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.

Economy

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.

Public Services

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.

Education

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.

Transportation & Infrastructure

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.

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 New York Police Department through "innovative recruitment and retention strategies."

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.

Plans to adopt technology to identify extremist threats online and prevent violence and fund the NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force.

- 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.

Public Safety

Promises to end homelessness for severely mentally ill people through "a housing-first approach and more secure facilities."

Plans to build 500,000 new housing units over the next 10 years and declare a housing crisis state of emergency on the first day of his administration.

Plans to "protect and increase tenant protections, fix thousands of public housing units, and increase pathways to home ownership."

Plans to implement programs like "HomeShare NYC," which connects renters to homeowners with extra rooms.

As city comptroller, Lander created a “Homes for City Workers” program that will make affordable homeownership possible for municipal workers.

Proposes a “Homes for City Workers” program to make affordable homeownership possible for municipal workers.

- Promises to end homelessness for severely mentally ill people through "a housing-first approach and more secure facilities."
- Plans to build 500,000 new housing units over the next 10 years and declare a housing crisis state of emergency on the first day of his administration.
- Plans to "protect and increase tenant protections, fix thousands of public housing units, and increase pathways to home ownership."
- Plans to implement programs like "HomeShare NYC," which connects renters to homeowners with extra rooms.
- Proposes a “Homes for City Workers” program to make affordable homeownership possible for municipal workers.

Housing & Urban Development

Supports expanding abortion access, providing practical support for out-of-state travelers, improving emergency care, and broadening access to contraception and comprehensive sex education.

Plans to address the city's maternal health crisis by investing in midwife-led care, expanding culturally competent services, and ensuring respectful, high-quality care for Black and Brown women before, during, and after childbirth.

Plans to address the city's maternal health crisis by investing in midwife-led care, expanding culturally competent services, and ensuring high-quality care for pregnant Black and Brown women.

Supports improving health care coverage, reducing deductibles and premiums, and protecting individuals with preexisting conditions.

Opposes "forcing" city retirees onto Medicaid Advantage plans.

- Supports expanding abortion access, providing practical support for out-of-state travelers, improving emergency care, and broadening access to contraception and comprehensive sex education.
- Plans to address the city's maternal health crisis by investing in midwife-led care, expanding culturally competent services, and ensuring high-quality care for pregnant Black and Brown women.
- Supports improving health care coverage, reducing deductibles and premiums, and protecting individuals with preexisting conditions.
- Opposes "forcing" city retirees onto Medicaid Advantage plans.

Public Health

Admitted to an ethics violation for using his official government position to solicit monetary donations for a progressive non-profit he helped to create.

Admitted to using his official government position to ask for cash donations for a progressive non-profit he helped to create.

- Admitted to using his official government position to ask for cash donations for a progressive non-profit he helped to create.

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District 28 - Adrienne E. Adams

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

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 (politician) - Wikipedia

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. 

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.

- 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.

- 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.

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.

- 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.

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New York City Council Calls for Fair Fares Increase and Investments in Street Safety at Transportation and Infrastructure Executive Budget Hearing

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

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

- 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.

- 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.

Speaker's Office releases housing plan - Queen's Chronicle

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.

- 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.

- 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.

As of June 6, 2025, Adrienne Adams’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Adrienne Adams

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.

Andrew Cuomo

Jessica has two sons and lives in Jackson Heights. She was born in Elmhurst. 

Jessica Ramos - Wikipedia

Before being elected into public office, Jessica worked as a communications director for Build Up NYC, an advocacy organization for construction, building, and maintenance workers.

Jessica Ramos is a state senator representing New York's 13th district. She was elected into office in 2018. 

Supports investing in training programs and clean energy industries to create "good-paying union jobs that support a sustainable economy and workforce transition."

Supports broadening opportunities for adult education, including GED and vocational training, to help New Yorkers gain essential skills for better job prospects.

Supports increasing public facility salaries to match private sector averages and offering signing bonuses and loan forgiveness for early-career professionals.

Supports increasing funding for immigration legal representation to ensure fair outcomes in immigration court and faster work authorizations.

- Supports investing in training programs and clean energy industries to create "good-paying union jobs that support a sustainable economy and workforce transition."
- Supports broadening opportunities for adult education, including GED and vocational training, to help New Yorkers gain essential skills for better job prospects.
- Supports increasing public facility salaries to match private sector averages and offering signing bonuses and loan forgiveness for early-career professionals.
- Supports increasing funding for immigration legal representation to ensure fair outcomes in immigration court and faster work authorizations.

Supports expanding public child care opportunities.

Supports making it easier for existing child care providers to run their businesses by streamlining payment on outstanding contracts, coordinating interagency collaboration, and establishing new rules for evening, weekend, and overnight services.

Supports establishing "calm corners" in public libraries, parks, and transit hubs to provide on-demand mental health resources and relaxation activities.

Supports deploying 10 mobile mental health teams offering free therapy, yoga, and wellness resources in underserved neighborhoods at parks and train stations.

Supports speeding up the implementation of Intro 485-A to create a public database of child care programs in the city.

Supports empowering neighborhoods to lead on local climate initiatives, such as urban farming and energy cooperatives.

Supports investing in flood protection, green spaces, and renewable energy projects.

- Supports expanding public child care opportunities.
- Supports making it easier for existing child care providers to run their businesses by streamlining payment on outstanding contracts, coordinating interagency collaboration, and establishing new rules for evening, weekend, and overnight services.
- Supports establishing "calm corners" in public libraries, parks, and transit hubs to provide on-demand mental health resources and relaxation activities.
- Supports deploying 10 mobile mental health teams offering free therapy, yoga, and wellness resources in underserved neighborhoods at parks and train stations.
- Supports speeding up the implementation of Intro 485-A to create a public database of child care programs in the city.
- Supports empowering neighborhoods to lead on local climate initiatives, such as urban farming and energy cooperatives.
- Supports investing in flood protection, green spaces, and renewable energy projects.

Supports investing in teacher salaries, support, and training to attract and retain dedicated educators.

Supports training 10,000 teachers in trauma-informed and mental health practices and hiring additional counselors.

- Supports investing in teacher salaries, support, and training to attract and retain dedicated educators.
- Supports training 10,000 teachers in trauma-informed and mental health practices and hiring additional counselors.

Opposes "wasteful projects" like the LaGuardia AirTrain and advocates for a transit system that expands service, prioritizes street safety, and listens to the needs of its riders.

Supports expanding public transit options, building protected bike lanes, and improving access in underserved neighborhoods to reduce emissions.

Supports expanding Vision Zero, improving street lighting, and implementing traffic calming measures to protect pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers.

- Opposes "wasteful projects" like the LaGuardia AirTrain and advocates for a transit system that expands service, prioritizes street safety, and listens to the needs of its riders.
- Supports expanding public transit options, building protected bike lanes, and improving access in underserved neighborhoods to reduce emissions.
- Supports expanding Vision Zero, improving street lighting, and implementing traffic calming measures to protect pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers.

Supports "common-sense" gun laws, community-based violence prevention, and safe storage regulations.

Supports enhancing independent oversight, transparency, and crisis intervention training to build trust between law enforcement and the community.

Supports funding mental health response teams, violence interruption programs, and reentry support to address the root causes of crime and promote community safety.

Supports partnering with the NYC Housing Authority and Department of Homeless Services to prioritize supportive housing and ensuring all inmates receive mental health assessments upon entry.

Supports collaboration between housing and corrections to prioritize supportive housing for court-referred individuals and ensure mental health assessments for inmates.

- Supports "common-sense" gun laws, community-based violence prevention, and safe storage regulations.
- Supports enhancing independent oversight, transparency, and crisis intervention training to build trust between law enforcement and the community.
- Supports funding mental health response teams, violence interruption programs, and reentry support to address the root causes of crime and promote community safety.
- Supports collaboration between housing and corrections to prioritize supportive housing for court-referred individuals and ensure mental health assessments for inmates.

Supports community land corporations and trusts to empower local control, prevent displacement, and maintain permanent affordability in housing.

Supports increasing the supply of affordable housing, incentivizing mixed-income development, and leveraging federal and state resources for sustainable growth.

Supports modernizing public housing with energy-efficient upgrades and sustainable design to improve living conditions and cut emissions.

Supports converting vacant office spaces into affordable housing units.

Supports expanding supportive housing with on-site services for vulnerable populations.

Supports securing stable and affordable housing for new arrivals by advocating for programs like the Housing Access Voucher Program.

Plans to introduce the Jobs and Housing Act, which would use union pension and taxpayer dollars to build affordable housing and rental units.

- Supports community land corporations and trusts to empower local control, prevent displacement, and maintain permanent affordability in housing.
- Supports increasing the supply of affordable housing, incentivizing mixed-income development, and leveraging federal and state resources for sustainable growth.
- Supports modernizing public housing with energy-efficient upgrades and sustainable design to improve living conditions and cut emissions.
- Supports converting vacant office spaces into affordable housing units.
- Supports expanding supportive housing with on-site services for vulnerable populations.
- Supports securing stable and affordable housing for new arrivals by advocating for programs like the Housing Access Voucher Program.
- Plans to introduce the Jobs and Housing Act, which would use union pension and taxpayer dollars to build affordable housing and rental units.

Plans to declare a mental health state of emergency on the first day in office.

Supports providing $10 million annually for local nonprofits and mutual aid groups to run culturally competent mental health programs.

Supports implementing universal mental health screenings at public schools, universities, and health centers.

Supports establishing a mayoral task force to address gaps in mental health care and justice system coordination.

- Plans to declare a mental health state of emergency on the first day in office.
- Supports providing $10 million annually for local nonprofits and mutual aid groups to run culturally competent mental health programs.
- Supports implementing universal mental health screenings at public schools, universities, and health centers.
- Supports establishing a mayoral task force to address gaps in mental health care and justice system coordination.
- Supports increasing funding for the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to manage outpatient and court-ordered mental health care.
- Supports scaling up unarmed mental health crisis response units with EMS/EMTs to respond to 911 calls involving mental health crises.

Jessica Ramos

- 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. ​