Mufazzal Hossain

Summary

Mufazzal is a budget and legislative strategist focused on urban resilience, justice, and sustainable city-building. He’s helped pass two land use items, two resolutions, and two local laws, with four more local laws in the pipeline to pass. He’s managed and helped allocate a total of more than $30 million in capital and programmatic budget for New York City’s Council District 9.

Education

Recognitions

Legislative Work @ City Hall

Facilitated negotiation, approval and passage of:
- Approval of the One45 project for 338 units in Harlem, including 90 affordable units.
- Malcolm Shabazz Harlem Plaza: 211 affordable units.
- Int. 1193-2025, a bipartisan bill with 38 sponsors, requiring contractors to inform homeowners about permit needs for home projects to encourage sustainability.
- Int. 1126-2024, with 29 sponsors, requiring DSNY to provide waste containers to buildings.
- Int. 1101-2024, with 14 sponsors, focused on NYPD officer training for identity theft.
- Int. 0480-2024 and 0233-2024 for transparency in public surveillance.
- Res. 853-2025, urging inclusion of VIN in traffic tickets for missing license plates.
- Res. 854-2025, urging the State to hold drivers accountable for repeated speed limit violations.
In the pipeline to pass:
- Int. 1367-2025, with 9 sponsors, requiring city agencies to use “.gov” domains for enhanced cybersecurity.
- Int. 1366-2025, with 10 sponsors, requiring DSS to roll out fillable web forms to ease applications for seniors and the vulnerable.
- Int. 1401-2025, mirroring EU Directive 2024/1760, to hold city contractors accountable for compliance with human rights laws.

Campaigns & Advocacy

Worked on tight deadlines with every day with Yusef Salaam ensuring the campaign is on top of all of its daily operations. We called it ‘The Most Important Race In The World’!

Helped Steven Raga become the first Filipino American to win a race in the State of New York by ensuring compliance with election and finance laws.

Teamed up with award winning journalist Thaslima Begum to globally amplify Yusef Salaam’s campaign launch. Click icon to read!

First Bangladeshi American elected District Leader in AD38.

Took part in the 2025 Brussels Forum as a TILN Fellow, and engaged in global policy talks.

Teamed up with Borough Strategies to get Michael on the Ballot.

Political critique at the Bengal Gazette, promoted by Dear White Staffers on IG.

From Protest to Power: What Mamdani’s Mayorship Will Demand

From Nursing Homes to Nuclear Deals: The Cuomo Playbook

Why Mamdani May Become the Mayor of NYC

The Democratic Deception: How Biden has set himself for failure in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Elections

Panel on “One Year Later: Student Uprising in Bangladesh”