Details First name: Carlos Last name: Menchaca E-mail: Cmenchaca@council.nyc.gov Web site: http://council.nyc.gov/d38/html/members/home.shtml Notes: District 38 - Council Member - Democrat - Red Hook, Sunset Park, Greenwood Heights and portions of Windsor Terrace, Dyker Heights, and Boro Park - Carlos Menchaca represents New York City Council District 38, which includes Sunset Park, Red Hook, Greenwood Heights, and portions of Borough Park, Dyker Heights and Windsor Terrace. He is New York State’s first Mexican-American elected official and Brooklyn’s first openly gay office holder. Carlos has authored over 80 pieces of legislation of which 24 have been approved and he is co-sponsor of 625 legislative items of which 277 have been approved. Recent legislation he has introduced includes proposals to promote workplace safety with apprenticeship training, to punish predatory landlords, and to improve street safety for cyclists and pedestrians. Carlos authored the legislation for New York’s first municipal identification card, IDNYC, which now serves over one million registrants. As Chair of the Committee on Immigration, Carlos led negotiations that funded the nation’s largest public defender program for undocumented immigrants, and for the greatest City allocation in recent history for adult literacy services. He has supported innovative programs for immigrant day laborers, street vendors, and worker cooperatives. Carlos’ commitment to direct democracy is shown in his annual allocation of more than $2 million to Participatory Budgeting (PB) where residents nominate and vote for capital budget projects. In 2017 for the fourth year in a row District 38 produced the highest number of PB voters City wide, and welcomed voting by all residents regardless of immigration status, and for the first time, middle school students. A champion for the neighborhoods in his district, Carlos has successfully defended the Sunset Park and Red Hook manufacturing zones from luxury residential development. He has fought gentrification and displacement through street protest, support of tenant advocates, and through legislation that extends tenants’ rights including the right to counsel in housing court. Attachments: Committees (0) Sponsored Legislation (1113) Attendance (802) Votes (2170) 0 records Group Clear sorting Clear filtering Clear grouping Group by Title Term: Current Current Past Both Department Name  Title Start Date End Date No records to display. NoFilter Contains DoesNotContain StartsWith EndsWith EqualTo NotEqualTo GreaterThan LessThan GreaterThanOrEqualTo LessThanOrEqualTo Between NotBetween IsEmpty NotIsEmpty IsNull NotIsNull Custom 0 records Show Show 10 records Show 100 records Show 500 records Show 1000 records Show 10000 records Group Clear sorting Clear filtering Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Status Group by File Created Group by Final Action Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word   Sponsor: First primary sponsor 0 records Show Show 10 records Show 100 records Show 500 records Show 1000 records Show 10000 records Group Clear sorting Clear filtering Clear grouping Group by Department Name Group by Meeting Date Group by Meeting Date (Month) Group by Meeting Date (Year) Group by Meeting Location Group by Attendance Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word 0 records Show Show 10 records Show 100 records Show 500 records Show 1000 records Show 10000 records Group Clear sorting Clear filtering Clear grouping Group by Action Date Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word