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Andre Baptiste

City Council · District 9 · Unaffiliated

Public-school teacher focused on universal child care and keeping long-time residents housed.

Housing costsSchoolsHealth careChild care
Where they stand
Housing costs
Right of first refusal for tenants when buildings sell.
Schools
Lower class sizes in grades K–3 first.
Health care
Community clinics on every public-housing campus.
Child care
Universal child care for ages 0–3.
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Daniel Kowalczyk

Borough President · Staten Island · Unaffiliated

Engineer focused on ferry frequency, storm-surge defenses and the North Shore business corridor.

Transit & streetsClimate & resilienceSmall business
Where they stand
Transit & streets
15-minute ferry service around the clock.
Climate & resilience
Finish the South Shore seawall on schedule.
Small business
Storefront grants for the North Shore corridor.
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Grace Liu

City Council · District 20 · Independent line

Restaurant owner running on lower fines for small shops and more housing near the 7 train.

Housing costsPublic safetySmall businessGovernment transparency
Where they stand
Housing costs
Rezone for housing within half a mile of the 7 line.
Public safety
Restore late-night patrols on Main Street.
Small business
Cap first-time violation fines for small businesses.
Government transparency
Livestream all district budget meetings.
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Maya Delgado-Reyes

City Council · District 34 · Unaffiliated

Tenant organizer pushing to legalize basement apartments safely and to open city primaries to all voters.

Housing costsOpen primariesChild care
Where they stand
Housing costs
Fast-track safe basement and accessory units.
Open primaries
Ballot measure for nonpartisan top-two city primaries.
Child care
Expand 3-K seats in Bushwick and Ridgewood.
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Priya Raman

Public Advocate · Citywide · Independent line

Data analyst who wants every city contract, budget line and 311 complaint searchable online.

Open primariesGovernment transparencyHealth care
Where they stand
Open primaries
Support open primaries for all city races.
Government transparency
Open-data mandate for all city contracts over $25,000.
Health care
Publish public hospital wait times by site.
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Rosa Fitzgerald

Comptroller · Citywide · Independent line

Former auditor who wants pension investments disclosed in plain English and a climate-risk audit of city assets.

Open primariesClimate & resilienceGovernment transparency
Where they stand
Open primaries
Nonpartisan ballot design for city elections.
Climate & resilience
Climate-risk audit of every city-owned building.
Government transparency
Quarterly plain-English pension reports.
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Samuel Okafor

City Council · District 12 · Unaffiliated

Retired transit supervisor focused on safer blocks and faster business permits.

Public safetySchoolsSmall business
Where they stand
Public safety
More foot patrols paired with mental-health response teams.
Schools
After-school programs at every middle school in the district.
Small business
Single online permit portal with a 30-day decision clock.
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Tomás Herrera

City Council · District 26 · Unaffiliated

Bus rider and cyclist pushing for protected lanes and flood-proof subway entrances.

Transit & streetsPublic safetyClimate & resilience
Where they stand
Transit & streets
Busways on the borough's ten slowest routes.
Public safety
Daylighting at every school crosswalk.
Climate & resilience
Flood barriers at low-lying subway entrances.
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