Gale A. Brewer
Council Member, District 6 (Manhattan)
Gale A. Brewer is a Council Member, District 6 (Manhattan). Democrat. Neighborhoods: Upper West Side, Lincoln Square, Hell's Kitchen, Central Park.
- Party
- Democrat
- Level
- City
- Member since
- 2022-01-01
- [email protected]
- Phone
- 212-873-0282
- Office
- 563 Columbus Avenue, New York, NY 10024
- Neighborhoods
- Upper West Side, Lincoln Square, Hell's Kitchen, Central Park
- Bills sponsored (city)
- 87
- Bills co-sponsored (city)
- 345
- Campaign raised (2025)
- $58,926
- Contributions (2025)
- 328
- Matchable contributions (2025)
- $21,750
- Lobbied by (since 2024)
- 106 clients
- Discretionary sponsored (FY2022-2027)
- $13,017,000 · 239 organizations
Represents
- City Council District 6 NYC Council district
Chair of
Sits on committees
- City Council Council
- Committee on Aging Committee
- Committee on Contracts Committee
- Committee on Education Committee
- Committee on Finance Committee
- Committee on Higher Education Committee
- Subcommittee on Senior Centers and Food Security Subcommittee
- Committee on Oversight and Investigations Committee
- Committee on Immigration Committee
- Committee on Criminal Justice Committee
- Committee on Hospitals Committee
- Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection Committee
- Subcommittee on Early Childhood Education Subcommittee
Overlapping representatives
- Liz Krueger State Senator, District 28
- Cordell Cleare State Senator, District 30
- Erik Bottcher State Senator, District 47
- Linda B. Rosenthal Assembly Member, District 67
- Edward Gibbs Assembly Member, District 68
- Micah C. Lasher Assembly Member, District 69
- Tony Simone Assembly Member, District 75
- Brad Hoylman-Sigal Manhattan Borough President
Community boards in district
- Manhattan Community Board 4 Community Board
- Manhattan Community Board 5 Community Board
- Manhattan Community Board 7 Community Board
Bills they sponsored
- Res 0592-2026 New York State Environmental Quality Review Act setting forth findings of the Council concerning the environmental review conducted for Proposed Int. No. 894-A. Adopted
- Int 0994-2026 Requiring third-party food delivery services to maintain liability insurance. Committee
- Int 0993-2026 Establishing the taxi and limousine commission’s authority over pedicabs, and to repeal subchapter 9 of chapter 2 of title 20 of such code relating to the department of consumer and worker protection’s oversight and Committee
- Int 0992-2026 Making certain changes to the pedicab law. Committee
- SLR 0008-2026 Determination of salary base for members of the New York city police pension fund. (S.7808A/A.8322A) Adopted
- SLR 0002-2026 State Legislation Resolution requesting the New York State Legislature to pass bills introduced by Senator Rivera, S.3815C, and Assembly Member Dinowitz, A.8810A, “AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation Adopted
- SLR 0005-2026 Service retirement benefits for uniformed correction members of the New York city employees' retirement system. (S.4706A/A.5548A) Adopted
- SLR 0016-2026 Authorize the city of New York to sell certain lands now or formerly under the waters of Whale Creek otherwise known as Wyckoff Creek, and formerly a tributary of Newtown Creek. (S. 9683A/A. 10883A) Adopted
- SLR 0019-2026 Authorizing the city of New York to discontinue certain parkland in the borough of Queens. (S.9987B/A.10866C) Adopted
- SLR 0021-2026 The definition of overtime ceiling. (S.10189/A.11154) Adopted
- SLR 0020-2026 Requiring the city of New York to replace body armor worn by emergency services personnel every five years. (S. 10186/A. 79) Adopted
- SLR 0018-2026 Disabilities of deputy sheriffs in certain cities. (S.9882/A.11028) Adopted
- SLR 0017-2026 State Legislation Resolution requesting the New York State Legislature to pass bills introduced by Senator Jackson, S.9881, and Assembly Member Pheffer Amato, A.11031, “AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in Adopted
- SLR 0015-2026 The eligibility of certain participants in the New York city employees' retirement system to opt into the twenty-five year retirement program for EMT members. (S.9378/A.10579) Adopted
- SLR 0014-2026 The establishment of twenty-five year retirement programs for members of the New York city employees' retirement system employed as water supply police. (S.9356/A.10414) Adopted
- SLR 0013-2026 State Legislation Resolution requesting the New York State Legislature to pass bills introduced by Senator Jackson, S.9130, and Assembly Member Pheffer Amato, A.10248, “AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security Adopted
- SLR 0012-2026 Providing for the transfer of service credit between certain retirement systems. (S.9069/A.10152) Adopted
- SLR 0011-2026 State Legislation Resolution requesting the New York State Legislature to pass bills introduced by Senator Jackson, S.8945, and Assembly Member Pheffer Amato, A.10149, “AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security Adopted
- SLR 0010-2026 Granting retroactive Tier IV membership in the New York city teachers' retirement system to certain employees. (S.8167A/A.8579A) Adopted
- SLR 0009-2026 Permitting certain New York city correction and sanitation members to borrow from their accumulated member contributions; and to repeal certain provisions of the retirement and social security law relating thereto. Adopted
Bills they co-sponsored
- Int 1015-2026 Abatement of taxation for alterations and improvements to certain multiple dwellings. Committee
- Int 1010-2026 Increasing the maximum income level qualifying for the senior citizen homeowner’s exemption and the disabled homeowner’s exemption. Committee
- Res 0602-2026 Portable solar generation devices (S.8512-C/A.9111-C). Committee
- Res 0606-2026 Declaring the month of August as Black Pride Month. Committee
- Res 0593-2026 Expand authorizing language for the Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (“C-PACE”) Program (S.1335-B/A.5404-B). Committee
- Res 0607-2026 Declaring September as African Immigrant Heritage Month. Committee
- Int 1008-2026 Protecting the health insurance coverage and contribution for Medicare-eligible retired employees of the city of New York and their Medicare-eligible dependents. Committee
- Int 0998-2026 Limiting nighttime illumination for certain buildings. Committee
- Int 0978-2026 Increasing the maximum income level qualifying for exemption from rent increases granted to certain senior citizens and persons with disabilities. Committee
- Res 0547-2026 Establishing a gender-affirming care program in the department of health to ensure the continuity of gender-affirming care services in the state ( A.8191/S.7985). Committee
- Int 0956-2026 The naming of 103 thoroughfares and public places. Enacted
- Int 0953-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to make medication abortion available at no cost to a patient at all of its Laid Over in Committee
- Int 0929-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to a transparency report regarding New York city police department security perimeters adjacent to educational facilities Enacted
- Int 0950-2026 Licensing delivery services. Committee
- Int 0943-2026 Prohibiting the operation of horse drawn cabs. Laid Over in Committee
- Int 0912-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to prohibiting the sale of birds in pet shops Committee
- Int 0905-2026 Giving qualified entities a first opportunity to submit a statement of interest and a first opportunity to purchase certain properties. Committee
- Int 0891-2026 Prohibiting surveillance pricing. Laid Over in Committee
- Int 0902-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to mental health protocols for pregnant and postpartum individuals in the custody of the department of correction Committee
- Int 0910-2026 Repeal section 28-103.22 of the administrative code of the city of New York relating to outreach on security grille visibility requirements, penalties for non-conforming security grilles and the retroactive application Enacted
Funding by source (2025)
NYC Campaign Finance Board
- Individuals $46,126
- PACs & political committees $8,500
- Self & family $3,000
- Other / employer / unknown $1,300
Campaign funds raised by election cycle
- 2025 $58,926
- 2023 $60,516
- 2021 $119,636
- 2009 $87,958
Lobbying — who lobbied this member
- 760 12th LLC via Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP · 2026
- 760 12th LLC via Kasirer LLC · 2026
- 801 11TH AVE., LLC via Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP · 2026
- 801 11TH AVE., LLC via Kasirer LLC · 2026
- Algin Management Co., LLC via Geto & de Milly Inc. · 2026
- American Heart Association, Inc. via The Parkside Group, LLC · 2026
- Art on the Block NYC Inc. via The Parkside Group, LLC · 2026
- Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine via Kasirer LLC · 2026
- Court Appointed Special Advocates, Inc. via Geto & de Milly Inc. · 2026
- Ernst & Young LLP via Kasirer LLC · 2026
- Family Legal Care, Inc. via Greenberg Traurig, LLP · 2026
- Fordham University in-house · 2026
- Getting Out and Staying Out, Inc. via Geto & de Milly Inc. · 2026
- Harlem Stage, Inc. via CoMadre Communications LLC · 2026
- Hayden AI Technologies Inc. via Tonio Burgos & Associates, Inc. · 2026
- Jolly Baby Center Inc. via The Friedlander Group · 2026
- Museum of the City of New York for the benefit of et al. via CMW Strategies LLC · 2026
- National Strategies, LLC for the benefit of BenchMark Holdco, LLC via Kasirer LLC · 2026
- New York City Center Inc. via Kasirer LLC · 2026
- Retail Council of New York State, Inc. via The Parkside Group, LLC · 2026
Who shares their backers?
Other council members tied to the same lobbying clients, PACs, or outside spenders. Ranked so a backer shared by only a few members counts for more than one shared by many; the actual shared ties are shown. A pattern in the money and lobbying, not a claim of coordination.
- Julie Menin 45 shared lobbying clients · 6 shared PACs
- Shaun Abreu 21 shared lobbying clients · 3 shared PACs
- Amanda C. Farías 20 shared lobbying clients · 8 shared PACs
- Rita C. Joseph 20 shared lobbying clients · 5 shared PACs
- Lynn C. Schulman 18 shared lobbying clients · 7 shared PACs
- Crystal Hudson 15 shared lobbying clients · 6 shared PACs
- Yusef Salaam 14 shared lobbying clients · 2 shared PACs
- Selvena N. Brooks-Powers 16 shared lobbying clients · 4 shared PACs
Who's connected to them through more than one channel?
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
- American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Inc Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine Lobbied them; contracts at 2 agencies in their committees' jurisdiction
- Council on the Environment, Inc. Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Delos Living LLC for the benefit of International WELL Building Institute PBC Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- DoorDash, Inc. Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Encore Support Services LLC Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Ernst & Young LLP Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Fordham University Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Friends Of The High Line, Inc. Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Fund for the City of New York, Inc. Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Getting Out and Staying Out, Inc. Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Harlem Stage, Inc. Lobbied them; contracts at 2 agencies in their committees' jurisdiction
- Jazz at Lincoln Center, Inc. Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Jolly Baby Center Inc. Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- LIC COM LLC Lobbied them; contracts at 2 agencies in their committees' jurisdiction
- New York City Center Inc. Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- New York Legal Assistance Group, Inc. Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Randall's Island Park Alliance, Inc. Lobbied them; contracts at 2 agencies in their committees' jurisdiction
- Shema Kolainu - Hear our Voices Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Teens for Food Justice, Inc. Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
Discretionary funding they sponsored
Organizations this member steered City Council discretionary (member-item) money to (FY2022-2027), largest first. From the Council's Schedule C funded disclosure (FY2020 and later, where the sponsoring member is named). Organizations with a profile here link through.
- Goddard Riverside Community Center FY2022-2027 · 52 awards $2,747,000
- Fiji Theater Company, Inc. FY2022-2027 · 6 awards $505,000
- Department of Education FY2022-2027 · 45 awards $463,000
- Riverside Park Conservancy FY2022-2027 · 7 awards $315,000
- Ballet Hispanico of New York Inc FY2023-2027 · 18 awards $310,000
- Housing Conservation Coordinators FY2022-2027 · 17 awards $275,000
- New York Historical Society FY2022-2027 · 12 awards $240,000
- Crime Victims Treatment Center FY2022-2027 · 6 awards $214,000
- Midtown Management Group FY2022-2027 · 9 awards $180,000
- Older Adults Technology Services (OATS), Inc. FY2022-2027 · 6 awards $170,000
- Horticultural Society Of New York, Inc. FY2022-2027 · 13 awards $165,000
- Jewish Association for Services for the Aged (JASA) FY2022-2027 · 23 awards $160,500
- Find Aid for the Aged, Inc. FY2022-2027 · 12 awards $160,000
- Vivian Beaumont Theater, Inc., The FY2022-2027 · 12 awards $150,000
- OneBlock, Inc. FY2023-2025 · 3 awards $148,000
- Studio in a School Association FY2022-2027 · 7 awards $140,000
- Children's Museum of Manhattan FY2022-2027 · 6 awards $120,000
- Salvadori Center FY2022-2027 · 6 awards $120,000
- MOUSE, Inc. FY2022-2027 · 6 awards $120,000
- Educational Video Center, Inc. FY2022-2027 · 6 awards $120,000