New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) Commissioner Mike Flynn today announced the kick-off of the transformation of Manhattan’s 14th Street corridor through a public planning process launching this month, known as The 14th Street Plan: Keeping People Moving and Business Booming.

“The 14th Street Plan is an unprecedented opportunity to transform one of our city’s most important corridors with a people-first investment that will deliver faster buses, safer streets, and better ways for all New Yorkers to get around,”

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The NYPD on Friday released body-camera footage of officers encountering Department of Homeland Security agents after last week’s federal immigration arrest of Columbia University student Ellie Aghayeva.

“The public interest demands transparency and accountability related both to the actions of the Federal officers involved and the assertions made by DHS officials,” read the Monday letter, signed by State Assemblyman Micah Lasher, Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal and local City Councilman Shaun Abreu, among others.

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Hundreds of New Yorkers crowded into the pews of St. Michael’s Episcopal Church on Sunday, united by a different mission than that of the church’s usual services: to combat the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on the Upper West Side and across Manhattan.

“The truth is, Ellie’s experience is far from the reality of so many who are being abducted every single day by ICE,” Shaun Abreu.

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City leaders gathered inside council chambers Tuesday to focus on the future of street safety while addressing unfinished work from past years.

“The Department of Transportation has repeatedly fallen short of these requirements,” said City Council Majority Leader Shaun Abreu. “Particularly with respect to bus lanes, bike lanes and bus stop upgrades.” Read more here.

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TODAY, in a major step toward universal child care from six weeks to five years old, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and Governor Kathy Hochul announced the first four communities that will receive free 2-K seats this fall.

“Protecting our city’s future starts with protecting our families,” said Council Majority Leader Shaun Abreu. Read more here.

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The school will remain open after a meeting where an accidentally unmuted parent made racist statements, prompting widespread outrage.

“Thank you to @DOEChancellor for listening to our UWS families and deciding to not close Community Action School,” Councilmember Shaun Abreu, who represents parts of the Upper West Side, Harlem and Washington Heights,said on X (formerly Twitter). Read more here.

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On Tuesday, on the steps of City Hall, New York City Council Majority Leader Transportation Committee Chair Shaun Abreu, Transportation Alternatives, members of Families for Safe Streets, and partner organizations rallied in support of the next phase of the Streets Plan. They demanded a fully funded and empowered Department of Transportation that finishes the bike and bus lane miles the Adams administration ignored as part of a high-quality citywide network;

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New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin, CC ’89, joined District 7 Council member Shaun Abreu, CC ’14, at West Harlem nonprofit The Brotherhood Sister Sol on Wednesday to officially announce his appointment as City Council majority leader.

Menin and Abreu spoke about their joint political agenda to advance affordable housing, improve transportation, implement universal child care, and lower healthcare costs across New York City at the announcement event.

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“Late last month New York City officials announced a major enforcement action against restaurant delivery app companies, securing more than $5 million in restitution, civil penalties, and damages for food delivery workers.”

“When the City Council passes a law to protect workers, we mean it. Mayor Mamdani and DCWP are taking enforcement seriously, and workers are going to see the difference in their pockets,” Council Member Shaun Abreu noted.”

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“Shaun Abreu, city council majority leader representing Manhattan’s 7th District, which includes Harlem, Hamilton Heights, Manhattanville, Morningside Heights, and parts of West Harlem, recently announced that his landmark tipping transparency legislation officially takes effect today.” Read more here.