Firefighters use a daring rope roof rescue to save two people from a 20th floor high rise on East 67th St. on November 5, 2022, after a four-alarm fire started by a lithium ion battery blocked rescuers from reaching trapped civilains from inside. Photo: FDNY. City Council Passes Bills Regulating E-Bike Batteries The City Council passed a bill regulating the lithium-ion batteries in e-bikes and scooters, in an action aimed at stopping... News 06 Mar 2023 | 12:32
Council Member Keith Powers referenced his father’s own experience running a small business in an acknowledgement of “how hard mom-and-pop stores work to keep their doors open.” Photo by Stephen Yang / NYPost, courtesy of Keith Powers’ office Council Member Keith Powers Backs Small Biz Break Small businesses were hurting badly during the pandemic — and the way Council Member Keith Powers sees it, they ought to... News 27 Jan 2023 | 07:26
Central Park’s horse-drawn carriages. Photo: Sofia Cipriano Debate Rages Over Central Park Horses Last month, Queens Council Member Robert Holden introduced a bill that would replace the 68 horse carriages in Central Park... News 12 Aug 2022 | 04:03
