Find Press Releases, Statements, and Reports from Council Member Powers here.
Press Releases
- Release: New York City Council Member Keith Powers and City Council Colleagues Demand End of Unfair Waiver Requirement for IESP for NYC Families
- Release: Council Member Keith Powers Announces Legislation to Protect City Workers from AI
- Release: Council Member Keith Powers Announces Hearing on Bill to Require More Water Fountains with Bottle Fillers in New York City
- Release: City Council Member Keith Powers Introduces New Legislation Making It Easier, Quicker to Close Down Illegal Cannabis Shops
- Release: New York City Council Takes Major Action to Improve Health Transparency and Outcomes with the Passage of the “Sweet Truth Act”
- Release: City Council Majority Leader Keith Powers and Local Students Unveil New LinkNYC “Scoop the Poop” Dog PSA Campaign
- Release: City Council Considers Majority Leader Powers’ “Sweet Truth Act” to Combat Diabetes, Promote Healthier Eating
- Release: City Council Majority Leader Keith Powers Introduces “Stop Spreading the Noise” Act
- Release: New York City Council Member Keith Powers Announces New Dog Run on the East Side
- Release: City Council Members Keith Powers, Carlina Rivera, and Tiffany Cabán Introduce Legislation To Protect Incarcerated Transgender, Gender Non-Conforming, and Intersex New Yorkers
- Release: New York City Council Member Keith Powers Introduces Legislation to Warn Customers of Excess Amounts of Added Sugar Content
- Release: New York City Council Majority Leader Keith Powers Introduced the Fair Chance for Housing Act
- Release: New York City Council Majority Leader Keith Powers Announced $28 Million in Capital Funding for East Side Schools, Parks, Libraries
- Release: New York City Majority Leader Keith Powers, Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, and Council Member Gale Brewer Introduce Legislation Temporarily Suspending Commercial Rent Tax
- Release: New York City Council Majority Leader and Comptroller Brad Lander Announce Legislation To Protect New Yorkers Against Dangerous Driving
- Release: City Council Members Keith Powers and Carlina Rivera, with Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, Introduced Legislation Mandating All Electric Vehicle Fleet in New York City
- Release: City Council Members Keith Powers, Sandy Nurse, and Shahana Hanif Introduce Robust Zero Waste Legislative Package
- Release: New York City Council Majority Leader Keith Powers Re-Introduces the Community Organics and Empowerment (CORE) Act
- Release: New York City Council Majority Leader Keith Powers, Council Members Shahana Hanif and Carlina Rivera Introduce Package of New Legislation Strengthening Sanctuary City Detainer Laws
- Release: New York City Council Members Keith Powers, Julie Menin, Carlina Rivera, with Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson, Capping Credit Card Minimums
- Release: New York City Council Majority Leader Keith Powers and City Council Member Marjorie Velázquez Introduce Legislation Supporting Local Restaurants by Reinstating the Use of Propane Heaters
- Release: New York City Council Member Keith Powers Announces Latest Development in the Plan to Redesign Park Avenue Malls
- Release: City Council Passes Historic Rezoning at 175 Park Avenue
- Release: New York City Council Member Keith Powers, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, and Council Member Mark Levine Propose Zoning Change to Legalize Dancing Across New York City
- Release: New York City Council Member Keith Powers Passes Legislation to Increase Pedestrian Safety in Times Square
- Release: New York City Council Member Keith Powers Passes New Legislation Empowering Small Businesses
- Release: New York City Council Member Keith Powers Announces New Legislation to Strengthen Sanctuary City Detainer Laws
- Release: New York City Council Member Keith Powers Announces New Legislation to Provide Relief to Taxi Drivers and Owners
- Release: City Council Member Keith Powers, Tenants Association, and Elected Officials Announce End of Plans for Power Plant Construction in Stuyvesant Town
- Release: New York City Council Passes Council Member Keith Powers’ Legislation to Transfer Oversight of Press Credentials
- Release: New York City Council Members Keith Powers and Adrienne Adams to Introduce Legislation to Transfer Oversight of Press Credentials
- Release: New City Council Resolutions Push for Overhaul to School Admissions Process
- Release: Commercial Rent Tax to be Suspended Under New City Council Bill
- Release: City Council Passes Legislation to Strengthen City’s Response to Public Health Emergencies in City Jails
- Release: Criminal Justice Committee Chair City Council Member Keith Powers Introducing Package of Legislation to Address COVID-19 in City Jails
- Release: New York City Council Members Keith Powers and Antonio Reynoso Introduce the “Community Organics and Recycling Empowerment (CORE)” Act
- Release: In First Tenant-Led Test of New York’s New Tenant Protection Laws, Residents of Stuy Town Launch Legal Action to Protect More Than 6,200 Apartments Likely Facing Illegal Deregulation
- Release: City Council Members Keith Powers and Eric Ulrich Propose Change to the City’s Special Elections
- Release: JPMorgan Chase Headquarters Approved in East Midtown
- Release: City Council Approves Affordable Housing Deal at Waterside Plaza
- Release: New York City Council Passes Landmark Legislation to Permit Campaigns to Cover Childcare Costs
- Release: Council Member Keith Powers Releases Report on Campaign Finance Reform, Introduces Bill to Require Citywide Candidates to Raise 50 Campaign Contributions from Each Borough
- Release: Council Member Keith Powers and Tenant Leader Janet Handal Announce Support of Agreement to Preserve Affordable Housing at Waterside Plaza For 75 Years
- Release: Council Member Keith Powers and Majority Leader Laurie Cumbo Introduce Legislation to Use Campaign Funds for Childcare
Statements
- Statement: New York City Council Member Keith Powers on the Confirmation of the Next Corporate Counsel for the Adams Administration
- Statement: New York City Council Member Keith Powers on City of Yes Progress
- Statement: Council Member Keith Powers on the Tragic Murders in Manhattan
- Statement: Council Member Keith Powers on the Testimony from DCAS Commissioner Louis Molina
- Statement: City Council Majority Leader Keith Powers on Intro 1099
- Statement: City Council Majority Leader Keith Powers on Proposed Brookdale Site in District 4
- Statement: Statement: City Council Majority Leader Keith Powers on Mayor Adams’ Repeal of Cabaret Law Zoning Regulations
- Statement: Criminal Justice Chair Keith Powers on the Recent Fatality and Ongoing Crisis at Rikers Island
- Statement: City Council Member Keith Powers on DoorDash Lawsuit Regarding City Council Legislation
- Statement: Criminal Justice Chair Keith Powers on Ongoing Crisis in New York City’s Correctional Facilities
- Statement: City Council Member Keith Powers on the Report on Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Sexual Harassment and Assault Accusations
- Statement: Criminal Justice Chair Keith Powers on Appointment of Vincent Schiraldi to DOC Commissioner
- Statement: Criminal Justice Chair Keith Powers on Solitary Confinement Announcement
- Statement: Council Member Keith Powers on Governor’s Allowance of Security Deposits for Rent Payment
- Statement: New York City Council Member Keith Powers on Mayor’s Proposal to Limit Security Deposits
- Statement: New York City Council Member Keith Powers on Resignation Of NYCT Chief Andy Byford
- Statement: Council Member Keith Powers and Borough President Gale Brewer on the Holiday Pedestrian Congestion Mitigation Plan
- Statement: Council Member Powers on Rikers Island
- Statement: In Midst of Equinox Boycott, City Council Member Keith Powers Proposes Legislation to Allow Consumers to Cancel Gym, Other Memberships Online
- Statement: Council Member Powers on JPMorgan’s Investment in Midtown
- Statement: Council Member Keith Powers on Fatality at 7th Avenue Subway Station
- Statement: Council Member Keith Powers on L Train Announcement
- Statement: Council Member Powers on Cases of Legionnaires’ Disease at Rikers Island
- Statement: Council Member Powers on Arrest of Proud Boy Geoffrey Young
- Statement: Council Member Powers and Assembly Member Quart on Incident at Metropolitan Republican Club
- Statement: Council Members Keith Powers and Rory Lancman on Reports of Violence at Raise the Age Facility