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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

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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Nadler: ‘They don’t have the votes’

Brooklyn Daily Eagle – By Mary Frost | April 7, 2025

RED HOOK —The New York City Economic Development Corp. has postponed — for a few weeks — a vote on a plan outlining the future of the $3.1 billion, 122-plus-acre Brooklyn Marine Terminal Project. 

Originally scheduled for April 11, the vote by members of the 

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Brooklyn Paper – By Gabriele Holtermann | April 1, 2025

Family members hold photos of loved ones lost to traffic violence during a rally at Brooklyn Borough Hall.

Two days after a crash claimed the lives of a mother and her two daughters in Gravesend, street safety advocates and local politicians gathered on the steps of Brooklyn Borough Hall to demand the passage of the “Stop Super Speeders” bill.

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Spectrum News NY1 – By Samantha Liebman | March 28, 2025

Four city councilmembers — Shahana Hanif, Lincoln Restler, Rita Joseph and Crystal Hudson — want to see a center-running bus lane on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn, signing a letter urging the DOT to take action.

“I recognize just how much of a necessity buses are for working people, for people with disabilities, folks trying to get to their hospital, childcare center, school,” Hanif said.

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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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With a broad coalition of support, the signees are seeking an additional $900 million in the state budget.

City & State – By Sahalie Donaldson | March 26, 2025 04:00 AM ET

ith tens of thousands of New York City families currently at risk of losing access to free or discounted child care over the next fiscal year due to a looming budget gap, just about every city elected official signed a letter urging state leaders to move quickly to fund the vital voucher program. 

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Gothamist – By Caroline Lewis | Mar 24, 2025

City Council members pressed health officials Monday on the long wait times New Yorkers with serious mental illnesses face when trying to enroll with teams that connect them with treatment and housing.

“These are extremely important programs and we are looking to expand them,” said Councilmember Shahana Hanif, a Democrat representing parts of Brooklyn.

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197 Bond Street, 1st Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11217
Phone: (718) 499-1090

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250 Broadway, Suite 1731
New York, NY 10007
Phone: 212-788-6969

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