<div><p> </p><p>In a hearing at City Hall this afternoon about the impact of the federal stimulus bill on the city, the director of the Michael Bloomberg's office of operations, Jeff Kay, was asked what role "if any" the New York City Council will play in putting together a ...

<div><p>In recent weeks, the federal stimulus package has often been talked about in messianic terms, viewed as something that will drench New York City in cash to spend. Labor leaders, construction industry executives and elected officials alike have referred to it as a temporary cure to a construction industry soon to be hurting for ...