Lincoln Restler
council member·District 33
Bills sponsored
2,014
Bills passed
538
Pass rate
26.7%
Meetings
250
Attendance
95%
Positions voiced in hearings121 support5 oppose14 conditionalacross 56 matters
Voting patterns
- Has never voted against a Land Use Application (N=191)
- Has never voted against a Land Use Call-Up (N=52)
- Has never voted against a Communication (N=45)
- Has never broken from the majority (N=1,360)
Committee assignments· 26
- MemberCommittee on Housing and Buildings01/18/2024 → 12/31/2025
- MemberCommittee on Oversight and Investigations01/18/2024 → 12/31/2025
- MemberCommittee on Criminal Justice01/18/2024 → 12/31/2025
- MemberCommittee on Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts01/18/2024 → 12/31/2025
- MemberCommittee on General Welfare01/18/2024 → 12/31/2025
- CHAIRCommittee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation01/18/2024 → 12/31/2025
- MemberCity Council01/01/2024 → 12/31/2025
- MemberDemocratic Conference of the Council of the City of New York01/01/2024 → 12/31/2025
- MemberBrooklyn Delegation of the New York City Council01/01/2024 → 12/31/2025
- MemberCommittee of the Whole01/01/2024 → 12/31/2025
- MemberCommittee on Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts03/02/2023 → 12/31/2023
- MemberCommittee on Contracts01/20/2022 → 02/24/2022
+ 14 more historical assignments
District 33
District & contact
Development pulse
0
Active ULURP
0
Projects 5y
6
Rezonings 8y
The price of approval in District 33· 25
- 214 Franklin StreetLU 0500-2019approvedAug 14, 2019The local Council Member for District 11 is in support of the applicatCouncil Member Treyger (transcribed 'Traeger') is in support of the ap
- 214 Franklin StreetLU 0500-2019otherAug 14, 2019applicant: Madre Hospitality Inc. (Franklin Guest House)The local Council Member for District 11 is in support of the applicatCouncil Member Treyger (transcribed 'Traeger') is in support of the ap
- 20 BERRY STREETLU 38/39/40 (C 240271 ZMK, N 240272 ZRK, C 240273 ZSK)Mar 25, 2026applicant: 20 Berry Street, BrooklynA specified amount of space must be reserved for industrial uses to unreduced from 9 tables/18 chairs to a maximum of 6 tables and 12 chairs
- 20 BERRY STREETLU 38, 39, 40Mar 25, 2026applicant: 20 Berry Streetlimited to six tables and twelve chairs
- 20 Berry StreetC 240271 ZMKMar 4, 2026Certification from City Planning required every three yearsApplicant is concurrently seeking certification from City PlanningApplication also seeks a modification to the original 1990 certificatiA public restroom will be included as part of any RFP that goes out to+2 more
- KENT AVENUEC 250276 ZSKOct 29, 2025Limit max residential building heights north of the Queensboro Bridge Strike MIH Option 2 throughout the entire rezoning area; permit only MModify certain maximum tower width regulations applicable to waterfronRemove from the rezoning area the properties located at Tax Block 1538+1 more
- KENT AVENUEC 250276 ZSKOct 29, 2025Limit max residential building heights north of the Queensboro Bridge Strike MIH Option 2 throughout the entire rezoning area; permit only MModify certain maximum tower width regulations applicable to waterfronRemove from the rezoning area the properties located at Tax Block 1538+1 more
- 347 Flushing Avenueunknown-25Aug 14, 2025glad about the carve out; council member Bacha worked hard on itan advisory group comprised of garment makers, local electives and commodified proposal reduces maximum building height; reflects years of chospital will make significant investments to southbound entrance of 7+2 more
In the hearing room· 12
- meeting →Restler frames himself as not committed to the project: he urged delay for the incoming administration (rejected), argues for clear majority affordable housing as essential to his being open to it, anMay 27, 2026
- meeting →Restler argues the MTA has been a bad partner to Greenpoint/Williamsburg, failing to follow through on Greenpoint-Williamsburg rezoning promises; says ~30,000 new housing units were built but essentiaMay 27, 2026
- meeting →Restler states for the record that both the community board and the borough president recommended a majority-affordable housing development, and that a clear majority of affordable housing is essentiaMay 27, 2026
- meeting →Restler argues that under PAL §2897, MTA could have transferred property below fair market value to HPD or the Parks Department to work with the community on a plan meeting Greenpoint/Williamsburg's nMay 27, 2026
- meeting →Restler: ~30,000 additional housing units built in the community since the rezoning, yet essentially none of the new park spaces have opened in the 20 years sinceMay 27, 2026
- meeting →Restler thanks Speaker Adrienne Adams (referenced as 'speaker Menon') and chair Hudson for helping advance the legislationApr 30, 2026supportive / sponsor remarks
- meeting →Restler commends DEP, particularly the former Commissioner, for the Newtown Creek CSO plan.Mar 25, 2026
- meeting →Restler congratulates colleagues Eric (Bottcher) and Keith (Powers) on Midtown South, and shouts out Genevieve and Dan from DCP for being deeply invested and helping get the plan over the finish lineAug 6, 2025
Sponsored legislation· 60
- CommitteeInt 0664-2026Compensation of the mayor, public advocate, members of the city council, borough presidents, comptroller and district attorneys.Feb 12, 2026
- CommitteeInt 0642-2026Requiring the campaign finance board to promulgate rules for candidate disclosure responses.Feb 12, 2026primary sponsor
- CommitteeInt 0644-2026Notification to campaign contributors for covered elections.Feb 12, 2026primary sponsor
- CommitteeInt 0643-2026Campaign contributions delivered by intermediaries and recordkeeping requirements for fundraisers.Feb 12, 2026primary sponsor
- CommitteeInt 0638-2026Emergency response protocols on days of air quality emergency.Feb 12, 2026primary sponsor
- CommitteeInt 0647-2026Post-employment activities of former elected officials.Feb 12, 2026primary sponsor
- CommitteeInt 0652-2026Creation of a plan to develop more dog runs located in parks under the jurisdiction of the department of parks and recreation.Feb 12, 2026primary sponsor
- CommitteeInt 0670-2026Establishing rules of decorum for posting on official social media accounts.Feb 12, 2026
- CommitteeInt 0650-2026Disposition of real property of the city.Feb 12, 2026primary sponsor
- CommitteeInt 0640-2026Rooftop access requirements for buildings with solar panel installations.Feb 12, 2026primary sponsor
- CommitteeInt 0648-2026Requiring the registration of vacant commercial and residential properties.Feb 12, 2026primary sponsor
- CommitteeInt 0646-2026Requiring the department of citywide administrative services to maintain an interactive webpage providing information on the city government workforce and to publish semiannual reports aggregating and summarizing such information.Feb 12, 2026primary sponsor
- CommitteeInt 0645-2026Establishing a day-fines pilot program in the office of administrative trials and hearings.Feb 12, 2026primary sponsor
- CommitteeInt 0656-2026Setting maximum amounts for certain member usage fees charged by a bike share operator.Feb 12, 2026primary sponsor
- CommitteeInt 0641-2026Department of social services is required to make CityFHEPS rental assistance payments.Feb 12, 2026primary sponsor
+ 45 more
Campaign donors· 1,167
$316,066raised · 1,999 contributions · through the 2025 cycle
- Restler, VictoriaRhode Island College$3,400
- Alex, ByronVertex pharmaceuticals$3,400
- Restler, Susan$3,350
- Offensend, Janet$3,350
- Shen, Theodore$3,350
- Shen, Mary Jo$3,350
- Wing, MatthewUber$3,300
- Lipsky, JohnJohns Hopkins University/SAIS$3,250
- Holley, StevenSullivan & Cromwell LLP$3,000
- Dietderich, AndySullivan & Cromwell$3,000
12 donors also appear in city hearing records
- City of New York1 hearing mention$3,736
- NYC Council10 hearing mentions$850
- New York City Council6 hearing mentions$650
- NYU1 hearing mention$550
- CUNY1 hearing mention$550
- Pratt Institute1 hearing mention$550
Intelligence· 6
Pattern 'repeat_practitioner' recurred across 4 distinct NYC meetings (27 total occurrences). Example evidence: "{'content_id': 'nyc-legistar-20228', 'description': "Lincoln Restler (cpid 434fdaa1-472f-4320-a7a3-f19228b37511), NYC Council Member for District 33 (Greenpoint/Williamsburg/Bushwick, Brooklyn), is a heavily-attested repeat practitioner in the corpus, appearing across 20 distinct prior meetings befo"
Political
city: NYCConfirmed in 27 meetingsPattern 'repeat_practitioner' recurred across 3 distinct NYC meetings (19 total occurrences). Example evidence: "{'content_id': 'nyc-legistar-19575', 'description': "Lincoln Restler (cpid 434fdaa1-472f-4320-a7a3-f19228b37511), NYC Council Member for District 33 (Greenpoint/Williamsburg/Bushwick, Brooklyn), is one of the most heavily-attested repeat practitioners in the corpus. extraction_memory_speaker_history"
Political
city: NYCConfirmed in 19 meetingsCouncil District 33 is highly flood-prone, prompting a strategic push to integrate green infrastructure into capital projects to build long-term climate resiliency.
Geographic
district: Council District 33Confirmed in 2 meetingsDEP coordinated with Council District 33 to ensure that construction for the Newtown Creek CSO tunnel would not impact private property renovations, due to piping being placed significantly underground.
Procedural
district: Council District 33DEP is adopting a more tailored and smarter construction approach for infrastructure projects in densely populated districts, minimizing neighborhood disruption while achieving environmental goals.
Procedural
district: District 33, BrooklynDEP will conduct pre-construction surveys and real-time structural monitoring during tunneling to prevent foundation damage, reflecting a standard mitigation protocol for high-density urban tunneling.
Infrastructure
district: District 33