Zohran has a bachelor's degree from Bowdoin College. He was born in Uganda and raised in New York City. 

Zohran K. Mamdani - NY Assembly

Zohran Mamdani - Wikipedia

Before taking public office, Zohran worked as a housing counselor focused on preventing foreclosures. He also performed as a rapper under the name Mr Cardamom.

Zohran Mamdani is a representative for New York's 36th State Assembly District located in Queens. He was elected in 2021 and is serving his third term. 

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Plans to create a network of city-owned grocery stores to reduce food costs by avoiding rent, property taxes, and buying at wholesale prices.

Plans to create a network of city-owned grocery stores to reduce food costs for customers by avoiding rent and property taxes and partnering with local neighborhoods on products and sourcing.

Plans to increase the minimum wage to $30/hour by 2030, with future increases tied to cost of living and productivity.

As an Assembly Member, introduced a bill that would end tax-exempt status for charities that provide money to Israeli settler organizations.

As an assembly member, introduced a bill that would end tax-exempt status for charities that provide money to illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

Plans to tax the wealthiest 1% of New Yorkers a flat 2% if they earn above $1 million annually.

- Plans to create a network of city-owned grocery stores to reduce food costs for customers by avoiding rent and property taxes and partnering with local neighborhoods on products and sourcing.
- Plans to increase the minimum wage to $30/hour by 2030, with future increases tied to cost of living and productivity.
- As an assembly member, introduced a bill that would end tax-exempt status for charities that provide money to illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
- Plans to tax the wealthiest 1% of New Yorkers a flat 2% if they earn above $1 million annually.

Economy

Plans to include a resource guide on the City’s newborn home visiting program, breastfeeding, and postpartum depression in each NYC Baby Basket.

Proposes free "NYC Baby Baskets" for all new parents and guardians which includes items like diapers, baby wipes, nursing pads and a resource guide on the City’s newborn home visiting program, breastfeeding, and postpartum depression.

Supports implementing free childcare for New Yorkers aged 6 weeks to 5 years and increasing wages for childcare workers to be at parity with public school teachers.

Plans to implement free childcare for New Yorkers aged 6 weeks to 5 years and increase wages for childcare workers to be equal with public school teachers.

- Proposes free "NYC Baby Baskets" for all new parents and guardians which includes items like diapers, baby wipes, nursing pads and a resource guide on the City’s newborn home visiting program, breastfeeding, and postpartum depression.
- Plans to implement free childcare for New Yorkers aged 6 weeks to 5 years and increase wages for childcare workers to be equal with public school teachers.

Public Services

Supports making the City University of New York (CUNY) tuition-free and investing in its infrastructure by taxing New York University (NYU) and Columbia University (Columbia).

Supports ending mayoral control of schools.

Plans to create car-free “School Streets” to enhance safety, play, and reduce pollution for students.

Plans to create car-free “School Streets” to improve safety, play, and reduce pollution for students.

Supports addressing student homelessness by expanding the Bronx pilot program "Every Child and Family Is Known."

Plans to ensure public schools are fully funded with equally distributed resources, strong after-school programs, mental health counselors and nurses, compliant and effective class sizes, and integrated student bodies.

Plans to ensure public schools are fully funded with equally distributed resources, strong after-school programs, mental health counselors and nurses, and compliant class sizes.

- Supports making the City University of New York (CUNY) tuition-free and investing in its infrastructure by taxing New York University (NYU) and Columbia University (Columbia).
- Supports ending mayoral control of schools.
- Plans to create car-free “School Streets” to improve safety, play, and reduce pollution for students.
- Supports addressing student homelessness by expanding the Bronx pilot program "Every Child and Family Is Known."
- Plans to ensure public schools are fully funded with equally distributed resources, strong after-school programs, mental health counselors and nurses, and compliant class sizes.

Education

Supports eliminating parking minimums, which require mandatory minimum off-street parking in certain areas, saying the city needs more housing, not parking lots.

Supports encouraging growth around subway stations and public transit hubs to promote climate sustainability and accessibility.

Plans to make every city bus fare-free and faster by building priority lanes, expanding bus queue jump signals, and creating dedicated loading zones.

- Supports eliminating parking minimums, which require mandatory minimum off-street parking in certain areas, saying the city needs more housing, not parking lots.
- Supports encouraging growth around subway stations and public transit hubs to promote climate sustainability and accessibility.
- Plans to make every city bus fare-free and faster by building priority lanes, expanding bus queue jump signals, and creating dedicated loading zones.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Believes the NYPD should not be responsible for traffic enforcement or responding to mental health crises and homelessness.

Believes in prioritizing "prevention-first, community-based solutions" to improve safety, including investing in mental health services, enhancing subway safety, reducing homelessness, and expanding gun violence prevention.

Believes in prioritizing "prevention-first, community-based solutions" to improve safety, including investing in mental health services, reducing homelessness, addressing hate violence, and expanding gun violence prevention programs.

- Believes the NYPD should not be responsible for traffic enforcement or responding to mental health crises and homelessness.
- Believes in prioritizing "prevention-first, community-based solutions" to improve safety, including investing in mental health services, reducing homelessness, addressing hate violence, and expanding gun violence prevention programs.

Public Safety

Plans to triple the City’s production of publicly subsidized, permanently affordable, union-built, rent-stabilized homes, constructing 200,000 new units over the next 10 years.

Hopes to triple the City’s production of publicly subsidized, affordable, union-built, rent-stabilized homes, constructing 200,000 new units over the next 10 years by fast-tracking development that's "100% affordable."

Plans to double fines for hazardous violations and triple fines for immediately hazardous violations in rental properties.

Plans to double fines for landlords for "hazardous violations" like broken windows and water damage, triple fines for "immediately hazardous violations" such as vermin and lead paint, and ensure fines are collected to generate revenue for the city.

Plans to double the money spent on preserving public housing and fully fund and staff the city's housing agencies.

Supports fast-tracking planning reviews for projects that meet affordability, stabilization, union labor, and sustainability goals.

Advocates for expanding municipal or state bonding capacity for affordable housing.

Advocates for expanding municipal or state bonding capacity to use for affordable housing.

Plans to immediately freeze rent for all stabilized tenants and use resources to build more housing to lower rent prices.

- Hopes to triple the City’s production of publicly subsidized, affordable, union-built, rent-stabilized homes, constructing 200,000 new units over the next 10 years by fast-tracking development that's "100% affordable."
- Plans to double fines for landlords for "hazardous violations" like broken windows and water damage, triple fines for "immediately hazardous violations" such as vermin and lead paint, and ensure fines are collected to generate revenue for the city.
- Plans to double the money spent on preserving public housing and fully fund and staff the city's housing agencies.
- Supports fast-tracking planning reviews for projects that meet affordability, stabilization, union labor, and sustainability goals.
- Advocates for expanding municipal or state bonding capacity to use for affordable housing.
- Plans to immediately freeze rent for all stabilized tenants and use resources to build more housing to lower rent prices.

Housing & Urban Development

Plans to create a corps of outreach workers to help New Yorkers navigate the healthcare system and access public resources such as insurance, financial assistance, and health benefits.

Plans to hire outreach workers to help New Yorkers navigate the healthcare system and access public resources related to insurance, financial assistance, and health benefits.

Plans to collaborate with healthcare unions and government partners to boost funding for Health + Hospitals (H+H), prevent hospital closures, and prepare NYC for future public health emergencies by ensuring PPE availability, surge capacity, and healthcare worker safety.

Plans to collaborate with healthcare unions and government partners to boost funding for Health + Hospitals (H+H) and prevent hospital closures.

Supports preparing for future public health emergencies by ensuring adequate PPE, surge capacity, healthcare worker safety, and maintaining programs like Test and Trace.

Supports preparing for future public health emergencies by ensuring adequate personal protective equipment (PPE), surge capacity, healthcare worker safety, and maintaining programs like Test and Trace.

- Plans to hire outreach workers to help New Yorkers navigate the healthcare system and access public resources related to insurance, financial assistance, and health benefits.
- Plans to collaborate with healthcare unions and government partners to boost funding for Health + Hospitals (H+H) and prevent hospital closures.
- Supports preparing for future public health emergencies by ensuring adequate personal protective equipment (PPE), surge capacity, healthcare worker safety, and maintaining programs like Test and Trace.

Public Health

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

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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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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.

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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

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.

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.

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.

Brad Lander

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- 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. ​