Today, the Fiscal Year 2024 budget passed the City Council, and will be sent to Mayor Eric Adams to be signed into law. It was less than our people deserve, and I voted ‘No.’ 

For months, the Council has been forced to build this budget with a mayor negotiating in bad faith. He slashed tens of millions of dollars from vital agencies and services, then offered the restoration of that funding as a bargaining chip to secure wins for his true constituents: corporate interests and the carceral state. 

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The Fairness in Apartment Rental Expenses Act would require that the party that hires a broker pays the broker fee:

New York, NY: At a full City Council Stated Meeting this afternoon, Council Member Chi Ossé introduced Intro 1105, or the Fairness in Apartment Rentals Act. The FARE Act’s co-prime sponsors are Council Members Shaun Abreu and Oswald Feliz, both of whom worked for years as tenant lawyers prior to entering public office.

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Renewed campaign to save the Center includes a GoFundMe campaign and video by local actor / activist Gbenga Akinnnagbe

Photos and videos from the February 2 event are available here.

Brooklyn, NY: Yesterday, community leaders and local officials from Brooklyn and beyond came together to launch a campaign to save the Magnolia Tree Earth Center, a 50-year-old nonprofit that offers environmental, cultural, and community programming in the heart of Bed-Stuy.

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New York, NY: Mayor Eric Adams signed into law a bill today that will provide free overdose prevention medication and training to bars and nightlife establishments across the city. The bill, Intro 0056-2022, which was introduced by Council Member Chi Ossé in February and passed by a supermajority vote in September, becomes law in the midst of a nation-wide addiction and overdose crisis that has wreaked havoc on communities and families.

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The multi-pronged approach will include neighborhood beautification, investment in anti-gun violence programs, and a participatory budgeting cycle focused on building safe, livable neighborhoods:

BROOKLYN, NY: Gun violence is a persistent scourge on central Brooklyn that was exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic. To confront it, the government needs to take a multi-pronged approach that not only tackles violence as it arises, but addresses its root causes.

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Intro 0056-2022 passes at the Stated Meeting of the City Council on Thursday, September 14. Chi Ossé is the youngest person to ever pass a bill in the New York City Council. 

New York, NY: Thursday, September 14, Council Member Chi Ossé, Council Member Keith Powers’ bill, Intro 0056-2022, passes at today’s Stated Meeting.

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Intro 544 would create a graduated fine scale to hold large-scale landlords accountable for dumping violations:

NEW YORK, NY: Buildings are responsible for properly containerizing their waste. The system of sanitation fines for improper containerization does not take into account the size of the violator.   At the June 16 Stated Meeting of the New York City Council, Council Member Chi Ossé will introduce a bill to adjust fines to correspond with the size of the landlord or management company committing these violations.  

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Chi Ossé, Council Member for New York’s 36th District, released the following statement on his vote against the Fiscal Year 2023 Adopted Budget:

After months of good-faith negotiations between the City Council Budget Negotiation Team and Mayor Eric Adams, an agreement was reached on the Adopted Budget. While the $101 billion plan includes much to be happy about, it lets down too many New Yorkers, particularly those in my district of Bedford-Stuyvesant and North Crown Heights.

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Chi Ossé, Chair of the Committee on Cultural Affairs, joins New York City’s cultural institutions and organizations in calling for funding the Culture VIBE Plan in FY23

NEW YORK, NY: On Thursday, May 19, Council Member Chi Ossé will host a rally on the steps of City Hall for increased funding to New York City cultural institutions and groups.

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The family that has lived in the home since 1951 has successfully defended their right to stay in their home, pending further litigation

Brooklyn, NY: A Brooklyn family, subjected to the alleged crime of deed theft in 2015, has won a major battle in the ongoing fight to maintain possession of their family home.

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