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NOW IN EFFECT ✅ Local Law 166, sponsored by Council Member Shekar Krishnan This law would require certain agencies that collect demographic information from individuals through form documents to include additional race and ethnicity options based on U.S. Census data.

I’m proud to be on Team Hochul. Together, we’re going to lower costs for New Yorkers, deliver universal child care, and stand up to Trump. amsterdamnews.com/news/2026/03/2…

March is National Reading Month 📚   As we wrap up this month, we asked Council Members to share the books that shaped them, inspired them, and stayed with them.

On Trans Day of Visibility, we stand with the trans, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming New Yorkers who make this city stronger. Today and every day, we recommit to protecting, affirming, and uplifting the trans community in our city. 🏳️‍⚧️

Are you a driven graduate student with a keen interest in progressive organizing? Apply to intern with @nycprogressives!

Please join us in wishing Council Member Sandy Nurse a very happy birthday! 🎂

The City Council’s LGBTQIA+ Caucus, made up of six out lawmakers, has hired an executive director to elevate constituent concerns and better serve New York City’s queer community. gaycitynews.com/city-council-l…

Monday at 10AM: The Committee on General Welfare will hold an oversight hearing on Food Insecurity in New York City. 📺 Watch live: council.nyc.gov/livestream

🌞 PB Pop Ups start this weekend! Stop by and cast a vote for your top three community-based projects! Can’t make it out or have other plans? No problem! Starting tomorrow, you can submit your ballot online at vote.pbnyc.org 🔗#PBNYC

Please join us in wishing Council Member Crystal Hudson a very happy birthday! 🎂

It's Vote Week for Participatory Budgeting! If you don't know by now, 6th District stakeholders can vote on ways to spend $1 million on long-lasting projects (“capital” projects) in the district. Sixth District residents age 11+ can vote on the projects they support either in

Tomorrow at 1:00PM: The Subcommittee on Early Childhood Education, jointly with the Committee on Workforce Development and the Committee on Higher Education, will hold an oversight hearing on Early Childhood Educator Workforce Development and Pipeline. 📺 Watch live:

You can vote on how we spend $1 million in our community today and on Friday from 10 AM to 5 PM at our district office! Stop by 37-32 75th Street, 1st Floor, Jackson Heights, NY 11372, or vote online at rnd.council.nyc.gov/PB_Voting

Joined Center for an Urban Future this morning to discuss how New York City can boost incomes and expand pathways to the middle class through CUNY. Affordability means raising incomes and expanding access to good jobs and opportunity.

Participatory Budgeting Vote Week is ending in a few days! This is your chance to decide how NYC Council funds are spent in your community— from parks and schools to libraries and public spaces. Vote online or in person: rnd.council.nyc.gov/PB_Voting/

You decide where the money goes. Participatory Budgeting Vote Week is your opportunity to fund real projects in your neighborhood, from safer parks to better schools and improved public spaces. Just 3 days left— make your vote count: rnd.council.nyc.gov/PB_Voting/

⚠️ LAST CALL ⚠️ Participatory Budgeting voting ends today! Take a few minutes to shape the future of your neighborhood: rnd.council.nyc.gov/PB_Voting/

Last year, I passed legislation requiring the City to appoint a coordinator to lead the transition off Rikers Island. Today, that mandate is fulfilled! Appointing Dana Kaplan as NYC's first Close Rikers Czar shows City Hall is fully committed to closing Rikers Island.