Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Relations
Committee
NYC Council Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Relations: members, chair, recent bills, and hearings.
- Type
- Committee
- Members
- 7
- Recent meetings
- 15
Chair
- Nantasha M. Williams Council Member, District 27 (Queens)
Members
- Virginia Maloney Council Member, District 4 (Manhattan)
- Althea V. Stevens Council Member, District 16 (Bronx)
- Sandra Ung Council Member, District 20 (Queens)
- Nantasha M. Williams Council Member, District 27 (Queens)
- Crystal Hudson Council Member, District 35 (Brooklyn)
- Chi A. Ossé Council Member, District 36 (Brooklyn)
- Farah N. Louis Council Member, District 45 (Brooklyn)
Agencies in its jurisdiction
- Department of Cultural Affairs City agency
- Brooklyn Public Library City agency
- New York Public Library City agency
- Queens Borough Public Library City agency
- New York Research Libraries City agency
Recent bills in committee
- T2026-2301 Oversight - Examining the Research Collections of New York City’s Public Libraries. Committee
- Res 0606-2026 Declaring the month of August as Black Pride Month. Committee
- Res 0608-2026 Recognizing the historical significance of Seneca Village. Committee
- Res 0607-2026 Declaring September as African Immigrant Heritage Month. Committee
- Res 0556-2026 Recognize, commend, and support the MTA’s planned display of the American flag on the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge in commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the United States. Committee
- Int 0974-2026 Promoting arts and cultural institutions. Committee
- Res 0186-2026 Resolution designating November 28 annually as Albanian Independence Day in the City of New York Committee
- Res 0184-2026 Resolution declaring October 3 as Korean Cultural Awareness Day annually in the City of New York to commemorate the mythological beginning of the Korean people and to celebrate their continued pride in their shared Committee
- Res 0205-2026 Resolution declaring July 18 through August 17 as South Asian Heritage Month annually in the City of New York and celebrating the contributions made by New Yorkers of South Asian heritage to our multicultural Committee
- Res 0206-2026 Resolution celebrating the NJ/NY Gotham FC’s winning of the 2023 National Women’s Soccer League Championship Committee
- Res 0033-2026 Resolution declaring butterfly milkweed as the official wildflower of New York City Committee
- Int 0079-2026 A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to creating a historic and cultural marker program Committee
- Res 0006-2026 Resolution commemorating the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks Committee
- Res 0027-2026 Resolution calling upon the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.05623/A.05290 in relation to the purchase of claims by corporations or collection agencies and to certain instruments calling Committee
- Res 0016-2026 Resolution declaring March 14 annually as Innocent 11 Remembrance Day in the City of New York in honor of those who were murdered by an anti-Italian mob in New Orleans in 1891 Committee
- Res 0028-2026 Resolution calling on the United States Congress to establish a date certain for ending the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico Committee
- Res 0038-2026 Resolution calling on the United States Congress and President to end the Cuban embargo and Cuban travel ban and to remove Cuba from the State Sponsors of Terrorism list due to the unjust harm it causes the Cuban people Committee
- Res 0056-2026 Resolution honoring the centennial of the New York Rangers franchise and its many contributions to New York City’s culture and history Committee
- Res 0163-2026 Resolution designating the fourth week of November as The Shangri-Las Week in the City of New York and celebrating The Shangri-Las’ indelible impact on the music of the 1960s and ever since Committee
- Res 0164-2026 Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, legislation to designate Kwanzaa as a public holiday in New York Committee