Shekar Krishnan
Council Member, District 25 (Queens)
Shekar Krishnan is a Council Member, District 25 (Queens). Democrat. Neighborhoods: Jackson Heights, Elmhurst, East Elmhurst, Woodside.
- Party
- Democrat
- Level
- City
- Member since
- 2022-01-01
- [email protected]
- Phone
- 718-803-6373
- Office
- 37-32 75th Street, 1st Floor, Jackson Heights, NY 11372
- Neighborhoods
- Jackson Heights, Elmhurst, East Elmhurst, Woodside
- Bills sponsored (city)
- 22
- Bills co-sponsored (city)
- 157
- Campaign raised (2025)
- $102,983
- Contributions (2025)
- 569
- Matchable contributions (2025)
- $42,115
- Lobbied by (since 2024)
- 106 clients
- Discretionary sponsored (FY2022-2027)
- $13,388,000 · 149 organizations
- Before the Council
- Co-founder & Chief Program Officer, Communities Resist (until 2021)
Represents
- City Council District 25 NYC Council district
Chair of
Sits on committees
- City Council Council
- Committee on Education Committee
- Committee on Parks and Recreation Committee
- Committee on Immigration Committee
- Committee on Small Business Committee
- Committee on Rules, Privileges, Elections, Standards and Ethics Committee
- Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection Committee
- Committee to Combat Hate Committee
Overlapping representatives
- VACANT State Senator, District 12
- Jessica Ramos State Senator, District 13
- Steven Raga Assembly Member, District 30
- Jessica González-Rojas Assembly Member, District 34
- Catalina Cruz Assembly Member, District 39
- Donovan Richards Queens Borough President
Community boards in district
- Queens Community Board 1 Community Board
- Queens Community Board 3 Community Board
- Queens Community Board 4 Community Board
Bills they sponsored
- Int 0272-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to taxicab driver pay for electronically dispatched taxicab trips Committee
- Int 0270-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to providing a copy of the registration statement in the online property owner registry Committee
- Res 0094-2026 Resolution declaring March annually as Amyloidosis Awareness Month in the City of New York Committee
- Int 0261-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to prohibiting the city of New York from contracting with entities engaged in immigration enforcement Laid Over in Committee
- Int 0258-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the interpretation of the New York city human rights law, and the repeal of paragraph f of subdivision 13 of section 8-107 of such code Committee
- Int 0263-2026 Developing a strategic blueprint to reduce capital project durations by at least 25 percent. Laid Over in Committee
- Int 0271-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of housing preservation and development to increase tenant relocation services in the event of a vacate order Laid Over in Committee
- Int 0262-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the length of the season and operating hours for city beaches and pools Committee
- Int 0260-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to distributing information on vaccines to parents of students in New York city schools Enacted
- Int 0259-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of education to distribute information about the importance of dental care Committee
- Int 0266-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to prohibiting consumer credit history from being used in connection with certain subsidized housing accommodations Committee
- Int 0265-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to civil penalties for discrimination based on lawful source of income Committee
- Int 0264-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to increasing the maximum civil penalty for failure to comply with an order issued by the New York city commission on human rights Committee
- Int 0269-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to providing information about lawful source of income discrimination in the online property owner registry Committee
- Int 0268-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to source of income discrimination by property owners as a form of harassment for the purposes of a certification of no harassment Committee
- Int 0267-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the criteria used in tenant screening reports Committee
- Int 1337-2025 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to distributing information on vaccines to parents of students in New York city schools Filed (End of Session)
- Int 1209-2025 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York in relation to a wildfire mitigation plan Filed (End of Session)
- Int 1210-2025 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to increasing the maximum civil penalty for failure to comply with an order issued by the New York city commission on human rights Filed (End of Session)
- Int 1211-2025 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to civil penalties for discrimination based on lawful source of income Filed (End of Session)
Bills they co-sponsored
- Int 1015-2026 Abatement of taxation for alterations and improvements to certain multiple dwellings. Committee
- Res 0602-2026 Portable solar generation devices (S.8512-C/A.9111-C). Committee
- Res 0593-2026 Expand authorizing language for the Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (“C-PACE”) Program (S.1335-B/A.5404-B). 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
- M 0086-2026 Landmarks, Queens CD 2 Walk to Park Site Selection/Acquisition, Queens (C 260089 PCQ). Adopted
- Int 0968-2026 Digital map of licensed animal boarding establishments and an awareness campaign about the dangers of using unlicensed boarding establishments. 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 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 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 0944-2026 Discounted bike share rate for CUNY students. Committee
- Int 0954-2026 Requiring signs regarding penalties for assaulting retail, bodega, deli, and dukkan workers. 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
- Res 0467-2026 Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to introduce and pass, and the New York State Governor to sign, legislation, which would authorize the City of New York to establish a camera enforcement program to 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 0844-2026 Licensing massage therapy businesses. Committee
- Int 0795-2026 A Local Law in relation to requiring the installation of outdoor drinking fountains in parks under the jurisdiction of the department of parks and recreation and in other public places Laid Over in Committee
Funding by source (2025)
NYC Campaign Finance Board
- Individuals $89,333
- PACs & political committees $12,350
- Other / employer / unknown $1,050
- Self & family $250
Campaign funds raised by election cycle
- 2025 $102,983
- 2023 $79,078
- 2021 $104,335
Outside spending (2025 race)
NYC Campaign Finance Board, Independent Expenditure Disclosures
- Affordable New York $78,499
- New Yorkers For A Better Future 2025 $21,132
Lobbying — who lobbied this member
- Allied Universal Security Services via Kasirer LLC · 2026
- Building for the Arts NY, Inc via CMW Strategies LLC · 2026
- Charter Communications Operating, LLC via Kasirer LLC · 2026
- Chess-in-the-Schools, Inc. via CMW Strategies LLC · 2026
- City Year, Inc. via The Parkside Group, LLC · 2026
- Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. in-house · 2026
- Early Care and Education Consortium, Inc. via Greenberg Traurig, LLP · 2026
- EmblemHealth Services Company, LLC via CMW Strategies LLC · 2026
- Expanded Schools, Inc. in-house · 2026
- Five Boroughs Jobs Campaign, Inc. via ParkPoint Strategies, LLC · 2026
- Friends Of The High Line, Inc. via CMW Strategies LLC · 2026
- Giving Alternative Learners Uplifting Opportunities, Inc. via CMW Strategies LLC · 2026
- HANAC, Inc. via The Parkside Group, LLC · 2026
- Henry Street Settlement via The Parkside Group, LLC · 2026
- InUnity Alliance, Inc. via Kasirer LLC · 2026
- Literacy Inc. via CMW Strategies LLC · 2026
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in-house · 2026
- Met Council Research & Educational Fund, Inc. via The Advance Group Inc. · 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 Pure Storage, Inc. via Kasirer 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 38 shared lobbying clients · 8 shared PACs · 1 shared outside spender
- Selvena N. Brooks-Powers 19 shared lobbying clients · 10 shared PACs · 1 shared outside spender
- Linda Lee 26 shared lobbying clients · 4 shared PACs
- Nantasha M. Williams 24 shared lobbying clients · 6 shared PACs
- Lynn C. Schulman 22 shared lobbying clients · 8 shared PACs
- Shaun Abreu 13 shared lobbying clients · 8 shared PACs · 1 shared outside spender
- Kevin C. Riley 17 shared lobbying clients · 3 shared PACs · 1 shared outside spender
- Carmen N. De La Rosa 12 shared lobbying clients · 6 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
- APICHA Community Health Center Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Allied Universal Security Services Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Asian American Federation, Inc. Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Bard College Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Birch Family Services, Inc. Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- CSX Transportation, Inc. Lobbied them; contracts at 2 agencies in their committees' jurisdiction
- Chess-in-the-Schools, Inc. Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Chinese-American Planning Council, Inc. Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- City Year, Inc. Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Consolidated Edison Company of New York, 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
- Expanded Schools, Inc. 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
- Grand Street Settlement, Inc. Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Natural Areas Conservancy, Inc. Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- New York Asian Women's Center, Inc. Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- New York City Center Inc. Lobbied them; contracts at 2 agencies in their committees' jurisdiction
- New York Legal Assistance Group, Inc. Lobbied them; contracts at 2 agencies in their committees' jurisdiction
- New York Shakespeare Festival Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Northside Center for Child Development, Inc. 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 (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.
- Association of Community Employment Programs for the Homeless FY2022-2027 · 12 awards $1,708,500
- Midtown Management Group FY2022-2027 · 44 awards $790,000
- Council on the Environment, Inc. FY2022-2027 · 13 awards $485,000
- Department of Parks and Recreation FY2022-2027 · 28 awards $422,570
- Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens Inc FY2022-2027 · 20 awards $419,700
- Department of Sanitation FY2022-2027 · 16 awards $409,000
- Metropolitan New York Coordinating Council on Jewish Poverty, Inc. FY2022-2027 · 17 awards $370,000
- New York Asian Women's Center FY2022-2027 · 6 awards $357,558
- Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts FY2022-2027 · 22 awards $307,500
- South Asian Council for Social Services FY2022-2027 · 18 awards $270,500
- Queens Community House FY2022-2027 · 18 awards $244,000
- 82nd Street Academics FY2022-2027 · 6 awards $240,000
- Make The Road New York FY2022-2027 · 18 awards $236,500
- Queens Economic Development Corporation FY2022-2027 · 12 awards $218,000
- Houses on the Moon Theater Company FY2022-2027 · 7 awards $210,000
- City University of New York FY2022-2027 · 18 awards $198,150
- Arab American Family Support Center FY2022-2027 · 12 awards $192,500
- India Home, Inc. FY2022-2027 · 11 awards $173,000
- Horticultural Society Of New York, Inc. FY2022-2027 · 12 awards $165,000
- Neighborhood Housing Services of Queens CDC, Inc. FY2022-2027 · 13 awards $162,000
Before the Council
Co-founded the housing legal services nonprofit Communities Resist and served as its Chief Program Officer before his 2021 election. The organization receives discretionary funding from other members; none is from his line. Role and pay are from the organization's own 990 filings (see sources).
- Communities Resist Co-founder & Chief Program Officer · 2019 to 2021 $154,802 (FY2020)
Career before elected office
He practiced as a civil rights and fair-housing attorney for a decade before the Council: a litigation associate at Weil Gotshal and Patterson Belknap, a law clerk in the Eastern District of New York, director roles at Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A, and co-founder of Communities Resist. From
- Litigation associate Weil, Gotshal & Manges and Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler about 2010 to 2014
- Law clerk U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York about 2012 to 2013
- Director of Legal Advocacy; earlier director, Preserving Affordable Housing Program Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A 2014 to 2019
- Co-founder and Chief Program Officer Communities Resist 2019 to 2021