Actions by the Mayor, the City Council, and city agencies across all five boroughs.
Illustration from official portrait.See the photo (New York City Council), opens in a new tab© New York City Council, used as a drawing reference.
Carried by Sandy Nurse (D).
Law now. Benefits start Nov. 10, 2027.
Illustration from official portrait.See the photo (NYC Mayor's Office), opens in a new tab© City of New York, used as a drawing reference.
Led by Zohran Mamdani (D).
Rolling out. Not everyone has it yet.
Illustration from official portrait.See the photo (NYC Mayor's Office), opens in a new tab© City of New York, used as a drawing reference.
Led by Zohran Mamdani (D).
Underway. Benefits start Jan. 1, 2027.
Carried by Crystal Hudson (D).
Rolling out. Not everyone has it yet.
Championed by Lincoln Restler (D) and Jennifer Gutiérrez (D).
Rolling out. Not everyone has it yet.
Championed by Rosendo Tacam and Worker's Justice Project.
Rolling out. Not everyone has it yet.
Led by Sam Levine.
Rolling out. Not everyone has it yet.
Issued by NYC Board of Health.
Working now.
Carried by Elsie Encarnación (D).
Rolling out. Not everyone has it yet.
Carried by Carmen De La Rosa (D).
Under threat. As of Nov. 12, 2026.
Illustration from official portrait.See the photo (NYC Mayor's Office), opens in a new tab© City of New York, used as a drawing reference.
Led by Zohran Mamdani (D).
Working now.
Carried by Pierina Ana Sanchez (D).
Law now. Benefits start Jan. 26, 2027.
Illustration from official portrait.See the photo (NYC Mayor's Office), opens in a new tab© City of New York, used as a drawing reference.
Led by Zohran Mamdani (D).
Working now.
Illustration from photo.See the photo (Tessa Bury, via Wikimedia Commons), opens in a new tabCC BY 4.0.
Proposed by Brad Lander (D).
Working now.
Illustration from official portrait.See the photo (New York City Council), opens in a new tab© New York City Council, used as a drawing reference.
Funding won by Julie Menin (D).
Funded. Benefits start Nov. 30, 2026.
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Proposed by Julie Menin (D).
Rolling out. Not everyone has it yet.
Issued by NYC Rent Guidelines Board.
Under threat. As of Nov. 5, 2026.
Illustration from official portrait.See the photo (NYC Mayor's Office), opens in a new tab© City of New York, used as a drawing reference.
Proposed by Zohran Mamdani (D).
Rolling out. Not everyone has it yet.
Illustration from official portrait.See the photo (NYC Mayor's Office), opens in a new tab© City of New York, used as a drawing reference.
Led by Zohran Mamdani (D).
Rolling out. Not everyone has it yet.
Carried by Lincoln Restler (D).
Law now. Benefits start June 1, 2030.
Illustration from official portrait.See the photo (New York City Council), opens in a new tab© New York City Council, used as a drawing reference.
Carried by Sandy Nurse (D) and Jennifer Gutiérrez (D).
Under threat. As of Nov. 12, 2026.
Carried by Diana Ayala (D).
Working now.
Illustration from official portrait.See the photo (New York City Council), opens in a new tab© New York City Council, used as a drawing reference.
Carried by Sandy Nurse (D).
Working now.
Illustration from official portrait.See the photo (New York City Council), opens in a new tab© New York City Council, used as a drawing reference.
Carried by Chi Ossé (D).
Working now.
Proposed by Eric Adams (D).
Under threat. As of Nov. 11, 2026.
Proposed by Eric Adams (D).
Working now.
Carried by Pierina Ana Sanchez (D).
Working now.
Proposed by Eric Adams (D).
Working now.
Carried by Keith Powers (D).
Working now.
Illustration from official portrait.See the photo (New York City Council), opens in a new tab© New York City Council, used as a drawing reference.
Carried by Shahana Hanif (D).
Under threat. As of Nov. 11, 2026.
Illustrations from photos.See the photo of Lander (Tessa Bury, via Wikimedia Commons), opens in a new tabCC BY 4.0.See the photo of Nurse (New York City Council), opens in a new tab© New York City Council, used as a drawing reference.
Carried by Brad Lander (D) and Sandy Nurse (D).
Under threat. As of Nov. 11, 2026.
Led by Eric Adams (D).
Working now.
Championed by Bhairavi Desai.
Working now.
Carried by Crystal Hudson (D).
Working now.
Proposed by Eric Adams (D).
Working now.
Carried by Helen Rosenthal (D).
Working now.
Carried by Jumaane Williams (D).
Working now.
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Carried by Brad Lander (D).
Working now.
Carried by Jumaane Williams (D).
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.
Carried by Mark Levine (D) and Vanessa Gibson (D).
Working now.
Carried by James Vacca (D).
Law now. Benefits start Jan. 1, 2027.
Illustration from photo.See the photo (Harvard Institute of Politics), opens in a new tab© NYC Mayor's Office (official portrait), used as a drawing reference.
Proposed by Bill de Blasio (D).
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.
Carried by Gale Brewer (D) and Margaret Chin (D).
Working now.
Carried by Brian Kavanagh (D) and Micah Lasher (D).
Working now.
Carried by Robert Jackson (D) and Stacey Pheffer Amato (D).
Rolling out. Not everyone has it yet.
Illustrations from official portraits.See the photo of Salazar (New York State Senate), opens in a new tab© New York State Senate, used as a drawing reference.See the photo of Hunter (New York State Assembly), opens in a new tab© New York State Assembly, used as a drawing reference.
Carried by Julia Salazar (D) and Pamela Hunter (D).
Working now.
Championed by Robert Jackson (D) and Shelley Mayer (D).
Working now.
Proposed by Eric Adams (D).
Working now.
Illustration from photo.See the photo (Metropolitan Transportation Authority, via Wikimedia Commons), opens in a new tabCC BY 2.0.
Proposed by Kathy Hochul (D).
Working now.
Proposed by Eric Adams (D).
Working now.
Carried by Linda Rosenthal (D) and Brian Kavanagh (D).
Working now.
Carried by Carolyn Maloney (D) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D).
Working now.
Petition forms and guidelines, the filing calendar, campaign finance reports, and where to file in each borough.
Public money for city races: each NYC resident's donation is matched 8 to 1 on up to $250 ($175 for City Council), so small donations go much further.
Apply online or on paper to your Brooklyn community board; open to New Yorkers 16 and up, unpaid, about 6 to 8 hours a month; 2027 applications due Feb. 8, 2027.
How Bronx community boards work and who gets appointed; unpaid seats, with applications reopening at the end of each year.
What Manhattan community board members do and how to apply; two-year unpaid terms, with a monthly board meeting and at least two committees.
How to join a Queens community board if you're 16 or older; unpaid two-year terms, with the next application period opening in early January 2027.
Apply online or by mail to a Staten Island community board if you live, work, or have a stake in the district; 16- and 17-year-olds can apply.
The list of more than 200 city boards and commissions the mayor appoints, with a form to send your resume and say you want to serve.
A volunteer committee that advises the city's program of poll-site interpreters for voters with limited English; applications are taken on a rolling basis, members meet at least every three months, and speaking a second language helps but isn't required.
Paid poll work as an inspector, interpreter, or 17-year-old poll worker; up to $2,750 for up to 10 days of work; apply online or on paper.
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.
See where to startFrom 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.