Chi Ossé is the Council Member for New York City’s 36th District, representing Bedford-Stuyvesant and North Crown Heights. He entered politics as an organizer and prominent figure in the Black Lives Matter movement. At 23 years old, Ossé was elected in 2021 as the youngest member of this Council and its only member hailing from Gen-Z.
Ossé is the co-Chair of the Brooklyn Delegation. His work is focused on implementing innovative and human-centered public safety solutions and investing in solving New York’s housing crisis. More broadly, he recognizes the immense power of municipal spending and is an outspoken advocate for budget justice.
In his first term, he passed life-saving legislation to provide anti-overdose medication to bars and nightlife establishments across the city, and a legislative package to tackle Gotham’s Public Enemy Number One: rats.
He also won a protracted battle against the landlord lobby to pass Intro 360, the Fairness in Apartment Rental Expenses (FARE) Act. This landmark law ends the exploitative practice of forcing tenants to pay broker fees for apartments they found without ever hiring a broker. It makes clear that whoever hires the broker, whether a landlord or a tenant, is the one responsible for paying the fee.
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