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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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