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Maya Kornberg
DEMOCRAT
Maya Kornberg is running for New York City City Council Member, District 39, Democratic Primary.
Personal background
Maya is originally from Brooklyn. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Stanford University, a master’s degree in public administration from Columbia University, and a doctorate degree in politics from Oxford University. She lives in Brooklyn with her spouse and their child.
Professional background
Maya currently works as a senior research fellow and manager in the Brennan Center for Justice’s elections and government program. She previously held positions at the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the United Nations Development Program, NYU GovLab, and Public Agenda. She has taught political science at New York University, Georgetown University, and American University, and is the author of Inside Congressional Committees.
Political background
Maya Kornberg's run for City Council in NYC District 39 is her first campaign for public office.
Economy
Supports using union labor on projects.
Supports mixed-use developments that include below-market retail space for local small businesses.
Supports streamlined permitting processes for low-risk small businesses.
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Public Services
Supports streamlining the process of disbursing city funds to non-profit organizations that provide services to the LGBTQ+ community.
Supports preserving the Medicare plans promised to public sector union retirees.
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Education
Supports universal free childcare and city investment in infant care centers.
Supports increasing resources for parents to navigate the application and enrollment process for Pre-K, 3-K, and 2-K programs.
Supports implementing a universal 2-K system citywide.
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Housing & Urban Development
Supports protecting and expanding free legal services for those facing eviction.
Supports protecting and expanding NYC shelters and supportive housing, including investment in programs for those living with disabilities or physical illness, mental illness, and other vulnerable groups.
Supports expanding rent stabilization protections.
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Public Safety
Supports investing in more deescalation, anti-racism, and sensitivity training for NYPD officers and increasing accountability for officers who commit misconduct.
Supports fostering positive interactions between police officers and the communities they serve through active community engagement and more accessible, frequent police precinct community meetings.
Supports closing Rikers Island by 2027 and building more humane and accessible borough-based city jails.
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Transportation & Infrastructure
Supports prohibiting parking next to crosswalks and extending curbs at high-traffic intersections to improve pedestrian visibility.
Supports upholding and expanding congestion pricing to fund additional MTA improvements and further reduce traffic congestion.
Supports creating a busway transit corridor along Atlantic Avenue, similar to the successful 14th Street busway in Manhattan.
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Healthcare
Supports holding "fake abortion clinics and crisis pregnancy centers" accountable for spreading misinformation on reproductive care.
Supports increasing investment in both in-patient and out-patient mental health services at H+H facilities.
Supports ramping up the Mobile Crisis Team program and increasing the number of Crisis First Responders.
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Energy & the Environment
Supports increasing funding for the CoolRoofs Program to train New Yorkers in installing solar reflective coatings on rooftops.
Supports investing in anti-flooding infrastructure like underground storage tanks, bioswales, permeable pavement, and rain gardens.
Supports upgrading sewage infrastructure to prevent combined sewer overflows from dumping unregulated contaminants into waterways.
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