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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 

June 30, 2025 

Media Contacts: 

Council Member Won: Farah Salam: fsalam@council.nyc.gov | (646) 771-3240Council Member Hanif: Musarrat Lamia: mlamia@council.nyc.gov | (646) 353-4549

Amid the Rise in Anti-immigrant Policies Nationally, Council Member Hanif’s Intro 205-A and Council Member Won’s Intro 980-A will Protect Immigrant New Yorkers with Education on Common Scams and by Increasing Penalties on Predatory Actors

City Hall, New York– Today, the New York City Council passed two bills to combat immigration legal service fraud, commonly known as “notario fraud.” These are the most comprehensive efforts by a city to address this issue, amid the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant policies, leaving many immigrant communities fearful, anxious, and confused about their legal options to avoid detention and deportation.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | June 11, 2025

Press Contact: Mus Lamia | mlamia@council.nyc.gov 

Education Amid Republican attacks on IVF, Intro 1303 would require the DOHMH to conduct a public education and outreach campaign on fertility treatments and coverage options to help close gaps in reproductive healthcare

City Hall, NY — At today’s Stated Meeting of the New York City Council, Council Member Shahana Hanif, accompanied by 19 members of the Council’s Women’s Caucus, introduced Intro 1303, a bill aimed at increasing public awareness of fertility care and improving access to critical
information regarding insurance and Medicaid coverage for fertility treatments.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | June 11, 2025

Press Contact: Mus Lamia | mlamia@council.nyc.gov 

Legislation would require all micromobility share systems to clearly display traffic and safety rules and require annual review of rules for users

City Hall, NY – Today, Council Member Shahana Hanif introduced new legislation, Intro 1304, aimed at enhancing bike safety for users of Citi Bike and other micromobility share programs across New York City.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | June 11, 2025

Press Contact: Mus Lamia | mlamia@council.nyc.gov 

Legislation mandates Narcan access, training, and administration for Corrections Officers and incarcerated overdose prevention kits for New Yorkers upon release

City Hall, NY– Today, in an important step for public health and criminal justice reform, the New York City Council voted to pass Intro 206-B to expand and strengthen overdose prevention measures within city jails.

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Published by Brooklynspeaks | June 3, 2025

Empire State Development declines to honor a 2014 settlement that provided for monetary damages if affordable apartments are delayed past May 2025, instead trying a new version of a risky single-source strategy under which two previous developers failed.

BROOKLYN, NY, June 3, 2025: Eleven years after local organizations in the BrooklynSpeaks coalition 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | May 22, 2025

Press Contact: Mus Lamia | mlamia@council.nyc.gov |  Clio Rose | media@gothamfoodpantry.org

As hunger soars past pandemic levels and federal safety nets collapse, Gotham Food Pantry and CHiPS help keep Brooklyn families fed

Brooklyn, NY — In response to drastic federal cuts to hunger relief programs and rising need, today, Council Member Shahana Hanif announced $20,000 in discretionary funding earmarked in her FY26 budget to support two frontline organizations: Gotham Food Pantry and Community Help in Park Slope (CHiPS).

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60+ events across the five boroughs last week aimed to highlight the importance of parks to quality of life for New Yorkers

Elected officials and advocates are pushing to restore funding for 795 essential jobs at the NYC Parks Department

NEW YORK, NY (May 19th, 2025) – New Yorkers for Parks and the Prospect Park Alliance were joined on Sunday by advocates, including NYCRUNS, community members and elected officials – including Council Member Crystal Hudson and Council Member Shahana Hanif – for a rally at Grand Army Plaza.

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**PRESS RELEASE** | Katal Center for Equity, Heath, & Justice

May 14, 2025

Contact: Yonah Zeitz | 347-201-2768 | yonah@katalcenter.org 

Follow online: #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY | @katalcenter | shutrikers.org 

Community Groups, Elected Officials, and Directly Impacted People Hail Decision of Federal Courts to Take Control of  Rikers to Address Violence and Dysfunction
With the Rising Jail Population and Nearly 40 Deaths Since Adams Took Office, Courts Must Work to Save Lives and Advance the Closure of Rikers Island 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | May 5, 2025

Press Contact: Mus Lamia | mlamia@council.nyc.gov 

Council Member Shahana Hanif Announces $1.5 Million in Community-Funded Projects, along with Record-Breaking Turnout and School Engagement in District 39’s Participatory Budgeting 

Brooklyn, NY | Yesterday, Council Member Shahana Hanif announced the winning project proposals of the 2024-2025 Participatory Budgeting (PB) Cycle, which saw the highest participation in the district’s 14-year PB history.

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New York City Council – Progressive Caucus | April 24, 2025

We write this letter as the New York City Council Progressive Caucus representing over 3 million
people, many of whom are students, faculty and staff at your institutions. As federal authorities
carry out an extreme MAGA agenda that threatens to re-segregate and defund our institutions
and disappears countless students, we call upon you to step up and defend our constituents.

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District Office

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

Legislative Office

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

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