“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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“City Councilmember Shaun Abreu, who represents residents in Washington Heights, is calling what happened Wednesday a despicable pattern of intimidation by the current federal administration.” Read more here.
“On Friday, Henry Rosoff speaks with New York City Council Member Shaun Abreau about a project to replace an old stretch of Riverside Drive in Washington Heights that has been seemingly abandoned after city contractors walked off the job last year, leaving an unfinished construction site that has impacted hundreds of residents.” Read more here.
“New York City Council Member Shaun Abreu said, “In the face of White House cuts that risk over a million New Yorkers losing their health insurance and billions of dollars taken away in critical funding, it is more important than ever that we stand with the nurses who are on the front lines delivering care to our communities day in and day out.”
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New York City Council Member Shaun Abreu launched Bill 736, or “Flaco’s law.” The bill passed on Sept. 26, 2024, and will implement rat contraceptives in areas where trash is containerized. He told ABC News that rat birth control can help curb rat populations, but only if trash is fully contained so the rodents don’t have anything else to eat.
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President Trump’s long-promised ICE raids on the Big Apple drew outrage from prominent progressive city pols — who blasted Mayor Eric Adams’ “lack of leadership” Tuesday.
“The coming days will be a test for the mayor, and he’ll either stand with us or work against us,” said City Councilman Shaun Abreu (D-Manhattan). Read more here.
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Shaun Abreu ’14CC, chair of the New York City Council’s sanitation committee, aims to clean up Morningside Heights and beyond.
New York has drug-free zones, gun-free zones, car-free zones, and phone-free zones. But rat-free zones? The idea might seem impossible to anyone who has run the gauntlet of swollen plastic garbage bags on the city’s sidewalks and observed the well-fed creatures darting in all directions.
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