WHO I AM
My name is Alina Bonsell, a Yorkville resident, a mom, and someone who has lived through more than my fair share of broken systems. I’m not a politician, I didn’t grow up with connections or privilege. My family immigrated as Jewish refugees when I was a small child in 1989. I lived in almost every borough and Manhattan's District 5, over 12 years. It's home, it shaped me, and it educated me.
I’ve worked to build businesses and fought to stay afloat in a city that is often designed to push people out. I’ve battled a family court system and the bad actors within it to just be in my children's lives. I’ve dealt with housing battles, and I’ve watched small businesses get crushed while the city protects everyone except the people who live here.
WHY I AM RUNNING
I’m tired of the excuses and the dysfunction from our current City Council and Mayor. I'm tired of watching this city get gutted by people who talk big but do nothing. This campaign is personal. I want a safer, cleaner, fairer New York for families, for small business owners, and for people like me who just want to live in peace and raise their families here. I want to be heard, I’m not running to play the political game, I'm running to spotlight and fix overlooked issues that turns into real reform and healing.
