New York City Council · Aug 13, 2026
Thursdayat least 1 h 45 min32 officials identified0 public speakersRoll call: 42 present, 3 excused, 6 absent (clerk)Video: YouTube, 2 recordings
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What happened
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Quotes
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This is such an incredible victory. We were involved with his case since he was wrongfully detained by ICE back in January, and just knowing now that this— he finally has permanent asylum is really, really incredible.Julie Menin · The speaker · District 521:26rec. 2
Every tenant in New York City deserves to live free from harassment regardless of their citizenship status. Yet we are in a moment where the federal government is targeting immigrant communities.Pierina Ana Sanchez · Council member · District 1445:08rec. 2
Who spoke
32 officials identified · talk time, most first.
- Julie MeninThe speaker · District 5 · 20 minFirst speaks at 21:12rec. 2
- Shaun AbreuMajority leader · District 7 · 7.3 minFirst speaks at 9:07rec. 2
- Frank MoranoCouncil member · District 51 · 5.4 minFirst speaks at 52:30rec. 2
- Gale A. BrewerCouncil member · District 6 · 4.4 minFirst speaks at 51:06rec. 2
- David M. CarrMinority leader · District 50 · 4.0 minFirst speaks at 1:09:24rec. 2
- Pierina Ana SanchezCouncil member · District 14 · 3.9 minFirst speaks at 45:02rec. 2
- Mercedes NarcisseCouncil member · District 46 · 3.6 minFirst speaks at 49:14rec. 2
- Harvey D. EpsteinCouncil member · District 2 · 3.2 minFirst speaks at 41:11rec. 2
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- Shahana K. HanifCouncil member · District 39 · 2.9 minFirst speaks at 1:01:04rec. 2
- Carl WilsonCouncil member · District 3 · 2.8 minFirst speaks at 39:16rec. 2
- Shanel Thomas-HenryCouncil member · District 21 · 2.4 minFirst speaks at 42:55rec. 2
- Selvena N. Brooks-PowersCouncil member · District 31 · 2.3 minFirst speaks at 57:58rec. 2
- Chris BanksDeputy leader · District 42 · 2.2 minFirst speaks at 57:25rec. 2
- Lincoln RestlerCouncil member · District 33 · 2.2 minFirst speaks at 46:55rec. 2
- Jennifer GutiérrezCouncil member · District 34 · 2.1 minFirst speaks at 1:44:37rec. 2
- Susan ZhuangCouncil member · District 43 · 2.0 minFirst speaks at 1:09:01rec. 2
- Christopher MarteCouncil member · District 1 · 1.9 minFirst speaks at 1:04:42rec. 2
- Virginia MaloneyCouncil member · District 4 · 1.9 minFirst speaks at 1:04:15rec. 2
- Elsie EncarnaciónDeputy whip · District 8 · 1.7 minFirst speaks at 18:54rec. 2
- Crystal HudsonCouncil member · District 35 · 1.4 minFirst speaks at 1:03:38rec. 2
- Lynn C. SchulmanCouncil member · District 29 · 1.4 minFirst speaks at 1:43:11rec. 2
- Kamillah HanksMajority whip · District 49 · 1.3 minFirst speaks at 1:02:57rec. 2
- Oswald J. FelizCouncil member · District 15 · 1.3 minFirst speaks at 59:35rec. 2
- Eric DinowitzCouncil member · District 11 · 1.2 minFirst speaks at 1:16:10rec. 2
- Ty HankersonCouncil member · District 28 · 1.0 minFirst speaks at 1:51:55rec. 2
- Simcha FelderCouncil member · District 44 · 0.5 minFirst speaks at 58:50rec. 2
- Sandy NurseCouncil member · District 37 · 0.4 minFirst speaks at 1:46:56rec. 2
- Inna VernikovMinority whip · District 48 · 0.3 minFirst speaks at 1:07:18rec. 2
- James F. GennaroCouncil member · District 24 · 0.2 minFirst speaks at 1:39:17rec. 2
- Phil WongCouncil member · District 30 · 0.2 minFirst speaks at 1:08:16rec. 2
- Althea V. StevensCouncil member · District 16 · 0.1 minFirst speaks at 20:42rec. 2
- Carmen N. De La RosaCouncil member · District 10 · 0.1 minFirst speaks at 58:23rec. 2
Roll call: 42 present, 3 excused, 6 absent. From the clerkPublic comment: 0 speakers.
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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, Aug 13, 2026: New York.” https://cities.myhamlet.com/nyc/council/meetings/2026-08-13. Data as of Oct 9, 2026 (version d14b03c); meeting of Aug 13, 2026.