Following reports of immigration enforcement activity near Church Avenue and Kings Highway, Council Member Farah N. Louis joined Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and local leaders to canvass East Flatbush businesses and residents, ensuring community members understood their legal rights. Amid rising anxiety around federal Temporary Protected Status (TPS) deadlines, Council Member Louis urged constituents and local leaders to lobby Congress for broader federal protections.
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New York City Council Member Farah N. Louis introduced Introduction 0978, landmark legislation expanding household income eligibility for the Senior Citizens Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE) and Disability Rent Increase Exemption (DRIE) programs from $50,000 to $75,000. The bill seeks to protect low-income seniors and residents with disabilities from rising housing costs and neighborhood displacement.
“We must protect our low-income residents from being priced out of neighborhoods they call homes for decades,”
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Council Member Farah N. Louis joined Assemblyman Kalman Yeger, local community boards, and residents outside 5244 Kings Highway to oppose the city’s sudden plan to convert an existing family shelter into a single adult men’s shelter without community consultation. Council Member Louis called on City Hall and the Department of Homeless Services to prioritize transparency and respect district voices.
“This is about transparency, accountability, and respect,”
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Council Member Farah N. Louis joined fellow elected officials, community leaders, and advocates at Brooklyn Borough Hall during a National Day of Action to demand federal action protecting Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian nationals. The citywide rally was organized in response to ongoing federal attempts and court rulings threatening to terminate TPS protections, a decision that would put more than 350,000 work-authorized individuals at risk of deportation.
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The New York City Council has approved a comprehensive legislative package sponsored by Council Member Farah N. Louis designed to expand educational access and create clearer pathways to municipal employment. The legislative push centers on Intro 691-A, which addresses systemic racial inequities in science, technology, engineering, and math fields by requiring the Department of Education to gather student feedback on STEM programming and publicly report on class offerings and enrollment trends across public schools.
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“Today is a momentous occasion for the residents of Flatbush and East Flatbush as we celebrate the reopening of the Clarendon Library—a cherished institution that has stood as a pillar of our community for over 100 years. After months of tireless advocacy and collaboration, we are thrilled to see this vital resource back in service months ahead of schedule.
The journey to this day has not been easy.
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Read more on Gothamist (link), NY Carib News (link), PIX 11 (link), Carribean Life (link), Blavity (link), Waymaker Journal (link), and New York Daily News (link).
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Read more in the Brooklyn Eagle (link) and watch on CBS News (link).
“Today, the City Council has taken vital steps toward protecting maternal health and workplace equity by passing Intros 891 and 892. These bills ensure transparency in maternal health oversight and mandate lactation accommodations for working mothers. No woman should face preventable risks during childbirth, nor should new mothers have to choose between work and providing for their children,” said Council Member Farah N.
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“City lawmakers are poised to pass legislation this week greenlighting a study on the legacy of slavery in New York City, including possible payment of monetary and non-monetary reparations.”
“For some advocates, passage of the bill would be groundbreaking development in a decadeslong battle for racial justice.”
Read more on Gothamist (link), the New York Times (link), Amsterdam News (link), NY1 (link), PIX11 (link), and the Associated Press (link).
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