Council District 36 includes Bedford-Stuyvesant and northern Crown Heights—neighborhoods facing rising housing costs, unreliable transit, and public safety concerns. Council Member Chi Ossé has elevated these challenges, and advanced practical solutions, through both legislation and savvy digital communications. He’s introducing a new generation of New Yorkers to local policy—and a new set of ideas to the City Council.

As a council member, Ossé has prioritized housing reform. His legislative efforts have focused on tenant protections, most notably through the Fairness in Apartment Rental Expenses (FARE) Act, which bans landlords from passing broker fees onto tenants. At the same time, his public messaging has focused on increasing the housing supply. In his “Why Sh*t Not Working” series, he’s reframed the conversation around development, showing that more housing is key to affordability, not a threat to it. Beyond housing, Ossé has been a vocal supporter of major transit initiatives such as the Interborough Express, and of trash containerization.

Ossé faces little serious opposition in the primary, but his reelection would still represent a vote for continued energy and engagement on key city issues.