Res 0607-2026
Resolution
Declaring September as African Immigrant Heritage Month.
- Title
- Declaring September as African Immigrant Heritage Month.
- Type
- Resolution
- Status
- Committee
- Committee
- Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Relations
- Introduced
- 2026-08-13
Heard in committee
Topics
- Immigration Topic
Sponsors
- Althea V. Stevens Council Member, District 16 (Bronx)
- Crystal Hudson Council Member, District 35 (Brooklyn)
- Shanel Thomas-Henry Council Member, District 21 (Queens)
- Mercedes Narcisse Council Member, District 46 (Brooklyn)
- Kamillah Hanks Council Member, District 49 (Staten Island)
- Rita C. Joseph Council Member, District 40 (Brooklyn)
- Nantasha M. Williams Council Member, District 27 (Queens)
- Tiffany L. Cabán Council Member, District 22 (Queens)
- Harvey D. Epstein Council Member, District 2 (Manhattan)
- Shahana K. Hanif Council Member, District 39 (Brooklyn)
- Gale A. Brewer Council Member, District 6 (Manhattan)
- Alexa Avilés Council Member, District 38 (Brooklyn)
- Ty Hankerson Council Member, District 28 (Queens)
- Amanda C. Farías Council Member, District 18 (Bronx)
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.
- Ty Hankerson 9 outside spenders · 19 PAC gifts $1,078,514
- Crystal Hudson 6 outside spenders · 27 PAC gifts $463,226
- Althea V. Stevens 4 outside spenders · 8 PAC gifts $457,740
- Mercedes Narcisse 2 outside spenders · 13 PAC gifts $429,794
- Shanel Thomas-Henry 4 outside spenders · 13 PAC gifts $419,431
- Kamillah Hanks 7 outside spenders · 19 PAC gifts $253,993
- Alexa Avilés 4 outside spenders · 10 PAC gifts $229,194
- Harvey D. Epstein 4 outside spenders · 11 PAC gifts $175,717
- Shahana K. Hanif 6 outside spenders · 6 PAC gifts $162,666
- Amanda C. Farías 1 outside spender · 42 PAC gifts $72,483
- Rita C. Joseph 1 outside spender · 16 PAC gifts $43,057
- Nantasha M. Williams 14 PAC gifts $11,250
- Tiffany L. Cabán 13 PAC gifts $10,300
- Gale A. Brewer 10 PAC gifts $7,450
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.
- 1199SEIU Tied to 13 of the 14 sponsors
- 32BJ SEIU American Dream Fund Tied to 11 of the 14 sponsors
- PSC-CUNY Tied to 10 of the 14 sponsors
- NYSNA PAC Tied to 10 of the 14 sponsors
- District Council 37 (AFSCME) Tied to 9 of the 14 sponsors
- United Federation of Teachers (UFT) Tied to 9 of the 14 sponsors
- Doctors Council SEIU Tied to 9 of the 14 sponsors
- Affordable New York Tied to 8 of the 14 sponsors
- Cozen O'Connor PAC Tied to 8 of the 14 sponsors
- Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR/SEIU) Tied to 6 of the 14 sponsors
- IUOE Local 30 Tied to 6 of the 14 sponsors
- CSA COPE (School Supervisors & Administrators) Tied to 6 of the 14 sponsors