Meet the Progressive Caucus

Brad Lander, co-chair

Entered City Council: 01/01/2010
Represents: Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Columbia Waterfront, Gowanus, Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Kensington, Boro Park
Committees: Economic Development; Environmental Protection; General Welfare; Housing & Buildings; Land Use (Landmarks, Public Siting & Maritime Uses, Chair); Waterfronts

Melissa Mark-Viverito, co-chair

Entered City Council: 01/01/2006
Represents: Manhattan Valley, El Barrio/East Harlem in Manhattan; and part of Mott Haven in the Bronx
Committees: Parks & Recreation (Chair); Aging; Civil Service & Labor; Community Development; Contracts; Housing & Buildings; Public Housing; Youth Services

Letitia James

Entered City Council: 11/15/2003
Represents: Clinton Hill, Fort Greene; parts of Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, Bedford Stuyvesant
Committees: Contracts; Economic Development, Chair; Housing & Buildings; Sanitation & Solid Waste Management, Chair; Small Business

Jumaane D. Williams

Entered City Council: 01/01/2010
Represents: Flatbush, East Flatbush, Flatlands, parts of Midwood and Canarsie
Committees: Higher Education; Housing & Buildings; Immigration; Land Use (Landmarks, Public Siting & Maritime Uses); Oversight & Investigations, Chair; Youth Services

Stephen Levin

Entered City Council: 01/01/2010
Represents: Brooklyn Heights, Greenpoint; parts of Williamsburg, Park Slope, Boerum Hill
Committees: Education; Economic Development; Environmental Protection; General Welfare; Land Use (Planning, Dispositions & Concessions, Chair); Lower Manhattan Redevelopment

Margaret Chin

Entered City Council: 01/01/2010
Represents: SoHo, NoHo, TriBeCa, Washington Square area, South Village, Battery Park City, Wall Street area, South Street Seaport area, City Hall area, Little Italy, Chinatown, Lower East Side
Committees: Aging; Civil Rights; Education; Lower Manhattan Redevelopment, Chair; Public Housing; Small Business; Women’s Issues

Daniel Dromm

Entered City Council: 01/01/2010
Represents: Jackson Heights, Elmhurst, East Elmhurst, LeFrak City, Corona, Rego Park, and Woodside
Committees: Immigration (Chair); Education; Cultural Affairs, Libraries & International Intergroup Relations; Juvenile Justice; Parks & Recreation; Veterans

Julissa Ferreras

Entered City Council: 03/17/2009
Represents: Elmhurst, East Elmhurst, Corona and Jackson Heights
Committees: Civil Rights; Consumer Affairs; Economic Development; Finance; Health; Parks & Recreation; Women’s Issues, Chair

Donovan Richards

Entered City Council: 3/13/2013
Represents: Rosedale, Laurelton, Springfield Gardens and Far Rockaway
Committees: Community Development, Economic Development, Environmental Protection, Juvenile Justice, Veterans, Waterfronts and Youth Services

Jimmy Van Bramer

Entered City Council: 01/01/2010
Represents: Woodside, Sunnyside, Long Island City, Astoria, and Maspeth.
Committees: Civil Rights; Cultural Affairs, Libraries & International Intergroup Relations, Chair; Finance; General Welfare; Health; Lower Manhattan Redevelopment; Parks & Recreation; Transportation; Public Housing

Deborah Rose

Entered City Council: 01/01/2010
Represents: St. George, Tompkinsville, Stapleton, Snug Harbor, Livingston, New Brighton, Randall Manor, West Brighton, Silver Lake, Clove Lakes, Westerleigh, Clifton, Concord, Rosebank, Port Richmond, Elm Park, Mariners Harbor
Committees: Civil Rights committee; Education; Health; Higher Education; Oversight & Investigations; Transportation