I later lived in Staten Island and Long Island before making Manhattan’s East Side my home more than 20 years ago. I graduated from Hofstra University, built a career in healthcare and pharmaceuticals, started my own business, and completed an entrepreneurship program at Wharton.

Meet Alina | Alina Bonsell for NY State Senate

Today, I live in Yorkville and am a businesswoman, entrepreneur, and mother of two. I don’t come from political connections or inherited privilege. What I have, I’ve built.

Alina Bonsell graduated from Hofstra University and completed an entrepreneurship program at Wharton. She is a mother of two.

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Alina Bonsell earned her bachelor's degree in business administration from Hofstra University and completed an entrepreneurship program at Wharton. She is a mother of two.

Alina has worked in healthcare and pharmaceuticals and started her own business.

Alina previously worked in healthcare advertising, accounting directing, and client services for Interpublic Group (IPG),  as a hospital systems manager and senior account specialist for Allergan, and a senior territory business manager for Novartis. 

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Alina previously ran for New York City Council, District 5 in 2025, but did not win. 

2026 New York General Election

Increase oversight and accountability for court-appointed attorneys, evaluators, therapists, and other Family Court professionals.

Reform child support enforcement policies to prevent their use as coercive tactics and ensure support calculations are based on actual financial circumstances, including net income and reasonable cost-of-living expenses for all parties.

The 8-Point Plan | Alina Bonsell for NY State Senate

What I'll do

Introduce an income tax exemption for young adults under 25 who are working to help build an early financial footing here rather than leaving.

Expand childcare cost deductions for single parents and working parents to reflect the actual cost of care in New York City.

Introduce an income tax exemption for young adults under 25 who are working to help build an early financial footing here rather than leaving.

Expand childcare cost deductions for single parents and working parents to reflect the actual cost of care in New York City.

What I'll do

Overhaul the discriminatory property tax levy assessment system as my primary legislative priority to eliminate the disproportionate tax burdens placed on multifamily rental buildings.

Enact a comprehensive structural replacement of the housing development framework that ties exemptions directly to long-term, verifiable affordability metrics explicitly tailored for New York City developers.

Remove long-term vacant units from rent stabilization constraints if they require extensive capital rehabilitation to meet legal human-occupancy standards.

Overhaul the discriminatory property tax levy assessment system as my primary legislative priority to eliminate the disproportionate tax burdens placed on multifamily rental buildings.

Enact a comprehensive structural replacement of the housing development framework that ties exemptions directly to long-term, verifiable affordability metrics explicitly tailored for New York City developers.

Remove long-term vacant units from rent stabilization constraints if they require extensive capital rehabilitation to meet legal human-occupancy standards.

Enact a comprehensive structural replacement of the housing development framework that ties exemptions directly to long-term, verifiable affordability metrics explicitly tailored for New York City developers.

Remove long-term vacant units from rent stabilization constraints if they require extensive capital rehabilitation to meet legal human-occupancy standards.

Provide targeted property tax credits to building owners who completely fund and execute essential structural, safety, and infrastructure repairs on vacant apartments.

Remove long-term vacant units from rent stabilization constraints if they require extensive capital rehabilitation to meet legal human-occupancy standards.

Provide targeted property tax credits to building owners who completely fund and execute essential structural, safety, and infrastructure repairs on vacant apartments.

Return rehabilitated vacant units directly to market-rate status to immediately unlock dormant housing stock and lower broader citywide rental pressures.

Provide targeted property tax credits to building owners who completely fund and execute essential structural, safety, and infrastructure repairs on vacant apartments.

Return rehabilitated vacant units directly to market-rate status to immediately unlock dormant housing stock and lower broader citywide rental pressures.

What I'll do

Restrict congestion toll enforcement hours strictly from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM for all vehicles to align with true rush-hour traffic and protect early-morning and late-shift workers.

Establish a total, automatic exemption from the toll structure for all Manhattan residents living within or directly adjacent to the congestion zone.

Abolish the ineffective resident tax credit system to ensure neighborhood families are never billed or forced to navigate complex state paperwork just to drive home.

Restrict congestion toll enforcement hours strictly from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM for all vehicles to align with true rush-hour traffic and protect early-morning and late-shift workers.

Establish a total, automatic exemption from the toll structure for all Manhattan residents living within or directly adjacent to the congestion zone.

Abolish the ineffective resident tax credit system to ensure neighborhood families are never billed or forced to navigate complex state paperwork just to drive home.

Establish a total, automatic exemption from the toll structure for all Manhattan residents living within or directly adjacent to the congestion zone.

Abolish the ineffective resident tax credit system to ensure neighborhood families are never billed or forced to navigate complex state paperwork just to drive home.

Amend the tolling mechanism to apply pricing exclusively to corporate commercial vehicles and heavy delivery trucks operating below 60th Street.

Abolish the ineffective resident tax credit system to ensure neighborhood families are never billed or forced to navigate complex state paperwork just to drive home.

Amend the tolling mechanism to apply pricing exclusively to corporate commercial vehicles and heavy delivery trucks operating below 60th Street.

Exempt outer-borough passenger commuters who can document a complete lack of viable mass-transit alternatives for their daily workplace travel.

Amend the tolling mechanism to apply pricing exclusively to corporate commercial vehicles and heavy delivery trucks operating below 60th Street.

Exempt outer-borough passenger commuters who can document a complete lack of viable mass-transit alternatives for their daily workplace travel.

Proposes child-support calculations based on actual financial circumstances, including net income and reasonable living expenses.

Proposes a state income-tax exemption for working adults under 25.

Proposes expanding child-care cost deductions for single and working parents to reflect New York City care costs.

Prioritizes overhauling property-tax assessments to reduce tax burdens on multifamily rental buildings.

Proposes tying New York City housing-development exemptions to long-term, verifiable affordability metrics.

Proposes exempting long-vacant apartments from rent stabilization when extensive rehabilitation is needed to meet occupancy standards.

Proposes property-tax credits for owners who fund essential repairs to vacant apartments.

Proposes returning rehabilitated vacant apartments to market-rate status.

Proposes limiting congestion-toll enforcement to 7:00 AM through 7:00 PM.

Proposes automatic congestion-toll exemptions for Manhattan residents living within or adjacent to the congestion zone.

Proposes abolishing the congestion-pricing resident tax credit.

Proposes applying congestion pricing only to corporate commercial vehicles and heavy delivery trucks below 60th Street.

Proposes exempting commuters from New York City boroughs other than Manhattan who lack viable mass-transit options from congestion pricing.

- Proposes child-support calculations based on actual financial circumstances, including net income and reasonable living expenses.
- Proposes a state income-tax exemption for working adults under 25.
- Proposes expanding child-care cost deductions for single and working parents to reflect New York City care costs.
- Prioritizes overhauling property-tax assessments to reduce tax burdens on multifamily rental buildings.
- Proposes tying New York City housing-development exemptions to long-term, verifiable affordability metrics.
- Proposes exempting long-vacant apartments from rent stabilization when extensive rehabilitation is needed to meet occupancy standards.
- Proposes property-tax credits for owners who fund essential repairs to vacant apartments.
- Proposes returning rehabilitated vacant apartments to market-rate status.
- Proposes limiting congestion-toll enforcement to 7:00 AM through 7:00 PM.
- Proposes automatic congestion-toll exemptions for Manhattan residents living within or adjacent to the congestion zone.
- Proposes abolishing the congestion-pricing resident tax credit.
- Proposes applying congestion pricing only to corporate commercial vehicles and heavy delivery trucks below 60th Street.
- Proposes exempting commuters from New York City boroughs other than Manhattan who lack viable mass-transit options from congestion pricing.

Economy

What I'll do

Push to reopen Indian Point and explore immediate pathways to restoring or replacing its lost power capacity.

Invest heavily in nuclear infrastructure to establish a reliable, zero-emission baseload grid modeled after the world's leading nations.

Lift the state ban on fracking to access our own natural gas reserves and lower energy costs for working families.

Push to reopen Indian Point and explore immediate pathways to restoring or replacing its lost power capacity.

Invest heavily in nuclear infrastructure to establish a reliable, zero-emission baseload grid modeled after the world's leading nations.

Lift the state ban on fracking to access our own natural gas reserves and lower energy costs for working families.

ENVIRONMENT



Support nuclear energy solutions.

Push to reopen Indian Point and explore immediate pathways to restoring or replacing its lost power capacity.

Invest heavily in nuclear infrastructure to establish a reliable, zero-emission baseload grid modeled after the world's leading nations.

Lift the state ban on fracking to access our own natural gas reserves and lower energy costs for working families.

Oppose inefficient infrastructure spending bills that waste taxpayer funds and worsen our reliance on out-of-state energy imports.

Lift the state ban on fracking to access our own natural gas reserves and lower energy costs for working families.

Oppose inefficient infrastructure spending bills that waste taxpayer funds and worsen our reliance on out-of-state energy imports.

Require an honest accounting of grid reliability and emissions in any new energy legislation.

Oppose inefficient infrastructure spending bills that waste taxpayer funds and worsen our reliance on out-of-state energy imports.

Require an honest accounting of grid reliability and emissions in any new energy legislation.

Proposes reopening Indian Point and restoring or replacing its lost power capacity.

Supports heavy investment in nuclear infrastructure for a zero-emission baseload grid.

Supports heavy investment in nuclear infrastructure for a zero-emission grid with a reliable, continuous power supply.

Opposes energy infrastructure spending bills she characterizes as inefficient and increasing reliance on out-of-state energy imports.

Proposes requiring new energy legislation to account for grid reliability and emissions.

- Proposes reopening Indian Point and restoring or replacing its lost power capacity.
- Supports heavy investment in nuclear infrastructure for a zero-emission baseload grid.
- Supports heavy investment in nuclear infrastructure for a zero-emission grid with a reliable, continuous power supply.
- Opposes energy infrastructure spending bills she characterizes as inefficient and increasing reliance on out-of-state energy imports.
- Proposes requiring new energy legislation to account for grid reliability and emissions.

Energy & the Environment

Require government-issued identification or verified legal documentation for shelter enrollment to eliminate identity fraud and systemic exploitation.

Reestablish dedicated state psychiatric institutions for the severely mentally ill who pose a clear, ongoing danger to themselves or society, moving them out of community shelters and into secure clinical care.

Proposes reestablishing state psychiatric institutions for people with severe mental illness deemed to pose a clear, ongoing danger.

- Proposes reestablishing state psychiatric institutions for people with severe mental illness deemed to pose a clear, ongoing danger.

Healthcare

As of September 9, 2026, Alina Bonsell’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Voting & Elections

What I'll do

Restore judicial discretion to consider public-safety risks when setting bail for repeat violent offenders.

Preserve all existing protections that prevent the detention of low-income defendants charged with non-violent offenses.

Require risk assessment tools that are transparent, auditable, and bias-tested before they can be used in bail decisions.

Restore judicial discretion to consider public-safety risks when setting bail for repeat violent offenders.

Preserve all existing protections that prevent the detention of low-income defendants charged with non-violent offenses.

Require risk assessment tools that are transparent, auditable, and bias-tested before they can be used in bail decisions.

Close the loophole that permits individuals with multiple violent arrests to cycle through the system without meaningful judicial review.

Preserve all existing protections that prevent the detention of low-income defendants charged with non-violent offenses.

Require risk assessment tools that are transparent, auditable, and bias-tested before they can be used in bail decisions.

Close the loophole that permits individuals with multiple violent arrests to cycle through the system without meaningful judicial review.

Require risk assessment tools that are transparent, auditable, and bias-tested before they can be used in bail decisions.

Close the loophole that permits individuals with multiple violent arrests to cycle through the system without meaningful judicial review.

What I'll do

Establish strict geographic restrictions and mandatory buffer zones to completely ban the placement of violent offenders and registered sex offenders in facilities adjacent to schools, daycares, and playgrounds.

Mandate a proactive, early-stage community notification infrastructure that requires the state to inform residents before any new shelter is proposed near residential homes.

Require government-issued identification or verified legal documentation for shelter enrollment to eliminate identity fraud and systemic exploitation.

Establish strict geographic restrictions and mandatory buffer zones to completely ban the placement of violent offenders and registered sex offenders in facilities adjacent to schools, daycares, and playgrounds.

Mandate a proactive, early-stage community notification infrastructure that requires the state to inform residents before any new shelter is proposed near residential homes.

Require government-issued identification or verified legal documentation for shelter enrollment to eliminate identity fraud and systemic exploitation.

Mandate a proactive, early-stage community notification infrastructure that requires the state to inform residents before any new shelter is proposed near residential homes.

Require government-issued identification or verified legal documentation for shelter enrollment to eliminate identity fraud and systemic exploitation.

Reestablish dedicated state psychiatric institutions for the severely mentally ill who pose a clear, ongoing danger to themselves or society, moving them out of community shelters and into secure clinical care.

What I'll do

Raise evidentiary standards for temporary orders of protection and require prompt hearings so allegations can be reviewed without unnecessary delay.

​Enforce custody and parenting time orders with meaningful consequences for repeated violations.

Establish firm case timelines and vacate actions that remain stagnant due to repeated adjournments, failure to prosecute, or manipulation of the court process designed to delay resolution, increase penalties, or prolong family separation.

Raise evidentiary standards for temporary orders of protection and require prompt hearings so allegations can be reviewed without unnecessary delay.

​Enforce custody and parenting time orders with meaningful consequences for repeated violations.

Establish firm case timelines and vacate actions that remain stagnant due to repeated adjournments, failure to prosecute, or manipulation of the court process designed to delay resolution, increase penalties, or prolong family separation.

​Enforce custody and parenting time orders with meaningful consequences for repeated violations.

Establish firm case timelines and vacate actions that remain stagnant due to repeated adjournments, failure to prosecute, or manipulation of the court process designed to delay resolution, increase penalties, or prolong family separation.

Increase oversight and accountability for court-appointed attorneys, evaluators, therapists, and other Family Court professionals.

Establish firm case timelines and vacate actions that remain stagnant due to repeated adjournments, failure to prosecute, or manipulation of the court process designed to delay resolution, increase penalties, or prolong family separation.

Increase oversight and accountability for court-appointed attorneys, evaluators, therapists, and other Family Court professionals.

Reform child support enforcement policies to prevent their use as coercive tactics and ensure support calculations are based on actual financial circumstances, including net income and reasonable cost-of-living expenses for all parties.

What I'll do

Push for full and consistent prosecution under Article 485 in all cases with clear bias motivation.

Work to clarify evidence requirements so that proof of bias or motive in trials is easier to establish.

Require law enforcement to report on hate crime data at the precinct level to improve openness and accountability.

Push for full and consistent prosecution under Article 485 in all cases with clear bias motivation.

Work to clarify evidence requirements so that proof of bias or motive in trials is easier to establish.

Require law enforcement to report on hate crime data at the precinct level to improve openness and accountability.

Establish a dedicated hate crimes unit in the Manhattan and outer borough DAs' offices with specialized prosecutors.

Work to clarify evidence requirements so that proof of bias or motive in trials is easier to establish.

Require law enforcement to report on hate crime data at the precinct level to improve openness and accountability.

Establish a dedicated hate crimes unit in the Manhattan and outer borough DAs' offices with specialized prosecutors.

Require law enforcement to report on hate crime data at the precinct level to improve openness and accountability.

Establish a dedicated hate crimes unit in the Manhattan and outer borough DAs' offices with specialized prosecutors.

Proposes restoring judicial discretion to consider public-safety risks when setting bail for repeat violent offenders.

Supports preserving protections against detaining low-income defendants charged with nonviolent offenses.

Proposes requiring bail risk-assessment tools to be transparent, auditable, and tested for bias.

Proposes requiring meaningful judicial review for people with multiple violent arrests.

Proposes buffer zones barring facilities housing violent or registered sex offenders next to schools, day cares, and playgrounds.

Proposes requiring the state to notify residents before proposing a new shelter near homes.

Proposes requiring government identification or verified legal documentation to enroll in shelters.

Proposes higher evidentiary standards for temporary protection orders and prompt hearings on allegations.

Proposes meaningful consequences for repeated violations of custody and parenting-time orders.

Proposes "meaningful consequences" for repeated violations of custody and parenting-time orders.

Proposes setting Family Court case deadlines and dismissing actions stalled by repeated adjournments, failure to prosecute, or procedural delay.

Proposes greater oversight and accountability for court-appointed Family Court professionals.

Calls for full and consistent prosecution under Article 485 in cases with clear bias motivation.

Calls for "full and consistent prosecution under Article 485 in all cases with clear bias motivation."

Proposes clarifying trial evidence requirements for proving bias or motive in hate-crime cases.

Proposes precinct-level law-enforcement reporting on hate-crime data.

Proposes dedicated hate-crimes units with specialized prosecutors in Manhattan and outer-borough district attorneys' offices.

- Proposes restoring judicial discretion to consider public-safety risks when setting bail for repeat violent offenders.
- Supports preserving protections against detaining low-income defendants charged with nonviolent offenses.
- Proposes requiring bail risk-assessment tools to be transparent, auditable, and tested for bias.
- Proposes requiring meaningful judicial review for people with multiple violent arrests.
- Proposes buffer zones barring facilities housing violent or registered sex offenders next to schools, day cares, and playgrounds.
- Proposes requiring the state to notify residents before proposing a new shelter near homes.
- Proposes requiring government identification or verified legal documentation to enroll in shelters.
- Proposes higher evidentiary standards for temporary protection orders and prompt hearings on allegations.
- Proposes "meaningful consequences" for repeated violations of custody and parenting-time orders.
- Proposes setting Family Court case deadlines and dismissing actions stalled by repeated adjournments, failure to prosecute, or procedural delay.
- Proposes greater oversight and accountability for court-appointed Family Court professionals.
- Calls for "full and consistent prosecution under Article 485 in all cases with clear bias motivation."
- Proposes clarifying trial evidence requirements for proving bias or motive in hate-crime cases.
- Proposes precinct-level law-enforcement reporting on hate-crime data.
- Proposes dedicated hate-crimes units with specialized prosecutors in Manhattan and outer-borough district attorneys' offices.

Public Safety

EDUCATION

Support charter school expansion & civics education.

Supports charter-school expansion and civics education.

- Supports charter-school expansion and civics education.

Education

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Alina Bonsell

- Proposes restoring judicial discretion to consider public-safety risks when setting bail for repeat violent offenders.
- Supports preserving protections against detaining low-income defendants charged with nonviolent offenses.
- Proposes requiring bail risk-assessment tools to be transparent, auditable, and tested for bias.
- Proposes requiring meaningful judicial review for people with multiple violent arrests.
- Proposes buffer zones barring facilities housing violent or registered sex offenders next to schools, day cares, and playgrounds.
- Proposes requiring the state to notify residents before proposing a new shelter near homes.
- Proposes requiring government identification or verified legal documentation to enroll in shelters.
- Proposes higher evidentiary standards for temporary protection orders and prompt hearings on allegations.
- Proposes "meaningful consequences" for repeated violations of custody and parenting-time orders.
- Proposes setting Family Court case deadlines and dismissing actions stalled by repeated adjournments, failure to prosecute, or procedural delay.
- Proposes greater oversight and accountability for court-appointed Family Court professionals.
- Proposes clarifying trial evidence requirements for proving bias or motive in hate-crime cases.
- Proposes precinct-level law-enforcement reporting on hate-crime data.
- Proposes dedicated hate-crimes units with specialized prosecutors in Manhattan and outer-borough district attorneys' offices.

- Proposes restoring judicial discretion to consider public-safety risks when setting bail for repeat violent offenders.
- Supports preserving protections against detaining low-income defendants charged with nonviolent offenses.
- Proposes requiring bail risk-assessment tools to be transparent, auditable, and tested for bias.
- Proposes requiring meaningful judicial review for people with multiple violent arrests.
- Proposes buffer zones barring facilities housing violent or registered sex offenders next to schools, day cares, and playgrounds.
- Proposes requiring the state to notify residents before proposing a new shelter near homes.
- Proposes requiring government identification or verified legal documentation to enroll in shelters.
- Proposes higher evidentiary standards for temporary protection orders and prompt hearings on allegations.
- Proposes meaningful consequences for repeated violations of custody and parenting-time orders.
- Proposes setting Family Court case deadlines and dismissing actions stalled by repeated adjournments, failure to prosecute, or procedural delay.
- Proposes greater oversight and accountability for court-appointed Family Court professionals.
- Proposes clarifying trial evidence requirements for proving bias or motive in hate-crime cases.
- Proposes precinct-level law-enforcement reporting on hate-crime data.
- Proposes dedicated hate-crimes units with specialized prosecutors in Manhattan and outer-borough district attorneys' offices.

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