New York LGBT Network, Inc.
Lobbying client
New York LGBT Network, also called the NY LGBT Network, is a nonprofit that has run LGBT community centers and programs across Long Island and Queens since 1993, describing itself as a home and voice for LGBT people and their families. Since 2024 it has filed 37 city lobbying disclosures on budget funding for LGBT programs in the city's fiscal year operating budget, lobbying eight City Council members including Erik Bottcher and Shekar Krishnan and reporting $312,200 in compensation to lobbyists Lemma Strategies and Pitta Bishop & Del Giorno. It also holds $6.76 million in New York City contracts under the same name since 2020, none currently active.
- Council members lobbied
- 9
- Filings (since 2024)
- 39
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $336,200
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts
- none active as of 2026-08-22 · $6,764,253 awarded since 2020
- Paid to date
- $4,589,086
- Won without a fresh bid
- 100% of contract value · $6,760,253 · 10 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $5,872,054 · 53 awards
- Funding history
- Funded every year since FY2024 (4 years running)
Lobbied these council members
- Sandra Ung Council Member, District 20 (Queens)
- Shanel Thomas-Henry Council Member, District 21 (Queens)
- Linda Lee Council Member, District 23 (Queens)
- James F. Gennaro Council Member, District 24 (Queens)
- Shekar Krishnan Council Member, District 25 (Queens)
- Julie Won Council Member, District 26 (Queens)
- Lynn C. Schulman Council Member, District 29 (Queens)
- Selvena N. Brooks-Powers Council Member, District 31 (Queens)
Represented by lobbyist firms
- Lemma Strategies Inc. Lobbyist firm
- Pitta Bishop & Del Giorno LLC Lobbyist firm
Holds contracts at
- Department of Health and Mental Hygiene City agency
- Department of Youth and Community Development City agency
- Mayoralty City agency
Funded by these agencies
- Department of Youth and Community Development City agency
Lobbied former members
Members who have since left their seat
- Erik Bottcher
What they lobbied on
subjects from their filings
- Budget - Funding for LGBT Programs.
- Budget - Funding for LGBT programs.
- Budget - Funding opportunities
- Budget - New York City Fiscal Year 2026 Operating Budget - Program Funding.
- Budget - New York City Fiscal Year 2027 Program Funding
- Budget - Program funding.
City contracts
Registered city contracts, largest first by current contract value (not amount spent): running now, then registered to start later, then ended. Totals count every registered contract. Each line shows its Checkbook contract ID. The tag on each row is how it was awarded (“no-bid” = non-competitive).
- Funds for to support the needs of LGBT Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020258803730 · ended 2026 $4,285,781
- Support LGBT community cultural education. Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020248802295 · ended 2022 $1,069,375
- To support the annual Queens Pride Parade and Festival Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020248802289 · ended 2023 $892,875
- Funds to support LGBT youth Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020248802288 · ended 2023 $195,000
- Support LGBT youth Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020248802292 · ended 2022 $95,000
- To support the LGBT Immigrant Program. Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020258803007 · ended 2023 $55,000
- Support education programs employment services Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020248802286 · ended 2022 $50,000
- Discretionary Mayoralty · CT100220258806170 · ended 2022 $50,000
- To support the annual Queens Pride Parade and Festival. Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020248802293 · ended 2022 $35,000
- This allocation enables culturally and linguistically comp Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620268802660 · ended 2021 $32,222
Largest payments, by purpose
The organization's largest individual city payments (roughly $25,000 and up), grouped by purpose, to show what recent money was for. This is NOT a total — smaller payments aren't listed; see “Paid to date” above for the complete amount paid against its contracts. Fiscal years 2020 and later.
- Funds for to support the needs of LGBT Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2025 · 3 payments $1,107,627
- Support LGBT community cultural education. Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2024 $692,887
- To support the annual Queens Pride Parade and Festival Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2024 $594,538
- Funds for to support the needs of LGBT Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2026 · 3 payments $486,214
- Funds for to support the needs of LGBT Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2027 · 2 payments $176,083
- Support LGBT community cultural education. Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2026 · 3 payments $174,229
- Funds to support LGBT youth Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2024 $148,214
- To support the annual Queens Pride Parade and Festival Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2026 $89,561
- Support LGBT youth Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2024 $64,713
- Support education programs employment services Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2024 $39,598
- To support the annual Queens Pride Parade and Festival Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2025 $29,392
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- LGBTQIA+ Community Services LGBTQIA+ Community Services · DYCD · FY2024 $794,375
- LGBTQIA+ Community Services LGBTQIA+ Community Services · DYCD · FY2025 $794,375
- LGBTQIA+ Community Services LGBTQIA+ Community Services · DYCD · FY2026 $794,375
- LGBTQIA+ Community Services LGBTQIA+ Community Services · DYCD · FY2027 $794,375
- Gender-Affirming Care for TGNCNBI Youth Gender-Affirming Care for TGNCNBI Youth · Dhmh · FY2026 $200,000
- Gender-Affirming Care for TGNCNBI Youth Gender-Affirming Care for TGNCNBI Youth · Dhmh · FY2027 $200,000
- LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Curriculum LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Curriculum · DYCD · FY2024 $195,000
- LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Curriculum LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Curriculum · DYCD · FY2025 $195,000
- LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Curriculum LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Curriculum · DYCD · FY2026 $195,000
- LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Supports for Students LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Supports for Students · DYCD · FY2027 $195,000
- LGBTQIA+ Youth Support and Services LGBTQIA+ Youth Support and Services · DYCD · FY2026 $125,000
- LGBTQIA+ Youth Support and Services LGBTQIA+ Youth Support and Services · DYCD · FY2027 $125,000
- MCCAP Initiative MCCAP Initiative · Dhmh · FY2027 $82,000
- MCCAP Initiative MCCAP Initiative · Dhmh · FY2024 $60,327
- MCCAP Initiative MCCAP Initiative · Dhmh · FY2025 $60,327
- MCCAP Initiative MCCAP Initiative · Dhmh · FY2026 $60,327
- Council District 31 CM Brooks-Powers · Domestic Violence and Empowerment (DoVE) Initiative · MOCJ · FY2024 $50,000
- Hate Crimes Prevention Hate Crimes Prevention · DYCD · FY2024 $50,000
- Trans Equity Programs Trans Equity Programs · DYCD · FY2024 $50,000
- Council District 31 CM Brooks-Powers · Domestic Violence and Empowerment (DoVE) Initiative · Dss/hra · FY2025 $50,000
Funded by these council members
City Council members who steered discretionary (member-item) money to this organization, largest first (FY2020 and later, where the sponsoring member is disclosed). Sitting members link to their page.
- Selvena N. Brooks-Powers FY2024-2027 · 5 awards $205,000
- Shekar Krishnan FY2024-2027 · 4 awards $60,000
- James F. Gennaro FY2024-2027 · 4 awards $40,000
- Sandra Ung FY2024-2026 · 3 awards $15,000
Where their influence converges
Outside interests connected to this official through more than one independent channel — drawn straight from the records the rest of the site already shows. “Lobbied them” = a lobbying filing that named the member. “Outside spending” = an independent-expenditure committee the interest funds spent in
- James F. Gennaro It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Linda Lee It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 2 agencies in their committees' jurisdiction
- Lynn C. Schulman It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Selvena N. Brooks-Powers It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction