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Selma holds bachelor's degrees in math and physics from Lehman College, master's degrees in special education and educational leadership from Adelphi and Fordham Universities, and a PhD in education administration from Fordham.

Selma is the president of PartnerWithLegacy. Previously, she worked as a national account manager for Kaplan.

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Plans to create Financial Wellness Hubs that provide work and service opportunities for youth and vulnerable populations.

Plans to "create programs that are friends to small businesses."

Supports removing barriers to building enterprises, economic health, and a legacy of wealth.

- Plans to create Financial Wellness Hubs that provide work and service opportunities for youth and vulnerable populations.
- Plans to "create programs that are friends to small businesses."
- Supports removing barriers to building enterprises, economic health, and a legacy of wealth.

Economy

Plans to provide neighborhoods with a tool to measure health, safety, and function metrics, and will address needs for more recreation areas and social centers.

Plans to provide neighborhoods with a tool to measure health, safety, and economic metrics, and will address needs for more recreation areas and social centers.

Supports investing in infrastructure by building indoor sports facilities and renovating and maintaining pools and other facilities.

Plans to "clean up NYC streets" by engaging with business and property owners and launching a city campaign for community-driven cleanup and home improvement efforts.

- Plans to provide neighborhoods with a tool to measure health, safety, and economic metrics, and will address needs for more recreation areas and social centers.
- Supports investing in infrastructure by building indoor sports facilities and renovating and maintaining pools and other facilities.
- Plans to "clean up NYC streets" by engaging with business and property owners and launching a city campaign for community-driven cleanup and home improvement efforts.

Public Services

Supports transforming school playgrounds and providing age-appropriate equipment for diverse learners.

Supports investing in art, music, diverse sports, and STEAM as essential for children's development.

Supports investing in art, music, diverse sports, and STEAM as essential for children's development, and equipping them with water safety skills and situational awareness.

Believes in helping students define their passions and paths in college, careers, and trades.

Believes in helping students define their passions and paths in college, careers, and trades, and encouraging parents to work with educators. 

- Supports transforming school playgrounds and providing age-appropriate equipment for diverse learners.
- Supports investing in art, music, diverse sports, and STEAM as essential for children's development, and equipping them with water safety skills and situational awareness.
- Believes in helping students define their passions and paths in college, careers, and trades, and encouraging parents to work with educators. 

Education

Supports providing free metro cards for residents aged 18 to 21.

- Supports providing free metro cards for residents aged 18 to 21.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Plans to make subways safer by engaging regular riders, offering rewards like free rides, and assessing station cleanliness and safety.

Supports regulating bikes and motorcycles for safety.

Supports addressing gang recruitment and violence through education, redirection programs, and enforcement.

- Plans to make subways safer by engaging regular riders, offering rewards like free rides, and assessing station cleanliness and safety.
- Supports regulating bikes and motorcycles for safety.
- Supports addressing gang recruitment and violence through education, redirection programs, and enforcement.

Public Safety

Plans to assess the needs of each zip code to improve accessibility for the elderly.

Believes in engaging homeowners and renters to shape the future of New York City, and supports innovative solutions that start with single-family homeowners and their tenants.

- Plans to assess the needs of each zip code to improve accessibility for the elderly.
- Believes in engaging homeowners and renters to shape the future of New York City, and supports innovative solutions that start with single-family homeowners and their tenants.

Housing & Urban Development

Plans to establish a Dignity and Care Oversight Board (DCOB) for fair oversight in mental health, reviewing cases for involuntary commitment, and supporting individualized care through Networks of Care.

Plans to improve Access-A-Ride services for seniors by engaging trusted service providers, enhancing training for senior aides, and prioritizing feedback.

- Plans to establish a Dignity and Care Oversight Board (DCOB) for fair oversight in mental health, reviewing cases for involuntary commitment, and supporting individualized care through Networks of Care.
- Plans to improve Access-A-Ride services for seniors by engaging trusted service providers, enhancing training for senior aides, and prioritizing feedback.

Public Health

Ethics & Conduct

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Selma K. Bartholomew

Plans to provide neighborhoods with a tool to measure health, safety, and economic metrics.

- Plans to provide neighborhoods with a tool to measure health, safety, and economic metrics, and will address needs for more recreation areas and social centers.
- Supports investing in infrastructure by building indoor sports facilities and renovating and maintaining pools and other facilities.

- Supports transforming school playgrounds and providing age-appropriate equipment for diverse learners.

Plans to provide neighborhoods with a tool to measure health, safety, and function, including psychological, social/community, economic, and family metrics.

- Plans to make subways safer by engaging regular riders, offering rewards like free rides, and assessing station cleanliness and safety.
- Supports regulating bikes and motorcycles for safety.

- Plans to assess the needs of each zip code to improve accessibility for the elderly.

Plans to address mental health needs for the homeless population.

- Plans to address mental health needs for the homeless population.

Opposes contributions from corporate lobbyists, fossil-fuel executives, and investment managers.

Plans to provide neighborhoods with a tool to measure health, safety, and function, including psychological, social/community, economic, and family metrics, and to address needs for more recreation areas and social centers.

Plans to provide neighborhoods with tools to measure health, safety, and function, including psychological, social/community, economic, and family metrics.

Plans to assess the needs of each zip code to improve housing and urban development.

Plans to provide mental health services to homeless individuals.

Wants to address littering and illegal dumping.

Supports improving services for the elderly.

Believes in "thoughtful leadership" for the city.

Plans to provide neighborhoods with tools to measure health, safety, and economic metrics, and to address needs for recreation areas and social centers.

Supports creating a thriving and creative economy.

Plans to build indoor sports facilities and renovate and maintain pools and other facilities.

Plans to transform school playgrounds and provide age-appropriate equipment for diverse learners.

Believes it is time for the city to "deliver real results and change" in housing and urban development.

Wants to improve the quality of life for seniors.

- 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. ​