Donald Graham for the benefit of Afrikana
Lobbying client
Afrikana is a Harlem-based nonprofit founded by Adama Bah, a former undocumented immigrant turned community organizer, that helps migrants and longtime Harlem and Bronx residents get IDNYC, Fair Fares, Medicaid, food assistance and work-authorization support, and runs a community food pantry. The filing, registered as "Donald Graham for the benefit of Afrikana," shows 14 lobbying disclosures since 2024 through Kasirer LLC, reporting $186,000 in compensation while lobbying five City Council members (Adrienne Adams, Alexa Aviles, Crystal Hudson, Julie Menin and Yusef Salaam) on board and commission appointments and on the state's Empire State Licensing Act.
- Council members lobbied
- 5
- Filings (since 2024)
- 14
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $186,000
Lobbied these council members
- Crystal Hudson Council Member, District 35 (Brooklyn)
- Alexa Avilés Council Member, District 38 (Brooklyn)
- Julie Menin Council Member, District 5 (Manhattan)
- Yusef Salaam Council Member, District 9 (Manhattan)
Represented by lobbyist firms
- Kasirer LLC Lobbyist firm
Lobbied former members
Members who have since left their seat
- Adrienne Adams
What they lobbied on
subjects from their filings
- Determination of Board or Commission - Advocacy; Relationship Building
- Determination of Board or Commission - Relationship Building
- State Issue - Empire State Licensing Act