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District 37

Sandy Nurse

Bushwick (West), Bushwick (East), The Evergreens Cemetery, Cypress Hills, East New York (North), East New York-City Line, Highland Park-Cypress Hills Cemeteries (South), Ocean Hill, Brownsville

Brooklyn, NY Council Member Sandy Nurse rallied this morning alongside a chorus of local elected officials and residents calling on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to increase local hiring for the $400 million ADA-accessibility and public realm project at Broadway Junction. This historic project is the biggest public works project the district has seen in decades and has the potential to supercharge community wealth building efforts in Council District 37 and East New York, specifically. 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 14, 2023

Council Member Nurse, De La Rosa, and others will introduce a bill ensuring that NYC achieves 150 megawatts of solar power by 2030 on city-owned buildings and public properties

New York, NY – On Thursday September 14th, Council Member Sandy Nurse, along with several other Council Members introduced legislation requiring New York City to accelerate solar energy installations on city-owned buildings and public properties.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 8, 2023

The Act is the most aggressive Zero Waste legislation in the nation with targets and accountability, mandated citywide curbside organics, and increased community access.

Today, in the midst of a climate crisis caused by hazardous wildfire smoke covering the region, New York City committed to the ambitious but necessary goal of Zero Waste by 2030.

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