NYC Progressives

Check out our starter pack for the latest from council progressives! 🎉 go.bsky.app/7rzSGYo

Council Progressives call for permanent halt of MTA EAGLE deployments: "No one deserves to be tackled, beaten up, and dragged down the sidewalk, regardless of whether they have paid their bus fare or not." See our full statement below.

We’re excited to introduce our new Executive Director, Zachary Hendrickson! 💫 Zach comes from City Parks Foundation where he put millions of dollars into the hands of grassroots orgs through the NYC Green Fund. Together we’re going to deliver a safer, more affordable city for everyone.

NYC is at its best when the people who call it home can afford to stay here, live our lives with dignity, and feel safe in our communities. Join the Progressive Caucus on October 22 at 12pm to rally for an affordable, just, and safer city. See details below. #ProgressiveCaucus #AffordableCity #NYC

Progressive Caucus leadership @tiffanycaban.bsky.social @sandynurse.bsky.social @cmalexaaviles.bsky.social and Kayla Santosuosso condemn ICE shooting in the Bronx:

If you’re concerned about nyc and want to know some important stuff, I recommend listening to this episode of @benmax.bsky.social show with the @nycprogressives.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...

“Your face should not be a tool that a corporation can use to punish you for exercising your rights. We have the opportunity to stop this abuse in New York City. It is time for the Council to pass Ban the Scan.” - @cmshahanahanif.bsky.social

Legionnaires’ disease cases on New York City’s Upper East Side are rising. NYC’s DOH is testing and cleaning suspected water cooling towers. Seek medical attention for flu-like symptoms, especially seniors and immunocompromised people. Check the @nychealthy.bsky.social website for updates.

We’re eliminating sidewalk trash piles stacked taller than us! If you’re in Brooklyn’s Community District 2 – includes Downtown BK, BK Heights, Boerum Hill, DUMBO, Fort Greene & Clinton Hill – learn about the stationary, on-street trash bins and enroll at nyc.gov/empirebins

In a difficult year with limited resources, I appreciate @mayor.nyc.gov's honest accounting of our financial obligations and adeptly securing major support from Albany to balance the city’s budget. I’m pleased this budget has more money for our parks, CUNY, libraries, culturals, & local schools.

At today's Stated Meeting, I'm proud to have worked with my colleagues to pass Int. 580 -- my bill for a new Office of Child Care! I'm proud to work towards a child care system that is both accessible and universal -- through the Office of Child Care, we're one step closer to that goal.

After years of fighting for budget justice, our grassroots People’s Budget coalition is pleased to see the fruits of our labor. While there’s more work to do, this budget is a clean break from the austerity politics of the past. Full statement here: peoplesplan.nyc/news/press-releases/191737/

FY2027 budget includes ✅Increased funding for community-based mental health care ❌No new cops Grateful to @nycprogressives.bsky.social for their ongoing partnership in advocating for the Crisis to Care platform & investing in what works! #CloseRikers #CareNotCops council.nyc.gov/press/2026/0...

NO NEW COPS

Excellent reporting by @patrickspauster.com. If true, the CityFHEPS housing vouchers deal is a major step forward. 🙏 @cmpisanchez.bsky.social + @nycprogressives.bsky.social for holding the line, and to the many, many orgs (esp. @vocal-ny.bsky.social) for giving this fight force from the outside.

Juneteenth is a celebration of freedom and a reminder that freedom delayed is freedom denied. Today we honor the resilience, courage and contributions of generations of Black Americans, and reflect on the unfinished work of justice and equality.

Cast of Laocoön and his Sons (Roman version of a lost Greek original), 100BC-50AD

The number of vacant NYCHA apartments has ballooned 12-fold over the last 4 years. Amid a housing crisis, this is disgraceful. @nycprogressives.bsky.social are calling for a $250 million investment to repair these units and get 20,000 New Yorkers housed in vacant NYCHA and supportive housing.

Breaking News: The House voted to end the war in Iran, as four Republicans sided with Democrats in a striking rebuke to President Trump. nyti.ms/4ucxdsY

Four years ago, I stood here to announce my support for building in Hallets Point hundreds of units of affordable and mixed income housing to tackle the housing and affordability crisis in our city.

The data is clear: Better street lighting reduces crime. That’s why I passed a law – that requires @nyc-dot.bsky.social to add sidewalk lighting to 300 blocks across the city every single year. Looking forward to safer and brighter streets. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Today I joined the Department of Environmental Protection in Bushwick to clear a catch basin overflowing with debris and litter on Knickerbocker Avenue, one of the areas hit hardest by Wednesday’s storm.

Join me and Council Member Krishnan for a virtual briefing on the Back Home Unit & Tenant Resource Guide. This new unit, supports New Yorkers facing displacement after fires, floods, and other emergencies. Thurs, May 28 | 11 AM – 12 PM | bit.ly/BackHomeUnit

With news that a veto override attempt on Introduction 175-B has been delayed, Caucus leaders Sandy Nurse, Tiffany Cabán, Alexa Avilés​, and Kayla Santosuosso issue the following statement:

"Our jail system operates four times less efficiently than most others....while programs that actually deliver safety remain underfunded. Rightsizing DOC by reducing vacancies is the kind of structural correction the moment demands, where justice meets fiscal sense." #CloseRikers

What's the #1 reason the rent is too damn high? Investors. COPA would put more and more homes out of investors' reach by giving nonprofits first right to buy most residential buildings. This is one of the most important Council bills in decades and a @nycprogressives.bsky.social priority.

The faculty of St. John’s University deserve respect, a fair contract, and voice on the job without intimidation. We stand in solidarity with the union faculty fighting back against union busting from the administration. An injury to one is an injury to all.

Leaders @cmsandynurse.bsky.social @tiffanycaban.bsky.social @cmalexaaviles.bsky.social + Kayla Santosuosso issue the following statement in regard to the release of Mayor Mamdani’s FY27 Executive Budget:

Yesterday, our team had the opportunity to tour the Brooklyn Seltzer Museum! If you didn’t know, D37 is home to the last and oldest seltzer works in New York City. May is Small Business Month. Bring your friends and family and nerd out on all things seltzer science. Thanks for having us!

To address the crisis of hate violence in our city, we must fully fund the NYC Against Hate Violence policy proposal endorsed by the City Council Progressive Caucus, which calls to invest $26-30 million in non-carceral hate violence prevention.

The Progressive Caucus (@nycprogressives.bsky.social) of NYC Council (@council.nyc.gov) said in a Sunday night statement that the NYPD violated city sanctuary laws by coordinating with ICE on the timing of an arrest at Wyckoff hospital in Bushwick. They called for an investigation.

This is why we urge @mayor.nyc.gov & @council.nyc.gov to fully fund the NYC Against Hate Violence policy proposal, which maps out a plan to invest $26-30 million in evidence-based non-carceral hate violence prevention programs. Learn more: nycagainsthate.com

I’ve been working with @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social since he was campaigning to create the Office of Deed Theft Prevention, and now, it’s a reality. We will continue to use every lever of power within City Hall to keep New Yorkers in their homes, and finally bring an end to Black displacement.

Huge news for Greenpointers, and everyone who loves parks and spectacular public spaces. While the completion of Bushwick Inlet Park is far away - the Inlet portion of the work is officially OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! Come check out the stunning views at our new waterfront oasis.