Darlene Mealy
Council Member, District 41 (Brooklyn)
Darlene Mealy is a Council Member, District 41 (Brooklyn). Democrat.
- Party
- Democrat
- Level
- City
- Member since
- 2022-01-01
- [email protected]
- Phone
- 718-953-3097
- Office
- 400 Rockaway Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11212
- Neighborhoods
- Bedford-Stuyvesant East, Crown Heights North, Crown Heights South, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Wingate, Ocean Hill, Brownsville, East Flatbush
- Bills sponsored (city)
- 7
- Bills co-sponsored (city)
- 27
- Campaign raised (2025)
- $29,072
- Contributions (2025)
- 289
- Matchable contributions (2025)
- $10,575
- Lobbied by (since 2024)
- 31 clients
- Discretionary sponsored (FY2022-2027)
- $13,719,000 · 229 organizations
Represents
- City Council District 41 NYC Council district
Chair of
- Subcommittee on Senior Centers and Food Security Subcommittee
Sits on committees
- City Council Council
- Committee on Aging Committee
- Committee on Finance Committee
- Committee on General Welfare Committee
- Committee on Public Housing Committee
- Committee to Combat Hate Committee
Overlapping representatives
- Roxanne J. Persaud State Senator, District 19
- Zellnor Myrie State Senator, District 20
- Jabari Brisport State Senator, District 25
- Brian Cunningham Assembly Member, District 43
- Latrice M. Walker Assembly Member, District 55
- Stefani Zinerman Assembly Member, District 56
- Monique Chandler-Waterman Assembly Member, District 58
- Antonio Reynoso Brooklyn Borough President
Community boards in district
- Brooklyn Community Board 3 Community Board
- Brooklyn Community Board 8 Community Board
- Brooklyn Community Board 9 Community Board
- Brooklyn Community Board 16 Community Board
- Brooklyn Community Board 17 Community Board
Bills they sponsored
- Int 1011-2026 Evictions of older adult tenants. Committee
- Int 0828-2026 Making available training and operational support to staff of food pantries. Committee
- Res 0421-2026 Resolution calling on the New York State Governor to sign S.8689/A.10055, authorizing the New York State Office for the Aging to establish, operate, and maintain programs for transportation services Adopted
- M 0055-2026 By Council Member Mealy: Pursuant to Rule 11.20(b) of the Council Rules and Section 19-160.2 of the New York City Administrative Code, the Council resolves that the action of the Department of Transportation approving a Adopted
- Int 0313-2026 A Local Law in relation to resources for cleanup and enforcement of dumping Committee
- Int 0312-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York and the New York city building code, in relation to requiring that certain contact information be posted at work sites Committee
- Int 0311-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the police department’s property clerk to look for a claimant’s identification in seized property upon request Committee
Bills they co-sponsored
- 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 0772-2026 A Local Law in relation to the creation of a taskforce to study improving safety in homeless shelters Committee
- Int 0650-2026 A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to the disposition of real property of the city 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
- Res 0133-2026 Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, legislation that would prohibit the alteration of terms and conditions of employment for all employees during a state disaster Committee
- Int 0322-2026 Giving council members the power to make appointments to community boards. Laid Over in Committee
- Int 0303-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to maximum working hours for home care employees Laid Over in Committee
- Int 1391-2025 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the establishment of compensation standards for security guards Enacted
- Int 1297-2025 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the gender-motivated violence protection law Enacted
- Res 0865-2025 Resolution approving the decision of the City Planning Commission on ULURP No. C 240250 ZMQ, a Zoning Map amendment (L.U. No. 269). Adopted
- Int 1261-2025 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to correcting excess pay differentials for paraprofessionals arising from pattern bargaining practices Filed (End of Session)
- Res 0849-2025 Resolution approving the new designation and changes in the designation of certain organizations to receive funding in the Expense Budget Adopted
- Int 1224-2025 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring shelters to provide free internet access to residents Filed (End of Session)
- Int 1225-2025 A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to establishing an office of the census Enacted
- Res 0791-2025 Resolution approving the new designation and changes in the designation of certain organizations to receive funding in the Expense Budget. Adopted
- Int 1204-2025 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the commissioner of health and mental hygiene to conduct an assessment and develop a health agenda regarding health Enacted
- Int 1200-2025 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to publicly available information regarding gender identity related rights and resources Enacted
- Res 0744-2025 Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, A.2184 and a companion bill the Senate, to amend the education law, in relation to establishing the commission on African American Filed (End of Session)
- Res 0705-2024 Resolution approving an exemption from real property taxes for property located at (Block 387, Lot 141) Manhattan, pursuant to Section 577 of the Private Housing Finance Law (Preconsidered L.U. No. 204). Adopted
Funding by source (2025)
NYC Campaign Finance Board
- Individuals $17,505
- PACs & political committees $9,822
- Self & family $1,745
Campaign funds raised by election cycle
- 2025 $29,072
- 2023 $22,336
- 2021 $33,273
- 2013 $34,399
- 2009 $51,811
Outside spending (2025 race)
NYC Campaign Finance Board, Independent Expenditure Disclosures
- Uber NY PAC $352,560
- New Yorkers For A Better Future 2025 $257,215
- New Yorkers for a Balanced Albany $115,000
- Hotel Workers for Stronger Communities $77,760
- The Coalition to Restore New York $69,000
- United For NYC'S Future $50,773
- Moving New York Families Forward $49,195
- Carpenters for Progress $23,403
Lobbying — who lobbied this member
- 1950 Fulton LLC via Eric Palatnik, P.C. · 2026
- BHRAGS Home Care, Corp. via The Parkside Group, LLC · 2026
- Brooklyn Tech Alumni Foundation, Inc. via Yoswein New York, Inc. · 2026
- Building for the Arts NY, Inc via CMW Strategies LLC · 2026
- CAMBA, Inc. via The Parkside Group, LLC · 2026
- Center for Community Alternatives, Inc. via CMW Strategies LLC · 2026
- City Year, Inc. via The Parkside Group, LLC · 2026
- FF1632 LLC via Seyfarth Shaw LLP · 2026
- Five Boroughs Jobs Campaign, Inc. via ParkPoint Strategies, LLC · 2026
- Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey, Inc. via Kasirer LLC · 2026
- Health Science Center at Brooklyn Foundation, Inc. via Yoswein New York, Inc. · 2026
- Hospital for Special Surgery via Bender Cantone Consulting, Inc. · 2026
- Literacy Inc. via CMW Strategies LLC · 2026
- NIA Community Services Network, Inc. via Bender Cantone Consulting, Inc. · 2026
- Reel Stories Teen Filmmaking, Inc. via CMW Strategies LLC · 2026
- Selfhelp Realty Group, Inc. via ParkPoint Strategies, LLC · 2026
- The Brooklyn Academy of Music, Inc. via CMW Strategies LLC · 2026
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art in-house · 2026
- American Composers Orchestra, Inc. via CMW Strategies LLC · 2025
- Blake Christopher NY LLC for the benefit of 840-842 LLC via Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP · 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.
- Rita C. Joseph 13 shared lobbying clients · 4 shared PACs
- Crystal Hudson 9 shared lobbying clients · 5 shared PACs · 3 shared outside spenders
- Julie Menin 6 shared lobbying clients · 5 shared PACs · 4 shared outside spenders
- Mercedes Narcisse 7 shared lobbying clients · 3 shared PACs · 1 shared outside spender
- Shaun Abreu 2 shared lobbying clients · 3 shared PACs · 7 shared outside spenders
- Kevin C. Riley 2 shared lobbying clients · 2 shared PACs · 5 shared outside spenders
- Chi A. Ossé 8 shared lobbying clients · 3 shared PACs
- Farah N. Louis 7 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
- BHRAGS Home Care, Corp. Lobbied them; contracts at 2 agencies in their committees' jurisdiction
- CAMBA, Inc. Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey, Inc. Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Randall's Island Park Alliance, Inc. Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- The Brooklyn Academy of Music, Inc. Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Uber Technologies, Inc. Lobbied them; outside spending in their race
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.
- Victory Music and Dance Company, Inc. FY2022-2026 · 36 awards $899,000
- Fort Greene Council FY2022-2027 · 40 awards $597,000
- Department of Sanitation FY2022-2027 · 6 awards $455,000
- Department of Parks and Recreation FY2022-2027 · 26 awards $438,500
- Pitkin Avenue District Management Association, Inc. FY2022-2027 · 12 awards $380,000
- Elite Learners, Inc. FY2022-2027 · 15 awards $359,000
- BRIC Arts Media Brooklyn FY2022-2027 · 18 awards $345,000
- New York City Housing Authority FY2022-2027 · 66 awards $335,000
- Doe Fund Inc., The FY2023-2027 · 5 awards $325,000
- Brooklyn Children's Museum FY2022-2027 · 14 awards $325,000
- Training Individuals Make Better Attitudes Incorporated FY2023-2027 · 9 awards $280,000
- Riseboro Community Partnership, Inc. FY2022-2027 · 20 awards $252,000
- Wayside Out-Reach Development (WORD), Inc. FY2022-2027 · 25 awards $238,000
- Young People's Chorus of New York City Inc. FY2022-2027 · 13 awards $225,000
- Brooklyn Legal Services, Inc. FY2022-2027 · 11 awards $215,000
- YWCA of Brooklyn, Inc., The FY2022-2027 · 4 awards $205,000
- Harvest Home Farmer's Market, Inc. FY2023-2027 · 8 awards $200,000
- CITYarts, Inc. FY2022-2027 · 10 awards $190,000
- Crown Heights Preservation Committee Corporation FY2022-2025 · 7 awards $185,000
- Metropolitan Museum of Art FY2022-2027 · 9 awards $180,000