New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...
. It is published each weekday (except legal holidays) and contains legal notices produced by city agencies, including notices of proposed and adopted rules,
procurement
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solicitations and awards, upcoming public hearings and meetings, public auctions and property dispositions, and selected court decisions. Despite the publication's importance, long history, and influence—many city projects are required to be announced in the paper—the existence of the ''Record'' is not well known.
The codified local laws of NYC are contained in the ''
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. As of January 2018, it contains 35 titles, numbered 1 through 16, 16-A, 17 through 20, 20-A, 2 ...
'', and the regulations promulgated by city agencies are compiled in the '' Rules of the City of New York''. Historical issues of ''The City Record'' are being digitized by the City Record Project at the
NYU
New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin.
In 1832, the ...
Tandon School of Engineering
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Notable people
Notable people include:
Activists
* Purushottam Das Tandon, ''Bharat Ratna'', Indian free ...
; the database contains searchable PDFs of issues from the founding of the ''Record'' in 1873 through 1947, resulting in a historical source that records every payment and contract of the city, election returns, periodic reports of city agencies, and much more.
The paper was founded in the wake of multiple scandals involving the city government and
Tammany Hall
Tammany Hall, also known as the Society of St. Tammany, the Sons of St. Tammany, or the Columbian Order, was a New York City political organization founded in 1786 and incorporated on May 12, 1789 as the Tammany Society. It became the main loc ...
; its publication is required by city law (
New York City Charter
The New York City Charter is the municipal charter of New York City. As of January 2018, it includes a non-numbered introductory chapter, plus chapters identified by a number (1 through 75) or a number plus a letter suffix.''Consolidated Laws'' GMU §103 (2)). Eli Blachman has been the paper's editor since 1995. ''The City Record'' has been published online (known as CROL) since 2004.
Federal Register
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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. The mayor is elected to a four-year term and is responsible for th ...
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Law of New York
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