Simcha Felder
Council Member, District 44 (Brooklyn)
Simcha Felder is a Council Member, District 44 (Brooklyn). Democrat. Neighborhoods: Borough Park, Flatbush, Gravesend, Mapleton, Midwood.
- Party
- Democrat
- Level
- City
- Member since
- 2025-04-16
- [email protected]
- Phone
- 718-853-2704
- Office
- 1514 60th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11219
- Neighborhoods
- Borough Park, Flatbush, Gravesend, Mapleton, Midwood
- Bills sponsored (city)
- 5
- Bills co-sponsored (city)
- 7
- Campaign raised (2025)
- $38,827
- Contributions (2025)
- 329
- Matchable contributions (2025)
- $29,957
- Lobbied by (since 2024)
- 19 clients
- Discretionary sponsored (FY2026-2027)
- $4,036,000 · 72 organizations
Represents
- City Council District 44 NYC Council district
Sits on committees
- City Council Council
- Committee on Health Committee
- Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises Subcommittee
- Committee on Oversight and Investigations Committee
- Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management Committee
- Committee on Veterans Committee
- Committee on Fire and Emergency Management Committee
- Committee on Children and Youth Committee
- Subcommittee on Early Childhood Education Subcommittee
- Committee on Mental Health and Substance Use Committee
Overlapping representatives
- Stephen T. Chan State Senator, District 17
- Sam Sutton State Senator, District 22
- Michael Novakhov Assembly Member, District 45
- William Colton Assembly Member, District 47
- Simcha Eichenstein Assembly Member, District 48
- Antonio Reynoso Brooklyn Borough President
Community boards in district
- Brooklyn Community Board 11 Community Board
- Brooklyn Community Board 12 Community Board
- Brooklyn Community Board 14 Community Board
- Brooklyn Community Board 15 Community Board
Bills they sponsored
- Int 0934-2026 The creation of additional annual income categories and corresponding exemption percentages for certain households eligible for the senior citizens homeowners’ exemption. Committee
- Int 0868-2026 Civil penalties for failure to remove snow or ice. Committee
- Int 0193-2026 A Local Law in relation to requiring the provision of official waste containers at no cost to certain residential buildings with 3 dwelling units, and providing for the repeal of such local law upon the expiration Committee
- Int 0192-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to refunding or transferring unused pay-by-plate parking time, and to repeal subdivision e of section 19-167 of such code, relating to the Committee
- Int 0191-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to reporting on low-usage bike share stations. Committee
Bills they co-sponsored
- Int 1015-2026 Abatement of taxation for alterations and improvements to certain multiple dwellings. 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 0900-2026 Requiring payment of undisputed invoice amounts under city contracts. Committee
- Int 0802-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring that every bicycle with electric assist, electric scooter and other legal motorized vehicle be licensed and registered Committee
- Int 0175-2026 A plan regarding security perimeters adjacent to educational facilities. Vetoed
- Int 0001-2026 A plan regarding security perimeters adjacent to places of religious worship. Enacted
- Int 0327-2026 Reimbursing nonpublic schools for the cost of video surveillance cameras. Enacted
Funding by source (2025)
NYC Campaign Finance Board
- Individuals $37,841
- PACs & political committees $986
Campaign funds raised by election cycle
- 2025 $38,827
- 2009 $183,160
Outside spending (2025 race)
NYC Campaign Finance Board, Independent Expenditure Disclosures
Lobbying — who lobbied this member
- Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine via Kasirer LLC · 2026
- Community Food Advocates, Inc. in-house · 2026
- Cong Chasdei Lev via ASY Services, LLC · 2026
- HASC Center, Inc. via Converge Government Affairs New York, LLC · 2026
- Maimonides Medical Center via Yoswein New York, Inc. · 2026
- Makor Care & Services Network via Converge Government Affairs New York, LLC · 2026
- Met Council Research & Educational Fund, Inc. via The Advance Group Inc. · 2026
- NIA Community Services Network, Inc. via Bender Cantone Consulting, Inc. · 2026
- Ohel Children's Home and Family Services via ASY Services, LLC · 2026
- Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. via Cahill Strategies · 2026
- Prospect Park Land, LLC via Eric Palatnik, P.C. · 2026
- Touro University via ASY Services, LLC · 2026
- University of Mount Saint Vincent via CMW Strategies LLC · 2026
- Chess-in-the-Schools, Inc. via CMW Strategies LLC · 2025
- E 14 Realty Holdings LLC via Sheldon Lobel, P.C. · 2025
- HASC Center, Inc. via Converge Government Affairs New York, LLC · 2025
- Maimonides Medical Center via Yoswein New York, Inc. · 2025
- Makor Care & Services Network via Converge Government Affairs New York, LLC · 2025
- Maplebear, Inc. via CMW Strategies LLC · 2025
- Network Solutions IPA, LLC via Allied Government Affairs LLC · 2025
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.
- Farah N. Louis 9 shared lobbying clients
- Inna Vernikov 6 shared lobbying clients
- Julie Menin 9 shared lobbying clients
- Mercedes Narcisse 7 shared lobbying clients
- Eric Dinowitz 5 shared lobbying clients · 1 shared outside spender
- Kayla Santosuosso 4 shared lobbying clients
- Kamillah Hanks 2 shared lobbying clients · 1 shared outside spender
- Susan Zhuang 4 shared lobbying clients
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
- Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Chess-in-the-Schools, Inc. Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Cong Chasdei Lev Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- HASC Center, Inc. Lobbied them; contracts at 2 agencies in their committees' jurisdiction
- Maimonides Medical Center Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- NIA Community Services Network, Inc. Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Ohel Children's Home and Family Services Lobbied them; contracts at 2 agencies in their committees' jurisdiction
Discretionary funding they sponsored
Organizations this member steered City Council discretionary (member-item) money to (FY2026-2027), 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.
- Association of Community Employment Programs for the Homeless FY2026 · 3 awards $390,000
- Boro Park Jewish Community Council FY2026-2027 · 10 awards $283,250
- SBH Community Service Network, Inc. FY2026-2027 · 6 awards $281,000
- Council of Jewish Organizations of Flatbush Inc FY2026-2027 · 10 awards $274,250
- Together We Are FY2026-2027 · 4 awards $200,000
- Brooklyn Arts Council FY2026-2027 · 8 awards $160,000
- NIA Community Services Network FY2026-2027 · 8 awards $160,000
- Flatbush Shomrim Safety Patrol, Inc. FY2026-2027 · 4 awards $104,000
- Chai Lifeline, Inc. FY2026-2027 · 2 awards $100,000
- Ezras Cholim Yad Ephraim FY2026-2027 · 2 awards $100,000
- Congregation Kehilas Belz USA, Inc. FY2026-2027 · 2 awards $100,000
- Brighton Ballet Theater Company, Inc. FY2026-2027 · 5 awards $95,000
- Agudath Israel of America Community Services, Inc FY2026-2027 · 5 awards $90,000
- Shmira Civilian Volunteer Patrol of Boro Park FY2026-2027 · 2 awards $90,000
- Federation of Italian American Organizations of Brooklyn FY2026-2027 · 4 awards $80,000
- Kings Highway Beautification Association Inc FY2026-2027 · 3 awards $80,000
- Jewish Museum FY2026-2027 · 4 awards $80,000
- Young Men's Young Women's Hebrew Association of Boro Park, Inc. FY2026-2027 · 4 awards $72,000
- OHEL Children's Home and Family Services FY2026-2027 · 5 awards $70,000
- Imeinu, Inc. dba Rachel's Place FY2026-2027 · 4 awards $66,000