Currently holds the office of New York City Council - District 33 until December 31, 2027.
Candidate for New York City Council - District 33 in 2025 New York General Election.
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Get StartedLincoln has prioritized improving public transit and making our streets safer for pedestrians, bikes, and vehicles. He improved safety on major corridors – including new mid-block crosswalks on Atlantic Ave, redesigning McGuinness Boulevard, and adding a new protected bike lane on Schermerhorn Street. He championed the support of Sammy’s Law in the Council to lower speed limits across the city and expanding red light and speed cameras across the City. He is pushing to reduce Citi Bike costs. And he is fighting back against the City’s destructive BQE plans to craft a solution that works for our community. Learn more
Lincoln launched a School Equity Initiative to level the playing field at our community’s highest need schools—investing $4 million in holistic, evidence-based approaches to secure better educational outcomes for students and more support for families. In every single one of our public schools, he’s prioritizing upgrades for playgrounds, auditoriums and new technology in all of our public schools from Boerum Hill to Brooklyn Heights to Greenpoint. And Lincoln recently passed legislation to expand access to school libraries. Learn more
Lincoln released a Climate Action Roadmap to end our dependence on fossil fuels and put our community on a path toward carbon neutrality. He is planting thousands of trees across every available street tree bed in the district, brought the first ever mini-forest to Brooklyn, and has secured millions to add green infrastructure to parks and school playgrounds across the district, including the McCarren Asphalt Lot, American Playground in Greenpoint, and PS 38 in Boerum Hill. He has introduced critical legislation to increase solar panels on residential homes, make composting accessible to all, and strengthen Local Law 97 to ensure the largest buildings in the city reduce their emissions. Learn more
Lincoln stood up against Eric Adams’ corruption and incompetence and demanded his resignation. He’s passed groundbreaking legislation to end the revolving door of lobbyists at City Hall. Lincoln will continue standing up against Trump’s attacks on our city, no matter who attacks him—because it’s the right thing to do for our community. Learn more
Lincoln is strengthening protections for tenants, expanding housing supply across our city, and fighting back against private equity firms buying buildings in our community. Lincoln played a critical role in the Council in mobilizing support for City of Yes, which includes 80,000 new units of housing citywide and $5 billion for new affordable housing and infrastructure investments. He has approved thousands of new, truly affordable apartments, banned brokers’ fees, and protected Mitchell-Lama tenants from extreme rent hikes. Learn more
As a new parent and lifelong Brooklynite, Lincoln is fighting for young families to be able to grow and afford to stay here. He has pushed to fully fund 3-K and Pre-K and prevented 60,000 families from losing childcare vouchers this year. He’s delivered better services for seniors, allowing them to age in place with onsite social workers at large developments, free transportation to grocery stores, and well resourced senior centers. Learn more
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