Chi A. Ossé
Council Member, District 36 (Brooklyn)
Chi A. Ossé is a Council Member, District 36 (Brooklyn). Democrat. Neighborhoods: Bedford-Stuyvesant West, Bedford-Stuyvesant East, Crown Heights North.
- Party
- Democrat
- Level
- City
- Member since
- 2022-01-01
- [email protected]
- Phone
- 718-919-0740
- Office
- 1360 Fulton Street, Suite 500, Brooklyn, NY 11216
- Neighborhoods
- Bedford-Stuyvesant West, Bedford-Stuyvesant East, Crown Heights North
- Bills sponsored (city)
- 7
- Bills co-sponsored (city)
- 162
- Campaign raised (2025)
- $74,299
- Contributions (2025)
- 1,548
- Matchable contributions (2025)
- $37,405
- Lobbied by (since 2024)
- 49 clients
- Discretionary sponsored (FY2022-2027)
- $13,514,000 · 184 organizations
Represents
- City Council District 36 NYC Council district
Sits on committees
- City Council Council
- Committee on Finance Committee
- Committee on General Welfare Committee
- Committee on Land Use Committee
- Committee on Public Safety Committee
- Committee on Public Housing Committee
- Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection Committee
- Committee on Children and Youth Committee
- Subcommittee on Landmarks, Public Sitings, Resiliency and Dispositions Subcommittee
- Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Relations Committee
Overlapping representatives
- Zellnor Myrie State Senator, District 20
- Jabari Brisport State Senator, District 25
- Brian Cunningham Assembly Member, District 43
- Stefani Zinerman Assembly Member, District 56
- Phara Souffrant Forrest Assembly Member, District 57
- Antonio Reynoso Brooklyn Borough President
Community boards in district
- Brooklyn Community Board 3 Community Board
- Brooklyn Community Board 8 Community Board
Bills they sponsored
- Res 0602-2026 Portable solar generation devices (S.8512-C/A.9111-C). Committee
- Int 0882-2026 Establishing a payment fund for freelance workers. Committee
- Int 0796-2026 Regulating the police department’s response to first amendment events. Committee
- Res 0269-2026 Resolution calling on the United States Congress to respect the true history and significance of national park sites, including the Stonewall National Monument Adopted
- Res 1086-2025 Resolution calling on the New York State Department of Health to create a new and separate occurrence code for maternal mortality and to standardize the definition of events reportable to the New York Patient Occurrence Adopted
- Int 1203-2025 A Local Law in relation to requiring the mayor’s office of immigrant affairs to conduct an assessment to support migrants who are transgender, gender non-conforming, non-binary, or intersex and to develop a phased Enacted
- 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
Bills they co-sponsored
- Int 1015-2026 Abatement of taxation for alterations and improvements to certain multiple dwellings. Committee
- Int 1018-2026 Establishing a residence privacy protection program for city elected officials. Committee
- Res 0606-2026 Declaring the month of August as Black Pride Month. 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 0978-2026 Increasing the maximum income level qualifying for exemption from rent increases granted to certain senior citizens and persons with disabilities. Committee
- Res 0547-2026 Establishing a gender-affirming care program in the department of health to ensure the continuity of gender-affirming care services in the state ( A.8191/S.7985). Committee
- Int 0977-2026 Trainings regarding sexually exploited youth. Committee
- Int 0956-2026 The naming of 103 thoroughfares and public places. Enacted
- Res 0508-2026 Recognizing the history of Juneteenth and affirming the City of New York’s commitment to upholding the legacy of Juneteenth as a day of hope and celebration. Adopted
- Res 0497-2026 Prohibiting the use of restraints on incarcerated individuals during labor, absent extraordinary circumstances, and on pregnant persons during a custodial interrogation. (S.2667C/A.1670A) 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
- Res 0496-2026 Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, A.5568A /S.8319, known as the New York City Small Business Rent Stabilization Act, in relation to instituting a commercial rent Committee
- 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
- Res 0500-2026 Resolution calling on the United States Congress to pass, and the President to sign, H.R.7659/S.3911, designating the Pride flag as an authorized flag eligible for display at units of the National Park System, including Committee
- Int 0938-2026 Establishment of municipal grocery stores. 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
- 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
- Res 0469-2026 Resolution declaring June 12 as Philippine Independence Day. Committee
- Res 0422-2026 Resolution calling upon the New York State Public Service Commission to issue an emergency rule restricting Con Edison’s ability to apply its interconnection methodology which has increased costs for battery storage Committee
Funding by source (2025)
NYC Campaign Finance Board
- Individuals $66,469
- PACs & political committees $6,750
- Other / employer / unknown $1,000
- Self & family $80
Campaign funds raised by election cycle
- 2025 $74,299
- 2023 $46,455
- 2021 $70,082
Lobbying — who lobbied this member
- Ali Forney Center via Matthew T. McMorrow · 2026
- Bed Stuy Fantastic Four LLC via Diana Reyna Strategic Consulting, LLC · 2026
- BHRAGS Home Care, Corp. via The Parkside Group, LLC · 2026
- Brooklyn Museum via Bender Cantone Consulting, Inc. · 2026
- Brooklyn Tech Alumni Foundation, Inc. via Yoswein New York, Inc. · 2026
- BSDC Neighborhood Homes Housing Development Fund Corporation via Geto & de Milly Inc. · 2026
- Five Boroughs Jobs Campaign, Inc. via ParkPoint Strategies, LLC · 2026
- GLAAD, Inc. via Kline Public Strategies LLC · 2026
- Matthew T. McMorrow via Kline Public Strategies LLC · 2026
- Nike, Inc. in-house · 2026
- NYU Langone Health System for the benefit of NYU School of Medicine in-house · 2026
- Partnership with Children, Inc. via The Parkside Group, LLC · 2026
- PSK Supermarkets Inc. via Geto & de Milly Inc. · 2026
- The Children's Law Center, Inc. in-house · 2026
- 360 Smarter Administration Inc. via Gerstman PLLC · 2025
- APICHA Community Health Center via The Parkside Group, LLC · 2025
- Bard College via WeBridge Solutions LLC · 2025
- Bermuda Realty No. 2 LLC via James F. Capalino & Associates, Inc. · 2025
- Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, Inc. via CMW Strategies LLC · 2025
- Brooklyn Tech Alumni Foundation, Inc. via Yoswein New York, Inc. · 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.
- Crystal Hudson 15 shared lobbying clients · 6 shared PACs
- Julie Menin 10 shared lobbying clients · 3 shared PACs
- Lincoln Restler 10 shared lobbying clients · 4 shared PACs
- Alexa Avilés 8 shared lobbying clients · 4 shared PACs
- Carmen N. De La Rosa 8 shared lobbying clients · 6 shared PACs
- Nantasha M. Williams 10 shared lobbying clients · 4 shared PACs
- Rita C. Joseph 9 shared lobbying clients · 5 shared PACs
- Darlene Mealy 8 shared lobbying clients · 3 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
- Ali Forney Center Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- BHRAGS Home Care, Corp. Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Bard College Lobbied them; contracts at 2 agencies in their committees' jurisdiction
- Bronx Family Network Inc. Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy, Inc. Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Brooklyn Nets, LLC Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Center for Community Alternatives, 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
- Council on the Environment, Inc. Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- GLAAD, Inc. Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Graham Windham Lobbied them; contracts at 2 agencies in their committees' jurisdiction
- New York Shakespeare Festival Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Partnership with Children, Inc. Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Per Scholas, Inc. Lobbied them; contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Providence House, Inc. Lobbied them; contracts at 2 agencies in their committees' jurisdiction
- Reel Stories Teen Filmmaking, Inc. Lobbied them; contracts at 2 agencies in their committees' jurisdiction
- START Treatment & Recovery Centers, 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
- The Children's Law Center, 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.
- Bridge Street Development Corporation FY2022-2027 · 42 awards $946,000
- Department of Sanitation FY2022-2027 · 8 awards $740,000
- Association of Community Employment Programs for the Homeless FY2022-2027 · 8 awards $490,000
- Noel Pointer Foundation FY2022-2026 · 22 awards $406,000
- Digital Girl, Inc. FY2022-2027 · 18 awards $360,000
- Justice Innovation, Inc. FY2023-2027 · 5 awards $340,000
- Council on the Environment, Inc. FY2022-2027 · 14 awards $296,500
- Brooklyn Arts Council FY2022-2027 · 19 awards $290,500
- BRIC Arts Media Brooklyn FY2022-2027 · 15 awards $285,000
- Bedford Stuyvesant Gateway District Management Association FY2022-2027 · 10 awards $276,500
- Urban Justice Center FY2022-2027 · 6 awards $270,000
- Campaign Against Hunger, Inc., The FY2022-2025 · 13 awards $267,000
- North Brooklyn Coalition Against Family Violence FY2022-2027 · 5 awards $235,000
- Neighborhood Housing Services of Brooklyn (Bedford-Stuyvesant) CDC, Inc. FY2022-2027 · 11 awards $231,500
- Department of Parks and Recreation FY2024-2027 · 11 awards $223,750
- Green Guerillas, Inc. FY2022-2027 · 14 awards $210,000
- St Nicks Alliance FY2023-2027 · 11 awards $195,500
- Reel Stories Teen Filmmaking Inc. FY2022-2027 · 17 awards $195,000
- Age Friendly Central Brooklyn, Inc. FY2025-2027 · 8 awards $185,000
- Entertainers For Education Alliance, Inc. FY2022-2027 · 13 awards $175,000