Simcha Felder is a lifelong Brooklynite with deep roots in the district he proudly represents. Simcha grew up, married, and raised four children in the same neighborhood and has spent his life working to make government more responsive to New Yorkers’ everyday needs.

A Certified Public Accountant with an MBA in Management from Baruch College’s renowned Zicklin School of Business, Simcha has also taught Management at Touro University and Brooklyn College. Outside of elected office, he served as Deputy Comptroller for Budget, Accounting, Administration, and IT in the New York City Comptroller’s Office, and held roles in both the State Assembly and the NYC Department of Finance.

First elected to the City Council in 2002, Simcha focused on cutting red tape, streamlining services, and making local government more accountable. He passed laws to reduce unfair parking and sanitation tickets, sponsored the five-minute grace period for parking violations, and helped put an end to the nuisance of unsolicited circulars and menus.

Leading efforts to revitalize his district, Simcha transformed empty city-owned lots into community assets like housing, playgrounds, and a new Hatzolah Volunteer Ambulance garage. He secured millions in funding to build parks and renovate local schoolyards, expand green spaces, and plant thousands of trees across the city.

A strong voice for education, safety and security, he advocated for direct control of schools, equitable funding, and greater support for all students. While a member of the NYS Senate, Simcha successfully secured funding for door-to-door school transportation, ensuring children could get to school safely, and passed legislation to make it easier for parents of special education students to access the resources and funding they need. He upgraded the lighting under the tracks along McDonald Avenue to improve safety for everyone who lives, works and travels in the area. He is most proud to have created Brooklyn’s only state of the art, fully inclusive and fully accessible playground where children of all abilities can finally all play together.

With nearly 2 decades of experience in public service, Simcha Felder has built a career on common-sense leadership, hands-on problem-solving, and a deep commitment to the people he serves. With his return to the NYC Council, he works tirelessly every day to improve your quality of life.