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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

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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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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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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Council Member Shahana Hanif released the following statement on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, on interruptions to Trans Healthcare:

“Shame on NYU Langone, Mount Sinai, and any other medical providers who are denying care to trans patients. I am furious that hospitals are acquiescing to President Trump’s bigoted agenda of trans erasure. 

I am aware of at least one young constituent whose pre-scheduled appointments for gender-affirming care have been canceled in recent days.

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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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Brooklyn, NY 11217
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