Focus on the important issues affecting the lives of our residents, including:
Parks & Green Space
- Protect existing parks and open spaces
- Develop neighborhood-driven resiliency for our shorelines
- Improve maintenance and infrastructure at Pier 40, Sara Roosevelt Park, Murry Bergtraum and all downtown parks
- Invest in innovative design and creation of more sports fields to meet downtown demand
Pandemic Recovery
- Support small businesses because they are:
- 99.8% of NYC businesses—crucial to revitalizing our economy
- A third are run by women—keeping businesses afloat aids families
- Account for 1.2 million jobs—creating 65.5 billion in revenue
- Coordinate Federal, State and City assistance for small business recovery
- Provide zero or low interest loans to businesses impacted by Covid-19 restrictions
- Give Commercial Rent Tax (CRT) relief to small & medium sized businesses
- Support State legislation to remove pandemic Insurance loopholes
- Encourage passage of Federal legislation such as RESTART Act (S. 3814/H.R. 7481) and the Save Our Stages Act (S. 4258) to support theaters which are Phase 5 businesses
- Reopen commercial spaces downtown—eateries/retail in FiDi depend on office workers
- Prioritize relief to small businesses in Chinatown, Little Italy and LES that rely on tourism as much as locals
- Demand preservation of historic neighborhoods and buildings like 70 Mulberry Street
- Protect union jobs
Housing
- Develop more affordable housing
- Insist on community input
- Protect seniors from eviction
- Support preservation of historic downtown neighborhoods
Education
- Raise academic standards in public education; Just 50% of NYC kids read and do math at grade level—we must do better
- Increase opportunity, hope for all
- Expand access to high quality education by adding more G&T programs, more honors classes, and keeping the SHSAT
- Create more diverse elementary, middle and high schools
- Ensure schools have critical PPE and nurses on-site to open and stay open
Transportation
- Provide clean, safe, and affordable mass transit services for all New Yorkers—critical to pandemic recovery
- Make street crossings safer and reduce traffic
Good Governance
- Uphold the Open Meetings Law
- Demand transparent decision-making in government
- Stop abuse of power and corruption
Public Safety & Criminal Justice Reform
- Protect communities from hate crimes and prejudice
- Maintain safe streets and neighborhoods
- Reject DeBlasio’s $8.7 billion new jail scheme
- Police and prosecutor reforms to address bias in law enforcement and prosecution
- Reduce incarceration with treatment, not jail for nonviolent offenders
Protect Vulnerable Communities
- Prioritize accessibility, assistance and infrastructure upgrades for our disabled residents, senior citizens and veterans
- Ensure transportation and buildings are updated for accessibility, including clearer signage and more escalators
- Support programs that provide employment opportunities
- Work with our vulnerable communities in addressing their uniques needs and challenges in achieving pandemic recovery