Shahana secured $20 million in new funding for schools, parks, and infrastructure. She won improvements for subway stations and street safety, and her office has successfully resolved 3,000 constituent cases.

Shahana led the charge to bring universal curbside composting to all New Yorkers, reducing carbon emissions and creating a cleaner, greener city. It is now the largest composting program in the U.S. and the most significant recycling  improvement in decades.

As Chair of the Progressive Caucus, Shahana fought Mayor Eric Adams’s school budget cuts. She led the effort to restore 7-day library service and secured critical funding for schools across the district.

In response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade, Shahana passed legislation to protect and expand access to reproductive health, funding, and education through the NYC Abortion Rights Act.

As Chair of the Immigration Committee, Shahana held the Adams administration accountable for its treatment of asylum seekers, ensuring they were treated with care and dignity. She also authored the Workers’ Bill of Rights, ensuring immigrant workers know their rights and protections.

Shahana negotiated the creation of thousands of affordable housing units, making District 39 one of the top ten Council districts for housing development in the city. She eliminated forced broker fees, secured a historic $5 billion investment in housing affordability, and led the Gowanus Rezoning Oversight Taskforce, uniting community stakeholders and developers around 56 points of agreement.

Shahana passed groundbreaking legislation to implement a religious diversity curriculum in our schools. As Co-Chair of the City Council’s first Taskforce to Combat Hate, she worked across all five boroughs and introduced a bill mandating an annual public awareness campaign on antisemitism.