About The Civic Stoop

The Civic Stoop helps New York City residents stay informed about their local government. Enter your ZIP code to find your City Council district, track upcoming meetings and legislation, and learn how to testify at public hearings.

All data comes from official public APIs. The site does not store personal information. Your preferences (district, tracked bills, topic filters) are saved locally in your browser only.

• NYC City Council (Legistar)
  Committee meetings, hearings, legislation, votes, and council member information.
  council.nyc.gov/legislation
• NY State Legislature (Open Legislation)
  New York State Senate and Assembly bills, calendars, agendas, and committee activity.
  legislation.nysenate.gov
• Congress.gov
  Federal bills, resolutions, and committee activity from the Library of Congress.
  api.congress.gov
• NYC OpenData
  City Council district boundaries, meeting records, and council member data.
  opendata.cityofnewyork.us
• NYC Geoclient
  Address-to-district mapping for precise district lookups.
  api-portal.nyc.gov

Meeting, legislation, and contract data is rebuilt nightly from official sources (NYC Council Legistar, NY State Senate, Congress.gov, Checkbook NYC, and individual community board websites). The site reads from those static snapshots, so pages load fast and don't depend on third-party APIs being up at the moment you visit. District and council member information is updated periodically.

This site does not track you, set cookies, or send your data to any server. Your zip code, district selection, and display preferences are stored in your browser's localStorage only. Clearing your browser data will reset your preferences. Normal browsing reads only the static snapshots described above, so no visitor information is logged or transmitted anywhere.