Our Priorities

We are committed to building a better and brighter future for our families and communities. Together, we can raise up our city and create a more just, equitable, and livable New York.

  • New York was built on the backs of the working class, we must support workers by:

    • Protecting the right of workers to organize

    • Combating wage theft and holding employers accountable

    • Ensuring the health and safety of all workers by establishing stricter workplace requirements and protections

  • We will work to ensure that our neighbors have an affordable place to live by:

    • Increasing tenant protections to prevent unjust evictions

    • Supporting small landlords to maintain the fiber of our communities

    • Increasing housing stock through novel programs and additional construction that does not displace existing families and includes union labor

  • New York is a state built by immigrants, we will secure:

    • Stronger protections for immigrants against discrimination, wage theft, and ensure they can live a dignified life.

    • Additional vending licenses and safe working conditions for street vendors.

    • Increased funding for legal services, English as a Second Language, Migrant Crisis response, and mental health services for immigrant New Yorkers.

  • New Yorkers deserve a system that works for everyone regardless of the color of their skin or their income, and we will:

    • Fight to end qualified immunity

    • Ensure the constitutional rights of appellants, immigrants and victims are protected.

  • Our public schools gave me a chance to thrive. We will fight so that they can do it for every child by:

    • Ensuring full foundation aid funding every year

    • Increasing access to STEM, arts, and other programs that allow our children to dream and learn

    • Increasing access to 3K and after-school programming for our working-class neighbors, regardless of immigration status

  • We will work to ensure that our massive system works for our neighbors by:

    • Fighting against additional fare increases

    • Securing yearly funding for much-needed repairs and support to make every train station ADA-compliant

    • Increasing services in transit deserts. We can save lives by ensuring everyone gets where they need to go safely, whether by public transit, cycling, or walking our streets.

  • From abortion, to discrimination in pay, we must continue to fight regardless of what the Supreme Court has said by:

    • Securing funding so that anyone regardless of income or immigration status can access birth control, abortion, or other forms of reproductive healthcare.

    • Supporting the fight for equal pay rights and against discrimination in the workplace

    • Establishing legislation to ensure that all women can be truly are free from all types of gender-based violence

  • They are our family and remain under attack. We will support them by:

    • Fighting to increase the Lorena Borjas Fund to $15 million

    • Increase penalties for workplace discrimination and hate crimes

  • Seniors and New Yorkers with disabilities are often left without proper support, we will ensure:

    • Increased funding for culturally competent services

    • Accountability against those who abuse seniors or those with disabilities

    • Increased access to healthcare and adequate housing

  • The future of our families depends on the future of our planet, we will fight to:

    • Pass the NY Heat Act

    • Secure funding to better educate our neighbors on disaster prevention and response

    • Ensure that New York State becomes a global leader in the transition to renewable energy.