Most New Yorkers do not know that we are actively subsidizing Trump Defense Contractor with our OMNY cards and the operational budget of the MTA subway and bus system. This needs to end!

As your Representative, I will hold Donald Trump and anyone in his administration accountable to the law. I have a detailed set of policies for how I will fight Authoritarianism and Autocracy and defend our sacred Democracy.

The first phase of the 2nd Ave subway was delivered decades later than expected at a cost of $4.5 BILLION for just 1.8 miles of new subway service within 3 new stations. At this cost and timeline, we will never complete the remainder without a new approach.

I support a Universal Early Learning and Care Guarantee so every family in every community has access to affordable, high-quality daycare and universal Pre-K from birth to kindergarten, with early educators paid like the professionals they are. Public funding would follow the child—whether to a licensed center, school-based program, home-based provider, or a parent or grandparent at home through a

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has felt intractable for my entire life. I have traveled to Israel and the West Bank numerous times in my adult life, and I have had the opportunity to travel throughout the Middle East and meet leaders and activists in these countries. I truly want to see an end to the constant cycle of violence, and I have realistic policy proposals that could help achieve that.

My path to Judaism is uniquely American. I grew up predominantly Christian with a constant reminder by my mother of my Jewish heritage, all while being exposed to various religions and faiths. It was as an adult with my travels to Israel over two decades ago that deepened my Jewish faith and forever connected me with the Jewish community.

We need a wholesale new vision of what 12th Grade looks like for high school seniors. 12th Graders should be leaving school with one of two things: (1) the equivalent of a first year University General Education core courses or (2) a full year of trade school to allow a student to quickly enter the trades after high school.

My housing agenda takes on the root causes of New York’s affordability crisis by breaking the grip of speculators, empowering residents to own their buildings through co-ops and modern Mitchell-Lama–style programs, and forcing long-vacant apartments back into use. By using federal power to finance cooperative conversions, rein in private equity’s control over family homes, and cut local red tape.

Create a federal Builder’s Remedy that kicks in when cities or counties fail to legalize enough multi-family housing, stripping them of the power to block qualifying, mixed-income projects based on restrictive local zoning rules. In non-compliant, high-cost areas, developers and mission-driven housing groups could build denser, taller multi-family housing with meaningful affordability.

I have been openly gay since I was a teenager. I have had the challenging experience of coming from a family where my identity has not always been accepted. While I am proud of progress we have made within the community over my lifetime, we see an administration that is willing to use our community as tools to manipulate and divide voters. I will always be a voice for everyone in our community.

So many people talk about getting us to a Single Payer plan. Medicare for All has been a campaign slogan for a decade now. I believe we need to move to a system where everyone has healthcare under Medicare, but there has to be a solid transition plan for how we get there because it will not happen overnight. I have laid out a plan for how we do this.

It's time to modernize how we think about labor wages in the United States. A minimum wage decades ago was viewed as a key way for young people and new entrants to the labor market to get started and then grow from there. That is no longer the reality of our labor market. I have a plan for the future.

It is time for our modernized LaGuardia Airport to have a connection to the subway system with direct access from both terminals. We can finally have a subway accessible airport in New York City, which would take thousands of vehicles off the road every day.

I unequivocally support a woman’s right to choose, and support federal legislation (like the Women’s Health Protection Act) to restore something close to the Roe standard nationwide—allowing abortion up to viability, and after viability when the mother’s life or health is at risk. Additionally, I will fight for expansion of access to contraception, medication abortion, and reproductive health.

We need a plan for how we are going to prepare our workforce for the oncoming onslought of AI changes that are changing the nature of work and the skillsets required for new entrants. We are also about experience Autonomous Vehicles and Robots to replace physical labor work. I have developed a strategy for how we deal with these technological changes.

It is time to end pay to play politics in America. My first campaign as an adult was McCain 2000 when I was 18 years old. The top reason I was motivated to be involved in that campaign was the McCain Feingold legislation that put limits on the corrupting influence of money. Unfortunately, the Supreme Court has gutted that legislation. We need to fight back and reclaim our democracy.

I believe New York City and the entire United States needs a better transit agenda. I am running as the transit candidate. I have worked in the transit and mobility industry for most of my career, and I am seeking policies that prepare America's transportation system for our rapidly evolving future.

Immigration is deeply personal to me. I’ve watched family, friends, and employees struggle against a system designed to make it hard to gain and keep legal status. Over the years, I’ve sponsored employees so they could stay, work, and contribute to our city and our country—many of whom have gone on to become citizens and start their own businesses.

I have always believed that the best way we can protect democracy as Democrats is to expand democracy. We can do so much more to expand democracy at the Federal, State and Local Level.