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Sarah Blas
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Sarah Blas is running for New York City City Council Member, District 49.
Personal background
Sarah Blas has lived in Staten Island for over 20 years. She has 6 children.
Professional background
Sarah founded the Staten Island Therapeutic Gardens organization, which focuses on food justice and public health.
Political background
Sarah previously ran for New York State Senate in 2022 to represent the North Shore district but did not win.
Economy
Supports expanding small business incubators, providing access to capital, and streamlining licensing and tax filing processes.
Supports expanding union and apprenticeship pipelines by partnering with schools and unions to create pathways for youth to enter skilled trades.
Supports small business sustainability through emergency planning, rapid response funding, and recovery programs.
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Public Services
Supports food justice and healthy communities through therapeutic gardening.
Plans to provide seniors with personalized services to ensure they receive all tax benefits and services they are entitled to upon turning 65.
Supports expanding door-to-door transportation for children with disabled parents and caregivers.
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Housing & Urban Development
Opposes the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program, which she believes will privatize public housing.
Supports incentives and discounts for repairs that reduce the city's costs for health and housing security, such as addressing mold, leaks, insulation, weatherproofing, and pests.
Wants to "delete outdated policies that fine and unfairly hurt the most vulnerable: renters in the housing search; new homeowners, seniors, and the disabled."
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Public Safety
Supports domestic violence prevention and promoting resources through community radio.
Supports fully funding juvenile-based programs for Staten Island youth.
Supports funding health-based crime prevention strategies, such as behavioral crisis response teams and cure violence programs.
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Transportation & Infrastructure
As of September 3, 2025, Sarah Blas’s website did not contain information on this issue.
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Energy & the Environment
Wants to increase education and incentives for homeowners to plant native plants.
Plans to ensure homes are storm-resilient, preserve wetlands and green spaces as natural storm buffers, and protect natural spaces from predatory development.
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Healthcare
Supports Medicare for All.
Supports access to contraceptives and abortion services.
Supports the construction of Staten Island’s first public hospital.
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Education
Supports increased funding for neighborhood community officers and their integration into public school and community forum programming.
Supports expanding public school services by fully funding schools from early intervention to college readiness programs.
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