Inna Vernikov
Council Member, District 48 (Brooklyn)
Inna Vernikov is a Council Member, District 48 (Brooklyn). Republican.
- Party
- Republican
- Level
- City
- [email protected]
- Phone
- 718-368-9176
- Office
- 1711 Gravesend Neck Road, Brooklyn, NY 11229
- Neighborhoods
- Gravesend South, Coney Island, Sea Gate, Brighton Beach, Midwood, Homecrest, Madison, Sheepshead Bay, Manhattan Beach
- Bills sponsored (city)
- 8
- Bills co-sponsored (city)
- 106
- Campaign raised (2025)
- $52,192
- Contributions (2025)
- 359
- Matchable contributions (2025)
- $26,517
- Lobbied by (since 2024)
- 18 clients
- Discretionary sponsored (FY2022-2027)
- $13,524,000 · 153 organizations
Represents
- City Council District 48 NYC Council district
Chair of
- Task Force to Combat Antisemitism Task Force
Sits on committees
- City Council Council
- Committee on Contracts Committee
- Committee on Economic Development Committee
- Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management Committee
- Committee on Women and Gender Equity Committee
- Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation Committee
Overlapping representatives
- Sam Sutton State Senator, District 22
- Jessica Scarcella-Spanton State Senator, District 23
- Kalman Yeger Assembly Member, District 41
- Michael Novakhov Assembly Member, District 45
- Alec Brook-Krasny Assembly Member, District 46
- Antonio Reynoso Brooklyn Borough President
Community boards in district
- Brooklyn Community Board 13 Community Board
- Brooklyn Community Board 14 Community Board
- Brooklyn Community Board 15 Community Board
Bills they sponsored
- Int 0952-2026 Reporting on first amendment events occurring at places of religious worship. Committee
- Int 0802-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring that every bicycle with electric assist, electric scooter and other legal motorized vehicle be licensed and registered Committee
- Int 0658-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of buildings to conduct final inspections of major solar energy projects Committee
- Int 0491-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to panic buttons for houses of worship Committee
- Int 0490-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to prohibiting the obstruction of access to educational facilities Committee
- Int 0492-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to discounted quarterly municipal parking field permits for seniors Committee
- Int 0488-2026 Requiring the department of housing preservation and development to submit reports on veteran preference in Mitchell-Lama developments. Laid Over in Committee
- Int 0489-2026 Requiring the creation of a publicly accessible online database and notification system for towed vehicles. Laid Over in 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 1018-2026 Establishing a residence privacy protection program for city elected officials. 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
- 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 0556-2026 Recognize, commend, and support the MTA’s planned display of the American flag on the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge in commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the United States. Committee
- Res 0558-2026 Provide toll exemptions on the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge and other bridges within the state for active duty Servicemembers and their families based in Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, and Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island. (S.4530A) Committee
- Int 0980-2026 Requiring a school crossing guard at each school enrolling students in kindergarten through eighth grade. Committee
- Int 0956-2026 The naming of 103 thoroughfares and public places. Enacted
- Int 0962-2026 Prohibiting city elected officers and their spouses from appearing in advertisements produced with public funds displayed on city infrastructure, and technical amendments in relation thereto. 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 0943-2026 Prohibiting the operation of horse drawn cabs. Laid Over in Committee
- Int 0947-2026 The operation of tobacco bars. Committee
- Int 0946-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the parks department to repair damage caused by trees owned by the city of New York 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 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
- Int 0904-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to limiting the circumstances in which participating candidates and their principal committees must repay public matching funds to the 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
Funding by source (2025)
NYC Campaign Finance Board
- Individuals $51,692
- PACs & political committees $500
Campaign funds raised by election cycle
- 2025 $52,192
- 2023 $71,159
- 2021 $48,055
Outside spending (2025 race)
NYC Campaign Finance Board, Independent Expenditure Disclosures
- New Yorkers For A Better Future 2025 $54,706
- Uber NY PAC $46,028
Lobbying — who lobbied this member
- 1417 Avenue U Holding LLC via Akerman LLP · 2026
- 3202 Emmons LLC via Eric Palatnik, P.C. · 2026
- HASC Center, Inc. via Converge Government Affairs New York, LLC · 2026
- Makor Care & Services Network via Converge Government Affairs New York, LLC · 2026
- Ohel Children's Home and Family Services via ASY Services, LLC · 2026
- The Mount Sinai Hospital via Kasirer LLC · 2026
- 1417 Avenue U Holding LLC via Akerman LLP · 2025
- 2510 CIA LLC via Sheldon Lobel, P.C. · 2025
- Bally's Corporation via Campoamor & Sons LLC · 2025
- Charney Companies LLC via Le Roi Capital - Sterlin & Sharma LLC · 2025
- Cong Chasdei Lev via ASY Services, LLC · 2025
- HASC Center, Inc. via Converge Government Affairs New York, LLC · 2025
- Jewish Orthodox Women's Medical Association, Inc. via Kasirer LLC · 2025
- Makor Care & Services Network via Converge Government Affairs New York, LLC · 2025
- Ohel Children's Home and Family Services via ASY Services, LLC · 2025
- Premium Health, Inc. via Converge Government Affairs New York, LLC · 2025
- Queens Future, LLC via Trip Yang Strategies LLC · 2025
- United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York, Inc. via Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP · 2025
- 2510 CIA LLC via Sheldon Lobel, P.C. · 2024
- BronxCo, LLC via Sheldon Lobel, P.C. · 2024
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.
- Farah N. Louis 8 shared lobbying clients · 1 shared PAC
- Simcha Felder 6 shared lobbying clients
- Mercedes Narcisse 6 shared lobbying clients · 1 shared PAC · 1 shared outside spender
- Julie Menin 5 shared lobbying clients · 1 shared PAC · 2 shared outside spenders
- Eric Dinowitz 4 shared lobbying clients · 1 shared PAC · 2 shared outside spenders
- David M. Carr 2 shared lobbying clients · 1 shared PAC
- Shaun Abreu 3 shared lobbying clients · 2 shared outside spenders
- Kevin C. Riley 3 shared lobbying clients · 1 shared PAC
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
- Uber Technologies, Inc. Outside spending in their race; 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 Sanitation FY2022-2027 · 7 awards $1,680,000
- Department of Parks and Recreation FY2022-2027 · 21 awards $885,000
- Brighton Ballet Theater Company, Inc. FY2022-2027 · 36 awards $864,000
- Marquis Studios FY2022-2027 · 35 awards $720,000
- Council of Jewish Organizations of Flatbush Inc FY2022-2027 · 23 awards $461,750
- Jewish Association for Services for the Aged (JASA) FY2022-2027 · 53 awards $382,000
- United Task Force, Inc. FY2022-2027 · 6 awards $350,000
- OHEL Children's Home and Family Services FY2022-2027 · 24 awards $328,000
- Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island FY2022-2027 · 36 awards $314,000
- Shorefront Jewish Community Council FY2023-2027 · 15 awards $285,000
- Kings Bay YM-YWHA FY2022-2027 · 17 awards $277,500
- Shorefront YM-YWHA of Brighton and Manhattan Beach FY2022-2027 · 18 awards $252,500
- Brooklyn Arts Council FY2022-2027 · 12 awards $240,000
- Flatbush Shomrim Safety Patrol, Inc. FY2022-2027 · 12 awards $214,500
- Hatzoloh Incorporated FY2022-2027 · 6 awards $207,500
- Midori Foundation FY2022-2027 · 10 awards $200,000
- SBH Community Service Network, Inc. FY2022-2027 · 12 awards $200,000
- Studio in a School Association FY2022-2027 · 9 awards $180,000
- United Chinese Association of Brooklyn FY2024-2027 · 7 awards $180,000
- Metropolitan New York Coordinating Council on Jewish Poverty, Inc. FY2022-2027 · 14 awards $170,500