Tiffany Cabán
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
Tiffany Caban is a Queens native born in Richmond Hill to Puerto Rican parents, who worked as a public defender at New York County Defender Services and the Legal Aid Society representing over a thousand indigent clients. Her years advocating for vulnerable communities and witnessing criminal justice inequities inspired her to run for elected office. In the Council, she has passed legislation supporting survivors of gender-based violence, protecting abortion care in NYC, and improving pathways to permanent housing for homeless New Yorkers.
- Career
- Public defender (New York County Defender Services and Legal Aid Society's Criminal Defense Practice)
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Crime, Law, and Justice from Pennsylvania State University; Juris Doctorate from New York Law School
Policy Priorities
- Gender-Based Violence — Introduced and passed legislation to support survivors of gender-based violence
- Reproductive Rights — Passed legislation to protect abortion care in New York City
- Homelessness & Housing — Passed legislation to move homeless New Yorkers more efficiently to permanent homes
- Criminal Justice Reform — Committed to redefining how the city approaches public safety, drawing on experience representing indigent clients across a wide range of criminal cases
- Public Health & Safety — Focused on addressing inequities in the criminal justice system and reframing public safety as a public health issue
Issue Stances
Sourced from public statements, council votes, and news coverage via AI research. Verify with primary sources.
Issue Stances
Legislative Record
The establishment and maintenance of a school bus performance dashboard
Resolution declaring May 15 through June 15 as Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month and June 7 as Tourette Syndrome Awareness Day in the City of New York
Regulating the police department’s response to first amendment events
Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.4924/A.1303, to remove the minimum wage and hours requirements for applicants of child care assistance
Requiring agency training and the publication of implementation plans concerning immigration enforcement and cooperation with non-local law enforcement agencies
The establishment of the minimum wage
Sales of cooperative apartments
A Local Law in relation to the establishment of a department of health and mental hygiene task force on NYC 988, and to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to a public education campaign and reporting on NYC 988
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 Tiffany Cabán's service in District 22.