Shahana Hanif

Re-elected to serve four more years. Brooklyn-born, movement-built, and ready to keep delivering.

[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

Tune in. https://t.co/smCzOSmU5t

[Daniel Golliher 🗽 @danielgolliher]

Riding the bus is good, because the windows are large and you can look out upon the city as you go.

[Shahana Hanif @ShahanaFromBK]

I’ll also be reading! There’s always something so NYC happening in my district that brings us together, and our local organizers are always on it. Thank you Judgy Baby, Brad Vogel, and crew!!

[Asad🗽🍎 @AsadFromNYC]

I’ll be participating in the “marathon reading” of The Power Broker from Thursday Nov 12 to Sunday Nov 15 as one of the early notable readers in my capacity as Brooklyn Borough Historian. 4 days no stops. If you want to catch some of it, get tix here: https://t.co/rkcMtfda8R

[Shahana Hanif @ShahanaFromBK]

Debbie embodies classic NYC humor. This is the energy I expect when I’m talking to anybody!!

[Sopan Deb @SopanDeb]

Caught up yesterday with the lovely bar owner who made Conan O'Brien cackle. https://t.co/zjy0hOPbNd

[Council Member Sandy Nurse @CMSandyNurse]

🎉 We passed COPA for the very last time! 

6 Years
4 Introductions
4 hearings
2 Passages and
1 Veto

Today we finally secured a new tool to fight displacement and keep working families here.

[New York City Council @NYCCouncil]

BREAKING: The City Council just passed legislation to phase out horse-drawn carriages in Central Park, with a plan to protect workers. 🐴

[Voters For Animal Rights @theanimalvoters]

🎉🐴 IT’S OFFICIAL: ROMANCH’S LAW HAS PASSED! 🐴🎉

Today, the @NYCCouncil voted to END horse-drawn carriages in New York City. 🗳️✅

After DECADES of fighting, failed bills, and too many lives lost, New York has finally said: no more. 💪

Here’s what Romanch’s Law does:
🚫 No new carriage licenses, starting now
🐎 Carriages off NYC streets by June 1, 2028
🤝 A transition plan for carriage workers

THANK YOU to @SpeakerMenin @juliemenin, Council Member @chrismartenyc, Council Member @harveyforny, Health Chair @lynn4nyc Schulman, Majority Leader @shaunabreu, Council Member @shahanafrombk, Council Member @ShirleyAldebol, the Animal Welfare Caucus, every co-sponsor and Council Member who voted YES, and @nycmayor Mamdani for committing to sign Intro 943 into law. 🙌

And thank YOU. Every email, every call, every rally. You made this happen. 📣

This is what political power for animals looks like. 🔥

Next stop: Mayor Mamdani’s signature. ✍️

[Allie Taylor 🌸 @AllieFeldman212]

We did it guys!!! @nyccouncil votes 40-7 to ban horse carriages!! Thank you to ALL the animal advocates and @nycmayor @JulieMenin @ChrisMarteNYC @HarveyforNY @ShahanaFromBK @theanimalvoters

[NYCLASS @nyclass]

And special thanks goes to @ShaunAbreu @CMShaunAbreu @OswaldFeliz @HarveyforNY @CMFrankMorano @CMMercedesCD46 @CnDelarosa @ShahanaFromBK @CarlMichaelW @voteshekar who had the moral courage to take a stand on something that wasn’t easy…but was the right thing to do. From the bottom of our hearts: thank you!

[New York Magazine @NYMag]

It takes an inordinate amount of wit and charm to best Conan O’Brien in a riff-off. The most an average comedian or host can hope for is not to embarrass themselves trying, which is largely how Kareem Rahma fared in a recent episode of his popular social-media series, Subway Takes. But toward the end of the interview, Rahma and O’Brien were shown up by a stranger named Debbie Shields who just so happened to be commuting on their train.

The 68-year old native New Yorker didn’t know what ‘SubwayTakes’ was, or that she was about to get pulled into a viral improvisational comedy bit. But thanks to a childhood spent performing in church and experience hosting comedy and karaoke nights, she says her instincts kicked in immediately.

This 'SubwayTakes' appearance isn’t even the first time she has been put on the spot by someone with a huge comedy platform.

Shields shares which comedian once pulled her onstage at Barclays Center, how she’s handling her virality, and whether she’d be interested in hosting a show of her own: https://t.co/WktKtAC7Fu

[katie honan @katie_honan]

There’s a sari exhibit at City Hall featuring those worn by Mira Nair, a filmmaker and @nycmayor’s mom, and one worn by @CMShahanaHanif when she was sworn into the council

[Council Member Shahana Hanif @CMShahanaHanif]

This story is horrifying. Every year, thousands of students with disabilities face serious school transportation failures, and this incident reflects a broader systemic crisis that continues to deny our most vulnerable students safe, reliable access to education.

Every child has a right to an education, and that includes safe transportation to and from school. I appreciate this reporting—we need immediate answers, accountability, and concrete assurances that an incident like this will never happen again.

https://t.co/DIL4EolcnI

[Manhattan Bird Alert @BirdCentralPark]

Astoria the Wild Turkey poses in front of a favorite place, the SeaGlass Carousel in The Battery. 🦃 🧡

[Brad Lander @bradlander]

I’ve been detained by the IDF, along with a group of rabbis & volunteers. We were simply harvesting olives in a grove near Nehalim in the West Bank.

The occupation is a crime under international law. Harvesting olives isn’t a crime under any law I know.

[SubwayTakes with Kareem Rahma @SubwayTakes]

All statues should be made out of soap!! @ConanOBrien

[Samuel Levine @saalevine]

New Yorkers can soon say goodbye to AI customer service doom loops 👋

[Anke Frohlich Photography @_AnkeFrohlich]

Four of the five young American Barn Owls on Manhattan’s Upper West Side were happy to come out for their photo op and pose like pros! The fifth was a bit more camera-shy, staying tucked away inside the water tower, peeking out just once. 🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉💕

#birdcpp, #NYC, #barnowl

[Wild Bird Fund @wildbirdfund]

Oh hey, look who's at City Hall 👀

We were extremely honored to receive this proclamation recognizing our work for the city's wildlife during the inaugural Animal Welfare Chamber Event of the NY City Council's Animal Welfare Caucus.

📷: NY Media Unit

[Manhattan Bird Alert @BirdCentralPark]

An American Barn Owl perching at night on a building near its nest on Manhattan's Upper West Side. 🦉 🧡

[Council Member Sandy Nurse @CMSandyNurse]

Today @cmshahanahanif and I co-chaired a joint oversight hearing with the Committees on Disabilities and Civil and Human Rights.

While we heard about the city’s progress in protecting the rights of disabled New Yorkers, there is still significant work to do.