FOR OUR YOUTH
As part of our ongoing commitment to the well-being of our city's youth, we've made significant investments in programs that support their education. These include:
$700+ million increase in the commitment of city funds spent on our public schools, as federal stimulus funding for our schools declined significantly.
$10 million to advance the Education Equity Action Plan to implement a citywide kindergarten-to-high school Black studies curriculum.
$14 million to restore Community Schools funding and add funding to support new schools.
$46 million to provide increased and fair wages for Special Education Pre-K and Day Care Providers to support the success of these critical programs that serve our youth.
FOR OUR SENIORS
Seniors are our golden jewels! We must do all we can to support them, that’s why we’ve prioritized supporting seniors by ensuring that we fund senior programming and our local senior centers.
We’ve allocated over $300,000 towards this mission.
COMMITTEE INVOLVEMENT
I am proud to be Chair of the Committee on Civil and Human Rights. I will work to promote and protect human rights, regardless of race, religion or gender identity in our city. I believe that all people are entitled to basic human rights, and we will continue to fight for these values in a time where they are more important than ever. In addition to Chairing the Committee on Civil and Human Rights, I serve on the Youth Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Sanitation and Solid Waste Management, Economic Development, General Welfare, Oversight and Investigations, and Mental Health, Disabilities, and Addictions. I am also honored to have been elected as the co-chair for the Queens Delegation alongside Council Member Linda Lee.
LEGISLATION
Since taking office in 2022, Nantasha has passed three bills and one resolution in the Council:
Local Law 2022/059:
This bill would revise Local Law 32 for 2022, the salary disclosure law, to clarify that the law applies to employees who are paid hourly or through an annual salary. The law would not apply to positions that can not or will not be performed in New York City. A person would not be able to bring a lawsuit against an employer based on this law unless that individual is a current employee who is bringing an action against their employer for advertising a job, promotion or transfer without posting a minimum and maximum hourly wage or annual salary. This bill would also clarify that the penalty for the first violation of this law would be $0 and employers would have 30 days to correct the violation. This bill would also move the effective date of Local Law 32 of 2022 to November 1, 2022.
Local Law 2022/071:
This bill would require the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) to establish rules to select 300 multiple dwellings, in consultation with the Fire Department (FDNY), to be inspected for self-closing door compliance. It would require HPD to submit an annual report with information about these inspections. This bill would also require HPD to provide information to FDNY regarding fire safety violations dating back to 2017, which FDNY must audit to inform its building inspection program. Int 0560 - This legislation would require the Fire Department to submit an annual report to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council, and post such report on the Department’s website, on complaints filed with the Department’s Equal Employment Opportunity Office regarding potential violations of the City’s Equal Employment Opportunity Policy. The report would include information on the number of complaints that resulted in corrective action taken by the Fire Department, further disaggregated by the form of corrective action, including but not limited to formal reprimand, fine, loss of pay or benefits, transfer, suspension, demotion, and termination.
Resolution 0121/2022:
Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.1553-C/A.6399-B, the Clean Slate Act.
SANITATION + TAG & TOW UPDATES
Nantasha’s office has been working alongside the NYC Department of Sanitation and the local NYPD Precincts tending to the community's concern about derelict vehicles, trimming off weeds, and cleaning up illegal dumping sites.
During a recent tag & tow operation, over 30 vehicles were removed, and over 30 summonses were issued.
HOUSING
In response to the housing crisis: