Erik D. Bottcher
council member·District 3
- Has never voted against a Land Use Application (N=514)
- Has never voted against a Resolution (N=357)
- Has never voted against a Mayor's Message (N=62)
- Has never voted against a Land Use Call-Up (N=40)
Committee assignments· 26
- MemberCommittee on Small Business01/18/2024 → 12/31/2025
- MemberCommittee on Technology01/18/2024 → 12/31/2025
- MemberCommittee on Civil Service and Labor01/18/2024 → 12/31/2025
- MemberCommittee on Economic Development01/18/2024 → 12/31/2025
- MemberCommittee on Contracts01/18/2024 → 12/31/2025
- MemberCommittee on Higher Education01/18/2024 → 12/31/2025
- MemberCommittee on Immigration01/18/2024 → 12/31/2025
- MemberCommittee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction01/18/2024 → 12/31/2025
- MemberCommittee on Public Housing01/18/2024 → 12/31/2025
- MemberCommittee of the Whole01/01/2024 → 12/31/2025
- MemberCity Council01/01/2024 → 12/31/2025
- CHAIRManhattan Delegation of the New York City Council01/01/2024 → 12/31/2025
+ 14 more historical assignments
District 3
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The price of approval in District 3· 25
- 9th AvenueLU 0602-2012approvedMay 8, 2012applicant: Sons of Plum Lee Pak LLC (ASR: South Plum Lee Pack in LLC)Install flyaway passage on southeast end of existing retractable awninToys R Us occupancy may not revert to big box store or other unauthori
- 515 7 AVENUEC 240248 ZSMSep 10, 2025reduced area rezoned to R6Acovered pedestrian space constructed in either scenarioremove MIH option 2, require remaining MIH optionupdate plans to reflect newly adopted MSMX district requirements
- 343 WEST 47 STREETC 240244 ZSMOct 10, 2024Council member votes yes on LU 175/Reso 612 expressing confidence in MCouncil will modify the application to add the MIH deep affordability Council will modify the application to change the proposed R6B to an RAt least 15% of units reserved for referred formerly homeless tenants
- 343 WEST 47 STREETC 240244 ZSMOct 9, 2024LPC to work closely/flexibly with MUS to develop a master storefront p
- 343 WEST 47 STREETC 240244 ZSMOct 8, 2024special permit to reduce number of parking spaces; originally 40 spacedeveloper commits to building a public bathroom maintained by buildingnegotiated additional amenities, flood mitigation, and specific struct
- 343 West 47th StreetC 240244 ZSMOct 8, 2024special permit to reduce number of parking spaces; originally 40 spacedeveloper commits to building a public bathroom maintained by buildingnegotiated additional amenities, flood mitigation, and specific struct
- 343 WEST 47 STREETC 240244 ZSMOct 8, 2024special permit to reduce number of parking spaces; originally 40 spacedeveloper commits to building a public bathroom maintained by buildingnegotiated additional amenities, flood mitigation, and specific struct
- 343 WEST 47 STREETC 240244 ZSMSep 17, 2024Revised draft access and protection agreement shared by neighbor's attEV charging station proposed in the developmentIncrease height of sidewalk shed and provide adequate lightingadd three-bedroom affordable units to the development+2 more
In the hearing room· 3
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
- EnactedInt 1258-2025Correction of sex designations on death records.Apr 24, 2025
- Filed (End of Session)Int 1255-2025Prohibiting calf roping and the use of electric prods and flank straps in connection with rodeos.Apr 24, 2025
- EnactedInt 1245-2025Additional information collected and reported about foster care youth.Apr 24, 2025
- EnactedInt 1246-2025Establishing a program to support youth in foster care and youth who have exited foster care.Apr 24, 2025
- Filed (End of Session)Int 1261-2025Correcting excess pay differentials for paraprofessionals arising from pattern bargaining practices.Apr 24, 2025
- EnactedInt 1257-2025Study and report on the provision of agency services to older adults with certain neurological and mental health conditions.Apr 24, 2025
- EnactedInt 1235-2025Creation of a centralized system for processing freedom of information law requests.Apr 10, 2025
- EnactedInt 1240-2025Holistic clinical assessments for incarcerated individuals.Apr 10, 2025
- EnactedInt 1238-2025Provision of access to evidence review technology for persons in custody with pending criminal proceedings.Apr 10, 2025
- EnactedInt 1233-2025Planting of vegetation on new medians separating bicycle lanes from motorized vehicle traffic.Apr 10, 2025primary sponsor
- EnactedInt 1242-2025Establishing a coordinator of the transition to borough-based jails and a department of correction coordinator for borough-based jail transition.Apr 10, 2025
- EnactedInt 1225-2025Establishing an office of the census.Mar 26, 2025
- Filed (End of Session)Int 1210-2025Increasing the maximum civil penalty for failure to comply with an order issued by the New York city commission on human rights.Mar 12, 2025
- Filed (End of Session)Int 1211-2025Civil penalties for discrimination based on lawful source of income.Mar 12, 2025
+ 45 more
Campaign donors· 2,097
- Carr, AlexStaten Island Zoo$4,150
- Kelly, RyanBaldor Specialty Foods$3,150
- Beatty, DavidGaingels$3,150
- Platt, Warren CRetired$3,100
- Rakes, WadePeach State Health Plan$3,100
- Barton, DavidSelf-Employed$3,000
- Dansky, Michael$3,000
- O'Neill, Sarah$3,000
- Molano, Luis FreddyCommunity Healthcare Network$2,890
- Feist, GenaNYSAG$2,675
- Community Healthcare Network2 hearing mentions$2,015
- Friends of the High Line3 hearing mentions$1,550
- New York City Council6 hearing mentions$1,260
- NYU1 hearing mention$1,175
- NYC Council10 hearing mentions$700
- City of New York1 hearing mention$613
Intelligence· 8
Pattern 'repeat_practitioner' recurred across 7 distinct NYC meetings (64 total occurrences). Example evidence: "{'content_id': 'nyc-legistar-20468', 'description': "Erik D. Bottcher (NYC Council Member, District 3 — Hell's Kitchen/Chelsea/Garment District; cpid 3fe52814-ad82-4428-aa42-fc4b3f9e3509, legistar_person_id 7802) appears again at nyc-legistar-20468 advocating for middle-income housing. In this meeti"
Pattern 'repeat_practitioner' recurred across 4 distinct NYC meetings (26 total occurrences). Example evidence: "{'content_id': 'nyc-legistar-20720', 'description': "Erik D. Bottcher (NYC Council Member, District 3 — Hell's Kitchen/Chelsea/Midtown/Garment/Penn Station; cpid 3fe52814-ad82-4428-aa42-fc4b3f9e3509, legistar_person_id 7802) is a heavily-recurring practitioner in the meeting corpus, with substantive"
Pattern 'repeat_practitioner' recurred across 3 distinct NYC meetings (17 total occurrences). Example evidence: "{'content_id': 'nyc-legistar-19930', 'description': "Erik D. Bottcher (NYC Council Member, District 3 — Hell's Kitchen/Chelsea/Midtown/Garment/Penn Station; cpid 3fe52814-ad82-4428-aa42-fc4b3f9e3509, legistar_person_id 7802) is a heavily-recurring practitioner in the meeting corpus with substantive "
Council District 33 is highly flood-prone, prompting a strategic push to integrate green infrastructure into capital projects to build long-term climate resiliency.
The School Construction Authority maximizes development based on property size and district enrollment needs, indicating that project scale is driven by capacity demands rather than community preferences on size.
DEP 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.
DEP is adopting a more tailored and smarter construction approach for infrastructure projects in densely populated districts, minimizing neighborhood disruption while achieving environmental goals.
DEP 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.