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Chronically absent DSA crony Chi Ossé skips out on NYC Council work to head upstate

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McCarthy, C., & Fierick, H. (2026, October 20). Chronically absent DSA crony Chi Ossé skips out on NYC Council work to head upstate. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/20/us-news/chronically-absent-dsa-crony-chi-osse-skips-out-on-nyc-council-work-to-head-upstate/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-20 · by Craig McCarthy, Hannah Fierick

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Chi Ossé, a Democratic Socialist member of the New York City Council, skipped important government hearings on Monday and Tuesday to attend rallies in Rochester and Syracuse aimed at lowering electric bills. This comes after The Post exposed his chronic absenteeism from council meetings; he missed four out of 18 stated meetings in the current legislative session and only attended 67.6% of committee meetings. Ossé defended his absences, stating they were to address concerns with energy company Con Edison, but a Democratic operative dismissed this as ineffective campaigning.
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Chi Ossé, a Democratic Socialist and New York City Council member, skipped several government hearings in Brooklyn to travel to Rochester and Syracuse for a rally promoting lower electric bills. This comes after he was absent from four out of 18 stated meetings during the 2025-2026 legislative sessions, making him one of the least engaged council members. Ossé missed an oversight hearing on "CreateNYC," a comprehensive cultural plan, and two committee votes on urban development and property tax exemption. He had previously considered running against US House Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries but abandoned those plans. The New York Post exposed his chronic absenteeism on the day he announced his tour to address utility costs.

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Craig McCarthy
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🔮 Mayor Zohran Mamdani threatened Monday to haul the Trump administration to court if ICE doesn’t stop its “unlawful commandeering” of city-owned property during immigration operations.
🔮 Mayor Zohran Mamdani should be investigated for using $1.6 million in taxpayer funds to push New Yorkers to back ballot proposals with messaging that plastered his face on buses and kiosks, a city lawmaker said.
🔮 Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been quietly playing pickup basketball with buddies at an NYPD gym in Queens, sources confirmed to The Post.
🔮 The City Council quietly passed a controversial bill that would give nonprofits the first shot at buying up distressed Big Apple properties.
🔮 Mayor Zohran Mamdani has signed just one bill into law in 10 months since taking office — leaving critics to wonder if the millennial mayor is more interested in social media stardom than his daily government duties.
🔮 Chi Ossé, a Democratic Socialists of American chum of Mayor Zohran Mamdani, ditched government hearings on Monday and Tuesday to instead travel multiple hours outside of his Brooklyn district to head to Rochester and Syracuse.
🔮 Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s Democratic Socialists of America crony Chi Ossé has the worst attendance record of any member of the City Council, records show.
🔮 “So, how is it that, within seconds, I could find a sexualized image of myself using Grok?”
🔮 Mayor Zohran Mamdani plans to ask private New York City garage and parking lot owners to block ICE agents from using their property, The Post has learned.
🔮 Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s allies are publicly breaking with him over his handpicked police commissioner — and Hizzoner is livid that the socialist House candidate he went out on a limb to endorse is leading the charge.
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🔮 Now they’re facing a new nightmare – as the city is filling the building’s vacant apartments with unsupervised placements from Mayor Zohran Mamdani-backed programs like The Fortune Society – without providing on-site social workers or oversight. “It is not an exaggeration to say that many tenants are living in fear for their safety,” the Tenant Association said in a statement.
🔮 That means about 200 carriage drivers will see their livelihoods – and entire industry – vanish from the city without a trace in less than two years.
🔮 The City Council quietly passed a controversial bill that would give nonprofits the first shot at buying up distressed Big Apple properties.
🔮 Chi Ossé, a Democratic Socialists of American chum of Mayor Zohran Mamdani, ditched government hearings on Monday and Tuesday to instead travel multiple hours outside of his Brooklyn district to head to Rochester and Syracuse.
🔮 Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s Democratic Socialists of America crony Chi Ossé has the worst attendance record of any member of the City Council, records show.
🔮 Gov. Kathy Hochul said Wednesday that Mayor Zohran Mamdani made the right call to stick by NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, despite mounting pressure from Hizzoner’s socialist comrades.
🔮 New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani insisted he has “no plans” to fire NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, despite rabid demands from his radical cronies — as he appeared alongside the Big Apple’s top cop to honor fallen officers Tuesday.
🔮 Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin have struck a deal to an horse drawn carriages in the Big Apple.
🔮 Social media trolls spewed vile hate towards the Big Apple’s police commissioner Jessica Tisch –- echoing calls from Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s political allies demanding he axe the top cop from her post.
🔮 When Big Apple Mayor Zohran Mamdani and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the controversial tax on luxury second homes — or co-ops worth more than $1 million and houses over $5 million — in the city, they claimed the policy would generate $500 million-plus in revenue.
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Ossé PERSON · 5× Syracuse GPE · 5× Democratic NORP · 3× Brooklyn GPE · 1× Chi Ossé PERSON · 1× Hakeem Jeffries PERSON · 1× House of Representatives ORG · 1× Rochester PERSON · 1× Socialists of American ORG · 1× Zohran Mamdani PERSON · 1×

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The lefty council member, who had eyed then abandoned a primary run against US House of Representatives Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries last year, had announced that he’d attend a “rally” for lower electric bills on Monday — the same day The Post exposed his chronic absenteeism. “New York I’m going on tour…to take over our utilities!
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🔮 Chi Ossé, a Democratic Socialists of American chum of Mayor Zohran Mamdani, ditched government hearings on Monday and Tuesday to instead travel multiple hours outside of his Brooklyn district to head to Rochester and Syracuse.

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Chi Ossé, a Democratic Socialists of American chum of Mayor Zohran Mamdani, ditched government hearings on Monday and Tuesday to instead travel multiple hours outside of his Brooklyn district to head to Rochester and Syracuse. asserted
Ossé → ditch → Rochester
The lefty council member, who had eyed then abandoned a primary run against US House of Representatives Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries last year, had announced that he’d attend a “rally” for lower electric bills on Monday — the same day The Post exposed his chronic absenteeism. “New York I’m going on tour…to take over our utilities! asserted
I → eye → utilities
It’s time to lower our energy bills and secure clean, renewable energy!,” he wrote in a post to asserted
he → ’ → post
X. Ossé’s out-of-district tour saw him miss an oversight hearing of “CreateNYC” – the Big Apple’s first comprehensive cultural plan — and a pair of committee votes on an urban development project and a property tax exemption. asserted
him → see → project
The office-allergic politician already missed four of the council’s 18 stated meetings in the 2025-2026 legislative sessions – the worst of any council member – and has only made it to 67.6% of his committee meetings, which makes him one of the six least engaged on the council. asserted
him → miss → council
Ossé brushed off The Post’s reporting on his lackluster attendance record in a post to X Tuesday — claiming his chronic case of absenteeism was due to his work fighting energy company Con Edison. “I’ve been traveling across New York State fighting to take over ConEd to lower our energy bills! asserted
I → brush → bills
I promise I’ll be back soon XO,” he wrote. asserted
he → promise → ?
Ossé’s upstate tour left one Democratic operative scratching their head. asserted
tour → leave → head
“This guy hasn’t a clue what he’s talking about,” said the operative, who has lived in the Syracuse area for more than a decade. asserted
who → have → decade
“You can’t drive to Syracuse, meet a few people for a few minutes, put out a press release, and call that work. asserted
You → drive → that
We call that cheap,” he said. asserted
he → call → that
The Tuesday rally in Syracuse coined “Take Back Our Power” was set to feature Ossé, state Assembly member Sarahana Shrestha, and Onondaga County Legislator Mo Brown. asserted
rally → coin → Ossé
It was sponsored by the Syracuse branch of the DSA. asserted
It → sponsor → DSA
“Respectfully, focus on the issues of the constituents in your district, one X user wrote,” in response to the rally flyer. asserted
user → focus → flyer
A spokesperson for Ossé and the City Council didn’t respond to a request for comment Tuesday. asserted
spokesperson → respond → comment
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