Currently holds the office of Brooklyn Borough President until December 31, 2025.
Candidate for Brooklyn Borough President in 2021 New York Consolidated General Election.
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Get StartedAllow Elections Inspectors to work half of Election Day, instead of the currently required 15-hour work day, which would both expand the pool of potential workers, and reduce the likelihood of mistakes due to fatigue. Learn more
Reform the Board of Elections: From the 2016 voter purge to last year’s mismailing of nearly half a million ballots, the Board of Elections needs top to bottom reform. Learn more
The New York State Constitution should be amended to make the State and county Boards of Elections nonpartisan, rather than bipartisan; hiring must be made based solely on qualification; and measures of professionalism and impartiality should be implemented at every level of the board. Learn more
Increase police accountability by giving the CCRB enforcement power for their decisions. Learn more
Shift NYPD funding to other agencies for homeless outreach, mental health crisis response, traffic enforcement, and more. Learn more
End “Walking While Trans” law and use of solitary confinement. Learn more
Reduce the role of the NYPD in our communities and shift funding to social services, mental health care, outreach, youth diversion, and other programs. Learn more
Invest in guidance counselors, social workers, and conflict mediators instead of school safety officers. Learn more
Close Rikers Island and reduce our overall jail population. Learn more
End cash bail 100%, and invest in alternatives to prosecution and incarceration. Learn more
Promoting Brooklyn’s small businesses to Brooklyn residents. Learn more
Support the creation of new, good-paying jobs. Learn more
Small business support including tax credits, tax holidays, fine and permit fee reductions, and direct grant assistance. Learn more
Rent relief and eviction protection for small businesses. Learn more
Invest in new technology and curricula that prepare our children for the jobs of today and tomorrow. Learn more
Remove police from our school buildings. Learn more
Give every child adequate technology for remote learning. Learn more
End the school-to-prison pipeline and support restorative justice practices. Learn more
End the segregation in our public school system. Learn more
Completely electrify the New York City auto fleet and all vehicles used by companies contracting with the City. Learn more
Mandatory, citywide organics collection and composting program. Learn more
Significantly increase the number of guidance counselors and social workers in our schools. Learn more
New Deal style investment in solar energy production on Brooklyn’s vast array of flat rooftops. Learn more
Ensure the cleanup of Brooklyn’s most polluted waterways, including the Gowanus Canal, Newtown Creek, and Coney Island Creek. Learn more
Fully funding our public hospitals, including meeting all capital needs and ensuring safe-staffing levels. Learn more
Engaging in a proactive public health campaign with culturally accessible resources. Learn more
Engaging in a proactive public health campaign with culturally accessible resources. Learn more
Passing universal single-payer health care for New York State. Learn more
Recruiting primary care doctors to practice in low-income communities. Learn more
Opening community health centers across the borough. Learn more
Guarantee all tenants an attorney in housing court. Learn more
Strengthen rent laws, beginning with the passage of the Just Cause Eviction bill. Learn more
Dedicate more capital resources to senior and supportive housing. Learn more
Require that all housing built on public land is 100% affordable, forever. Learn more
Raise fines for housing violations and improve enforcement against bad landlords. Learn more
Provide long-term eviction protection and rent relief to tenants affected by the pandemic. Learn more
Antonio is committed to policies that protect immigrants from ICE, exploitative labor practices, unethical and greedy landlords, and violence, and he will continue to advocate for universal access to critical services like healthcare, education, and legal aid. Learn more
Expand sidewalks in areas with high pedestrian traffic. Learn more
Implement a fully interconnected, protected bike network across Brooklyn. Learn more
Ensure that our sidewalks and public transportation networks are fully accessible to seniors and differently-abled residents. Learn more
Workforce development programs that put folks on a path to union membership doing energy retrofits on existing buildings. Learn more
Redesigning major roadways, such as the BQE, by decking them, burying them, and engaging in other design solutions that mitigate their harmful impact on local communities. Learn more
Implement congestion pricing to fund better mass transit. Learn more
Public ownership of utilities. Learn more
Implement pedestrian infrastructure at every intersection in Brooklyn to make them safer. Learn more
Implement resiliency infrastructure along Brooklyn’s entire waterfront from Gerritsen Beach to Greenpoint. Learn more
Expand green infrastructure such as green roofs and bioswales. Learn more
Expand the SBS bus network so that no resident in Brooklyn is more than a ten minute walk from either an express bus stop or a train station. Learn more
Protect the right to organize. Learn more
Ensure access to living wages, high quality, affordable healthcare, and sick leave. Learn more
Ensure that essential workers are never again left without protections during a health crisis by standardizing employment preparations. Learn more
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