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Darlene Mealy
council member·District 41
Bills sponsored
662
Bills passed
428
Pass rate
64.7%
Meetings
250
Attendance
71%
Positions voiced in hearings16 support66 oppose7 conditionalacross 18 matters
Voting patterns
- Has never broken from the majority (N=1,886)
Committee assignments· 30
- MemberCommittee on Public Housing01/18/2024 → 12/31/2025
- MemberSubcommittee on COVID & Infectious Diseases01/18/2024 → 12/31/2025
- CHAIRSubcommittee on Senior Centers and Food Insecurity01/18/2024 → 12/31/2025
- MemberCommittee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction01/18/2024 → 12/31/2025
- MemberCommittee on Aging01/18/2024 → 12/31/2025
- MemberCommittee of the Whole01/01/2024 → 12/31/2025
- MemberCity Council01/01/2024 → 12/31/2025
- MemberBrooklyn Delegation of the New York City Council01/01/2024 → 12/31/2025
- MemberDemocratic Conference of the Council of the City of New York01/01/2024 → 12/31/2025
- MemberCommittee on Land Use01/20/2022 → 12/31/2023
- MemberCommittee on Aging01/20/2022 → 12/31/2023
- MemberCommittee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction01/20/2022 → 12/31/2023
+ 18 more historical assignments
District 41
District & contact
Development pulse
0
Active ULURP
0
Projects 5y
1
Rezonings 8y
Community boards · 5
The price of approval in District 41· 7
- 805 ROCKAWAY AVENUEC 200056 ZMKDec 10, 202030% affordable housing on the rezoned portion of the site, on-site SitExpanded waterfront promenade connecting downtown Flushing to the EastApplicants commit to a 3-year engagement with HPD and the Council to sShoreline stabilization and sustainability measures that go beyond the+2 more
- HOWARD AVENUEC 180292 ZMKJun 11, 2019Modify zoning text to require lower building heights consistent with eHPD revised project summary for 539 Jersey Street disposition site: ~2
- HOWARD AVENUEC 180292 ZMKMay 14, 2019Deepest affordability to match neighborhood demographics; no private dIf zoning approved, distressed/recently-sold buildings included in CONCreate new economic industry (MERC — Maritime Education Recreation CorCouncil should request a plan prioritizing displaced low-income househ+2 more
- HOWARD AVENUEC 180292 ZMKMay 14, 2019Deepest affordability to match neighborhood demographics; no private dIf zoning approved, distressed/recently-sold buildings included in CONCreate new economic industry (MERC — Maritime Education Recreation CorCouncil should request a plan prioritizing displaced low-income househ+2 more
- BrooklynC 190161 ZMKMay 2, 2019establish height limit in R10 district on Park Avenue between East 122integrate subway station entrance into building envelope at East 116thany zoning lot of 5,000 sq ft or more at 116th/Lexington must incorporcorrective action: remove R7B (medium density) from special district, +2 more
- 1918 ATLANTIC AVENUEC 190160 HAKApr 2, 2019developer has two letters of intent from grocery stores but is seekingACMH 30-year leaseLocal council member support stated for the recordAmenable to providing community space for programming and space for lo+2 more
- 1918 ATLANTIC AVENUEC 190163 HUKMay 7, 2019
Sponsored legislation· 60
- CommitteeInt 0650-2026Disposition of real property of the city.Feb 12, 2026
- CommitteeInt 0311-2026Requiring the police department’s property clerk to look for a claimant’s identification in seized property upon request.Jan 29, 2026primary sponsor
- CommitteeInt 0313-2026Resources for cleanup and enforcement of dumping.Jan 29, 2026primary sponsor
- CommitteeInt 0312-2026Requiring that certain contact information be posted at work sites.Jan 29, 2026primary sponsor
- Filed (End of Session)Int 1261-2025Correcting excess pay differentials for paraprofessionals arising from pattern bargaining practices.Apr 24, 2025
- EnactedInt 1234-2025Executive budget process.Apr 10, 2025
- EnactedInt 1235-2025Creation of a centralized system for processing freedom of information law requests.Apr 10, 2025
- EnactedInt 1241-2025Department of correction work release program.Apr 10, 2025
- EnactedInt 1219-2025East Harlem 125th Street Business Improvement District, ManhattanMar 26, 2025primary sponsor
- Filed (End of Session)Int 1224-2025Requiring shelters to provide free internet access to residents.Mar 26, 2025
- EnactedInt 1225-2025Establishing an office of the census.Mar 26, 2025
- EnactedInt 1207-2025Allowing for practical experience gained separately but concurrently with an apprenticeship to count towards the supervised practical experience time requirement for the granting of high-pressure boiler operating engineer licenses.Mar 12, 2025
- EnactedInt 1200-2025Publicly available information regarding gender identity related rights and resources.Feb 27, 2025
- EnactedInt 1204-2025Requiring the commissioner of health and mental hygiene to conduct an assessment and develop a health agenda regarding health inequities affecting transgender, gender nonconforming, and non-binary individuals.Feb 27, 2025
- EnactedInt 1194-2025Provision of services to people living with HIV and AIDS.Feb 13, 2025
+ 45 more
Campaign donors· 1,157
$182,391raised · 1,972 contributions · through the 2025 cycle
- United Federation of Teachers$6,250
- DC 37$4,250
- Doctors Council SEIU COPE$3,800
- 1199SEIU Political Action Fund$3,750
- Friends of Mark Weprin 2013$2,750
- Garodnick 2013$2,750
- Aziz, Mohammed$2,750
- Lowe, MelvinSelf employed$2,750
- Williams, AyannaNew York City Council$2,100
- Julie Menin 2025$2,100
12 donors also appear in city hearing records
- New York City Council6 hearing mentions$2,475
- Two Trees3 hearing mentions$500
- City of New York1 hearing mention$490
- NYC Council10 hearing mentions$470
- NYPD2 hearing mentions$335
- NYC City Council1 hearing mention$250
Intelligence· 1
Pattern 'repeat_practitioner' recurred across 4 distinct NYC meetings (22 total occurrences). Example evidence: "{'content_id': 'nyc-legistar-20232', 'description': 'Council Member Darlene Mealy (cpid ace221a4-e7e1-4e8a-bf05-a51eb4b0dc72), NYC Council Member for the 41st Council District (Brownsville, Brooklyn), is a heavy repeat practitioner across the corpus. She appears in at least 10 distinct prior meeting"
Political
city: NYCConfirmed in 22 meetings