“Governor Kathy Hochul today rallied with local leaders to highlight her “Let Them Build” agenda, a series of landmark reforms to speed up housing and infrastructure development and lower costs as part of her 2026 State of the State.”
‘New York City Council Majority Leader Shaun Abreu said, “In the face of the current housing crisis, we need to do everything we can to grow our city’s housing stock and make sure New York is affordable for working families.”
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“Shaun Abreu, the new chairman of the City Council’s Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, is best known to Streetsblog readers as the West Harlem Council member who championed the implementation of then-Mayor Adams’s signature achievement: getting trash off the sidewalk and into sealed bins in the so-called parking lane.” Read more here.
“Shaun Abreu, who represents part of the Upper West Side and Morningside Heights, was appointed Democratic Party majority leader in the City Council on Jan. 15.” Read more here.
“New City Council Speaker Julie Menin set a new tone for transportation policy by picking Council Member Shaun Abreu to lead the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee — while also excluding Republicans from the panel entirely.” Read more here.
“An Upper West Side elected official was voted in on Thursday as the majority leader of the New York City Council.”
“Councilmember Shaun Abreu, who represents the northern section of the Upper West Side and Morningside Heights, along with parts of Harlem, is the new majority leader of the council, as well as the chair of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.”
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“As new City Council Speaker Julie Menin names her leadership team and committee chair assignments on Thursday, she appointed Council Member Shaun Abreu as the legislature’s new chair of its Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.” Read more here.
“At an emergency press conference, Speaker Julie Menin said she was determined to secure his release, but Rep. Dan Goldman sounded more pessimistic.” Read more here.
“The largest nurses strike in New York City history is underway after negotiators for five major hospitals and the state nurses union failed to agree to a new contract by Monday’s deadline.” Read more here.
“NEW YORK, NY – TODAY, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the city is launching a new program to expand access to public bathrooms across the city,”
“Public toilets are a perfect example of how simple investments can make a real difference in how people experience … without worrying about basic necessities,” said Council Member Shaun Abreu.”
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“A coalition of street vendors, elected officials and brick-and-mortar groups rallied on the steps of City Hall on Dec. 4 to call on the City Council to vote on a piece of legislation that would reform New York’s vending scene by significantly increasing the number of street vending licenses.”
“Bronx Council Member Pierina Ana Sanchez, the prime sponsor of Intro 431A, was joined on the steps of City Hall by Council Members Julie Menin, Shaun Abreu, Oswald Feliz and Harvey Epstein to call on Council Speaker Adrienne Adams to hold a vote on the legislation in the final stated meeting of the 2025 legislative session on Dec.
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