The How to New York articles from news site THE CITY are helpful guides to how New York City works, including navigating city and state laws and bureaucracies. Covered topics include:
The New York City government is mayor-council system:
The Laws of the City of New York are comprised of:
To get started learning about local government:
New York City's official Organizational Chart (click to enlarge).
There is no single digital repository of city government publications. Below are common sources for publications, both current and historic: