Candidate for New York State Assembly - District 75 in 2022 New York Primary Election.
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Get StartedWomen’s and reproductive rights are under assault in the US. We must make sure that NY laws are as robust as possible to support free and easy access to contraception and abortion for all. Learn more
We must ensure that we reduce the staggeringly high residential vacancy rate in our district. We must also safeguard our stock of rent stabilized apartments from predatory developers. Learn more
We must pass the Gender Recognition Act that would reduce the unnecessary burden that individuals go through to update their identity documents to reflect their gender. It is critical that we establish the suicide prevention task force and phone line, as we lose too many LGBTQ youth to suicide every year. Learn more
The state must allocate all the available funding to the city to support class size reduction. AD 75 elementary schools are amongst the most crowded in the city. We must restore Free CUNY. Learn more
A set of legislative actions must be taken promptly to compel cruise ships to shore in, meaning to plug into our grid when they are docked. Our electric grid must decarbonated as soon as possible. We must assert control of New York’s Green energy future. Learn more
We also need to stop the constant revolving door between public sector and lobbyists and consultants.We need to do away with JCOPE and appoint a joint commission with teeth. Learn more
We need to continue to improve our election process. Early voting and absentee ballots must be expanded. Voting by mail must be streamlined and access to polling stations must be facilitated on Election Day. Learn more
We need to end sexual harassment in the workplace. While laws have been strengthened, they need to be more forcefully enforced. The legal framework needs to be further improved so that prosecutors can bring changes in criminal courts. Statutes of limitation also needs to be extended and in certain cases repealed. Learn more
Our campaign finance system must be entirely overalled. We must urgently create a matching fund program for state elections. It is essential so that keep corporate and special interest in check. We need to emulate what New York City has done for their city elections with a robust match fund program. Learn more
I will also support a bill establishing a cap on insulin. I will also support a bill mandating health insurance plans to cover all forms of FDA-approved contraceptives. Learn more
We must create more supportive housing, for homeless and vulnerable individuals and families, and we must demand more accountability from service providers. We must pass Good Cause Eviction Act. Learn more
We must support a bike lane network that allows safe and convenient bicycle mobility in New York City. Our district is particularly challenging to cyclists and pedestrians alike, especially around the Lincoln Tunnel, as well as along 10th Avenue and 23rd Street. We must prioritize street redesign that promotes safety. Learn more
We must eliminate MSG tax exemption. We must also entirely reassess how NY State economic development incentives are allocated and evaluated so that they do not benefit corporations that have unrestricted access to working capital. Learn more
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