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IT'S NOT POLITICS
IT'S
PERSONAL

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I'M ALINA BONSELL & I'M RUNNING FOR NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL
D5 | UPPER EAST SIDE & ROOSEVELT ISLAND

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I WILL ...

STOPPING SOCIALISM & ANTISEMITISM IN CITY HALL 

  • NO to a drastic increase in minimum wage, which would hurt small businesses, forcing closures and layoffs

  • NO to City-run supermarkets that would destroy private grocers and provide no benefit, as food prices depend on trade and sourcing, paid by taxes

  • NO on all proposed tax increases, that will push residents and their businesses out of our city and CAUSE ECONOMIC COLLAPSE

SAFER SUBWAYSNEIGHBORHOODS 

  • Hire additional NYPD officers to patrol the streets and subways during the evening hours

  • Amend the “How Many Stops Act” to eliminate bureaucracy and restore effective policing

  • Legalize all pepper spray for self-defense against assault or bodily harm

INCREASING AFFORDABLE HOUSING

  • Rezone and convert unused spaces to affordable housing with smart grants

  • The Community Housing Improvement Program estimates that 20,000 empty, rent-stabilized apartments in NYC can be renovated and rented

  • Provide targeted tax abatements and incentives to landlords to leverage  affordable and fair lease terms

  • Reform short-term rental laws to legalize it in buildings where it's board approves it

REFORMING UNJUST FAMILY COURT

  • Establish an independent oversight body with legal authority to review and override unjust filings, unethical conduct, and delays

  • Hold lawyers, judges, and therapists accountable for abusing their power or harming children and families

  • Require judges to disclose conflicts of interest with any involved counsel prior  to case appointment

SOLVING THE HOMELESS CRISIS

  • Partner with NY State to reopen and modernize psychiatric care facilities

  • Place them in long-term care treatment for their safety and the public if they are suffering from mental illness, substance abuse, and addiction 

  • Structured help and job training for other segments of the homeless so that they can get back on their feet and re-enter society 

 E-BIKE  SAFETY & COMPLIANCE

  • Require users to register their e-bikes and buy insurance 

  • Strictly enforce laws in parks to keep e-bike users off walking trails

  • Increase enforcement fines for e-bike users riding on sidewalks

PROTECTING SMALL BUSINESS

  • Improve regulations, timelines, and red tape that impede the creation and operation of small businesses and street vendors 

  • Offer strategic tax breaks to landlords for fair small business lease terms

  • Reintroduce the Small Business Job Survival Act, so that Small Business owners have a fair shot at lease renewal

STRONGER EDUCATION

  • Raise the standards for Math, Science, and Reading 

  • Build new schools for smaller class sizes

  • Expand access and caps to Charter Schools 

  • Create at-home tutoring and enrichment programs for public school students

 

ANIMAL WELFARE

  • Expand funding for animal shelters and prevent the euthanasia of innocent animals

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