Eric Dinowitz
NYC Council Member · Since 2022
What This Office Can Do
- Proposes and votes on city laws
- Approves or rejects the city budget
- Holds agencies accountable through public hearings
- Directs discretionary funds to local projects
Background
Council Member Eric Dinowitz was born and raised in the Northwest Bronx and is raising his family in the district he grew up in. He is a community activist, former special education teacher and Chapter Leader for the United Federation of Teachers, and former Aging Chair of Bronx Community Board 8. As a Democratic District Leader, he worked to make voting easier and more accessible and fought for transit accessibility and senior services.
- Career
- Special education teacher and union Chapter Leader (United Federation of Teachers)
- Education
- Attended Bronx public schools
Policy Priorities
- Special Education & Student Support — Taught special education for thirteen years in the community, providing support and tools to students who needed the most help.
- Voting Access — As a Democratic District Leader, worked to make voting easier and more accessible.
- Transit Accessibility — Led a coalition of local advocates and elected officials to bring an elevator to the Mosholu Avenue subway stop.
- Senior Services — Served as Aging Chair on Bronx Community Board 8 and spent hundreds of hours getting critical services to older adults throughout the pandemic.
Issue Stances
Sourced from public statements, council votes, and news coverage via AI research. Verify with primary sources.
Issue Stances
Legislative Record
Resolution calling on The City University of New York to ensure that all campuses award an appropriate number of college credits to students who earned a New York State Seal of Civic Readiness in high school
The establishment and maintenance of a school bus performance dashboard
Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, the Automobile Insurance Consumer Information Act (S.1196/A.3893)
Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to Pass and the Governor to Sign, S.9274/A.10381, also known as the Didarul Islam Police Recruitment Act
Requiring annual reports on employment turnover of school safety agents and other school safety personnel
Resolution calling upon the United States Congress to pass, and the President to sign, H.J.Res.80/S.J.Res.38, establishing the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment
A Local Law in relation to workforce stabilization payments for school paraprofessionals, and providing for the repeal thereof
Childhood and adolescent vaccinations
Conduct & Ethics
Data sourced from NYC Legistar, NYC Campaign Finance Board, NYC Conflicts of Interest Board, and curated public records. This page is a permanent record of Eric Dinowitz's service in District 11.