Krishnan worked as an associate for law firms
Weil, Gotshal & Manges and
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler. He was also an attorney at Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A, directing the organization’s
fair housing and tenant advocacy divisions. Incumbent Councilmember
Daniel Dromm was
term-limited and could not run for reelection. He was endorsed by Dromm,
U.S. Representative Nydia Velazquez, and
State Senators Julia Salazar and
John Liu. He centered his campaign on immigrant rights, the
taxi medallion crisis,
affordable housing, and
climate justice. Krishnan won the
ranked-choice primary with 53.4% of all votes cast. He won the general election with 60% of the vote. Along with
Shahana Hanif, Krishnan is one of the first
South Asians to serve in the
New York City Council.
Electoral history On City Council Krishnan introduced a bill to decriminalize
street vending without a license. The City Council overrode a mayoral veto to approve the bill in September 2025. Krishnan endorsed
Zohran Mamdani in the
2025 mayoral general election. ==See also==