Elizabeth was raised in New York and has lived in lower Manhattan for 15 years.

As of April 25, 2025, Elizabeth Lewinsohn’s website did not contain information on this issue.

This Elizabeth Lewinsohn's first time running for public office.

Supports increasing support for teachers through better pay, professional development, and workforce housing.

Supports investing in green jobs and climate solutions, including labor job training programs and support for green industries.

- Supports increasing support for teachers through better pay, professional development, and workforce housing.
- Supports investing in green jobs and climate solutions, including labor job training programs and support for green industries.

Economy

Supports increasing urban green spaces, creating rooftop gardens, and supporting local food production.

- Supports increasing urban green spaces, creating rooftop gardens, and supporting local food production.

Public Services

Supports restoring funding to childcare services and expanding access to affordable childcare and Pre-K programs, especially in underserved neighborhoods.

Supports increasing investment in public schools to close the funding gap between wealthy and underserved schools.

Supports fully funding United Federation of Teachers initiatives to enhance teacher training, promote student well-being, and create safe, inclusive learning environments.

Supports properly funded and accessible City University of New York programs for all students, particularly those from underserved backgrounds.

Supports launching universal childcare and after-school programs.

- Supports restoring funding to childcare services and expanding access to affordable childcare and Pre-K programs, especially in underserved neighborhoods.
- Supports increasing investment in public schools to close the funding gap between wealthy and underserved schools.
- Supports fully funding United Federation of Teachers initiatives to enhance teacher training, promote student well-being, and create safe, inclusive learning environments.
- Supports properly funded and accessible City University of New York programs for all students, particularly those from underserved backgrounds.
- Supports launching universal childcare and after-school programs.

Education

Plans to protect just-cause eviction laws and prevent "unjust rent hikes or harassment by landlords."

Supports increasing funding to repair and maintain public housing, ensuring all New Yorkers, especially those in NYCHA developments, live in safe and habitable conditions.

Supports increasing funding to repair and maintain public housing.

Supports using publicly owned land to build affordable housing for seniors, families, and essential workers.

Advocates for more affordable senior housing and other options by securing investments from the "City of Yes" initiative.

Believes in creating a community-driven vision for affordable housing by engaging with residents and local organizations.

Plans to improve coordination between city agencies to ensure continuous care for homeless individuals and hold City Hall accountable for vacant supportive housing units.

Supports addressing homelessness by expanding shelters and improving access to housing.

- Plans to protect just-cause eviction laws and prevent "unjust rent hikes or harassment by landlords."
- Supports increasing funding to repair and maintain public housing.
- Supports using publicly owned land to build affordable housing for seniors, families, and essential workers.
- Advocates for more affordable senior housing and other options by securing investments from the "City of Yes" initiative.
- Believes in creating a community-driven vision for affordable housing by engaging with residents and local organizations.
- Plans to improve coordination between city agencies to ensure continuous care for homeless individuals and hold City Hall accountable for vacant supportive housing units.
- Supports addressing homelessness by expanding shelters and improving access to housing.

Housing & Urban Development

Supports ensuring electric bikes and mopeds follow traffic laws to keep sidewalks safe for pedestrians.

Plans to collaborate with small business owners, law enforcement, and community leaders to boost safety by increasing foot patrols in high-need areas and subways.

Supports installing better lighting, reducing scaffolding, improving street maintenance, and advocating for safety measures like subway platform barriers to deter criminal activity.

Supports recruiting more officers from the neighborhoods they protect to foster stronger relationships and build trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve.

Plans to host regular town halls to facilitate open dialogue between hate crime task forces and the community.

Supports increasing public safety and mental health outreach teams to connect vulnerable individuals with resources.

- Supports ensuring electric bikes and mopeds follow traffic laws to keep sidewalks safe for pedestrians.
- Plans to collaborate with small business owners, law enforcement, and community leaders to boost safety by increasing foot patrols in high-need areas and subways.
- Supports installing better lighting, reducing scaffolding, improving street maintenance, and advocating for safety measures like subway platform barriers to deter criminal activity.
- Supports recruiting more officers from the neighborhoods they protect to foster stronger relationships and build trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve.
- Plans to host regular town halls to facilitate open dialogue between hate crime task forces and the community.
- Supports increasing public safety and mental health outreach teams to connect vulnerable individuals with resources.

Public Safety

Supports platform barriers in the subways and stronger enforcement of e-bike and moped rules.

Supports using funds from congestion pricing to improve downtown subway station safety and accessibility, and advocates for upgrading clean subway and bus systems.

- Supports platform barriers in the subways and stronger enforcement of e-bike and moped rules.
- Supports using funds from congestion pricing to improve downtown subway station safety and accessibility, and advocates for upgrading clean subway and bus systems.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Supports expanding public mental health services, including therapy, virtual care, psychiatric emergency beds, and crisis intervention teams.

Supports advocating for a New Deal for NYC Health + Hospitals, which includes expanding NYC Care and MetroPlus, supporting nursing staffing, and addressing capital needs in the system.

Advocates for a New Deal for NYC Health + Hospitals, aiming to expand NYC Care and MetroPlus, support nursing staffing, and address needs in the system.

Supports expanding mental health services and increasing programs like Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) for people with serious mental illness.

- Supports expanding public mental health services, including therapy, virtual care, psychiatric emergency beds, and crisis intervention teams.
- Advocates for a New Deal for NYC Health + Hospitals, aiming to expand NYC Care and MetroPlus, support nursing staffing, and address needs in the system.
- Supports expanding mental health services and increasing programs like Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) for people with serious mental illness.

Healthcare

Supports developing housing that is environmentally sustainable and climate change-ready, including energy-efficient buildings with extreme temperature-resistant systems.

Supports investing in green jobs and climate solutions to empower local communities, create economic opportunities, and reduce emissions, including labor job training programs and support for green industries.

Supports modernizing downtown infrastructure to withstand extreme heat, flooding, and other climate impacts, including adding flood barriers and making the subway system more resilient.

- Supports developing housing that is environmentally sustainable and climate change-ready, including energy-efficient buildings with extreme temperature-resistant systems.
- Supports investing in green jobs and climate solutions to empower local communities, create economic opportunities, and reduce emissions, including labor job training programs and support for green industries.
- Supports modernizing downtown infrastructure to withstand extreme heat, flooding, and other climate impacts, including adding flood barriers and making the subway system more resilient.

Energy & the Environment

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Supports protecting just-cause eviction laws and ensuring renters are not subject to unjust rent hikes or landlord harassment.

Supports increasing funding to repair and maintain public housing, ensuring all New Yorkers, especially those in NYCHA developments, live in modern, safe, and habitable conditions.

Supports expanding the department of buildings by drawing funding from both city and state budgets to ensure that affordable housing projects are prioritized and fast-tracked.

Supports engaging with residents and local organizations to create a community-driven vision for affordable housing.

Supports properly funded and accessible City University of New York (CUNY) programs for all students, particularly those from underserved backgrounds.

Supports increasing teacher pay, professional development, and workforce housing.

Supports fully funding United Federation of Teachers (UFT) initiatives like Teacher Centers, BRAVE, and United Community Schools to enhance teacher training, promote student well-being, and create safe, inclusive learning environments.

Supports properly funded and accessible City University of New York (CUNY) programs for all students, especially those from underserved backgrounds.

Supports expanding mental health services and programs like Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) for people with serious mental illness.

Supports more community policing in high-traffic areas, better lighting in public spaces, and expanded outreach programs to prevent hate crimes.

Believes in ensuring neighborhoods are "safe in practice," saying, "This is about making everyone feel protected, seen, and heard."

Supports installing better lighting, reducing scaffolding, improving street maintenance, and advocating for safety measures like subway platform barriers.

Supports modernizing Downtown infrastructure to withstand extreme heat, flooding, and other climate impacts, including adding flood barriers and creating a more resilient subway system.

Supports increasing urban green spaces, creating rooftop gardens, and supporting local food production to reduce urban heat islands, provide natural cooling, and improve food security.

Supports developing housing that is environmentally sustainable and climate change-ready, including energy-efficient buildings with extreme temperature protection.

- Plans to protect just-cause eviction laws and prevent "unjust rent hikes or harassment by landlords."
- Supports using publicly owned land to build affordable housing for seniors, families, and essential workers.
- Advocates for more affordable senior housing and other options by securing investments from the "City of Yes" initiative.
- Believes in creating a community-driven vision for affordable housing by engaging with residents and local organizations.
- Plans to improve coordination between city agencies to ensure continuous care for homeless individuals and hold City Hall accountable for vacant supportive housing units.

Supports expanding the department of buildings by securing funding from city and state budgets to prioritize and expedite affordable housing projects.

Advocates for properly funded and accessible City University of New York (CUNY) programs for all students, particularly those from underserved backgrounds.

Advocates for stronger oversight of government spending and transparency in city contracts and policymaking.

Supports expanding mental health services and increasing programs like Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) to support people with serious mental illness.

Supports using funds from congestion pricing to improve downtown subway station safety and accessibility, and advocates for upgrading the subway and bus systems.

Supports increasing funding to repair and maintain public housing, ensuring all New Yorkers, especially those in NYCHA developments, live in "modern, safe, and habitable conditions."

Supports securing investments from the "City of Yes" initiative to create more affordable housing, and wants to expand the department of buildings to prioritize and fast-track affordable housing projects.

Wants to improve coordination between city agencies to ensure continuous care for homeless individuals and hold City Hall accountable for vacant supportive housing units.

Wants to develop housing that is environmentally sustainable and climate change-ready, including energy-efficient buildings with temperature-regulating systems.

Plans to boost safety by increasing foot patrols in high-need areas and subways.

Supports recruiting more officers from the neighborhoods they protect to build trust between law enforcement and communities.

Plans to host regular town halls to facilitate dialogue between hate crime task forces and the community.

Believes true safety comes from community-based strategies that foster unity.

Supports installing better lighting, reducing scaffolding, improving street maintenance, and advocating for safety measures like subway platform barriers to create safer public spaces.

Supports the "New Deal for NYC Health + Hospitals," which includes expanding NYC Care and MetroPlus, supporting nursing staffing, and addressing capital needs in the system.

Supports continuing to modernize Downtown infrastructure to withstand extreme heat, flooding, and other climate impacts, including adding flood barriers and making the subway system more resilient.

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