Our community has been neglected for too long, and I am determined to make our voices heard in City Hall. Having lived in a rent-stabilized apartment in this neighborhood for over eight years, I am frustrated by the current lack of representation we have in the City Council. If elected, I will be at the forefront of issues that are important to all the residents of this district, not just those that are important to me.

Many of our current elected officials take us for granted because they are confident that their party affiliation will keep them in office. I support nonpartisan municipal elections so that voters will have true representation in local government.

I want to encourage the construction of middle-income housing, something almost non-existent in Manhattan. I am proud of the Republican leadership bringing the much-needed green spaces of the Hudson River Park to our district.

I applaud Mayor Bloomberg’s historic changes in our school system’s structure. Now we must be certain this new system truly educates our children. If the system continues to fail, working-class parents should have the same choice wealthy parents do to send their children to private schools.

I celebrate the diversity that makes New York one of the most exciting places to live in the world. If elected to the City Council, I will represent everyone from this district regardless of sexual orientation, age, race, gender, income, or religion.


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