New York City Council · Feb 24, 2026
Tuesdayat least 1 h 01 min23 officials identified0 public speakersRoll call: 49 present, 1 absent (clerk)Video: YouTube, 2 recordings
The land use call-ups were announced as adopted “by a vote of 46 in the affirmative and 0 in the negative.”
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What happened
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- Mayoral message M41, a mayoral appointment, was referred to Rules, and M42, city debt and reserves, was received, ordered printed and filed.6:56rec. 2
- The land use call-ups were announced as adopted “by a vote of 46 in the affirmative and 0 in the negative.”10:53rec. 2
- A corrected result was announced: general order items adopted “by a vote of 49 in the affirmative, 0 in the negatives, and 0 abstentions,” with listed exceptions.
Quotes
Officials only, in order.
In December, the Department of Homeland Security launched Operation Metro Surge, which saw the deployment of over over 3,000 masked and armed federal agents in the Twin Cities, which destabilized and traumatized our neighbors.Shahana K. Hanif · Council member · District 3943:38rec. 2
Who spoke
23 officials identified · talk time, most first.
- Julie MeninThe speaker · District 5 · 14 minFirst speaks at 11:04rec. 2
- Chris BanksDeputy leader · District 42 · 3.7 minFirst speaks at 25:47rec. 2
- Shaun AbreuMajority leader · District 7 · 3.7 minFirst speaks at 1:34rec. 2
- Shahana K. HanifCouncil member · District 39 · 2.8 minFirst speaks at 24:09rec. 2
- Frank MoranoCouncil member · District 51 · 2.3 minFirst speaks at 38:39rec. 2
- Shanel Thomas-HenryCouncil member · District 21 · 2.1 minFirst speaks at 46:59rec. 2
- Jennifer GutiérrezCouncil member · District 34 · 2.0 minFirst speaks at 30:23rec. 2
- Kevin C. RileyCouncil member · District 12 · 1.9 minFirst speaks at 49:36rec. 2
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- Farah N. LouisCouncil member · District 45 · 1.7 minFirst speaks at 27:24rec. 2
- Carmen N. De La RosaCouncil member · District 10 · 1.6 minFirst speaks at 58:29rec. 2
- Selvena N. Brooks-PowersCouncil member · District 31 · 1.5 minFirst speaks at 10:19rec. 2
- Rita C. JosephCouncil member · District 40 · 1.3 minFirst speaks at 32:31rec. 2
- Althea V. StevensCouncil member · District 16 · 1.1 minFirst speaks at 29:12rec. 2
- Harvey D. EpsteinCouncil member · District 2 · 1.1 minFirst speaks at 45:06rec. 2
- Gale A. BrewerCouncil member · District 6 · 0.7 minFirst speaks at 1:00:15rec. 2
- Vickie PaladinoCouncil member · District 19 · 0.4 minFirst speaks at 39:13rec. 2
- Joann AriolaCouncil member · District 32 · 0.3 minFirst speaks at 36:07rec. 2
- Darlene MealyCouncil member · District 41 · 0.2 minFirst speaks at 53:32rec. 2
- David M. CarrMinority leader · District 50 · 0.2 minFirst speaks at 41:03rec. 2
- Inna VernikovMinority whip · District 48 · 0.2 minFirst speaks at 40:26rec. 2
- James F. GennaroCouncil member · District 24 · 0.2 minFirst speaks at 53:02rec. 2
- Christopher MarteCouncil member · District 1 · 0.1 minFirst speaks at 6:47rec. 2
- Simcha FelderCouncil member · District 44 · 0.1 minFirst speaks at 37:45rec. 2
Roll call: 49 present, 0 excused, 1 absent. From the clerkPublic comment: 0 speakers.
How we count
Each summary sentence is checked against the transcript before it is published; in a blind check, 144 of 150 sentences were right. A voice gets an official’s name only when two AI readers and a code check agree, so the minutes undercount and are not attendance. Officials only: members of the public are counted, never named, shown or quoted, and full transcripts aren’t published because they can carry their names. More on how we know
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Hamlet, “New York City Council, Feb 24, 2026: New York.” https://cities.myhamlet.com/nyc/council/meetings/2026-02-24. Data as of Oct 9, 2026 (version d14b03c); meeting of Feb 24, 2026.