

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Robert L. Moran

Robert Lawrence Moran (October 3, 1884 – August 19, 1954), was a Bronx politician who served as president of the Board of Aldermen of New York City from 1918 to 1920, filling a vacancy after Alfred E. Smith was elected Governor of New York.

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Rockaway Beach, Queens

Rockaway Beach is a neighborhood on the Rockaway Peninsula in the New York City borough of Queens.

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Ronald Lauder

Ronald (Ron) Steven Lauder (born February 26, 1944) is an American businessman and political activist.

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Rudolph Halley

Rudolph Halley (June 19, 1913 – November 19, 1956) was an attorney and politician from New York City.

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Sandra Ung

Sandra Ung (born September 13, 1974) is a Cambodian-born American attorney and politician from New York City.

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Sandy Nurse

Sandra Nurse (born April 3, 1984) is a Panamanian-born American carpenter and Democratic politician from New York City who has served as the New York City Council member for the 37th district since 2022.

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Sanford Garelik

Sanford Daniel Garelik (August 16, 1918 – November 19, 2011) was an American politician from New York City.

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Selvena Brooks-Powers

Selvena N. Brooks-Powers (born March 1, 1983) is an American politician and community organizer serving as a member of the New York City Council from the 31st district.

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Session laws

Session laws are the collection of statutes enacted by a legislature during a single session of that legislature, often published following the end of the session as a bound volume.

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Shahana Hanif

Shahana K. Hanif (born February 5, 1991) is an American politician who is a member of the New York City Council for the 39th district, which covers Park Slope and other neighborhoods in central Brooklyn.

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Shaun Abreu

Shaun Abreu (born January 8, 1991) is an American politician and tenants' rights attorney from New York City.

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Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn

Sheepshead Bay is a neighborhood in southern Brooklyn, New York City.

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Shekar Krishnan

Shekar Krishnan (born June 5, 1985) is an American attorney and politician who is a member of the New York City Council for the 25th district, which covers the northwestern Queens neighborhoods of Jackson Heights, Elmhurst, parts of East Elmhurst, and a small piece of Woodside.

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Single transferable vote

The single transferable vote (STV), sometimes mistakenly conflated with proportional ranked choice voting (P-RCV), is a multi-winner electoral system in which each voter casts a single vote in the form of a ranked-choice ballot.

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Soundview, Bronx

Soundview is a neighborhood on the Clason Point peninsula, on the southern section of the borough of the Bronx in New York City.

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Speaker (politics)

The speaker of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body, is its presiding officer, or the chair.

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Stapleton, Staten Island

Stapleton is a neighborhood in northeastern Staten Island in New York City, United States.

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Staten Island

Staten Island is the southernmost borough of New York City, coextensive with Richmond County and situated at the southernmost point of New York.

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Sunnyside, Queens

Sunnyside is a neighborhood in the western portion of the New York City borough of Queens.

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Sunset Park, Brooklyn

Sunset Park is a neighborhood in the western part of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, bounded by Park Slope and Green-Wood Cemetery to the north, Borough Park to the east, Bay Ridge to the south, and New York Harbor to the west.

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Supreme Court of the United States

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States.

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Term limits in the United States

In the United States, term limits restrict the number of terms of office an officeholder may serve.

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The Bronx

The Bronx is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the U.S. state of New York.

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The Estée Lauder Companies

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (stylized as ESTĒE LAUDER) is an American multinational cosmetics company, a manufacturer and marketer of makeup, skincare, perfume, and hair care products, based in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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Tiffany Cabán

Tiffany Cabán (born July 24, 1987) is an American attorney, politician, and political organizer who has served as a member of the New York City Council for the 22nd District since the 2021 New York City Council election.

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United States census

The United States census (plural censuses or census) is a census that is legally mandated by the Constitution of the United States.

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United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (in case citations, 2d Cir.) is one of the thirteen United States Courts of Appeals.

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United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (in case citations, E.D.N.Y.) is the federal district court whose territorial jurisdiction spans five counties in New York State: the four Long Island counties of Nassau, Suffolk, Kings (Brooklyn), and Queens, as well as Richmond (Staten Island), the latter three being among New York City's five boroughs.

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Upper East Side

The Upper East Side, sometimes abbreviated UES, is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, bounded approximately by 96th Street to the north, the East River to the east, 59th Street to the south, and Central Park and Fifth Avenue to the west.

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Upper West Side

The Upper West Side (UWS) is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City.

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Vincent R. Impellitteri

Vincent Richard Impellitteri (born Vincenzo Impellitteri; February 4, 1900 – January 29, 1987) was an Italian-American politician and judge who served as the 101st Mayor of New York City from 1950 to 1953.

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Whip (politics)

A whip is an official of a political party whose task is to ensure party discipline in a legislature.

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Whitestone, Queens

Whitestone is a residential neighborhood in the northernmost part of the New York City borough of Queens.

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William F. Brunner

William Frank Brunner (September 15, 1887 – April 23, 1965) was an American businessman and politician who four terms served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York from 1929 to 1935.

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William O'Dwyer

William O'Dwyer (July 11, 1890November 24, 1964) was an Irish-American politician who served as the 100th Mayor of New York City, holding that office from 1946 to 1950.

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William T. Collins

William Thomas Collins (June 30, 1886 - September 4, 1961) was an American politician, lawyer, and jurist who served as acting mayor of New York City for one day on December 31, 1925, after the retirement of John Francis Hylan.

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Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Williamsburg is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, bordered by Greenpoint to the north; Bedford–Stuyvesant to the south; Bushwick and East Williamsburg to the east; and the East River to the west.

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Woodside, Queens

Woodside is a residential and commercial neighborhood in the western portion of the borough of Queens in New York City.

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2000 United States census

The 2000 United States census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2 percent over the 248,709,873 people enumerated during the 1990 census.

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2020 United States census

The 2020 United States census was the 24th decennial United States census.

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2023 New York City Council election

The 2023 New York City Council elections were held on November 7, 2023, with primaries having occurred on June 27, 2023. New York City Council and 2023 New York City Council election are new York City Council elections.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Council

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