The panel, known as the Charter Revision Commission, may introduce ballot initiatives to limit lawmakers’ power to block housing development, among other changes.

As a federal judge continues to consider taking Rikers Island out of the city’s control, a jail expert hired by the city says ...

A day after the Trump administration issued another executive order threatening so-called “sanctuary cities” like New York ...

Trump’s sweeping attacks have enabled immigrants, students and teachers to build a broad coalition, said one organizer.