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Bill de Blasio (D)

Mayor of New York City

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What Blasio did for people

A pending case can't cost you an NYC job without a fair review
Carried by Jumaane Williams (D).
Proposed it
Working now.
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Fast food chains in NYC can't fire you without a good reason
Carried by Brad Lander (D).
Signed it
Working now.
Illustrations from official portraits.See the photo of Levine (Office of the New York City Comptroller), opens in a new tab© NYC Comptroller's Office, used as a drawing reference.See the photo of Gibson (Office of the Bronx Borough President), opens in a new tab© Office of the Bronx Borough President, used as a drawing reference.
Tenants facing eviction in NYC can get a free lawyer
Carried by Mark Levine (D) and Vanessa Gibson (D).
Secured the funding
Working now.
Your NYC landlord must provide gas leak detection by 2027
Carried by James Vacca (D).
Signed it
Law now. Benefits start Jan. 1, 2027.
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Every 4-year-old in NYC can go to free, full-day pre-K
Proposed by Bill de Blasio (D).
Proposed it
Working now.
Illustrations from photos.See the photo of Brewer (New York City Council), opens in a new tab© New York City Council, used as a drawing reference.See the photo of Chin (Margaret Chin campaign site, archived), opens in a new tab© Margaret Chin campaign, used as a drawing reference.
Most NYC workers earn paid sick time, up to 56 hours a year
Carried by Gale Brewer (D) and Margaret Chin (D).
Proposed it
Working now.

You?

Your face here?

Each of them ran for a city council or a state legislature, won, and did work you’ll find on this site. Running is one way in. Serving on a board or working the polls are others.

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From left: Chi Ossé (D), Bill Stanley (R), and Louise Lucas (D).

From left: Chi Ossé (D), Bill Stanley (R), Louise Lucas (D), Emmett Hanger (R), and Michelle Hinchey (D).

Illustrations from photos.See the photo of Ossé (New York City Council), opens in a new tab© New York City Council, used as a drawing reference.See the photo of Stanley (Office of the Governor of Virginia, via Wikimedia Commons), opens in a new tabCC BY 4.0.See the photo of Lucas (Senate of Virginia), opens in a new tab

Illustrations from photos.See the photo of Ossé (New York City Council), opens in a new tab© New York City Council, used as a drawing reference.See the photo of Stanley (Office of the Governor of Virginia, via Wikimedia Commons), opens in a new tabCC BY 4.0.See the photo of Lucas (Senate of Virginia), opens in a new tabSee the photo of Hanger (Senate of Virginia), opens in a new tab© Senate of Virginia, used as a drawing reference.See the photo of Hinchey (NY Senate, via Wikimedia Commons), opens in a new tabCC BY 2.5.