Oswald Feliz (born October 29, 1990) is an American politician and attorney serving as a member of the New York City Council from the 15th district. He assumed office on April 15, 2021.
Early life and education Feliz is a native of The Bronx. After graduating from Walton High School, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and philosophy from Lehman College and a Juris Doctor from the CUNY School of Law.
Career Feliz worked on the staff of State Senator Gustavo Rivera. Since graduating from law school, Feliz has worked as a tenant lawyer, defending vulnerable tenants at risk of eviction. He is also an adjunct professor at Hostos Community College. In 2016, Feliz worked on Adriano Espaillat's historic congressional campaign.
Feliz was elected to the New York City Council in a March 2021 special election to succeed Ritchie Torres, who was elected to the United States House of Representatives; In that election, Espaillat supported Feliz, who was one of the "Squadriano". During Feliz's 2025 re-election bid, Airbnb's Affordable New York SuperPAC paid for ads and mailers supporting his campaign.
Feliz is viewed as a moderate Democrat.
While on City Council In his first term on the Council, Feliz chaired the Small Business Committee. He endorsed Francisco Moya for Speaker of the City Council, as part of a group saying they aimed to "rectify" the fact that there were no citywide or statewide elected officials who are Latino. Moya lost to Adrienne Adams.
Feliz opposed a Fordham Road offset bus lane that would have increased bus speeds by approximately 20%.
After being re-elected in 2025, Feliz, allied with newly chosen Speaker Julie Menin, was appointed to chair the Public Safety committee. In that role, he has held hearings on school crossing guards and sought answers on the reasons for a city 911 outage. In March 2026, he questioned Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch on the rising rate of shootings in the Bronx, in response to which Tisch said that she would not have NYPD officers' work "mischaracterized".
Electoral history 2025
2023
2021
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