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Concrete Bills is a free tool for following New York City Council legislation without the jargon.
Search every NYC bill, committee, and hearing in one place, browse profiles of all 51 council members organized by borough, and see which committee meetings are coming up.
Each week, Concrete Bills publishes a plain-language digest that explains what legislation moved and why it matters, so you do not have to read dense bill text or dig through Legistar to stay informed.
No ads and no paywall. It is built for residents, advocates, journalists, and anyone who wants to know what their local government is actually doing
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Concrete Bills translates dense New York City Council legislation into plain language. Instead ofdigging through raw bill text and Legistar, you get every bill, committee, and hearing in one searchable place, profiles of all 51 council members by borough, and a weekly digest that explains what actually moved and why it matters. The focus is on making local lawmaking understandable, not just accessible.
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Most legislative trackers are built for lobbyists and cover federal or statewide bills through paid, complex dashboards. Concrete Bills is free, focused entirely on New York City, and written for everyday residents. It explains the reasoning behind each bill in plain English, so you do not need a policy background or a paid subscription to follow what your local government is doing.
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NYC residents who want to know what their council member is doing, along with advocates, community organizers, journalists, and council staffers who need a fast, readable way to track local legislation.
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Concrete Bills started from a simple frustration: it is far too hard for an ordinary New Yorker to find out what the City Council is voting on and what it means for them. The official sources publish raw bill text but rarely explain it. Concrete Bills was built to close that gap with plain-language summaries and a weekly digest.
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Concrete Bills is a web application built with Next.js and React, with Algolia powering fast search across more than 50,000 bills drawn from public New York City Council legislative data.
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