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Alexa is originally from Bayamón, Puerto Rico, and grew up in East New York. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Columbia University and her master’s degree in public and international affairs from Baruch College. She lives with her husband, Frankie, and their two children in Sunset Park.

Alexa previously worked as program director at the Scherman Foundation, program manager at the JEHT Foundation, and worked in community philanthropy focused on human rights, reproductive justice, and decarceration.

Alexa Avilés currently serves as the New York City Council Member for District 38. She was first elected in 2021 and is serving her 2nd term.

Co-sponsored the Secure Jobs Act, which prohibits "at-will" firings and limits electronic surveillance of employees.

Supports fair wages, good working conditions, and ethical guidelines for emerging technology like AI.

Plans to expand funding for labor law enforcement to address wage theft.

Sponsored legislation requiring employers receiving $1 million or more in financial assistance from NYC to provide prevailing wages for construction workers.

- Co-sponsored the Secure Jobs Act, which prohibits "at-will" firings and limits electronic surveillance of employees.
- Supports workers' right to unionize.
- Supports fair wages, good working conditions, and ethical guidelines for emerging technology like AI.
- Plans to expand funding for labor law enforcement to address wage theft.
- Sponsored legislation requiring employers receiving $1 million or more in financial assistance from NYC to provide prevailing wages for construction workers.

Economy

As a city council member, worked to improve park infrastructure and secure funding for playground renovations.

- As a city council member, worked to improve park infrastructure and secure funding for playground renovations.

Public Services

Supports creating a citywide Office of Childcare to provide free childcare for all NYC residents and fully funding Pre-K and 3-K programs.

As a city council member, secured a $4 million investment to develop a Latine Studies Curriculum Initiative.

Supports expanding legal and adult education services citywide.

- Supports creating a citywide Office of Childcare to provide free childcare for all NYC residents and fully funding Pre-K and 3-K programs.
- As a city council member, secured a $4 million investment to develop a Latine Studies Curriculum Initiative.
- Supports expanding legal and adult education services citywide.

Education

Believes housing is a human right and has passed legislation protecting tenants from illegal evictions and holding private companies accountable for public housing quality.

As a city council member, passed legislation requiring private companies managing NYCHA to report eviction rates, repair costs, and maintenance response times.

Passed legislation requiring cruise ships to use shore power at terminals, reducing harmful emissions and traffic in neighborhoods like Red Hook.

Opposes rent hikes for stabilized tenants and fought against Mayor Adams' rent increases during the housing crisis.

Supports the Community Land Act package, which allows community land trusts and nonprofits to develop new and preserve existing permanently affordable housing.

Plans to help rebuild the Office of Tenant Protections and restore funding to ensure tenants have legal support for landlord disputes.

- Believes housing is a human right and has passed legislation protecting tenants from illegal evictions and holding private companies accountable for public housing quality.
- As a city council member, passed legislation requiring private companies managing NYCHA to report eviction rates, repair costs, and maintenance response times.
- Passed legislation requiring cruise ships to use shore power at terminals, reducing harmful emissions and traffic in neighborhoods like Red Hook.
- Opposes rent hikes for stabilized tenants and fought against Mayor Adams' rent increases during the housing crisis.
- Supports the Community Land Act package, which allows community land trusts and nonprofits to develop new and preserve existing permanently affordable housing.
- Plans to help rebuild the Office of Tenant Protections and restore funding to ensure tenants have legal support for landlord disputes.

Housing & Urban Development

Supports removing police from schools, mental health response calls, homeless outreach and social services, and traffic enforcement.

Supports ending qualified immunity for police officers.

Plans to invest $55 million to expand the city's mental health network and reduce waitlists.

As a council member, led the effort to ban solitary confinement in New York City jails.

As a council member, passed the How Many Stops Act, which requires the NYPD to report when they stop and search New Yorkers.

- Supports abolishing the Gangs Database.
- Supports removing police from schools, mental health response calls, homeless outreach and social services, and traffic enforcement.
- Supports ending qualified immunity for police officers.
- Plans to invest $55 million to expand the city's mental health network and reduce waitlists.
- As a council member, led the effort to ban solitary confinement in New York City jails.
- As a council member, passed the How Many Stops Act, which requires the NYPD to report when they stop and search New Yorkers.

Public Safety

As a city council member, passed legislation requiring tenant education and outreach on residential vacate orders due to damage caused by fires.

Supports studying street design to limit commercial vehicle use in residential neighborhoods.

Supports creating a mobile application that provides information about electric vehicle charging stations.

Supports annual reporting on the use of shore power at cruise terminals.

Supports requiring an annual report on the state of waterfront infrastructure.

- As a city council member, passed legislation requiring tenant education and outreach on residential vacate orders due to damage caused by fires.
- Supports studying street design to limit commercial vehicle use in residential neighborhoods.
- Supports creating a mobile application that provides information about electric vehicle charging stations.
- Supports annual reporting on the use of shore power at cruise terminals.
- Supports requiring an annual report on the state of waterfront infrastructure.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Supports access to abortion and other reproductive care.

- Supports access to abortion and other reproductive care.

Healthcare

Supports investing in tree cover, hiring more lifeguards, expanding pool hours, and increasing funding for cooling programs to combat extreme heat.

Plans to improve air quality by regulating last-mile e-distribution facilities that create truck congestion in neighborhoods like Red Hook.

- Supports investing in tree cover, hiring more lifeguards, expanding pool hours, and increasing funding for cooling programs to combat extreme heat.
- Plans to improve air quality by regulating last-mile e-distribution facilities that create truck congestion in neighborhoods like Red Hook.

Energy & the Environment

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Alexa Aviles

Supports investing in language access by expanding interpretation services and funding adult literacy programs.

Supports studying the impact of truck and delivery traffic from last-mile facilities on local communities and infrastructure.

Supports conducting a feasibility study of zero-emission port operations.

As a state representative, passed legislation requiring cruise ships to use shore power at cruise terminals, reducing harmful emissions and pollution, and traffic in neighborhoods like Red Hook.

Worked with community environmental advocates to address extreme heat by planting more trees.

Supports workers' right to unionize and has joined city council members and union leaders to affirm this right.

As a council member, worked to improve District 38's aging park infrastructure and create safe playground spaces for children.

Worked with community partners to secure funding for a Latine curriculum for NYC public schools.

Secured $1.6 million to renovate Sunset Park's Rainbow Playground.

Supports universal childcare and fully funding Pre-K and 3-K programs.

Supports expanding legal and adult education services.

Supports maintaining current regulations on AirBnB.

Passed legislation requiring private companies managing NYCHA to report eviction rates, repair costs, and maintenance response times.

Opposed major rent hikes for rent-stabilized tenants during the housing crisis.

Plans to help rebuild the Office of Tenant Protections and restore funding to ensure tenants have legal support for landlord issues.

Supports ending qualified immunity for police.

Plans to invest $55 million to expand the city’s mental health network, reduce waitlists, and hire more peer specialists.

Led the effort to ban solitary confinement in NYC jails.

As a state representative, passed the How Many Stops Act, which requires the NYPD to report when they stop and search New Yorkers.

Supports legislation that directs the Department of Transportation to study street design to limit commercial vehicle use on residential streets.

Supports legislation that creates a mobile application providing information about electric vehicle charging stations.

As a city council member, passed legislation requiring cruise ships to use shore power at cruise terminals, reducing harmful emissions and pollution, and traffic in neighborhoods like Red Hook.

As a city council member, passed legislation to improve street safety by redesigning the city’s truck routes.

As a City Council member, passed legislation to provide food delivery workers with information on e-bike fire safety.

Passed legislation to prevent vehicle idling near city parks.

Supports the "Crisis to Care" plan to invest $55 million in expanding the city's mental health network and reducing waitlists.

Supports reversing austerity budgeting for parks and investing in tree cover, hiring more lifeguards, expanding pool hours, and increasing funding for the city's Cooling Assistance Benefit program.

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