Farah N. Louis
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 Farah N. Louis represents the 45th Council District, encompassing Flatbush, East Flatbush, Midwood, Flatlands, Kensington, Marine Park, and Canarsie. She is the first woman to Chair the Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises, the first Haitian and Bahamian American Council Member in New York City history, and the first Council Member in her district to deliver affordable housing. She has secured over $170 million in capital investments for District 45.
Policy Priorities
- Affordable Housing — First Council Member in District 45 to deliver affordable housing, including the BPHN Senior Residence, RiseBoro Bethany Senior Terraces, and the MHANY Neighborhood Restore project.
- Recreation Infrastructure — First legislator to fund and create a design-build project on NYC parkland — the Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center — and secured the first recreation center with a pool in Central Brooklyn.
- Women's Health — Secured funding for the first women's health center on Flatbush Avenue.
- Historic Preservation — Led the creation of the East 25th Street Historic District, the first of its kind in East Flatbush.
- Capital Investment — Secured over $170 million in capital investments for District 45.
- Zoning & Development — Chairs the Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises, shaping housing and development policy citywide.
Issue Stances
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Issue Stances
Legislative Record
Resolution approving the petition for a revocable consent for an enclosed sidewalk café located at 1200 Castle Hill Avenue, Borough of the Bronx (Non-ULURP No. D 2650051365 SWX; DOT No. 20260106020001; L.U. No. 49).
Resolution approving the petition for a revocable consent for a sidewalk café located at 185 Howard Avenue, Borough of Brooklyn (Non-ULURP No. D 2650179761 SWK; DOT No. 20251219030001; L.U. No. 50).
Resolution approving the decision of the City Planning Commission on ULURP No. N 250320 ZRR, for a Zoning text amendment (L.U. No. 46).
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
Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, A.514/S.454, which would amend the New York State Executive Law in relation to parole eligibility for certain incarcerated individuals aged fifty-five years of age or older
Resolution calling upon the New York State Public Service Commission to issue an emergency rule restricting Con Edison’s ability to apply its interconnection methodology which has increased costs for battery storage facilities located in networks that the company deems constrained
Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.8689/A.10055, authorizing the New York State Office for the Aging to establish, operate, and maintain programs for transportation services
Requiring the department for the aging to maintain non-digital access to forms and services, and to repeal certain repetitions of the definition of “older adult center” in title 21 of such code
Conduct & Ethics
In March 2026, federal investigators began investigating whether Louis accepted bribes in connection with city discretionary funds directed toward a migrant shelter provider.
Council Member Farah Louis was referred to the NYC Council ethics committee for a separate investigation predating the federal corruption probe, and was subsequently removed from the Council's Budget Negotiating Team by the Council speaker.
Source →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 Farah N. Louis's service in District 45.