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Kamillah Hanks

Kamillah Hanks

council member·District 49

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Bills sponsored
623
Bills passed
344
Pass rate
55.2%
Meetings
250
Attendance
66%
Positions voiced in hearings37 support12 oppose2 conditionalacross 30 matters
Voting patterns
  • Voted against only 2 of 125 Mayor's Messages
  • Has never voted against a Land Use Call-Up (N=44)
  • Has never broken from the majority (N=2,066)

Committee assignments· 25

  • Committee on Education
    01/18/2024 → 12/31/2025
    Member
  • Committee on Finance
    01/18/2024 → 12/31/2025
    Member
  • Subcommittee on Landmarks, Public Sitings and Dispositions
    01/18/2024 → 12/31/2025
    CHAIR
  • Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises
    01/18/2024 → 12/31/2025
    Member
  • Committee on Land Use
    01/18/2024 → 12/31/2025
    Member
  • Committee on Civil Service and Labor
    01/18/2024 → 12/31/2025
    Member
  • Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations
    01/18/2024 → 12/31/2025
    Member
  • Committee of the Whole
    01/01/2024 → 12/31/2025
    Member
  • Democratic Conference of the Council of the City of New York
    01/01/2024 → 12/31/2025
    Member
  • Staten Island Delegation of the New York City Council
    01/01/2024 → 12/31/2025
    Member
  • City Council
    01/01/2024 → 12/31/2025
    Member
  • Committee on Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts
    03/02/2023 → 12/31/2023
    Member

+ 13 more historical assignments

District 49

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Development pulse
0
Active ULURP
0
Projects 5y
4
Rezonings 8y
Community boards · 2
Staten Island CB 131,661Staten Island CB 2767

The price of approval in District 49· 18

  • St. GeorgeLU 0045-2026
    Apr 14, 2026
    Applicant will commit to building 11 stories as proposed and confirm iaffordable home-ownership (workforce homeownership) componentbuilding set back further after Council Member feedback on urban desig
  • HAMILTON AVENUEC 250318 ZMR / N 250320 ZRR
    Mar 18, 2026applicant: 37-59 Hamilton Avenue Rezoning
    developer willing to hold itself accountable to the 18-story height liReduce sidewalk tables from nine to six; proactively respond to neighbApplicant agreed to all stipulations set forth by Community Board 3Compromise from 9 tables (18 seats) down to 6 tables (12 seats)
  • HAMILTON AVENUEC 250318 ZMR
    Mar 18, 2026
    developer willing to hold itself accountable to the 18-story height liReduce sidewalk tables from nine to six; proactively respond to neighbApplicant agreed to all stipulations set forth by Community Board 3Compromise from 9 tables (18 seats) down to 6 tables (12 seats)
  • Staten IslandC 220426 ZMR
    Nov 30, 2023
    Applicant commits to maintaining a supermarket on the ground floor; no
  • 541-545 Bay StreetN 220392 ZRR
    Nov 30, 2023
    Applicant commits to maintaining a supermarket on the ground floor; no
  • 541 BAY STREETC 220426 ZMR
    Nov 30, 2023
    Applicant commits to maintaining a supermarket on the ground floor; no
  • Staten IslandC 210289 ZMR
    Oct 21, 2021
    Special permit to modify bulk requirements and special permit to waivefine-tunes mid-block vs avenue distinction in a predominantly residentRemove projected development site #2 parcels from R7 district and keeppreserves view corridors to New York Harbor and Lower Manhattan
  • Staten IslandC 210361 ZMR
    Oct 21, 2021
    Special permit to modify bulk requirements and special permit to waivefine-tunes mid-block vs avenue distinction in a predominantly residentRemove projected development site #2 parcels from R7 district and keeppreserves view corridors to New York Harbor and Lower Manhattan

Sponsored legislation· 60

  • Int 0664-2026Compensation of the mayor, public advocate, members of the city council, borough presidents, comptroller and district attorneys.
    Feb 12, 2026
    Committee
  • Int 0648-2026Requiring the registration of vacant commercial and residential properties.
    Feb 12, 2026primary sponsor
    Committee
  • Int 0387-2026Requiring reporting on crime statistics in shelters.
    Jan 29, 2026primary sponsor
    Committee
  • Int 0282-2026Building emissions calculations, adjustments and penalties.
    Jan 29, 2026
    Committee
  • Int 0215-2026Extending reasonable workplace accommodations to caregivers.
    Jan 29, 2026primary sponsor
    Committee
  • Int 0224-2026Creating an interagency task force on squatting.
    Jan 29, 2026primary sponsor
    Committee
  • Int 0244-2026Prohibiting the sale and rental of class three bicycles with electric assist.
    Jan 29, 2026
    Committee
  • Int 0218-2026Annual study to identify non-operational schools and the subsequent removal of speed cameras from eliminated school speed zones.
    Jan 29, 2026primary sponsor
    Committee
  • Int 0324-2026A study and report on the feasibility of permitting motorists to make a right turn at a red signal on Staten Island.
    Jan 29, 2026
    Committee
  • Int 0227-2026Establishing a pilot abatement program for unsafe operators of pedal-assist bicycles.
    Jan 29, 2026primary sponsor
    Committee
  • Int 0222-2026Establishing an office of the waterfront.
    Jan 29, 2026primary sponsor
    Committee
  • Int 0228-2026Requiring the installation of pedestrian lighting on step streets.
    Jan 29, 2026primary sponsor
    Committee
  • Int 0320-2026Codifying the official flag of the borough of Staten Island.
    Jan 29, 2026primary sponsor
    Committee
  • Int 0208-2026Requiring the inclusion of businesses owned by persons of Middle Eastern and North African descent in future disparity studies.
    Jan 29, 2026
    Committee
  • Int 0226-2026Requiring the New York City Police Department to report on arrests of individuals under eighteen years of age.
    Jan 29, 2026primary sponsor
    Committee

+ 45 more

Campaign donors· 1,396

$512,444raised · 2,339 contributions · through the 2025 cycle
  • Hanks, KamillahNew York City Council (Test)
    $7,873
  • Guberman, SergeyEdible Arrangement
    $5,300
  • Guberman, ViktoriyaNYC Home Care Service
    $4,800
  • UNIFORMED FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIA
    $4,500
  • RPAC OF NEW YORK STATE
    $4,350
  • Savo, MichaelSavo brothers
    $4,000
  • Love, StephenGem Limo
    $3,750
  • Bellocchio, VaughnSelf-Employed
    $3,750
  • Sileo, MicheleSelf-Employed
    $3,375
  • Gioello, PeterGLO Electric LLC
    $3,250
12 donors also appear in city hearing records
  • 1199 SEIU3 hearing mentions$2,500
  • City of New York1 hearing mention$1,768
  • NYC Council10 hearing mentions$1,625
  • New York Hotel Trades Council1 hearing mention$1,050
  • 32BJ1 hearing mention$1,050
  • Monadnock Development2 hearing mentions$750

Intelligence· 3

Pattern 'repeat_practitioner' recurred across 3 distinct NYC meetings (20 total occurrences). Example evidence: "{'content_id': 'nyc-legistar-20468', 'description': "Kamillah Hanks (cpid 33b437bc-34cd-4595-a764-8c030026d92d) is a high-frequency repeat practitioner in the corpus: NYC Council Member, District 49 (St. George / North Shore, Staten Island), NYC Council Majority Whip, and Chair of the Subcommittee o"

Political
city: NYCConfirmed in 20 meetings

Pattern 'repeat_practitioner' recurred across 3 distinct NYC meetings (20 total occurrences). Example evidence: "{'content_id': 'nyc-legistar-21231', 'description': "Kamillah Hanks (cpid 33b437bc-34cd-4595-a764-8c030026d92d), NYC Council Member District 49 (St. George/North Shore, Staten Island), Majority Whip and Chair of the Subcommittee on Landmarks/Public Siting & Dispositions, is a high-frequency repeat p"

Political
city: NYCConfirmed in 20 meetings

Staten Island has a persistent pattern of working families being priced out, indicating long-standing affordability challenges in District 49 and the broader borough.

Geographic
district: District 49, Staten Island
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