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A bill from Shaun Abreu was approved 6 to 0.
City Council · Thursday, March 26, 2026 · 19m
The one where a routine roll call paused for a Bonhoeffer prayer and grim ICE news about one of the Council's own
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A by-the-numbers stated meeting , 50 members answering roll call, land-use call-ups adopted 50-0 , turned weighty fast. Rev. Dr. Chloe Breyer's invocation invoked Dietrich Bonhoeffer from Tegel Prison and 'the faithful decision to return,' with CM Gale Brewer disclosing the guest's son once interned in her office. Then Speaker Julie Menin delivered the hard news: detained council employee Rafael lost his removal case before a federal immigration judge AND had his habeas petition denied , yet the Council vows to keep fighting. Menin also walked through the $127B budget, a $5.4B identified gap,
From the room
“On April 1, we will deliver our response to the preliminary budget outlining the council's priorities”
— Julie Menin
“and seek houses of worship and churches and synagogues and temples and many religions come together”
— Chloe Breyer
“She is currently the executive director at the Interfaith Center of New York where she has been for 18 years”
— Chloe Breyer, Chloe Breyer
“the council's finance team has been hard at work to continue to dig under the surface of city agency budgets”
— Julie Menin, Julie Menin
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The decisions
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Frank Morano introduced a bill on the day's slate.
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Frank Morano brought a third bill forward for introduction.
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Inna Vernikov introduced a bill.
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A bill introduced by Eric Dinowitz drew a divided vote and was approved 34 to 20 with two abstentions.
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Eric Dinowitz put a bill forward for introduction.
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Chi A. Osse introduced a bill at the session.
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Public Advocate Jumaane Williams introduced a bill.
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Lincoln Restler put a bill forward for introduction.
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A resolution sponsored by Sandra Ung was on the agenda.
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A resolution from Nantasha M. Williams came before the Council.
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A land use resolution paired with Messages 54 and 55 was taken up.
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A companion land use resolution, also tied to Messages 54 and 55, was on the agenda.
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A bill introduced by Julie Menin was approved 50 to 5 with one abstention.
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A bill from Harvey D. Epstein was approved 8 to 0, with one member absent.
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Shaun Abreu introduced a bill on the day's agenda.
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Gale A. Brewer brought a bill forward for introduction.
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A second bill from Gale A. Brewer was introduced at the session.
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Selvena N. Brooks-Powers introduced a bill.
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A companion bill from Selvena N. Brooks-Powers was also introduced.
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Harvey D. Epstein introduced a bill at the meeting.
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A bill introduced by Rita C. Joseph was approved 4 to 0, with one member absent.
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A second introduction came from Frank Morano.
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Sandy Nurse introduced a bill.
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Yusef Salaam introduced a bill.
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Lynn C. Schulman introduced a bill on the agenda.
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Althea V. Stevens brought a bill forward for introduction.
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Phil Wong introduced a bill at the meeting.
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Another bill from Phil Wong was introduced.
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A bill introduced by Phil Wong was approved 54 to 0, with five abstentions.
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Another bill from Phil Wong was approved 10 to 0.
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Adopted 50 to 8 with one abstention, Message M 0041 was before the Council.
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A budget modification was referred to the Finance Committee, taken up together with a pre-considered companion message.
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A pre-considered budget modification, referred to the Finance Committee, was adopted 16 to 0.
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An OMB withdrawal letter came before the Council as Message M 0058.
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A resolution sponsored by Farah N. Louis was adopted unanimously, 5 to 0.
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A resolution from Virginia Maloney was adopted 5 to 0.
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A resolution sponsored by Harvey D. Epstein was before the Council.
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Another resolution from Harvey D. Epstein was on the agenda.
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A resolution introduced by Amanda C. Farias was adopted 9 to 0.
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Another resolution from Amanda C. Farias was before the Council.
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A resolution sponsored by Frank Morano was on the agenda.
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A resolution from Justin E. Sanchez came before the Council.
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A resolution sponsored by Lynn C. Schulman was on the agenda.
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Another resolution from Lynn C. Schulman was before the Council.
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A land use resolution came before the Council as Res 0411.
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Procedure
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The people
Practitioners & applicants
Chloe Breyer
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The intelligence
Every parcel, owner, and applicant in this meeting, cross-referenced against Zonable’s NYC ownership, enforcement & legislative graph — the record behind the record.
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Owner portfolios, open OATH/ECB violations, 311 & DOB permits across every parcel discussed, developer track records, and an “ask this meeting” chat.