Janine Acquafredda is from New York City. She has a bachelor's degree in communication and media studies from Queens College.

Janine is a real estate broker, investor, and small business developer.

Janine's campaign for Brooklyn Borough President is her first entry into politics. 

Plans to reduce taxes and address "overregulation" to support local entrepreneurship.

Supports a proposed “Buy Local Brooklyn” campaign to boost neighborhood shops by advertising on public platforms and at community events.

Proposes a “Buy Local Brooklyn” campaign to advertise small businesses on public platforms and at community events.

Plans to establish a small business common fund to provide targeted grants to help businesses remain resilient and grow.

Plans to establish a small business fund to provide targeted grants to help businesses remain resilient and grow.

Plans to work with landlords to convert empty storefronts into pop-up venues for start-ups, artists, and food vendors through short-term, affordable leases to address long-term vacancies and prevent blight.

Plans to work with landlords to convert empty storefronts into pop-up venues for start-ups, artists, and food vendors through short-term, affordable leases to address long-term vacancies.

- Plans to reduce taxes and address "overregulation" to support local entrepreneurship.
- Proposes a “Buy Local Brooklyn” campaign to advertise small businesses on public platforms and at community events.
- Plans to establish a small business fund to provide targeted grants to help businesses remain resilient and grow.
- Plans to work with landlords to convert empty storefronts into pop-up venues for start-ups, artists, and food vendors through short-term, affordable leases to address long-term vacancies.

Economy

Believes revitalizing parks and public spaces will help restore security and pride in neighborhoods.

Supports initiatives to promote fostering, adoption, and responsible pet ownership through borough-wide adoption events, educational programs, and accessible spay/neuter clinics.

Supports initiatives to promote fostering, adoption, and responsible pet ownership through adoption events, educational programs, and accessible spay/neuter clinics.

- Believes revitalizing parks and public spaces will help restore security and pride in neighborhoods.
- Supports initiatives to promote fostering, adoption, and responsible pet ownership through adoption events, educational programs, and accessible spay/neuter clinics.

Public Services

Plans to improve infrastructure by fixing broken items, enhancing public lighting, and transforming vacant buildings and lots into housing, businesses, or community gardens.

Supports better public lighting and turning vacant buildings and spaces into housing, businesses, or community gardens.

Plans to reduce housing costs while preserving neighborhood character.

Plans to "reduce housing costs while preserving neighborhood character."

Plans to launch a Brooklyn Homeownership Task Force to expand first-time buyer programs and improve homeownership accessibility through collaboration with local organizations and financial institutions.

Supports expanding first-time buyer programs and improving homeownership accessibility through financial literacy and credit repair workshops.

Supports converting vacant or underused buildings and lots into affordable housing, ensuring efforts consider the needs of various income levels.

Supports a fast-track housing court for small property owners to quickly resolve issues like non-payment and lease violations, aiming to restore landlord confidence and help alleviate Brooklyn's housing crisis.

Supports a fast-track housing court for small property owners to quickly resolve issues like non-payment and lease violations, aiming to restore landlord confidence and help resolve Brooklyn's housing crisis.

- Supports better public lighting and turning vacant buildings and spaces into housing, businesses, or community gardens.
- Plans to "reduce housing costs while preserving neighborhood character."
- Supports expanding first-time buyer programs and improving homeownership accessibility through financial literacy and credit repair workshops.
- Supports converting vacant or underused buildings and lots into affordable housing, ensuring efforts consider the needs of various income levels.
- Supports a fast-track housing court for small property owners to quickly resolve issues like non-payment and lease violations, aiming to restore landlord confidence and help resolve Brooklyn's housing crisis.

Housing & Urban Development

Plans to advocate for increased police presence and support law enforcement agencies.

Plans to advocate for increased police presence and "support law enforcement agencies."

Opposes bail reform, believing it releases "dangerous criminals" back into the community, threatening public safety.

Opposes bail reform, believing it releases "dangerous criminals" back into the community.

Plans to improve enforcement of animal cruelty laws.

- Plans to advocate for increased police presence and "support law enforcement agencies."
- Opposes bail reform, believing it releases "dangerous criminals" back into the community.
- Plans to improve enforcement of animal cruelty laws.

Public Safety

Opposes the expansion of CitiBike stations in Bay Ridge.

- Opposes the expansion of CitiBike stations in Bay Ridge.

Transportation & Infrastructure

As of July 16, 2025, Janine Acquafredda’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Has assisted "hundreds of families" facing housing insecurity.

- Plans to reduce taxes and address "overregulation" to support local entrepreneurship.
- Proposes a “Buy Local Brooklyn” campaign to advertise small businesses on public platforms and at community events.
- Plans to establish a small business common fund to provide targeted grants to help businesses remain resilient and grow.
- Plans to work with landlords to convert empty storefronts into pop-up venues for start-ups, artists, and food vendors through short-term, affordable leases to address long-term vacancies.

Janine Acquafredda is from New York City. She is the first in her family to graduate college, own a home, and start a business. She runs multiple businesses across several states as a one-woman show. She built her real estate career from the ground up as a broker, investor, and small business developer.

As of July 16, 2025, Janine Acquafredda did not have a website or any information online.

- Borough Presidents serve as advocates for their respective boroughs, advising the mayor and city agencies on borough-specific needs and priorities. ​
- By influencing budget allocations and land use decisions, Borough Presidents can directly impact the development and quality of life in their boroughs.
- Borough Presidents are elected to four-year terms and can serve up to two consecutive terms. ​
- The annual salary for a Borough President is $179,200. ​