Res 0015-2026
Resolution
Declaring July 2 annually in the City of New York as Freedom Day to commemorate the anniversary of the vote of the Second Continental Congress to declare independence from Great Britain in 1776.
- Title
- Declaring July 2 annually in the City of New York as Freedom Day to commemorate the anniversary of the vote of the Second Continental Congress to declare independence from Great Britain in 1776.
- Type
- Resolution
- Status
- Adopted
- Introduced
- 2026-01-29
Sponsors
- Joann Ariola Council Member, District 32 (Queens)
- Frank Morano Council Member, District 51 (Staten Island)
- David M. Carr Council Member, District 50 (Staten Island/Brooklyn)
- Farah N. Louis Council Member, District 45 (Brooklyn)
- Yusef Salaam Council Member, District 9 (Manhattan)
- Vickie Paladino Council Member, District 19 (Queens)
Money behind the sponsors
Money spent in the sponsors' 2025 election races, not on this bill. Outside spending is independent of the campaigns; PAC gifts went directly to a sponsor's campaign. NYC Campaign Finance Board.
- Farah N. Louis 1 outside spender · 2 PAC gifts $114,850
- Yusef Salaam 2 outside spenders · 4 PAC gifts $10,946
- Joann Ariola 7 PAC gifts $6,825
- Vickie Paladino 1 outside spender · 1 PAC gift $6,753
- David M. Carr 7 PAC gifts $4,375
- Frank Morano 5 PAC gifts $2,800
Shared backers of the sponsors
Lobbying clients, PACs, or outside spenders tied to more than one of this bill's sponsors — through lobbying that named them, PAC gifts to their campaigns, or outside spending in their races. About the sponsors' money and lobbying, not a claim about this bill.
- Uniformed Firefighters Association Tied to 3 of the 6 sponsors
- Arthur Kill Terminal LLC Tied to 3 of the 6 sponsors
- EAC, Inc. Tied to 3 of the 6 sponsors
- BMBT LLC Tied to 2 of the 6 sponsors
- Jewish Community Center of Staten Island, Inc. Tied to 2 of the 6 sponsors
- National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center Tied to 2 of the 6 sponsors
- Orenda, Inc. Tied to 2 of the 6 sponsors
- Real Builders, Inc. Tied to 2 of the 6 sponsors
- Anthos Home, Inc. Tied to 2 of the 6 sponsors
- Bacele Realty Corp. Tied to 2 of the 6 sponsors
- Charney Companies LLC Tied to 2 of the 6 sponsors
- Maimonides Medical Center Tied to 2 of the 6 sponsors