I believe NYC is the greatest city on earth.
Land Use
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Land use rules must be reformed.
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The post-COVID economy will present challenges and opportunities for the city, and we need leadership that will be forward-thinking.
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Neighborhoods should have a leading role in their own future.
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Housing should be affordable for all New Yorkers, including the 40% of New Yorkers living near or below the poverty line.
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NYC can build good, permanent, truly affordable housing without super-tall luxury buildings.
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New buildings should be human scale and green and fit into their surroundings.
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Historic districts must not be upzoned.
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I am 100% against the privatization of NYCHA.
Education
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Good schools should be built before new residential units.
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Every elementary school child should have the choice of a good school close to home.
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We must meet every student where they are academically, developmentally and emotionally.
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I will
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Champion intentional school redesign that is student-centered and focuses on the whole child.
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Invest in family and community education and engagement.
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Ensure that schools are desegregated and antiracist.
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Build educational programming for our earliest learners.
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Provide every high school student a path to a successful career of the future.
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Parks
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Every park should be preserved.
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East River Park must be saved, and there must be accountability and transparency about why the community plan was abruptly scrapped.
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The Governors Island South Island Redevelopment Plan must be withdrawn.
Quality of Life
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Hospitals should be built before new residential units.
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Seniors have a right to age in place.
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Pedestrians and bike riders deserve to be safe from death and bodily injury when using our city's streets.
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We must help society's most vulnerable find their way into housing and off the streets.
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Our streets must be clean and safe for everyone.
Small Businesses
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Good small businesses should have a right to a lease renewal.
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I will fight to be on the Small Business Committee of the City Council to make sure District 2 businesses have a seat at the table.