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District 7

Shaun Abreu

Upper West Side (Central), Upper West Side-Manhattan Valley, Morningside Heights, Manhattanville-West Harlem, Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill, Washington Heights (South)

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By Liam Quigley

New sanitation department rules could mean big fines for nonprofit groups that clean up numerous New York City blocks, city councilmembers write in a new letter.

Every day, workers for business improvement districts and other nonprofits fan out across the city and collect refuse, leaving bagged trash near public trash cans for collection.

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By Gabriel-José Maldonado

Due to effective citywide campaigning and Councilmember Shaun Abreu’s advocacy, the New York City Council reinstated the Community Composting for the FY2025 budget, restoring $6.245 million to programs. While impressive, that is still very much a temporary solution. Community Composting should be a fixed program that is funded by the city for years to come.

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By Alejandra Jiménez

A new bill introduced last Thursday could require the city’s health department to deploy salt-based sterilizing pellets in two neighborhoods as part of a pilot program. These pellets would target both male and female rats and would be used in so-called rat mitigation zones, covering at least 10 city blocks.

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“Today’s announcement represents a powerful step in our fight for affordable housing and tenant rights,” said Council Member Shaun Abreu. “By restoring rent stabilization, reducing rents, and adding more affordable units across the city, we are not only addressing past wrongs but also reaffirming our commitment to a fair and accessible housing market for all New Yorkers.

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By Jeongyoon Han

HAN: The council member in question, Shaun Abreu, knows a thing or two about rats. When he was younger, rats chewed up his grandmother’s furniture and infested his uncle’s closet.

SHAUN ABREU: Rats are a very New York City problem.

HAN: So when Abreu saw Mahaney’s tweet, he met with the sanitation department to figure out a solution.

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By City & State

Council Member Shaun Abreu, a former tenant rights lawyer, prevailed in a crowded primary in 2021 and then became the first Latino to represent his Upper Manhattan district. As chair of the Committee of Sanitation and Solid Waste Management, Abreu has pushed to restore sanitation funding and transition the city to new rodent-proof bins.

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