District 28 - Adrienne E. Adams

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Adrienne has a bachelor's degree in psychology from Spelman College. She was born and raised in New York City. She currently resides in South Jamaica in Queens.  Adrienne is married with kids and 11 grandchildren.

Before being elected to public office, Adrienne worked as a corporate trainer, specializing in executive training, telecommunications management, and human capital management. She also worked as a childhood development associate instructor.

Adrienne Adams is a city council member for New York City's 28th district and serves as the council's speaker. She was elected into office in 2017 and is currently serving her second term. She ran for New York state senator in 2016 but did not win. 

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Supports establishing a Minority-Owned Business Accelerator to help minority-owned businesses scale up through individualized support, access to capital, and connections to larger companies.

Plans to implement the "largest guaranteed basic income (GBI) program in the nation" to address homelessness, particularly among vulnerable populations such as pregnant mothers, young children, and youth.

Proposes a guaranteed basic income program to give direct, unconditional monthly payments for homeless pregnant mothers and children ages 0-5, homeless youth, and youth aging out of foster care for three years.

As City Council Speaker, led approval of zoning reforms to support small businesses and promote industrial sector growth for green energy and living wage jobs for New Yorkers without college degrees.

Supported zoning reforms to help small businesses and promote sector growth for green energy and living wage jobs for New Yorkers without college degrees.

As a city council member, introduced legislation that would prohibit fast food employers from laying off employees without a bona fide economic reason.

Introduced legislation to prohibit fast food employers from laying off employees without a just economic reason.

- Supports establishing a Minority-Owned Business Accelerator to help minority-owned businesses scale up through individualized support, access to capital, and connections to larger companies.
- Proposes a guaranteed basic income program to give direct, unconditional monthly payments for homeless pregnant mothers and children ages 0-5, homeless youth, and youth aging out of foster care for three years.
- Supported zoning reforms to help small businesses and promote sector growth for green energy and living wage jobs for New Yorkers without college degrees.
- Introduced legislation to prohibit fast food employers from laying off employees without a just economic reason.

Economy

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Supports expanding 7-day library service to 10 additional branches citywide.

Supports expanding access to affordable childcare for children two years old and younger by funding a voucher that covers half the cost of childcare, or $12,000 per child annually, for families earning up to $128,000 a year.

Plans to expand childcare access, libraries, parks, and schools, and support older adults to age with dignity.

Promises to "consistently fund" libraries, parks, and schools, and support older adults to age with dignity.

As a member of the Budget Negotiating Team, advocated for funding for cultural institutions, health care, digital access, child and adult literacy, community-based food pantries, small business assistance, and Fair Futures, an initiative providing mentorship and services for foster care youth.

Supports funding for cultural institutions, digital access, child and adult literacy, community-based food pantries, small business assistance, and Fair Futures, an initiative providing mentorship and services for foster care youth.

- Supports expanding 7-day library service to 10 additional branches citywide.
- Supports expanding access to affordable childcare for children two years old and younger by funding a voucher that covers half the cost of childcare, or $12,000 per child annually, for families earning up to $128,000 a year.
- Promises to "consistently fund" libraries, parks, and schools, and support older adults to age with dignity.
- Supports funding for cultural institutions, digital access, child and adult literacy, community-based food pantries, small business assistance, and Fair Futures, an initiative providing mentorship and services for foster care youth.

Public Services

As city council member, funded the Education Equity Action Plan, which implements a K-12 Black Studies Curriculum for all students in New York City public schools.

Supports expanding application fee waivers for low-income students.

Supports expanding application fee waivers for low-income students to apply to CUNY.

Supports expanding access to educational and economic opportunities for working adults and low-income students by establishing City University of New York (CUNY) Flex and CUNY Fresh Start programs that provide academic support and forgive old debt.

Supports expanding the City University of New York (CUNY) Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ACE) to boost graduation rates.

Supports expanding the City University of New York (CUNY) Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ACE) to boost graduation rates and increase wages.

As City Council Speaker, Adams secured over $2 billion to strengthen 3-K, Pre-K, childcare, and K-12 education.

Opposed budget cuts to childcare and schools by the mayor's office and secured over $2 billion for 3-K, Pre-K, childcare, and K-12 education.

- As city council member, funded the Education Equity Action Plan, which implements a K-12 Black Studies Curriculum for all students in New York City public schools.
- Supports expanding application fee waivers for low-income students to apply to CUNY.
- Supports expanding access to educational and economic opportunities for working adults and low-income students by establishing City University of New York (CUNY) Flex and CUNY Fresh Start programs that provide academic support and forgive old debt.
- Supports expanding the City University of New York (CUNY) Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ACE) to boost graduation rates and increase wages.
- Opposed budget cuts to childcare and schools by the mayor's office and secured over $2 billion for 3-K, Pre-K, childcare, and K-12 education.

Education

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Advocated for expanding Fair Fares eligibility to 200% of the federal poverty level.

Supports outdoor dining, but believes oversight by the Department of Transportation (D.O.T.) is inadequate, with only five licenses approved post-pandemic, and calls for improved regulation and responsibility from the D.O.T.

As City Council Speaker, led the passage of a law requiring New York City's municipal vehicles to be zero emissions.

Supported a law requiring New York City's government vehicles to be zero-emission.

- Advocated for expanding Fair Fares eligibility to 200% of the federal poverty level.
- Supports outdoor dining, but believes oversight by the Department of Transportation (D.O.T.) is inadequate, with only five licenses approved post-pandemic, and calls for improved regulation and responsibility from the D.O.T.
- Supported a law requiring New York City's government vehicles to be zero-emission.

Transportation & Infrastructure

As city council speaker, supported legislation to improve police accountability and transparency, including ending qualified immunity for police officers, requiring the NYPD to document vehicle stops with demographic breakdowns, and empowering the Civilian Complaint Review Board to investigate police misconduct.

Plans to implement policies aimed at enhancing safety and health for New Yorkers by fostering greater accountability, trust, and support for crime victims.

Plans to implement policies aimed at improving safety and health for New Yorkers by encouraging greater accountability, trust, and support for crime victims.

Plans to deploy city attorneys to immigrant business corridors to protect New Yorkers from unlawful federal enforcement.

Plans to send city attorneys to immigrant business areas to protect New Yorkers from unlawful federal enforcement.

As City Council Speaker, expanded support for crime victims in underserved, high-violence areas by creating a $5.1 million initiative for community safety and victim services and establishing New York State’s first four Trauma Recovery Centers.

Expanded support for crime victims in underserved, high-violence areas by creating a $5.1 million program for community safety and victim services and establishing New York state’s first four Trauma Recovery Centers.

- As city council speaker, supported legislation to improve police accountability and transparency, including ending qualified immunity for police officers, requiring the NYPD to document vehicle stops with demographic breakdowns, and empowering the Civilian Complaint Review Board to investigate police misconduct.
- Plans to implement policies aimed at improving safety and health for New Yorkers by encouraging greater accountability, trust, and support for crime victims.
- Plans to send city attorneys to immigrant business areas to protect New Yorkers from unlawful federal enforcement.
- Expanded support for crime victims in underserved, high-violence areas by creating a $5.1 million program for community safety and victim services and establishing New York state’s first four Trauma Recovery Centers.

Public Safety

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Supports the "City for All Housing" plan, which aims to make housing more affordable, invest in infrastructure, strengthen affordable housing preservation, and protect tenants.

Introduced the "City for All Housing" plan to lower housing costs, improve infrastructure, preserve affordable homes, and support tenant rights.

As City Council Speaker, oversaw the construction of over 120,000 homes and increased funding for affordable housing programs.

As city council speaker, oversaw the construction of over 120,000 homes and increased funding for affordable housing programs.

- Introduced the "City for All Housing" plan to lower housing costs, improve infrastructure, preserve affordable homes, and support tenant rights.
- As city council speaker, oversaw the construction of over 120,000 homes and increased funding for affordable housing programs.

Housing & Urban Development

Proposes creating new community health, wellness, and recreation centers in neighborhoods with significant health and safety challenges, starting in Southeast Queens.

Supports abortion access and, as a city council member, passed the NYC Abortion Rights Act.

Supports abortion access and passed the NYC Abortion Rights Act to protect and provide funding for abortion care.

As City Council Speaker, created the city’s first Mental Health Roadmap to expand community-based mental health programs, increase veteran mental health care, and establish peer-based mental health support programs in schools.

Created the city’s first Mental Health Roadmap to expand community-based mental health programs, increase veteran mental health care, and create mental health support programs in schools.

- Proposes creating new community health, wellness, and recreation centers in neighborhoods with significant health and safety challenges, starting in Southeast Queens.
- Supports abortion access and passed the NYC Abortion Rights Act to protect and provide funding for abortion care.
- Created the city’s first Mental Health Roadmap to expand community-based mental health programs, increase veteran mental health care, and create mental health support programs in schools.

Public Health

As of April 8, 2025, Adrienne Adams’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Ethics & Conduct

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As of June 12, 2025, Adrienne Adams’s website did not contain information on this issue.

- Introduced the "City for All Housing" plan to lower housing costs, improve infrastructure, preserve affordable homes, and support tenant rights.
- As City Council Speaker, oversaw the construction of over 120,000 homes and increased funding for affordable housing programs.

- Supports establishing a Minority-Owned Business Accelerator to help minority-owned businesses scale up through individualized support, access to capital, and connections to larger companies.
- Proposes a guaranteed basic income program to give direct, unconditional monthly payments for homeless pregnant mothers and children ages 0-5, homeless youth, and youth aging out of foster care for three years.
- Supported zoning reforms to help small businesses and promote sector growth for green energy and living wage jobs for New Yorkers without college degrees.

- Supports expanding 7-day library service to 10 additional branches citywide.
- Supports expanding access to affordable childcare for children two years old and younger by funding a voucher that covers half the cost of childcare, or $12,000 per child annually, for families earning up to $128,000 a year.
- Promises to "consistently fund" libraries, parks, and schools, and support older adults to age with dignity.

- As city council speaker, supported legislation to improve police accountability and transparency, including ending qualified immunity for police officers, requiring the NYPD to document vehicle stops with demographic breakdowns, and empowering the Civilian Complaint Review Board to investigate police misconduct.
- Plans to implement policies aimed at improving safety and health for New Yorkers by encouraging greater accountability, trust, and support for crime victims.
- Plans to establish trauma recovery centers to aid violent crime survivors and reduce recidivism.
- Plans to send city attorneys to immigrant business areas to protect New Yorkers from unlawful federal enforcement.

Adrienne has a bachelor's degree in psychology from Spelman College. She was born and raised in New York City. She currently resides in South Jamaica in Queens.  Adrienne is married with adult children and 11 grandchildren.

- As city council speaker, supported legislation to improve police accountability and transparency, including ending qualified immunity for police officers, requiring the NYPD to document vehicle stops with demographic breakdowns, and empowering the Civilian Complaint Review Board to investigate police misconduct.
- Plans to implement policies aimed at improving safety and health for New Yorkers by encouraging greater accountability, trust, and support for crime victims.
- Plans to establish trauma recovery centers to aid violent crime survivors and reduce recidivism.
- Plans to deploy city attorneys to immigrant business corridors to protect New Yorkers from unlawful federal enforcement.

- As city council speaker, supported legislation to improve police accountability and transparency, including ending qualified immunity for police officers, requiring the NYPD to document vehicle stops with demographic breakdowns, and empowering the Civilian Complaint Review Board to investigate police misconduct.
- Plans to implement policies aimed at improving safety and health for New Yorkers by encouraging greater accountability, trust, and support for crime victims.
- Plans to establish trauma recovery centers to aid violent crime survivors and reduce recidivism.

- Advocated for expanding Fair Fares eligibility to 200% of the federal poverty level.
- Supports outdoor dining, but believes oversight by the Department of Transportation (D.O.T.) is inadequate, with only five licenses approved post-pandemic, and calls for improved regulation and responsibility from the D.O.T.

- Proposes creating new community health, wellness, and recreation centers in neighborhoods with significant health and safety challenges, starting in Southeast Queens.
- Supports abortion access and passed the NYC Abortion Rights Act to protect and provide funding for abortion care.

Adrienne has a bachelor's degree in psychology from Spelman College. She was born and raised in Queens, New York City.

- Supports establishing a Minority-Owned Business Accelerator to help minority-owned businesses scale up through individualized support, access to capital, and connections to larger companies.
- Proposes a guaranteed basic income program to give direct, unconditional monthly payments for homeless pregnant mothers and children ages 0-5, homeless youth, and youth aging out of foster care for three years.

- Supports expanding 7-day library service to 10 additional branches citywide.
- Supports expanding access to affordable childcare for children two years old and younger by funding a voucher that covers half the cost of childcare, or $12,000 per child annually, for families earning up to $128,000 a year.

- As city council member, funded the Education Equity Action Plan, which implements a K-12 Black Studies Curriculum for all students in New York City public schools.
- Supports expanding application fee waivers for low-income students to apply to CUNY.
- Supports expanding access to educational and economic opportunities for working adults and low-income students by establishing City University of New York (CUNY) Flex and CUNY Fresh Start programs that provide academic support and forgive old debt.
- Supports expanding the City University of New York (CUNY) Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ACE) to boost graduation rates.

- Opposes outdoor dining on streets, saying it "should be sidewalk."
- Advocated for expanding Fair Fares eligibility to 200% of the federal poverty level.

- As city council speaker, supported legislation to improve police accountability and transparency, including ending qualified immunity for police officers, requiring the NYPD to document vehicle stops with demographic breakdowns, and empowering the Civilian Complaint Review Board to investigate police misconduct.

- Introduced the "City for All Housing" plan to lower housing costs, improve infrastructure, preserve affordable homes, and support tenant rights.

- Proposes creating new community health, wellness, and recreation centers in neighborhoods with significant health and safety challenges, starting in Southeast Queens.
- Plans to establish trauma recovery centers to aid violent crime survivors and reduce recidivism.

Adrienne has a bachelor's degree in psychology from Spelman College. She was born and raised in New York City.

Adrienne has a bachelor's degree in psychology from Spelman College.

- Opposes outdoor dining on streets, saying it "should be sidewalk."

As of May 29, 2025, Adrienne Adams’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Adrienne Adams is a city council member for New York City's 28th district. She was elected into office in 2017 and is currently serving her second term. She ran for New York state senator in 2016 but did not win. 

As of May 14, 2025, Adrienne Adams’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Supports establishing a Minority-Owned Business Accelerator to help minority-owned businesses scale up.

Proposed creating a minority business accelerator and a new model of holistic community centers.

Supports expanding childcare for working families with infants and toddlers.

Plans to establish trauma recovery centers to aid violent crime survivors and reduce recidivism.

As a city council member, passed legislation to reform the City’s tax lien sale to protect homeowners.

As chair of the Committee on Public Safety, passed legislation to improve police accountability and transparency, including ending qualified immunity, requiring demographic reporting on vehicle stops, and empowering the Civilian Complaint Review Board to investigate police misconduct.

Andrew Cuomo - Wikipedia

Andrew has a bachelor's degree from Fordham University and a law degree from Albany Law School. He was born and raised in New York City.

Before taking public office, Andrew served as the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 1997 to 2001.

Andrew Cuomo served as the governor of New York from 2011 to 2021, choosing to resign in the middle of his third term. He also served as the attorney general of New York from 2007 to 2010. 

Supports expanding the city's role in major infrastructure projects and prioritizing outer borough infrastructure to drive economic growth.

Supports converting underused commercial properties into residential spaces.

Supports revitalizing central business districts by converting underused offices to residential spaces.

Believes NYC can become a leader in Artificial Intelligence (AI) due to its world-leading hospitals and strong technology sector.

Supports improving incomes through job creation, workforce training, worker protections, and tax cuts.

Supports providing targeted tax relief to lower income and middle-class voters, including homeowners.

Believes in reforming the outdoor dining permit process to streamline approvals, improve agency coordination, and enhance transparency for small businesses.

Supports reforming the outdoor dining permit process to streamline approvals, improve agency coordination, and help small businesses navigate the process more easily.

Supports inclusive economic growth and job creation, expanding wage supplements for at-risk men aged 18-24, and protecting Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) programs.

Supports expanding wage supplements for at-risk men aged 18-24, and protecting Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) programs.

- Supports expanding the city's role in major infrastructure projects and prioritizing outer borough infrastructure to drive economic growth.
- Supports revitalizing central business districts by converting underused offices to residential spaces.
- Believes NYC can become a leader in Artificial Intelligence (AI) due to its world-leading hospitals and strong technology sector.
- Supports improving incomes through job creation, workforce training, worker protections, and tax cuts.
- Supports providing targeted tax relief to lower income and middle-class voters, including homeowners.
- Supports reforming the outdoor dining permit process to streamline approvals, improve agency coordination, and help small businesses navigate the process more easily.
- Supports expanding wage supplements for at-risk men aged 18-24, and protecting Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) programs.

Supports improving curbside composting by increasing public awareness, collaborating with landlords and large buildings, and providing resources, guidelines, and incentives for participation.

- Supports improving curbside composting by increasing public awareness, collaborating with landlords and large buildings, and providing resources, guidelines, and incentives for participation.

Supports reducing class sizes and securing state funding to implement the Reduced Class Size law.

Plans to guarantee a suitable 3-K slot for all families and expand after school programs.

Plans to strengthen Community Schools as social service hubs in high poverty districts and increase School-Based Health Centers.

Supports strengthening career and technical education (CTE) programs as a pathway to economic mobility and plans to partner with businesses to develop apprenticeship programs for students without college degrees.

- Supports reducing class sizes and securing state funding to implement the Reduced Class Size law.
- Plans to guarantee a suitable 3-K slot for all families and expand after school programs.
- Plans to strengthen Community Schools as social service hubs in high poverty districts and increase School-Based Health Centers.
- Supports strengthening career and technical education (CTE) programs as a pathway to economic mobility and plans to partner with businesses to develop apprenticeship programs for students without college degrees.

Supports expanding the city's role in major infrastructure projects and prioritizing outer borough projects, like the Metro-North expansion in the East Bronx.

- Supports expanding the city's role in major infrastructure projects and prioritizing outer borough projects, like the Metro-North expansion in the East Bronx.

Plans to address "nuisance and quality of life crimes" by tackling retail theft, identifying habitual offenders, disrupting fencing operations, and increasing enforcement.

Plans to increase the number of NYPD and MTA officers in stations and on subways.

Plans to upgrade turnstiles and improve training to prevent fare evasion.

Plans to ensure judges, prosecutors, and defense lawyers consistently seek mental health competency exams for defendants with serious mental illnesses.

Believes in holding individuals accountable for antisemitic actions, including threats, harassment, and property destruction.

Supports adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Association (IHRA) definition of antisemitism to aid city officials and law enforcement in combating antisemitism.

Supports adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Association (IHRA) definition of antisemitism in the city code.

Supports closing open-air drug markets and enforcing state laws to take incapacitated individuals to treatment facilities for emergency services.

Supports closing open-air drug markets and enforcing state laws to take incapacitated individuals to treatment facilities for emergency services up to 72 hours.

- Plans to increase the size of the NYPD.
- Plans to address "nuisance and quality of life crimes" by tackling retail theft, identifying habitual offenders, disrupting fencing operations, and increasing enforcement.
- Plans to increase the number of NYPD and MTA officers in stations and on subways.
- Plans to upgrade turnstiles and improve training to prevent fare evasion.
- Plans to ensure judges, prosecutors, and defense lawyers consistently seek mental health competency exams for defendants with serious mental illnesses.
- Believes in holding individuals accountable for antisemitic actions, including threats, harassment, and property destruction.
- Supports adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Association (IHRA) definition of antisemitism in the city code.
- Supports closing open-air drug markets and enforcing state laws to take incapacitated individuals to treatment facilities for emergency services up to 72 hours.

Plans to accelerate housing construction and protect tenant rights.

Supports building more housing across all income levels to stabilize and reduce rents.

Believes in building more housing across all income levels to stabilize and reduce rents and create workforce housing.

Supports leveraging public land for housing development and redeveloping underutilized city-owned lots for affordable and mixed-income housing.

Plans to improve the quality of life in New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) housing by working with tenants on redevelopment that increases housing supply and includes resident input in decision-making.

Plans to protect renters by enhancing enforcement of rent-stabilization laws, preventing illegal rent hikes and landlord harassment, and ensuring legal counsel for tenants facing eviction.

Believes in reducing chronic street homelessness by providing intensive mental health and addiction services.

- Plans to accelerate housing construction and protect tenant rights.
- Believes in building more housing across all income levels to stabilize and reduce rents and create workforce housing.
- Supports leveraging public land for housing development and redeveloping underutilized city-owned lots for affordable and mixed-income housing.
- Plans to improve the quality of life in New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) housing by working with tenants on redevelopment that increases housing supply and includes resident input in decision-making.
- Plans to protect renters by enhancing enforcement of rent-stabilization laws, preventing illegal rent hikes and landlord harassment, and ensuring legal counsel for tenants facing eviction.
- Believes in reducing chronic street homelessness by providing intensive mental health and addiction services.

Believes in ensuring all New Yorkers have access to primary and specialty care by partnering with community health centers and independent physician associations.

Believes in making healthcare more accessible by bringing services to schools and public housing.

Plans to "establish targeted programs with concrete performance goals to reduce health disparities in maternal health and chronic diseases such as diabetes and asthma."

Believes New York City should prioritize core public health functions such as pandemic preparedness, childhood vaccinations, and environmental health.

Supports integrating physical and behavioral health services to address mental health and substance use disorders.

Supports restructuring inpatient psychiatric bed capacity to enable longer stays and end the "revolving door" for individuals, particularly those without housing security.

- Believes in ensuring all New Yorkers have access to primary and specialty care by partnering with community health centers and independent physician associations.
- Believes in making healthcare more accessible by bringing services to schools and public housing.
- Plans to "establish targeted programs with concrete performance goals to reduce health disparities in maternal health and chronic diseases such as diabetes and asthma."
- Believes New York City should prioritize core public health functions such as pandemic preparedness, childhood vaccinations, and environmental health.
- Supports integrating physical and behavioral health services to address mental health and substance use disorders.
- Supports restructuring inpatient psychiatric bed capacity to enable longer stays and end the "revolving door" for individuals, particularly those without housing security.

Cuomo is being sued by two women, a former aide and a former member of his State Police security detail over sexual harassment allegations.

Cuomo is being sued by two women, a former aide and a former member of his State Police security detail, over sexual harassment allegations.

- Cuomo is being sued by two women, a former aide and a former member of his State Police security detail, over sexual harassment allegations.

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As of March 31, 2025, Andrew Cuomo’s website did not contain information on this issue.

- Supports expanding the city's role in major infrastructure projects and prioritizing outer borough infrastructure to drive economic growth.
- Supports revitalizing central business districts by converting underused offices to residential spaces.
- Believes NYC can become a leader in Artificial Intelligence (AI) due to its world-leading hospitals and strong technology sector.
- Supports improving incomes through job creation, workforce training, worker protections, and tax cuts.
- Supports providing targeted tax relief to lower income and middle-class voters, including homeowners.

- Plans to accelerate housing construction and protect tenant rights.
- Believes in building more housing across all income levels to stabilize and reduce rents and create workforce housing.
- Supports leveraging public land for housing development and redeveloping underutilized city-owned lots for affordable and mixed-income housing.
- Plans to improve the quality of life in New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) housing by working with tenants on redevelopment that increases housing supply and includes resident input in decision-making.
- Plans to protect renters by enhancing enforcement of rent-stabilization laws, preventing illegal rent hikes and landlord harassment, and ensuring legal counsel for tenants facing eviction.

- Believes in ensuring all New Yorkers have access to primary and specialty care by partnering with community health centers and independent physician associations.
- Believes in making healthcare more accessible by bringing services to schools and public housing.
- Plans to "establish targeted programs with concrete performance goals to reduce health disparities in maternal health and chronic diseases such as diabetes and asthma."
- Believes New York City should prioritize core public health functions such as pandemic preparedness, childhood vaccinations, and environmental health.
- Supports integrating physical and behavioral health services to address mental health and substance use disorders.

- Supports reducing class sizes and securing state funding to implement the Reduced Class Size law.
- Plans to guarantee a suitable 3-K slot for all families and expand after school programs.
- Plans to strengthen Community Schools as social service hubs in high poverty districts and increase School-Based Health Centers.
- Believes addressing chronic absenteeism and teacher attrition is crucial, and plans to engage parents to combat the 35% absenteeism rate and improve conditions, safety, and mentoring for teachers.
- Supports strengthening career and technical education (CTE) programs as a pathway to economic mobility and plans to partner with businesses to develop apprenticeship programs for students without college degrees.

- Plans to increase the size of the NYPD.
- Plans to address "nuisance and quality of life crimes" by tackling retail theft, identifying habitual offenders, disrupting fencing operations, and increasing enforcement.
- Plans to increase the number of NYPD and MTA officers in stations and on subways.
- Plans to upgrade turnstiles and improve training to prevent fare evasion.
- Plans to ensure judges, prosecutors, and defense lawyers consistently seek mental health competency exams for defendants with serious mental illnesses.

Energy & the Environment

Said Hazel Dukes was a "powerful champion for justice in the fight for social, racial and economic justice."

Brad Lander - Wikipedia

Brad has a bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago and master's degrees in anthropology from University College London and in urban planning from the Pratt Institute. Brad is married to Meg Barnette. They live in Brooklyn and have two adult children. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri.

Before taking public office, Brad worked as a director for the Pratt Center for Community Development and the Fifth Avenue Committee (FAC), a non-profit that develops and manages affordable housing. 

Brad Lander is New York City's comptroller. He was elected in 2022 and is currently serving his first term. He previously served as a New York City council member from 2010 to 2021.

As a city council member, sponsored legislation preventing fast food workers from being fired without just cause and allowing them to appeal terminations through arbitration.

As a city council member, sponsored legislation preventing fast food workers from being fired without just cause.

As a city council member, sponsored legislation ensuring that freelancers and independent contractors are paid on time and in full.

As a city council member, sponsored legislation to ensure that freelancers and independent contractors are paid on time and in full.

As a city council member, sponsored legislation guaranteeing a living wage for Uber, Lyft, and other for-hire drivers.

As a city council member, sponsored legislation guaranteeing a minimum wage for Uber, Lyft, and other for-hire drivers.

Plans to invest in solar, offshore wind, and other climate solutions to create jobs.

Plans to "fix the broken and burdensome Dining Out NYC program" by reducing bureaucratic hurdles, ensuring outdoor dining remains vibrant and supports local restaurants.

Plans to fix NYC's roadway and sidewalk cafes program by reducing bureaucratic hurdles.

Plans to enhance protections against junk fees, price gouging, and predatory lending practices.

Plans to increase protections against junk fees, price gouging, and predatory lending practices.

- As a city council member, sponsored legislation preventing fast food workers from being fired without just cause.
- As a city council member, sponsored legislation to ensure that freelancers and independent contractors are paid on time and in full.
- As a city council member, sponsored legislation guaranteeing a minimum wage for Uber, Lyft, and other for-hire drivers.
- Plans to invest in solar, offshore wind, and other climate solutions to create jobs.
- Plans to fix NYC's roadway and sidewalk cafes program by reducing bureaucratic hurdles.
- Plans to increase protections against junk fees, price gouging, and predatory lending practices.

Plans to upgrade Summer Rising and ensure summer youth employment for all eligible young people.

Plans to transform NYC libraries into fully funded civic hubs by expanding hours, building new branches, modernizing infrastructure, improving worker conditions, and defending libraries as vital spaces for democracy, learning, and community life.

Hopes to support NYC libraries by expanding hours, building new branches, modernizing infrastructure, and improving worker conditions.

Plans to "reimagine public space as a citywide system that serves all New Yorkers – connecting parks to plazas, schoolyards to streets, and communities to the green infrastructure they deserve."

Plans to reduce carbon emissions and ensure access to affordable clean energy.

- Plans to upgrade Summer Rising and ensure summer youth employment for all eligible young people.
- Hopes to support NYC libraries by expanding hours, building new branches, modernizing infrastructure, and improving worker conditions.
- Plans to "reimagine public space as a citywide system that serves all New Yorkers – connecting parks to plazas, schoolyards to streets, and communities to the green infrastructure they deserve."
- Plans to reduce carbon emissions and ensure access to affordable clean energy.

As a city council member, led the campaign to secure air-conditioning in all NYC school classrooms.

Plans to achieve universal Pre-K and 3K, alongside a groundbreaking new “2-Care for All” program for 2-year-olds.

Plans to achieve universal Pre-K and 3K, a new “2-Care for All” program for 2-year-olds, and free high-quality afterschool programming for K through 8th grade.

Plans to focus on "recruiting, retaining, and empowering educators."

Plans to design a school system that enables every child to succeed by fully staffing schools with mental health and attendance supports and using cutting-edge tools to measure student outcomes.

Plans to fully staff schools with mental health and attendance supports, and use cutting-edge tools to measure student outcomes.

- As a city council member, led the campaign to secure air-conditioning in all NYC school classrooms.
- Plans to achieve universal Pre-K and 3K, a new “2-Care for All” program for 2-year-olds, and free high-quality afterschool programming for K through 8th grade.
- Plans to focus on "recruiting, retaining, and empowering educators."
- Plans to fully staff schools with mental health and attendance supports, and use cutting-edge tools to measure student outcomes.

Supports implementing congestion pricing to reduce traffic and carbon emissions, enhance street safety, and fund improvements for the subway system.

Plans to install turnstiles to prevent fare evasion at 150 subway stations serving 75% of riders.

Promises to deliver "safe, reliable transit – including six-minute subway service."

Plans to recommit to Vision Zero, which aims to achieve no deaths or injuries from traffic accidents, address the increase in truck deliveries and mopeds, and improve curb management.

- Supports implementing congestion pricing to reduce traffic and carbon emissions, enhance street safety, and fund improvements for the subway system.
- Plans to install turnstiles to prevent fare evasion at 150 subway stations serving 75% of riders.
- Plans to recommit to Vision Zero, which aims to achieve no deaths or injuries from traffic accidents, address the increase in truck deliveries and mopeds, and improve curb management.

Plans to reduce retail theft by launching a platform to streamline reporting, investigating, and preventing shoplifers.

Plans to reduce retail theft by launching a platform to streamline reporting and investigating shoplifters.

- Plans to reduce retail theft by launching a platform to streamline reporting and investigating shoplifters.
- Supports providing immigrant New Yorkers with legal services for work authorization, English as a Second Language (ESL), job training, and case management, believing it is a compassionate and cost-effective way to reduce New York City's (NYC) shelter population compared to the Adams Administration’s "cruel shelter limit policies."
- Plans to increase the number of officers in the NYPD through strategies like diversified recruitment, better working conditions, and homebuying assistance.
- Plans to expand and strengthen community-led strategies to reduce violence through trauma-informed, culturally relevant interventions, prioritizing investment in NYCHA and underserved neighborhoods.
- Plans to adopt technology to identify extremist threats online and prevent violence and fund the NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force.

Brad Lander

- The city mayor is responsible for a city's public services and its smooth functioning. 
- The mayor signs or vetoes legislation proposed by the city council, drafts the city budget, and appoints and oversees department heads in over 40 city agencies. 
- City mayors receive an annual salary. In New York City, the mayor is paid $258,750. 
- The mayor is elected to a four-year term and can serve up to two consecutive terms. ​

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