Bill de Blasio says he wants citizens to be able track the discretionary funds of members of the City Council, which has been doggged by an investigation and indictments.

Larry B. Seabrook was accused of diverting city money to himself, family and friends using closely controlled nonprofit groups.

Sandy Annabi, a former councilwoman, accepted thousands to change her opposition to and vote for a major development project, federal prosecutors say.

Bill de Blasio’s swearing-in as the city’s watchdog was seen as a first formal step toward higher office.

On orders of the City Council, storefront roll-down gates, the unnoticed wallpaper of New York at night, have been legislated against, some right into extinction.

The solid roll-down security gate has been criticized as too forbidding, or for spray painters, too inviting. But some say they don’t have to be a blight.

The new Council is expected to be more unpredictable, given the prospect of new, loosely fitting blocs like the Republicans.

New York City Council members argued that a grace period they approved would give drivers wiggle room; enforcers said it would just delay the inevitable dispute.

The Democratic mayoral candidate was a protégé of a powerful party leader and borough president.

The City Critic getting a lift in Central Park in a pedicab driven by Garth Burton, then taking her turn at driving, below, with some assistance from Bernard Treanor.Having never thought to ride one, I had to wonder, could pedicabs really be that bad?