Joann Ariola
council member·District 32
Bills sponsored
448
Bills passed
117
Pass rate
26.1%
Meetings
250
Attendance
96%
Positions voiced in hearings23 support37 oppose2 conditionalacross 31 matters
Voting patterns
- Has never voted against a Land Use Call-Up (N=52)
- Has never broken from the majority (N=1,286)
Committee assignments· 24
- CHAIRCommittee on Fire and Emergency Management01/18/2024 → 12/31/2025
- MemberCommittee on Public Safety01/18/2024 → 10/09/2025
- MemberCommittee on Health01/18/2024 → 12/31/2025
- MemberCommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure01/18/2024 → 12/31/2025
- MemberCommittee on Veterans01/18/2024 → 12/31/2025
- MemberCaucus - Common-Sense Caucus01/03/2024 → 12/31/2025
- MemberCity Council01/01/2024 → 02/12/2025
- MemberQueens Delegation of the New York City Council01/01/2024 → 12/31/2025
- MemberCommittee of the Whole01/01/2024 → 12/31/2025
- MemberMinority (Republican) Conference of the Council of the City of New York01/01/2024 → 12/31/2025
- MemberCommittee on Resiliency and Waterfronts01/20/2022 → 03/02/2023
- CHAIRCommittee on Fire and Emergency Management01/20/2022 → 12/31/2023
+ 12 more historical assignments
District 32
District & contact
Development pulse
0
Active ULURP
0
Projects 5y
2
Rezonings 8y
The price of approval in District 32· 15
- 78-08 LINDEN BOULEVARDLU 24-26Feb 11, 2026sidewalk cafe approved for four tables and sixteen seatscommittee modification — remove MIH Options 2 and 3committee modification — strike MIH Option 1
- 78-08 LINDEN BOULEVARDC 240145 ZMQFeb 10, 2026commitment letter reflecting parking provision and MIH Option 2 prefermap only MIH Option 2 (remove Option 1)MIH Option 3 added / Option 2 removed for deeper affordability
- 78-08 LINDEN BOULEVARDC 240145 ZMQFeb 3, 202630% MWBE / local resident / local org hiring & contracting goal27 parking spaces provided (higher ratio than zoning requires); commitquarterly hiring reports + provide written CB10 commitmentsMember notes long lead-time conversations with sponsor since she was f+2 more
- 78-08 Linden BoulevardC 240145 ZMQFeb 3, 2026applicant: 78-08 Linden Boulevard Rezoning, Queens30% MWBE / local resident / local org hiring & contracting goal27 parking spaces provided (higher ratio than zoning requires); commitquarterly hiring reports + provide written CB10 commitmentsMember notes long lead-time conversations with sponsor since she was f+2 more
- 78-08 LINDEN BOULEVARDC 240145 ZMQFeb 3, 202630% MWBE / local resident / local org hiring & contracting goal27 parking spaces provided (higher ratio than zoning requires); commitquarterly hiring reports + provide written CB10 commitmentsMember notes long lead-time conversations with sponsor since she was f+2 more
- 78-08 LINDEN BOULEVARDC 240145 ZMQFeb 3, 202630% MWBE / local resident / local org hiring & contracting goal27 parking spaces provided (higher ratio than zoning requires); commitquarterly hiring reports + provide written CB10 commitmentsMember notes long lead-time conversations with sponsor since she was f+2 more
- 133 BEACH 116TH STREETC 210148 ZMQAug 11, 2021Local Councilmember Ulrich is in support of the proposal (member deferLocal Councilmember Brooks Powers is in support of the proposal as modApprove with modification removing the existing Resorts nursing home fRemove the existing nursing home site (not controlled by applicant, ac
- 133 BEACH 116TH STREETC 210148 ZMQAug 11, 2021Local Councilmember Ulrich is in support of the proposal (member deferLocal Councilmember Brooks Powers is in support of the proposal as modApprove with modification removing the existing Resorts nursing home fRemove the existing nursing home site (not controlled by applicant, ac
In the hearing room· 17
- meeting →Council Member Ariola makes an on-the-record transparency-resolution conflict-of-interest disclosure that her son, Matthew, works for the NYC Department of Sanitation (an agency funded in the matter bFeb 12, 2026
- meeting →Jan 15, 2026
- meeting →Council Member Ariola records her vote as a no on a single item (referred to as '3 60 a' / item 360-A) while otherwise voting with the body — a spoken exception attached to the canonical roll-call.Nov 13, 2024
- meeting →During the canonical roll-call, Ariola records a spoken exception — a no on items 279A and 746A while voting aye on all the rest. Captured as the member's spoken vote exception, NOT as a primary vote_Sep 12, 2024
- meeting →Sep 12, 2024
- meeting →Sep 12, 2024
- meeting →Aug 15, 2024
- meeting →Aug 15, 2024
Sponsored legislation· 60
- CommitteeInt 0312-2026Requiring that certain contact information be posted at work sites.Jan 29, 2026
- CommitteeInt 0374-2026Temporarily exempting certain covered buildings from building emissions limits and studying the impact of such limits on such buildings and on the electrical distribution grid.Jan 29, 2026
- CommitteeInt 0372-2026Eliminating the fees for firearm licenses and permits.Jan 29, 2026
- CommitteeInt 0373-2026Establishing an office of quality of life.Jan 29, 2026
- CommitteeInt 0244-2026Prohibiting the sale and rental of class three bicycles with electric assist.Jan 29, 2026
- CommitteeInt 0228-2026Requiring the installation of pedestrian lighting on step streets.Jan 29, 2026primary sponsor
- CommitteeInt 0323-2026Providing paid leave for city employees who serve as bone marrow or living organ donors and establishing a city bone marrow and living organ donor honor roll.Jan 29, 2026primary sponsor
- CommitteeInt 0486-2026Requiring the department of environmental protection to report on inspections of green infrastructure sites.Jan 29, 2026primary sponsor
- CommitteeInt 0375-2026Removing benchmarks for bus lanes and bicycle lanes from the streets master plan and repealing certain definitions in relation thereto.Jan 29, 2026
- CommitteeInt 0370-2026Prohibiting vending on certain streets in Queens.Jan 29, 2026
- CommitteeInt 0224-2026Creating an interagency task force on squatting.Jan 29, 2026primary sponsor
- CommitteeInt 0317-2026Establishing a registry to recognize organizations that offer family benefits that exceed requirements.Jan 29, 2026primary sponsor
- CommitteeInt 0321-2026Requiring AM broadcast receivers in vehicles of the city fleet and city-contracted vehicles.Jan 29, 2026primary sponsor
- CommitteeInt 0318-2026Establishing a New York city guardianship reform commission.Jan 29, 2026primary sponsor
- CommitteeInt 0313-2026Resources for cleanup and enforcement of dumping.Jan 29, 2026
+ 45 more
Campaign donors· 760
$194,630raised · 1,333 contributions · through the 2025 cycle
- Correction Officers' Benevolen$4,150
- Police Benevolent Association$3,100
- Ragano, Johnself$2,250
- Argento, AnthonyBrooklyn Constructing$2,100
- Uniformed FireFighters Assn$2,100
- Merlino, SilvenaRivkin Radler LLP$2,100
- Vigliarolo, AnneHarbor Motor Inn$2,050
- Sciulara, Nancyself$2,000
- Clemenza, James$2,000
- Robbins, Sanfordadvanced planning concepts$2,000
7 donors also appear in city hearing records
- NYC Council10 hearing mentions$2,400
- City of New York1 hearing mention$725
- NYPD2 hearing mentions$325
- Department of Transportation1 hearing mention$275
- New York City Council6 hearing mentions$225
- NYC Department of Education1 hearing mention$175
Intelligence· 2
Pattern 'repeat_practitioner' recurred across 4 distinct NYC meetings (26 total occurrences). Example evidence: "{'content_id': 'nyc-legistar-19906', 'description': "Council Member Joann Ariola (cpid 919cc3a8-c8d5-4d4f-8e7c-f680fa112345; District 32, southern Queens/Rockaway; Republican Minority Leader of the NYC Council) is a high-frequency repeat practitioner, recorded under the same cpid across 16 distinct "
Political
city: NYCConfirmed in 26 meetingsPattern 'repeat_practitioner' recurred across 3 distinct NYC meetings (20 total occurrences). Example evidence: "{'content_id': 'nyc-legistar-20764', 'description': "Council Member Joann Ariola (cpid 919cc3a8-c8d5-4d4f-8e7c-f680fa112345; District 32, southern Queens/Rockaway; Republican Minority Leader of the NYC Council) is a high-frequency repeat practitioner in the corpus, recorded across ~10 distinct prior"
Political
city: NYCConfirmed in 20 meetings