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Mark has a bachelor's degree in physics from Haverford College and a master's in public policy from Harvard University. He lives in Upper Manhattan with his wife and two kids. 

Before taking public office, Mark worked as an executive director for the After-School Corporation, a vice president for One Economy, and an executive director for Teach for America.

Mark Levine currently serves as Manhattan Borough President. He was elected in 2021 and is currently serving his first term. He previously served two terms as a New York City council member from 2014 to 2021.

Supports participatory budgeting, which allows citizens to directly decide how to allocate a portion of the city's budget.

Supports the NYC Affordability Fund, which aims to invest up to $2.5 billion to create or preserve 75,000 affordable homes in the next decade.

Supports using the city pension system's existing Economically Targeted Investments (ETI) fund to invest $2.5 billion to create or preserve 75,000 affordable homes over the next decade.

Plans to reform procurement and payment rules to ensure timely payments to human service organizations, nonprofits, and community-based organizations.

Has a plan to reform payment rules to ensure timely payments to human service organizations, nonprofits, and community-based organizations.

- Supports participatory budgeting, which allows citizens to directly decide how to allocate a portion of the city's budget.
- Supports using the city pension system's existing Economically Targeted Investments (ETI) fund to invest $2.5 billion to create or preserve 75,000 affordable homes over the next decade.
- Has a plan to reform payment rules to ensure timely payments to human service organizations, nonprofits, and community-based organizations.

Financial Management

Supports expanding access to inpatient psychiatric care and improving compensation and workplace standards for mental health professionals.

Supports establishing a loan forgiveness program for mental health professionals who work in public hospitals to reduce student debt and attract talent to the field.

- Supports expanding access to inpatient psychiatric care and improving compensation and workplace standards for mental health professionals.
- Supports establishing a loan forgiveness program for mental health professionals who work in public hospitals to reduce student debt and attract talent to the field.

Economy

Plans to fight against federal funding cuts to programs like Medicaid and emergency food assistance.

Plans to fight against federal funding cuts to programs like Medicaid and emergency food assistance, and protect vulnerable populations like LGBTQ+ youth, immigrants and low-income New Yorkers.

Supports investing in mental health initiatives like Intensive Mobile Treatment, Assertive Community Treatment, and Community Behavioral Health Clinics.

Supports filling 3,000 vacancies in the New York Police Department to implement community policing strategies.

Supports filling 3,000 vacancies in the NYPD, improving efficiency, and reducing reliance on overtime.

Plans to ensure every neighborhood has access to affordable, high-quality healthcare, keep community hospitals open, hold private hospital systems accountable, and address long emergency room wait times and emergency response times.

- Plans to fight against federal funding cuts to programs like Medicaid and emergency food assistance, and protect vulnerable populations like LGBTQ+ youth, immigrants and low-income New Yorkers.
- Supports investing in mental health initiatives like Intensive Mobile Treatment, Assertive Community Treatment, and Community Behavioral Health Clinics.
- Supports filling 3,000 vacancies in the NYPD, improving efficiency, and reducing reliance on overtime.
- Plans to ensure every neighborhood has access to affordable, high-quality healthcare, keep community hospitals open, hold private hospital systems accountable, and address long emergency room wait times and emergency response times.

Public Safety

As Manhattan Borough President, advocated for universal childcare.

- As Manhattan Borough President, advocated for universal childcare.

Education

As a city council member, introduced and passed the Right to Counsel law, which provides legal representation for tenants facing eviction who cannot afford a lawyer.

Introduced and passed the Right to Counsel law, which provides legal representation for tenants facing eviction who cannot afford a lawyer.

Supports removing investment limits on affordable housing and eliminating the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit cap.

- Introduced and passed the Right to Counsel law, which provides legal representation for tenants facing eviction who cannot afford a lawyer.
- Supports removing investment limits on affordable housing and eliminating the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit cap.

Housing & Urban Development

Aims to enhance subway reliability and accessibility, improve sidewalk safety, and invest in infrastructure for safe sharing of roads among cyclists, motorists, and pedestrians.

- Aims to enhance subway reliability and accessibility, improve sidewalk safety, and invest in infrastructure for safe sharing of roads among cyclists, motorists, and pedestrians.

Transportation & Infrastructure

As borough president, launched campaigns to plant a million more trees.

- As borough president, launched campaigns to plant a million more trees.

Energy & the Environment

As of April 23, 2025, Mark Levine’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Ethics & Conduct

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Plans to ensure strong returns for pension funds while addressing New York City's affordability crisis.

As chair of the City Council Health Committee, advocated for science-based health policies and addressing racial inequities in healthcare.

Plans to improve the quality of life by making streets and subways safer.

Plans to improve street and subway safety.

Supports the NYC Affordability Fund, which aims to address the housing crisis by investing up to $2.5 billion to create or preserve 75,000 affordable homes over the next decade.

- Supports participatory budgeting, which allows citizens to directly decide how to allocate a portion of the city's budget.
- Supports the NYC Affordability Fund, which aims to address the housing crisis by investing up to $2.5 billion to create or preserve 75,000 affordable homes over the next decade.
- Has a plan to reform payment rules to ensure timely payments to human service organizations, nonprofits, and community-based organizations.

Plans to address major city crises by enhancing affordability, quality of life, safety, and community protection from perceived threats.

Hopes to make the city more affordable and protect "our communities and money from Donald Trump, Elon Musk and the MAGA agenda."

- Hopes to make the city more affordable and protect "our communities and money from Donald Trump, Elon Musk and the MAGA agenda."
- Supports expanding access to inpatient psychiatric care and improving compensation and workplace standards for mental health professionals.
- Supports establishing a loan forgiveness program for mental health professionals who work in public hospitals to reduce student debt and attract talent to the field.

- Hopes to make the city more affordable and protect "our communities and money from Donald Trump, Elon Musk and the MAGA agenda."
- Supports expanding access to inpatient psychiatric care and improving compensation and workplace standards for mental health professionals.
- Supports removing investment limits on affordable housing and eliminating the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit cap.
- Supports establishing a loan forgiveness program for mental health professionals who work in public hospitals to reduce student debt and attract talent to the field.

- Introduced and passed the Right to Counsel law, which provides legal representation for tenants facing eviction who cannot afford a lawyer.

- Plans to fight against federal funding cuts to programs like Medicaid and emergency food assistance, and protect vulnerable populations like LGBTQ+ youth, immigrants and low-income New Yorkers.
- Supports investing in mental health initiatives like Intensive Mobile Treatment, Assertive Community Treatment, and Community Behavioral Health Clinics.
- Supports filling 3,000 vacancies in the NYPD, improving efficiency, and reducing reliance on overtime.

As a city council member, passed legislation guaranteeing a right to counsel for tenants facing eviction in New York City housing courts.

As a city council member, introduced and passed the "Right to Counsel" law, which provides legal representation for tenants facing eviction who cannot afford a lawyer.

As Manhattan Borough President, launched campaigns to plant a million more trees.

Supports merit-based selection for city council speaker, equitable distribution of discretionary funding, and participatory budgeting.

- The New York City Comptroller is the city's chief financial officer, responsible for overseeing the city's financial health, auditing city agencies and programs, and managing public pension funds. ​
- This position is elected citywide to a four-year term and can serve up to two consecutive terms. ​
- As of 2020, the Comptroller's annual salary is $209,050. ​
- In the line of succession, if both the Mayor and the Public Advocate positions become vacant, the Comptroller assumes the role of acting mayor. 