We held a hearing on the Department of Citywide Administrative Services’ decarbonization efforts. The City of New York is behind on meeting our ambitious carbon reduction goals for municipal government and we must do better.

We renamed Pacific St & Boerum Pl for Ralph Mercado! A  Brooklyn born global force in Latin music. He was the man behind the music - managing legends like Celia Cruz & Tito Puente and bringing salsa to the world.

New Yorkers want bring back year-round open dining! Our bill will: 📆 Allow year-round dining again ✅ Expand footprint for small restaurants ⚠️ Help design safer streets 🍽️ Allow more businesses to participate

We introduced a bill to restore year-round open dining and make it easier for restaraunts. Outdoor dining was a silver lining of the pandemic, and New Yorkers want it back. We can simplify the process for restaurants to secure permits and give us more places to dine together.

Our office released a new study highlighting rampant illegal parking across Downtown Brooklyn. Vehicles block sidewalks, crosswalks, bike lanes & loading zones - making it more dangerous for New Yorkers to get around the neighborhood. www.lincolnrestler.nyc/s/Illegal-Pa...

Join us at the Greenpoint Library on Thursday October 16th from 10AM-1PM!  Discuss local issues with our Community Advocate Kelly and @sengonzalezny’s team, get tenant support from @communitiesresist and visit SBS’s Workforce1 van for job services.

I joined @NYSDEC & Madison Realty Capital for a ribbon cutting at Greenpoint Central — housing on the former NuHart Plastic Manufacturing site. This site shows how remediation should be done: cleaning up toxic plumes to transform into homes for our community.

Join us at Montague Open Streets on Sunday Oct 19! We’ll be there all afternoon with a performance from Bindlestiff Family Circus at 1pm, free compost giveaway & blood drive. Reserve compost: bit.ly/oct19compost  Donate blood: bit.ly/oct19blooddr...

We introduced legislation to ensure that when the City is installing 32-ft Link5G towers, they will be required to notify neighbors & solicit community input.  At the very minimum, neighbors deserve notice about what’s being built right outside their homes. nypost.com/2025/09/25/u...

This weekend we canvassed small businesses in Williamsburg and Greenpoint to educate employers about what to do if ICE shows up. We will be hosting more outreach events to share actionable information about how to keep our community safe.

Our office had a great time at McGolrick Park this weekend at our Greenpoint Eco Day! We gave out 500 bike helmets with @NYC_DOT, 7,000 pounds of compost, and 150 leaf bags!

We distributed 400+ backpacks packed with school supplies to students at District 33's highest need schools.  Huge thanks to all our neighbors who donated and The Service Collective for helping ensure every student is set up for success this year!

Want to make a big impact on the health of Brooklyn’s street trees? Become a Citizen Pruner! You’ll learn all about tree care & pruning best practices and become a certified citizen pruner! forms.gle/2QteYU5VMHuk...

Our office partnered with @GoodwillNYNJ to host residents from Acacia’s Atlantic Ave shelter to provide free professional clothes and connect clients with job & mental health resources.  Dozens of our neighbors left with new outfits and new opportunities—thank you Goodwill!

.@NYC_DOT is starting work today on initial stage of center-running bus lanes on Flatbush Ave between Livingston St & State St!  The project will also bring new loading zones, safety upgrades, and expanded pedestrian space—making Flatbush safer, faster & more reliable.

🌳🌱In partnership with @NYCParks, we planted Brooklyn’s first mini forest in Williamsburg!  This once-rundown space at N. 4th St & N. 4th Pl is now a thriving pocket forest that will boost biodiversity, improve air quality, prevent flooding & beautify the neighborhood.

Stand Against ICE Day of Action on Saturday, September 27 at 11AM to support immigrant New Yorkers. We'll be canvassing nearby businesses to inform employers and employees of their rights & prepare them to stay safe in the event of an ICE raid. RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

We will be taking care of street trees on Saturday, October 4 from 10AM-12PM in Brooklyn Heights! We will be weeding, cultivating soil, adding mulch, and planting daffodil bulbs. Sign up here! bit.ly/d33treecare

I loved joining @NY4ChildCare’s rally (with my little guy!) to demand more affordable childcare for working families!  The City Council took a first step on 2-Care this year with a small pilot and now we need to expand it to make sure all working families have access to universal child care!

We’ve heard from many neighbors about recent car break-ins in Boerum Hill. Our office has been working with 84th Precinct. Please don’t leave valuables in your car, and reach us with questions/concerns or more information at [email protected].

The 2025 Mayor’s Management Report is clear: New Yorkers are paying the price for Eric Adams’ relentless austerity budgets. Spending cuts have deep, lasting consequences—and they’re exacerbated by the Mayor’s severe mismanagement of our City government.

Stop by the Greenpoint Library this Thursday from 10AM-1PM to discuss local issues with our Community Advocate Kelly and @sengonzalezny’s team. We will also have reps from @communitiesresist and @VFWHQ there to provide help with housing & veterans issues.

Liz Holtzman is a living legend & a brilliant progressive reformer. The youngest woman elected to Congress, 1st woman DA in NYC & only woman Comptroller. It was wonderful to celebrate Liz’s extraordinary career at City Hall with @NYCSpeakerAdams, colleagues & friends.

Join us on Sunday, September 21st from 9AM-12:30PM in McGolrick Park to celebrate Eco Day! Grab a free bike helmet, pick up some compost, and shred your old documents. Reserve your compost here: www.eventbrite.com/e/dsny-compo...

Thank you to all the volunteers & The Service Collective who helped our office get ready for our backpack giveaways at high need schools in District 33! We packed over 400 backpacks with school supplies to help students thrive this school year!

Happy First Day of School! 🎒📚 Wishing all of the students, families, and teachers a great return to school. I hope everyone has an amazing year!  I love all the first day of school photos so much!

Cadman Towers in Brooklyn Heights has 18 affordable co-op units available! 1–3BR units for prices as low as $169K with income limits up to 125% AMI. Apply on HousingConnect by Sept 22 or join the online info session at 6pm on Sept 9 for more info: nychpd.webex.com/nychpd/j.php...

Starting Aug 31, B62 is connecting Greenpoint and Astoria! Route changes in Queens but remains the same in Brooklyn for now. 🔹 No more B62 on Jackson Ave (LIC) 🔹 After Pulaski Bridge, B62 runs along 21st St 🔹 No direct R train connection at Queens Plaza

Attn Large Building Owners: you are on the clock! You have one week left to apply for a Local Law 97 reporting extension! File for an extension by August 29 & you’ll have until December 31 to submit your LL97 compliance report. Get FREE, expert guidance here: accelerator.nyc

Con Edison is performing electric upgrade work in the DUMBO this week at Front & Bridge St and Front & Gold St intersections. There will be limited street parking and some loud noise 7:00am - 3:30pm Monday through Friday until September 5th.

A building on Broome St in Greenpoint had been pumping sewage from its basement into the street on and off for the past year. Our office got @NYCWater to do an emergency inspection and issue a violation to the owner to put an end to it.

We’ve been celebrating incredible small business owners across District 33 — and this month we honored Lurita “LB” Brown of Clinton Hill Simply Art & Framing! Since 1991, LB’s gallery has been a beloved cultural hub and a pioneering Black woman–owned framing business.

I joined UJO to break ground on their long-awaited new headquarters! UJO provides vital services—housing, SNAP, immigration, special ed & more—to thousands each week. Our office helped to secure much of the $8.5M for the project & I’m thrilled construction is underway!

Supportive housing exists to serve NYers struggling with issues like mental illness & substance abuse. I joined @cmcarlinarivera.bsky.social to celebrate passage of her critical legislation that will remove barriers to supportive housing for formerly incarcerated people & help reduce homelessness.

Trump is defunding NYC every way he can, clawing back funds from education, terrorism prevention & emergency shelters. We introduced a bill to bring transparency to federal funding cuts, so we can make strategic decisions about how to protect New Yorkers. ny1.com/nyc/all-boro...

Mouctar is a Brooklyn public school student who was abducted by ICE at his immigration proceedings.  Mouctar should be preparing for school right now, but Trump’s draconian policies are stealing away beloved members of our community.   We’re demanding his immediate release.

In 2022, we set out to fill every viable street tree bed in District 33 and planting is in full swing!  @NYCParks planted 200 new trees in Greenpoint & Williamsburg this summer and more trees are on their way to every neighborhood in our district.  brooklyneagle.com/articles/202...

ICE has taken another New York City public school student into custody.  Mamadou Diallo was detained last week following a required court appearance. This is a scary and unacceptable escalation in ICE’s ongoing attempts to target asylum seekers and students.

.@NYCferry wants your input on their proposed route changes to cut travel times & boost frequency, including splitting the East River into 2 routes to speed up travel times Share feedback by Sept 1: www.surveymonkey.com/r/nycferrych...

The Third Annual Ronnie Ortiz, Jr. Youth Baseball & Softball Clinic is back! Check out this event and help honor the memory of Ronnie Ortiz, Jr. This Sunday, August 17th from 10am - 1pm at the McCarren Park Baseball Field. It’s free and open to everyone! www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-third...

I joined the final mass of Bishop-elect Katrina Foster at St. John’s Lutheran in Greenpoint. Under her leadership, the church was beautifully restored & thrived as a welcoming space. I'm excited to celebrate her installation as Bishop for Lutheran Metro NY Synod.

🚧 Columbia Heights from Cranberry to Middagh will be fully closed to traffic starting Monday, 8/11 for about 3 weeks while @NYC_DOT begins BQE interim repairs. Parking will be unavailable but pedestrian access to buildings, Squibb Park & Harry Chapin Park will be maintained.

DYCD wants to hear from you! What programs and services does your neighborhood need most? Help shape programs in your neighborhood by taking DYCD's Community Needs Assessment survey  arcg.is/10zazj3

Support our Back to School Drive with The Service Collective for students in District 33’s highest need schools. Drop off or ship new backpacks to our office at 410 Atlantic Avenue, Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm or St Ann’s Church now through August 21.

Attn Downtown BK: Schermerhorn St from Smith St to Boerum Pl will be closed overnight Monday - Friday from 7PM - 3AM for the next 2-3 weeks while scaffolding is (finally) removed from 130 Livingston. Buses will be temporarily detoured during this time.

The 14th Annual Greenpoint Film Festival begins next week - running August 6th to 10th!  Check out the great program of independent films, local stories, and thought-provoking works. Purchase a pass here: greenpointfilmfestival.org/programming/

Our office will be working remotely on Fridays in August, starting tomorrow (August 1).  You can give us a call (718-875-5200) and our team will pick up or send us an email ([email protected]).

This week, I met with members of the Greater London Authority Oversight Committee to discuss the structure of New York City government and the City Council’s oversight responsibilities and how it could be a model for London.

Where should we place new garbage cans in District 33? Each year our office invests $40,000 to add new rat resistant Sanitation bins to our neighborhoods, especially on commercial corridors. We welcome your input on where to place new baskets or replace old wire ones. bit.ly/d33baskets

Tonight! Join our community meeting on 29 Clay St to get updates from the Department of Environmental Conservation on the remediation efforts in advance of development of the lot. RSVP here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...