Joann Ariola
Council Member, District 32 (Queens)
Joann Ariola is a Council Member, District 32 (Queens). Republican.
- Party
- Republican
- Level
- City
- Member since
- 2026-01-01
- [email protected]
- Phone
- 718-738-1083
- Office
- 93-06 101st Avenue, Ozone Park, NY 11416
- Neighborhoods
- Glendale, Ozone Park North, Woodhaven, Ozone Park, Howard Beach, Lindenwood, Broad Channel, Rockaway Beach, Rockaway Park, Belle Harbor, Neponsit, Breezy Point
- Bills sponsored (city)
- 42
- Bills co-sponsored (city)
- 129
- Campaign raised (2025)
- $56,436
- Contributions (2025)
- 379
- Matchable contributions (2025)
- $30,630
- Lobbied by (since 2024)
- 34 clients
- Discretionary sponsored (FY2022-2027)
- $13,590,000 · 135 organizations
Represents
- City Council District 32 NYC Council district
Chair of
Sits on committees
- City Council Council
- Committee on Health Committee
- Committee on Higher Education Committee
- Committee on Land Use Committee
- Committee on Public Safety Committee
- Committee on Veterans Committee
- Committee on Rules, Privileges, Elections, Standards and Ethics Committee
- Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection Committee
- Committee on Mental Health and Substance Use Committee
Overlapping representatives
- James Sanders Jr. State Senator, District 10
- Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. State Senator, District 15
- Julia Salazar State Senator, District 18
- Roxanne J. Persaud State Senator, District 19
- Stacey Pheffer Amato Assembly Member, District 23
- Andrew Hevesi Assembly Member, District 28
- Jenifer Rajkumar Assembly Member, District 38
- Donovan Richards Queens Borough President
Community boards in district
- Queens Community Board 5 Community Board
- Queens Community Board 9 Community Board
- Queens Community Board 10 Community Board
- Queens Community Board 14 Community Board
Bills they sponsored
- Int 0990-2026 Emergency notifications related to delays in ambulance dispatch. Committee
- Res 0526-2026 Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.3537/A.9157, to require the New York State Education Department to include the history of Italian immigrants and their descendants Committee
- Res 0493-2026 Declaring April 7 as White Star Family Day. Committee
- Res 0492-2026 Amend the vehicle and traffic law. (S.10059-A) Committee
- Int 0923-2026 Equipping certain fire department vehicles with computerized summons devices. Committee
- Int 0924-2026 Procedures to be adopted by the 311 call center for responding to certain repeat anonymous complaints against the same property. Committee
- Int 0925-2026 Increasing certain penalties for excessive noise from a personal audio device on or inside a motor vehicle. Committee
- Int 0858-2026 A pilot program to trial the use of body-worn cameras by outreach workers engaging with unsheltered individuals. Committee
- Int 0782-2026 Publicly accessible animal abuse registry. Committee
- Int 0686-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the creation of a website that displays remote job opportunities Committee
- Res 0321-2026 Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, legislation marking the month of December as Christian Heritage Month Committee
- Int 0687-2026 A Local Law in relation to requiring a study and report on delays and costs in capital projects Committee
- Res 0017-2026 Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign S8681/A9189, in relation to the imposition of securing orders for certain crimes committed by individuals without permanent residency Committee
- Res 0016-2026 Resolution declaring March 14 annually as Innocent 11 Remembrance Day in the City of New York in honor of those who were murdered by an anti-Italian mob in New Orleans in 1891 Committee
- Res 0015-2026 Declaring July 2 annually in the City of New York as Freedom Day to commemorate the anniversary of the vote of the Second Continental Congress to declare independence from Great Britain in 1776. Adopted
- Int 0046-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to installing child with autism warning plaques on streets Committee
- Int 0045-2026 A Local Law in relation to requiring the director of long-term planning and sustainability to conduct an infrastructure risk study in flood risk areas. Committee
- Int 0042-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to creating uniform emergency response maps for city properties Committee
- Res 0012-2026 Resolution calling upon the New York State Legislature to pass and the governor to sign A.6955-A/S.7197, which would ensure that battery energy storage systems are sited at an appropriate distance from neighboring Committee
- Res 0013-2026 Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, legislation amending New York State’s Agriculture and Markets Law § 353-A, aggravated cruelty to animals, to require a conviction Committee
Bills they co-sponsored
- Int 1013-2026 Requiring public education on benefits for those harmed by the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 and its aftermath. Committee
- Int 1012-2026 Establishing a 9/11 week of service. Committee
- Res 0600-2026 The Major Richard Star Act (H.R.2102/S.1032). 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 0984-2026 Establishing a street takeover unit and street takeover surveillance unit within the police department of the city of New York. Committee
- Res 0561-2026 Utility companies that service New York City and the New York State Public Service Commission to pursue and approve a freeze on utility rates for New York City residents. Committee
- Int 0956-2026 The naming of 103 thoroughfares and public places. Enacted
- Int 0963-2026 Banning the use of live fish as prizes. Committee
- Int 0935-2026 Quarterly reporting on confirmed firearm discharges. Enacted (Mayor's Desk for Signature)
- 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
- Res 0481-2026 Resolution calling on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to exempt veterans from tolls under the Central Business District Tolling Program Committee
- Int 0916-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to waiving permit fees for mobile food unit commissaries that reserve space for veteran vendors Committee
- Int 0915-2026 Supporting veteran vendors. Committee
- Int 0914-2026 A Local Law in relation to requiring a study and recommendations on the feasibility of implementing a pilot program to provide reconsolidation of traumatic memories therapy for veterans Laid Over in Committee
- Int 0917-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to sanitation and cleanliness requirements for roadway and sidewalk cafes Enacted (Mayor's Desk for Signature)
- Int 0920-2026 Storing and charging mobility devices. Committee
- Int 0921-2026 Notice requirements for multi-agency response to community hotspots operations and technical amendments related to the office of nightlife. Committee
- Int 0913-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to raising the maximum age for taking a civil service examination to become a police officer Enacted
Funding by source (2025)
NYC Campaign Finance Board
- Individuals $49,611
- PACs & political committees $6,825
- Other / employer / unknown $0
Campaign funds raised by election cycle
- 2025 $56,436
- 2023 $41,405
- 2021 $49,005
Lobbying — who lobbied this member
- 135 Sapphire LLC via Sheldon Lobel, P.C. · 2026
- American Hotel & Lodging Association in-house · 2026
- Art on the Block NYC Inc. via The Parkside Group, LLC · 2026
- Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. in-house · 2026
- EMU Health Services LLC via Kasirer LLC · 2026
- Giving Alternative Learners Uplifting Opportunities, Inc. via CMW Strategies LLC · 2026
- OpenGov, Inc. via McBride Consulting & Business Development · 2026
- Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. via Cahill Strategies · 2026
- Queens Center SPE LLC via Kasirer LLC · 2026
- Russo's On The Bay via McBride Consulting & Business Development · 2026
- Teens for Food Justice, Inc. via The Parkside Group, LLC · 2026
- The Plumbing Foundation City of New York, Inc. via Mercury Public Affairs, LLC · 2026
- Archer Aviation, Inc. via Moonshot Strategies LLC · 2025
- Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice via Green Book Strategies LLC · 2025
- Building for the Arts NY, Inc via CMW Strategies LLC · 2025
- Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. in-house · 2025
- Critical Response Group Inc. via JMG Strategies Inc. · 2025
- Giving Alternative Learners Uplifting Opportunities, Inc. via CMW Strategies LLC · 2025
- Highway, Road and Street Construction Laborers Local Union 1010, LIUNA, AFL-CIO in-house · 2025
- Macerich Management Company via Kasirer 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.
- Selvena N. Brooks-Powers 7 shared lobbying clients · 3 shared PACs
- Amanda C. Farías 6 shared lobbying clients · 4 shared PACs
- Julie Menin 6 shared lobbying clients · 3 shared PACs
- Lynn C. Schulman 7 shared lobbying clients · 2 shared PACs
- Shekar Krishnan 5 shared lobbying clients
- Linda Lee 4 shared lobbying clients · 3 shared PACs
- Harvey D. Epstein 3 shared lobbying clients
- Mercedes Narcisse 3 shared lobbying clients · 2 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
- Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Giving Alternative Learners Uplifting Opportunities, Inc. Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- OpenGov, 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.
- Department of Parks and Recreation FY2022-2027 · 30 awards $1,016,680
- Metropolitan New York Coordinating Council on Jewish Poverty, Inc. FY2022-2027 · 28 awards $760,000
- Midtown Management Group FY2023-2027 · 40 awards $625,000
- Department of Education FY2022-2027 · 43 awards $493,000
- Department of Sanitation FY2022-2027 · 13 awards $455,600
- Catholic Charities Neighborhood Services FY2022-2027 · 33 awards $443,250
- Police Department FY2023-2027 · 18 awards $440,000
- District Attorney - Queens FY2022-2027 · 6 awards $435,000
- Chamber of Commerce Borough of Queens, Inc. FY2022-2027 · 37 awards $414,900
- Colonial Farmhouse Restoration Society of Bellerose Inc FY2022-2027 · 20 awards $395,000
- Midori Foundation FY2022-2027 · 20 awards $385,000
- Intrepid Museum Foundation, Inc FY2022-2027 · 18 awards $320,000
- Forest Park Trust, Inc. FY2022-2027 · 14 awards $320,000
- Center for Employment Opportunities FY2024-2027 · 8 awards $316,000
- Queens Symphony Orchestra FY2022-2027 · 11 awards $315,000
- Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services, Inc. FY2022-2027 · 6 awards $300,000
- Woodhaven District Management Association, Inc. FY2022-2027 · 12 awards $300,000
- Queens Botanical Garden Society, Inc FY2022-2027 · 15 awards $288,000
- Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens Inc FY2025-2027 · 10 awards $265,000
- Boys & Girls Club Of Metro Queens, Inc. FY2022-2027 · 9 awards $210,000