Brighton City Council

New York City is the only municipality in New York that has a City Council. The New York City Council is unicameral and consists of 129 members from across the city. The City Council holds the legislative power of New York, and is elected in two classes, half in the year after Presidential elections, and the other half in the year after Midterm Elections. The most recent election of the City Council was in 2017.

History
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Leaders
In terms of leadership, the New York City Council has four main leaders. There is the Speaker of the Chamber, Deputy Speaker, the Leader of the Governing Coalition, and the Leader of the Opposition. The Speaker of the Chamber and the Leader of the Governing Coalition are often the same person, though this is not required. The Deputy Speaker is often only elected when there is a Governing Coalition. The Leader of the Opposition is the Leader of the largest party not part of the Government. Currently, the governing coalition consists of the Liberal Democrat and Green council members.

Party Control
The Council currently consists of 52 Liberal Democrats, 36 Democrats, 21 Greens, 12 Republicans, 4 Federalists, 2 Latin Workers, and 2 Christian Republicans.

Legislative Powers
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