Daneek Miller was born in Brooklyn, New York, and is Muslim.
22 Facts About Daneek Miller
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Daneek Miller has a certificate from New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University.
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Daneek Miller was a Metropolitan Transportation Authority bus driver for 19 years.
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Daneek Miller was a union leader, as he is a former co-chair of the MTA Labor Coalition, which represents 54,000 workers in 29 unions, and President of Amalgamated Transit Union Local No 1056, representing 2,000 drivers and mechanics who work for the MTA Queens Bus Division.
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Daneek Miller was the only Muslim on the Council at this point.
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Daneek Miller was appointed chair of the City Council Committee on Civil Service and Labor.
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Daneek Miller became a member of the Black, Latino and Asian Caucus and the Progressive Caucus.
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In March 2014, Daneek Miller was named to the council's new Policy Working Group.
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In May 2015, after Daneek Miller proposed a bill that would exempt MTA bus drivers from a key law in the New York City Vision Zero road traffic safety program, relatives of people who were killed in traffic crashes confronted him to express their disapproval.
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In March 2016, Daneek Miller was arrested for disorderly conduct with Council Member Inez Barron and 39 others during a union protest as he and the others formed a human chain and blocked pedestrian traffic in front of Governor Cuomo's Midtown office building demanding a state budget that included what they said was "adequate funding for CUNY and a fair contract for its Professional Staff Congress".
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In March 2017, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed two measures introduced by Daneek Miller aimed at reining in so-called dollar vans that are either unlicensed or break city laws while operating legally.
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In partnership with Council Member Donovan Richards, Daneek Miller helped bring $426 million in capital investments to expand access to the New York City sewer system over several years starting in 2014.
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In September 2017, Daneek Miller was re-elected to the New York City Council over his Democratic Primary challenger Anthony Rivers and Sondra Peeden.
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Daneek Miller was appointed to other new committees under the new Speakership of Council Member Corey Johnson and elected co-chair of the Black, Latino and Asian Caucus.
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Daneek Miller was an opponent of the Governor's proposed congestion pricing in New York City, writing an October 2017 op-ed condemning the idea.
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Daneek Miller was one of three original three sponsors of the bill, but his support suddenly evaporated.
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Labor and environmental organizations released a joint press release condemning Daneek Miller, and making veiled accusations of industry influence on him.
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Campaign finance records reflected that Daneek Miller received six successive contributions on September 19,2017, from employees or family members involved with area company Royal Waste Services.
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In September 2018, Daneek Miller and Corey Johnson, announcing what Daneek Miller noted was a "commitment to stand squarely with our Muslim brothers and sisters," announced at the Islamic Circle of North America mosque their collaboration to allocate $250,000 in 2019 for a "Muslim Empowerment Initiative" to benefit 14 organizations, including the mosque, that served the city's Muslim population.
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In July 2020, Daneek Miller said he supported cutting a billion dollars from the police budget.
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Daneek Miller was the sole sponsor of a bill that would lift the restrictions for transfer stations that intended to ship out trash by rail.
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In 2021 Daneek Miller said that foreclosure prevention funding and the development of new affordable housing in Jamaica, Queens, the creation of Atlantic Ticket and its discounted Long Island Railroad fares, and public funding for Roy Wilkins Park were among the highlights of his work in office.