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District 39

Shahana Hanif

Kensington, Borough Park, Windsor Terrace, Park Slope, Gowanus, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Boerum Hill, and the Columbia Waterfront

Brooklyn Daily Eagle – By Brooklyn Eagle Staff | March 10, 2025

CITYWIDE — CITY RESIDENTS CAN GET NEW NYC TRASH BINS FREE OF CHARGE, thanks to a bill that the City Council passed on Thursday, Feb. 27, and that state Assemblymember William Colton is applauding. The bill, Intro 1126-2024, which, as of press time on Monday, March 10, awaits Mayor Eric Adams’ signature, mandates free distribution of the new trash bins – dubbed the NYC bin – to owners of single-family and two-family homes that are enrolled in the STAR or Enhanced STAR property tax
relief programs.

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DailyNews – Opinion | By Shahana Hanif

PUBLISHED: February 28, 2025 at 5:00 AM EST

My husband and I are wrestling with a tension that is all-too-familiar for many New Yorkers. We’re thrilled about the prospect of bringing a baby into our lives but are scared to death about how much it costs to raise a child in the five boroughs.

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Gay City News — By Matt Tracy | Posted on February 27, 2025

City lawmakers are introducing a package of bills intended to shore up support for transgender, gender non-conforming, non-binary, and intersex (TGNCNBI) New Yorkers in a local effort to counteract the Trump administration’s ongoing attacks on transgender individuals.

The legislative package, driven primarily by members of the City Council’s LGBTQIA+ Caucus and some other city lawmakers, aims to strengthen access to gender-affirming care, bolster outreach and legal resources for TGNCNBI individuals, create a plan to support TGNCNBI migrants, and more.

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Across the country, privatized Medicare Advantage plans have raised costs and worsened care for seniors. It’s inconceivable that Mayor Adams is trying to strip our city’s municipal retirees of their current health insurance and force them onto bad plans. Today, I am proud to sponsor Intro. 1096 (Marte), which would put a stop to this shameful maneuver.

My personal experience with lupus has given me far too much familiarity with our broken healthcare system.

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January 30, 2025

Enhancement expands program and its income eligibility for more working-class New Yorkers to access affordable, first-time homeownership opportunities

City Hall, NY – Today, the New York City Council celebrated the release of expanded funding for the HomeFirst Down Payment Assistance Program that it secured as part of its 

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January 27, 2025
Contact: (212) 839-4850, press@dot.nyc.gov

Eligible Applicants Will Receive a New UL-Certified E-Bike and Additional UL-Certified Battery

Trade-In Program Will Enhance Public Safety by Replacing Hazardous Batteries and Devices

NEW YORK – New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez today announced applications are now open for New York City’s e-bike trade-in program for food delivery workers, the first-ever municipal program of its kind.

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