Oswald J. Feliz
Council Member, District 15 (Bronx)
Oswald J. Feliz is a Council Member, District 15 (Bronx). Democrat.
- Party
- Democrat
- Level
- City
- Member since
- 2021-04-15
- [email protected]
- Phone
- 718-842-8100
- Office
- 573 East Fordham Road, Bronx, NY 10458
- Neighborhoods
- Fordham, East Tremont, Belmont, Bathgate, Crotona Park, Mount Eden, Claremont, Mount Hope, West Farms, Bedford Park, Allerton, Bronx Park East
- Bills sponsored (city)
- 32
- Bills co-sponsored (city)
- 118
- Campaign raised (2025)
- $42,551
- Contributions (2025)
- 243
- Matchable contributions (2025)
- $10,724
- Lobbied by (since 2024)
- 80 clients
- Discretionary sponsored (FY2021-2027)
- $15,532,000 · 149 organizations
Represents
- City Council District 15 NYC Council district
Chair of
- Committee on Public Safety Committee
Sits on committees
- City Council Council
- Committee on Civil Service and Labor Committee
- Committee on Finance Committee
- Committee on Health Committee
- Committee on Higher Education Committee
- Committee on Housing and Buildings Committee
- Committee on Small Business Committee
- Committee on Civil and Human Rights Committee
- Committee on Criminal Justice Committee
- Committee on Fire and Emergency Management Committee
- Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation Committee
- Subcommittee on Landmarks, Public Sitings, Resiliency and Dispositions Subcommittee
Overlapping representatives
- Luis R. Sepúlveda State Senator, District 32
- Gustavo Rivera State Senator, District 33
- George Alvarez Assembly Member, District 78
- Chantel Jackson Assembly Member, District 79
- John Zaccaro, Jr. Assembly Member, District 80
- Yudelka Tapia Assembly Member, District 86
- Karines Reyes Assembly Member, District 87
- Vanessa Gibson Bronx Borough President
Community boards in district
- Bronx Community Board 3 Community Board
- Bronx Community Board 5 Community Board
- Bronx Community Board 6 Community Board
- Bronx Community Board 7 Community Board
Bills they sponsored
- Int 0961-2026 A Local Law to amend the New York city fire code, in relation to amending the requirements for battery charging areas for powered mobility devices Committee
- Int 0935-2026 Quarterly reporting on confirmed firearm discharges. Enacted (Mayor's Desk for Signature)
- Int 0897-2026 Department of social services’ response to certain severe winter weather conditions. Committee
- Int 0818-2026 Creation of an interagency derelict housing and neglected property task force, and providing for the repeal of such local law upon the expiration thereof. Committee
- Int 0817-2026 Requiring monthly reports on scheduled construction work on capital projects. Committee
- Int 0546-2026 A Local Law in relation to requiring the department of education to create a plan to provide specialized high schools exam preparation to all middle school students Committee
- Int 0548-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the creation of a boilerplate annual checklist for parking garage inspections prior to initial annual condition inspections Committee
- Int 0552-2026 Police department tow pound capacity. Laid Over in Committee
- Int 0551-2026 Prohibiting the sale or distribution of fraudulent license plates. Laid Over in Committee
- Int 0550-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to police department parking enforcement Committee
- Int 0549-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to prohibiting the operation of a motor vehicle with fraudulent or expired license plates Committee
- Int 0545-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to prohibiting the parking, standing, stopping, or operation of a motor vehicle with obscured or defaced license plates Committee
- Int 0544-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to making the department of parks and recreation responsible for the improvement of street medians Committee
- Int 0538-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to establishing a pilot program for location-specific vending licenses for Fordham Road in the borough of the Bronx Committee
- Int 0542-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of citywide administrative services to report on the use or vacancy of space in city buildings Laid Over in Committee
- Int 0539-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to stormwater pollution prevention permitting Committee
- Int 0541-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to leasing or rental of city properties Laid Over in Committee
- Int 0543-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to a program for the waiver of fees for certain vacant storefront areas. Committee
- Int 0537-2026 A Local Law in relation to requiring the department of consumer and worker protection to report on newsstands Committee
- Int 0536-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to issuing newsstand licenses to operate abandoned newsstands and requiring an assessment of the viability of the location of new Committee
Bills they co-sponsored
- Int 0997-2026 Creating a pilot program to provide hearing protection equipment for city police officers and providing for the repeal of this local law upon the expiration thereof. 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
- Int 0937-2026 The operation of horse-drawn carriages. 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 0955-2026 Accelerating the opening of new businesses by coordinating required inspections. Enacted
- Int 0943-2026 Prohibiting the operation of horse drawn cabs. Laid Over in Committee
- Int 0918-2026 Paying sidewalk and roadway cafe revocable consent compensation in quarterly installments. Enacted (Mayor's Desk for Signature)
- 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 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
- Int 0879-2026 Short-term rentals in one- and two-family dwellings. Committee
- Int 0882-2026 Establishing a payment fund for freelance workers. Committee
- Int 0845-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of transportation to install lighting under elevated train lines Laid Over in Committee
- Int 0788-2026 Requiring annual reports on employment turnover of school safety agents and other school safety personnel. Laid Over in Committee
- Int 0790-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to reporting on warming centers Enacted
- Int 0774-2026 Sales of cooperative apartments. Committee
- Res 0360-2026 Establishing the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. Adopted
- Int 0729-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring pharmacies and food retail stores to staff self-service checkout areas and impose a 15-item maximum for self-service checkout Committee
- Int 0692-2026 Workforce stabilization payments for school paraprofessionals, and providing for the repeal of such local law upon the expiration thereof. Enacted
- Int 0722-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the reporting and publication of mental health emergency response data Enacted
- Int 0687-2026 A Local Law in relation to requiring a study and report on delays and costs in capital projects Committee
Funding by source (2025)
NYC Campaign Finance Board
- Individuals $29,274
- PACs & political committees $12,775
- Self & family $502
Campaign funds raised by election cycle
- 2025 $42,551
- 2023 $29,495
- 2021 $45,441
Outside spending (2025 race)
NYC Campaign Finance Board, Independent Expenditure Disclosures
- Affordable New York $74,738
Lobbying — who lobbied this member
- Allied Universal Security Services via Kasirer LLC · 2026
- American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Inc. for the benefit of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Inc. and Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund via Kasirer LLC · 2026
- Bally's Corporation via Allied Government Affairs LLC · 2026
- Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine via Kasirer LLC · 2026
- Center for Appellate Litigation, Inc. via Kasirer LLC · 2026
- City Year, Inc. via The Parkside Group, LLC · 2026
- Fordham University in-house · 2026
- Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey, Inc. via Kasirer LLC · 2026
- Graham Windham in-house · 2026
- Graham Windham via The Parkside Group, LLC · 2026
- Medalliance Medical Health Service, Inc. via Allied Government Affairs LLC · 2026
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in-house · 2026
- National Strategies, LLC for the benefit of BenchMark Holdco, LLC via Kasirer LLC · 2026
- New York State Restaurant Association, Inc. in-house · 2026
- Phipps Houses in-house · 2026
- Student Leadership Network, Inc. via Kasirer LLC · 2026
- The Bronx Defenders in-house · 2026
- The Little Orchestra Society/Orpheon, Inc. via CMW Strategies LLC · 2026
- The New Bronx Chamber of Commerce, Inc. via Kasirer LLC · 2026
- The New York Botanical Garden via CMW Strategies 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 25 shared lobbying clients · 10 shared PACs
- Pierina Ana Sanchez 20 shared lobbying clients · 7 shared PACs
- Althea V. Stevens 23 shared lobbying clients · 7 shared PACs · 1 shared outside spender
- Amanda C. Farías 21 shared lobbying clients · 12 shared PACs · 1 shared outside spender
- Eric Dinowitz 20 shared lobbying clients · 10 shared PACs · 1 shared outside spender
- Kevin C. Riley 19 shared lobbying clients · 8 shared PACs · 1 shared outside spender
- Crystal Hudson 15 shared lobbying clients · 11 shared PACs · 1 shared outside spender
- Carmen N. De La Rosa 16 shared lobbying clients · 7 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
- AIRBNB, Inc. Lobbied them; outside spending in their race
- Allied Universal Security Services Lobbied them; contracts at 2 agencies in their committees' jurisdiction
- American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Inc Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Asian American Federation, Inc. Lobbied them; contracts at 2 agencies in their committees' jurisdiction
- Belmont District Management Association, Inc. Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Birch Family Services, Inc. Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- CAMBA, Inc. Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- CRC-Management Co. LLC Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Center for Appellate Litigation, Inc. Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Center for Urban Community Services, Inc. Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Fordham Road District Management Association, 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 2 agencies in their committees' jurisdiction
- LIC COM LLC Lobbied them; contracts at 2 agencies in their committees' jurisdiction
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Per Scholas, Inc. Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Staten Island Chamber of Commerce Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- The Bronx Defenders Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- The Legal Aid Society Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- The New Bronx Chamber of Commerce, 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 (FY2021-2027), 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.
- Department of Sanitation FY2022-2027 · 9 awards $665,000
- Horticultural Society Of New York, Inc. FY2022-2027 · 16 awards $565,000
- Fordham Road District Management Association, Inc. FY2021-2027 · 19 awards $530,000
- New York Botanical Garden FY2021-2027 · 21 awards $525,000
- Wildcat Service Corporation FY2021-2023 · 3 awards $432,500
- Nazareth Housing, Inc. FY2021-2027 · 7 awards $421,000
- Belmont District Management Association, Inc. FY2021-2027 · 16 awards $415,000
- Department of Health and Mental Hygiene FY2021-2027 · 10 awards $394,000
- Little Orchestra Society-Orpheon, Inc., The FY2021-2027 · 21 awards $393,000
- Bronx Parent Housing Network, Inc. FY2021-2027 · 6 awards $323,000
- Hispanic Federation FY2024-2027 · 7 awards $310,000
- Mary Mitchell Family and Youth Center, Inc. FY2021-2027 · 8 awards $310,000
- Midori Foundation FY2021-2027 · 14 awards $280,000
- Metropolitan New York Coordinating Council on Jewish Poverty, Inc. FY2021-2027 · 9 awards $274,000
- Research Foundation of The City University of New York FY2021-2027 · 13 awards $260,000
- Publicolor, Inc. FY2023-2027 · 13 awards $260,000
- Legal Aid Society FY2023-2027 · 5 awards $225,000
- Association of Community Employment Programs for the Homeless FY2024-2027 · 5 awards $220,000
- Open Future Institute FY2022-2027 · 10 awards $210,000
- West Bronx Housing and Neighborhood Resource Center, Inc. FY2021-2027 · 12 awards $205,000