2026 New York General Election

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Carl Fulgenzi, Chairman

Mr. Fulgenzi is a lifelong Mount Pleasant resident with extensive experience in local government and public service. He was first elected to the Town Board in 1989 and has served as Town Supervisor since 2014.

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Carl Fulgenzi Jr. is a lifelong resident of Mount Pleasant.

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Asked about Abinanti’s claim that he engages in culture war politics, Fulgenzi rejected the notion.

“I don’t think culture has anything to do with the election,” he said. “I was in business for 45 years and worked with Hispanics many, many times in many, many years. And everyone I have met have been good people. I have nothing against any nationality. Black, white, Asian, Hispanic, doesn’t really matter to me. I’ve met them all and work with them all. So I never judge anyone by their race or nationality.”

Fulgenzi Seeks Another Term as Mount Pleasant Supervisor, Defending Record on Development, Infrastructure

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Carl has served as Mount Pleasant Town Supervisor since 2014. He was first elected to the Mount Pleasant Town Board in 1989.

He stressed that it is important to allow “smart development to come in that can maintain our tax base so we don’t have to raise taxes to any absorbent amount.” Fulgenzi said the town is carefully managing its budget to control taxes, noting that while the 2026 increase is about 9.4%, efforts are underway to rebuild fund balances and limit future hikes.

Fulgenzi said the town is carefully managing its budget to control taxes, noting that while the 2026 increase is about 9.4%, efforts are underway to rebuild fund balances and limit future hikes.

“We are very cautious about how we spend taxpayer dollars because we are all taxpayers,” he said.

Said the town is managing its budget, rebuilding fund balances, and limiting future tax increases.

- Said the town is managing its budget, rebuilding fund balances, and limiting future tax increases.

Economy

Among the issues he pushed back on is the suggestion that the town has failed to pursue outside funding.

“We seek grants constantly,” Fulgenzi said. “For renovations to buildings, infrastructure repairs, water main replacements, police technology — that’s something we do on a regular basis.”

Said the town regularly seeks grants for building renovations, infrastructure repairs, water-main replacements, and police technology.

- Said the town regularly seeks grants for building renovations, infrastructure repairs, water-main replacements, and police technology.

Public Services

Fulgenzi also cited other commercial sites in town, including Regeneron and PepsiCo, as examples of the town’s strong commercial tax base that doesn’t add pressure on local schools.

He stressed that it is important to allow “smart development to come in that can maintain our tax base so we don’t have to raise taxes to any absorbent amount.” Fulgenzi said the town is carefully managing its budget to control taxes, noting that while the 2026 increase is about 9.4%, efforts are underway to rebuild fund balances and limit future hikes.

Among them is a revitalization effort along Elwood Avenue in Hawthorne that aims to attract new businesses and enhance the commercial corridor.

“We’ve started the Hawthorne Elwood Avenue project, and we’re looking at ways to help with tenant improvements and support businesses,” he said.

Supports “smart development” to maintain the tax base and limit tax increases.

Said the town is considering tenant improvements and business support through the Hawthorne Elwood Avenue project.

- Supports “smart development” to maintain the tax base and limit tax increases.
- Said the town is considering tenant improvements and business support through the Hawthorne Elwood Avenue project.

Housing & Urban Development

“We had police cars at the time with barely pass inspection,” Fulgenzi said. “We’ve replaced all the old cars with newer cars. And we have a process every year of upgrading the vehicles because the police puts on more miles than anybody else.”

Said the town replaced older police vehicles and upgrades them annually.

- Said the town replaced older police vehicles and upgrades them annually.

Public Safety

Mount Pleasant Town Supervisor Carl Fulgenzi recently sent a letter to the NYSDOT.
"We demand that you step in, overrule these rigid restrictions and mandate that a fully operational traffic signal be included in the Route 9A project plans. Common sense must prevail before another preventable tragedy occurs on this road. We look forward to your prompt response and immediate action," the letter read in part.

News 12 | Hudson Valley | Push continues in Mount Pleasant for safety improvements at busy intersection

News 12 spoke with Fulgenzi Friday.
"I know the book says it doesn't warrant a traffic light, but the experiences of the residents in that area say otherwise," Fulgenzi told News 12.

He said current development projects are required to meet strict environmental standards designed to prevent runoff from leaving a property.

The town also continues to invest in drainage infrastructure, he said, replacing older pipes and installing new catch basins designed to last decades.

“Every year there’s constant drainage work being done,” the supervisor said.

Calls for Route 9A project plans to include a fully operational traffic signal.

Said the town is replacing older drainage pipes and installing new catch basins.

- Calls for Route 9A project plans to include a fully operational traffic signal.
- Said the town is replacing older drainage pipes and installing new catch basins.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Town of Mount Pleasant Posted on May 13, 2026

The original article was published from 5/13/2026 1:30:00 PM to 6/13/2026 11:59:00 PM

Archived - A Message from Supervisor Carl Fulgenzi: Why I am Opposing the 2036 Electric School Bus Mandate

As your Town Supervisor, I am committed to a sustainable future, but I will not stand by while Albany imposes an unfunded mandate that threatens children’s safety and taxpayers’ wallets.

News Flash Archive - A Message from Supervisor Carl Fulgenzi: Why I am Opposing the 2036 Electric School Bus Mandate

Moving Forward:

I will be asking the Mt. Pleasant Town Board to pass a formal resolution calling on Albany to delay or amend this mandate. This is not an opposition to clean energy; it is a demand for a responsible, funded, and safe transition.

We must put our students and taxpayers first.

Supervisor Carl Fulgenzi

Calls for delaying or amending the 2036 electric school-bus mandate, seeking a funded and safe transition.

- Calls for delaying or amending the 2036 electric school-bus mandate, seeking a funded and safe transition.

Energy & the Environment

Carl Fulgenzi Jr.

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Tom also served as Chair of the Mount Pleasant Democratic Committee.
Tom graduated NYU Law School (J.D.), Fordham College (B.A.), and Xaverian High School (Brooklyn).
Born in Brooklyn, Tom later moved to Greenburgh where he served as President of the Orchard Hill Civic Association before being elected to the Town Council.

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Tom graduated NYU Law School (J.D.), Fordham College (B.A.), and Xaverian High School (Brooklyn).
Born in Brooklyn, Tom later moved to Greenburgh where he served as President of the Orchard Hill Civic Association before being elected to the Town Council.
Tom is an avid tennis player and teaches sailing as a volunteer with a community sailing club at Kingsland Point Park in Sleepy Hollow.

Tom taught Continuing Legal Education Courses at Pace Law School and courses in State and Local Government as an adjunct professor at Mercy College.
Tom lives with his wife Janet Longo-Abinanti and their son Justin in Pleasantville. Janet was a science research teacher at Sleepy Hollow High School and now works in the special needs field. Justin was a student at Pleasantville High School in a Special Education Program for students with Autism.

Thomas J. Abinanti was born in Brooklyn and later moved to Greenburgh. He earned a bachelor's degree from Fordham College and a law degree from New York University Law School. He lives with his wife, Janet Longo-Abinanti, and their son in Pleasantville.

Tom Abinanti has conducted a broad general practice of law covering various aspects of civil and criminal law. He is admitted to all State and Federal Courts of New York and Connecticut and is a member of the New York State and Westchester County Bar Associations.

Tom taught Continuing Legal Education Courses at Pace Law School and courses in State and Local Government as an adjunct professor at Mercy College.
Tom lives with his wife Janet Longo-Abinanti and their son Justin in Pleasantville.

Thomas J. Abinanti has conducted a general law practice covering civil and criminal law. He taught continuing legal education courses at Pace Law School and courses in state and local government as an adjunct professor at Mercy College.

Thomas has conducted a general law practice covering civil and criminal law. He taught continuing legal education courses at Pace Law School and courses in state and local government as an adjunct professor at Mercy College.

About the Candidate
Tom Abinanti
Democrat · Candidate for Mt. Pleasant Town Supervisor

Tom is dedicated to making our community a better place to live. He served in the New York State Assembly for 12 years (2011–2022) representing Mt. Pleasant and Greenburgh, chairing committees on Libraries, Oversight, Banks, and People with Disabilities. Prior to the Assembly, Tom served as a County Legislator, Town Councilman, and Civic Association President, and as Chair of the Mount Pleasant Democratic Committee.

Tom is dedicated to making our community a better place to live. He served in the New York State Assembly for 12 years (2011–2022) representing Mt. Pleasant and Greenburgh, chairing committees on Libraries, Oversight, Banks, and People with Disabilities. Prior to the Assembly, Tom served as a County Legislator, Town Councilman, and Civic Association President, and as Chair of the Mount Pleasant Democratic Committee.

Thomas J. Abinanti served in the New York State Assembly for 12 years, from 2011 to 2022, representing Mount Pleasant and Greenburgh. He previously served as a county legislator and town councilman.

Thomas served in the New York State Assembly for 12 years, from 2011 to 2022, representing Mount Pleasant and Greenburgh. He previously served as a county legislator and town councilman.

• Increase non-property tax revenues.

• Eliminate wasteful spending on frivolous lawsuits.

Lower Costs & Support Families

Restore Fiscal Sanity
We need to get our fiscal house in order:

• Stop the exorbitant tax increases. The current Town Supervisor imposed an unacceptable 2026 Town property tax increase — 14.9% in Valhalla, Hawthorne, Thornwood & Pocantico; 52.6% in Pleasantville, Sleepy Hollow & Briarcliff — and depleted millions in Reserve Funds.

• Restore the Town's Credit Rating, which was lowered twice in one year.

• Stop the exorbitant tax increases. The current Town Supervisor imposed an unacceptable 2026 Town property tax increase — 14.9% in Valhalla, Hawthorne, Thornwood & Pocantico; 52.6% in Pleasantville, Sleepy Hollow & Briarcliff — and depleted millions in Reserve Funds.

• Restore the Town's Credit Rating, which was lowered twice in one year.

• Increase non-property tax revenues.

• Restore the Town's Credit Rating, which was lowered twice in one year.

• Increase non-property tax revenues.

• Eliminate wasteful spending on frivolous lawsuits.

Calls for eliminating spending on frivolous lawsuits.

Calls for stopping increases in town property taxes.

Calls for restoring the town's credit rating.

Calls for increasing non-property-tax revenue.

- Calls for eliminating spending on frivolous lawsuits.
- Calls for stopping increases in town property taxes.
- Calls for restoring the town's credit rating.
- Calls for increasing non-property-tax revenue.

Lower Costs & Support Families

• Bring into Town more affordable child care.

• Connect seniors with State and County services to reduce everyday costs of living.

Lower Costs & Support Families

• Bring into Town more affordable child care.

• Connect seniors with State and County services to reduce everyday costs of living.

ISSUE
Better Quality of Life

Plans to bring more affordable child care to town.

Plans to connect seniors with state and county services to reduce everyday living costs.

- Plans to bring more affordable child care to town.
- Plans to connect seniors with state and county services to reduce everyday living costs.

Smart Land Use

• Fix the infrastructure – and stop the flooding.

• Stop uncontrolled development which is increasing flooding and traffic. Impose moratorium on large development and implement the 4-year-old master plan.

Proposes a moratorium on large development and the implementation of the four-year-old master plan to limit development-related flooding and traffic.

- Proposes a moratorium on large development and the implementation of the four-year-old master plan to limit development-related flooding and traffic.

The campaign's legislative-record section states: “Voted for the NY SAFE Act — comprehensive gun safety including assault weapons ban, background checks, and closing the gun show loophole Voted for the Red Flag Law (Extreme Risk Protection) to take guns from those deemed a threat Wrote New York's Ghost Gun Ban — first law banning undetectable firearms and components Voted for the 30-day background check expansion before gun sales Voted to ban bump stock devices and prohibit guns at schools Voted for the Municipal Gun Buyback Program to get guns off the streets.”

Voted for the New York Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act, including an assault-weapons ban, background checks, and a gun-show-loophole closure.

Voted for the Red Flag Law to remove guns from people deemed a threat.

Wrote New York's Ghost Gun Ban, which banned undetectable firearms and components.

- Voted for the New York Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act, including an assault-weapons ban, background checks, and a gun-show-loophole closure.
- Voted for the Red Flag Law to remove guns from people deemed a threat.
- Wrote New York's Ghost Gun Ban, which banned undetectable firearms and components.

Plans to repair infrastructure and prevent flooding.

- Plans to repair infrastructure and prevent flooding.

Save Open Space

• Save open-space and dedicate large tracts of land to uses that meet community needs.

ISSUE
A Real Community — Unite Not Divide

The campaign's legislative-record section states: “Co-sponsored the Environmental Bill of Rights constitutional amendment — approved by voters in 2022 Sponsored the NYS Drinking Water Bill of Rights to implement the constitutional amendment Sponsored legislation to create a new State Department of Clean Drinking Water Sponsored legislation to expand the Resources Planning Council to manage state water resources Voted to ban fracking and offshore drilling near New York's shoreline.”

The campaign's legislative-record section states: “As County Legislator, passed a ban on phosphorous in fertilizers, led upgrades to sewage treatment plants discharging into Long Island Sound, and reduced nitrogen to address a ‘dead zone.’”

Plans to preserve open space and dedicate large tracts of land to uses that meet community needs.

Co-sponsored the Environmental Bill of Rights constitutional amendment, which voters approved in 2022.

Sponsored legislation to create a new State Department of Clean Drinking Water.

Sponsored legislation to expand the Resources Planning Council to manage state water resources.

Voted to ban fracking and offshore drilling near New York's shoreline.

As a county legislator, passed a fertilizer-phosphorus ban and led sewage-treatment upgrades to reduce nitrogen in Long Island Sound.

- Plans to preserve open space and dedicate large tracts of land to uses that meet community needs.
- Co-sponsored the Environmental Bill of Rights constitutional amendment, which voters approved in 2022.
- Sponsored legislation to create a new State Department of Clean Drinking Water.
- Sponsored legislation to expand the Resources Planning Council to manage state water resources.
- Voted to ban fracking and offshore drilling near New York's shoreline.
- As a county legislator, passed a fertilizer-phosphorus ban and led sewage-treatment upgrades to reduce nitrogen in Long Island Sound.

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- Calls for stopping increases in town property taxes.
- Calls for restoring the town's credit rating.
- Calls for increasing non-property-tax revenue.

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