Office of the New York City Comptroller | April 10, 2025
Adams’ DOT abandoned Select Bus Service and dropped every bus initiative
New York, NY — New York Comptroller Brad Lander released a new report, Behind Schedule: How the New York City Bus System Slow Rolls Riders, on the performance of the City’s bus system, finding that bus riders traveled a mere 8.17 mph on average and faced delays in reaching their stops nearly a third of the time.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Wednesday, April 10, 2025
Press Contacts: Reed Dunlea, rdunlea@nyic.org, 929-923-8863
Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org, 347-201-2768
New York—Today, the ICE Out! NYC Coalition, Shut Rikers Campaign, New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), Make the Road Action, Bronx Defenders, the Immigrant Defense Project, the Katal Center for Equity, Health, and Justice, elected officials, immigrants and people directly impacted by detention at Rikers held a rally and press conference outside City Hall to denounce an executive order issued by the Mayor on Tuesday allowing ICE to establish an office within Rikers Island jail.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Press Contacts: Alex Liao, (973) 647 -5001 | Bhairavi Desai, (917) 945-7286
Emails: aliao@council.nyc.gov | media@nytwa.org
Brooklyn, NY | Today, Council Member Shahana Hanif, New York Taxi Workers Alliance (NYTWA), and Desis Rising Up and Moving (DRUM) urged Uber and Lyft drivers employed between 2014 and 2017 to file a claim for their share of the New York State Attorney General’s $328M Settlement Fund before March 31, 2025 filing deadline.
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For Immediate Release | Friday, March 21, 2025
Contact: Emmet Teran. (917) 623-5178. ETeran@council.nyc.gov
City Hall – New York City Council Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Shahana Hanif and Sandy Nurse and Vice Co-Chairs Carmen De La Rosa and Jen Gutiérrez issued the following statement in reaction to Mayor Eric Adams naming Randy Mastro our city’s First Deputy Mayor.
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Planned Parenthood – For Immediate Release | March 12, 2025
Contact: Senti Sojwal | senti.sojwal@ppgreaterny.org | 917-757-4908
NEW YORK, NY – Due to Medicaid underfunding alone, Planned Parenthood of Greater New York (PPGNY) is experiencing a multimillion-dollar annual underfunding of our operations. We have an urgent need to raise critical funds through public and private funding.
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Legislation would improve the program by reintroducing walk-in appointments, codifying a streamlined appointment scheduling system, adding training for staff, implementing a denial review process, and adding an issue date to the card
Press Contacts:
Mus Lamia | mlamia@council.nyc.gov, (646) 353-4549
Alex Liao | aliao@council.nyc.gov, (973) 647-5001
New York, NY | Today, the City Council voted to pass Council Member Shahana Hanif’s Intro 216-A, the Access to IDNYC Act.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | February 27, 2025
Press Contacts: Musarrat (Mus) Lamia | (646) 353-4549 | mlamia@council.nyc.gov
Council Member Hanif Secured 100 Affordable Units, 40% Affordability for Windsor Terrace through the rezoning, marking one of the highest proportions of affordable housing for a private ULURP application without public subsidies in city history
New York, NY—In a significant step toward addressing New York City’s housing crisis, the City Council has approved the modified zoning application for 441 and 467 Prospect Avenue Rezoning, also known as the Arrow Linen proposal in Windsor Terrace.
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Press Contacts:
Alex Liao | aliao@council.nyc.gov, (973) 647-5001
Mus Lamia | mlamia@council.nyc.gov, (646) 353-4549
Legislation combats theft by requiring businesses to provide workers with daily reports on tips and outlaws union-busting tactics
New York, NY | On Thursday, February 13th, New York City Council Member Shahana Hanif introduced Intro.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | February 13, 2025
Press Contacts: Musarrat (Mus) Lamia, (646) 353-4549 | Alexander Liao, (973) 647-5001
Email: mlamia@council.nyc.gov | aliao@council.nyc.gov
New York, NY— Yesterday, the New York City Council’s Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises voted to approve modifications to the Zoning Application for 441 &
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Thursday, February 13, 2025, 12 P.M.
Committee Room, City Hall
Good afternoon, I am Council Member Shahana Hanif and I represent the 39th District in Brooklyn. Thank you, Chairs Kevin Riley and Rafael Salamanca for holding today’s hearings and including the 441 & 467 Prospect Avenue Rezoning, also known as the Arrow Linen Rezoning, on the agenda.
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