Believes the comptroller should be held accountable for signing off on contracts that are not sound and do not provide a correct return on investment for the city.

As a state senator, introduced early voting statewide and closed the limited liability company (LLC) loophole, which allowed wealthy donors to evade contribution limits.

Sponsored the New York Voting Rights Act, a law designed to protect voters in New York from discrimination.

Supports mayoral control of schools.

Supports the NYC Reads initiative, which aims to improve literacy rates for students up to third grade.

Supports universal after-school programming.

Supports congestion pricing, saying "I supported congestion pricing not just because of the reduction in traffic that it has already proven to be executing, but because of the well-needed resources to our public transportation system."

Supports gun control measures and has passed laws to hold gun dealers accountable, ban body armor sales, and limit access to semiautomatic rifles.

As a state senator, fought to eliminate cash bail for many misdemeanors and non-violent felonies.

As a state senator, authored the Fair Access to Victims Compensation Act to help crime victims get compensation from the state more quickly.

Plans to build 700,000 new housing units and preserve 300,000 over the next 10 years.

Has proposed legislation to protect homeowners from deed theft, allow renters to purchase the homes they rent, and expand tax credits for longtime homeowners.

Proposes expanding the right to counsel to protect renters and homeowners facing foreclosure.

Supports abortion access and protecting abortion providers and patients from out-of-state laws.