Sandy Nurse
council member·District 37
Bills sponsored
1,181
Bills passed
385
Pass rate
32.6%
Meetings
250
Attendance
94%
Positions voiced in hearings71 support6 oppose8 conditionalacross 40 matters
Voting patterns
- Has never voted against a Land Use Call-Up (N=52)
- Has never voted against a Communication (N=37)
- Has never broken from the majority (N=1,338)
Committee assignments· 25
- MemberCommittee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management01/18/2024 → 12/31/2025
- MemberCommittee on Veterans01/18/2024 → 12/31/2025
- MemberSubcommittee on Landmarks, Public Sitings and Dispositions01/18/2024 → 12/31/2025
- MemberCommittee on Contracts01/18/2024 → 12/31/2025
- CHAIRCommittee on Criminal Justice01/18/2024 → 12/31/2025
- MemberCommittee on Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts01/18/2024 → 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 Resiliency and Waterfronts01/20/2022 → 03/02/2023
+ 13 more historical assignments
District 37
District & contact
Development pulse
0
Active ULURP
0
Projects 5y
1
Rezonings 8y
Community boards · 3
The price of approval in District 37· 11
- East New YorkC 250285 ZMKDec 11, 2025Approve with modifications: strike MIH Option 2 and add another MIH op
- TRUXTON STREETC 230375 MMKSep 25, 2025Council modifying application: strike MIH Option 2, require MIH Option
- East New Yorkunknown-1Apr 29, 2025approved reconfiguration from six building sites to three, same total modify proposed zoning to R6B and R6D districts with C2 commercial ovewants relocation/moving-cost commitment in the final agreement
- 581 Grant Avenueunknown-0Mar 14, 2025strike MIH Option 2 and add an MIH option
- 3513 ATLANTIC AVENUEC 190222 ZMKSep 23, 2019Negotiated final terms: elevator retained in the four-story building; disposition of properties to a developer selected by HPD
- 3513 ATLANTIC AVENUEC 190222 ZMKSep 18, 2019applicant: 3513 Atlantic Avenue Rezoning, BrooklynNo expansion, enlargement, or alteration intended except additional scCafe size reduced from 4 tables/10 chairs to 4 tables/8 chairs in respIn addition to MIH option 1, new residential building would conform wiApplication includes only additional roof screening and bike parking t+1 more
- 3513 ATLANTIC AVENUEC 190222 ZMKSep 4, 2019applicant: 3513 Atlantic Avenue Rezoning, BrooklynBrooklyn Borough President and City Planning Commission both recommend
- 1601 DEKALB AVENUEC 180148 ZMKAug 15, 2018applicant: 1601 DeKalb Avenue Owner LLCremove the Wyckoff Avenue commercial properties from the rezoning, leaexemption facilitates repayment of outstanding liens and repairs pursu
In the hearing room· 12
- meeting →Nurse states the Council passed 4 bills in December to end the Giuliani-era tax lien sale system.Jan 29, 2026
- meeting →Nurse characterizes COPA as a modest strategic housing-crisis intervention and warns the city is losing working-class New Yorkers.Jan 29, 2026
- meeting →Nurse opens her floor statement by framing the tension between renter-focused and homeowner-focused council policy (70% renters / 30% owners), positioning the tax-lien package as homeowner relief.Jan 29, 2026
- meeting →Dec 11, 2025
- meeting →Dec 11, 2025
- meeting →Dec 11, 2025
- meeting →Dec 11, 2025
- meeting →Speaker states MTA has not provided local-hiring statistics for months and demands data plus a remediation plan before support.Sep 9, 2025accountability_demand
Sponsored legislation· 60
- CommitteeInt 0651-2026Requiring the department of investigation to investigate allegations of evidentiary misconduct by police officers.Feb 12, 2026
- CommitteeInt 0664-2026Compensation of the mayor, public advocate, members of the city council, borough presidents, comptroller and district attorneys.Feb 12, 2026
- CommitteeInt 0650-2026Disposition of real property of the city.Feb 12, 2026primary sponsor
- Laid Over in CommitteeInt 0657-2026Third party transfer program, and to repeal sections 11-425, 11-426, and 11-427 of such code, relating to agreements for payment of delinquent taxes and charges in installments.Feb 12, 2026
- CommitteeInt 0366-2026Emergency and resiliency plans of the department of sanitation.Jan 29, 2026primary sponsor
- CommitteeInt 0351-2026Findings made by the board of standards and appeals in the approval of affordable housing projects.Jan 29, 2026primary sponsor
- CommitteeInt 0350-2026Findings made by the affordable housing appeals board.Jan 29, 2026primary sponsor
- CommitteeInt 0363-2026Injunctive relief for lawful occupants of rental units.Jan 29, 2026primary sponsor
- Laid Over in CommitteeInt 0427-2026How affordable housing units which subsequently became vacant are rented through the housing portal.Jan 29, 2026
- Laid Over in CommitteeInt 0418-2026Requiring the department of housing preservation and development to create an in-person housing portal assistance program.Jan 29, 2026
- CommitteeInt 0411-2026Establishment of an office of cannabis business services.Jan 29, 2026
- CommitteeInt 0367-2026Requiring the department of sanitation to accept commercial solid waste at city-owned or operated marine transfer stations and city-owned or operated rail transfer stations.Jan 29, 2026primary sponsor
- CommitteeInt 0511-2026Prohibiting standing or parking a vehicle within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection.Jan 29, 2026
- CommitteeInt 0365-2026Requiring the department of housing preservation and development to schedule subsequent inspections of dwelling units.Jan 29, 2026primary sponsor
- CommitteeInt 0359-2026Utilizing city-owned lots for energy storage systems.Jan 29, 2026primary sponsor
+ 45 more
Campaign donors· 1,627
$187,127raised · 2,661 contributions · through the 2025 cycle
- Doctors Council SEIU COPE$2,800
- CWA District One PAC$2,750
- NYSNA PAC$2,100
- United Federation of Teachers$2,100
- Selvena 2025NYC Council$2,100
- PSC PAC$2,000
- CIR SEIU Local 1957 Healthcare$2,000
- 1199 SEIU NYS Political Action$2,000
- NYC District Council of Carpen$2,000
- District Council 37 Political$1,800
12 donors also appear in city hearing records
- NYC Council10 hearing mentions$6,252
- City of New York1 hearing mention$1,454
- NYC Department of Education1 hearing mention$1,221
- Make the Road New York8 hearing mentions$600
- New York City Council6 hearing mentions$505
- CUNY1 hearing mention$504
Intelligence· 2
Pattern 'repeat_practitioner' recurred across 4 distinct NYC meetings (25 total occurrences). Example evidence: "{'content_id': 'nyc-legistar-20330', 'description': 'Sandy Nurse (cpid e0ad4f26) is a high-frequency repeat practitioner: she appears in 28 distinct prior corpus meetings as NYC Council Member, District 37 (Brooklyn), with a verified recurring role as acting chair of the Subcommittee on Landmarks, P"
Political
city: NYCConfirmed in 25 meetingsCouncil chairs often acknowledge sponsorship leadership on legislation, indicating informal recognition of a council member's policy expertise or priority in a specific area like heat mitigation.
Political
person: Councilmember Sandy Nurse