About

Housing

• Build or preserve 1 million homes in 10 years via rezoning, office conversions, and NYCHA redevelopment.

• Combine YIMBY (pro-development) policies with strong tenant protections, including expanded Right to Counsel and rental vouchers (HAVP).

• Modernize NYCHA: Upgrade 150,000 existing units, construct 95,000 new units, and establish a first-time homebuyer assistance fund.

Public Safety

• Hire up to 3,000 new police officers and detectives with strengthened accountability measures (helped repeal 50-a law for transparency).

• Address gun violence as a public health crisis through expanded community violence intervention and mental-health co-response units.

• Supports balanced policing: visible presence coupled with systemic reform.

Economy & Jobs

• Generate union jobs through large-scale housing and green infrastructure projects funded partly by pension investments.

• Expand youth employment (SYEP) by 50,000 positions and establish WorkNYC to expedite employment opportunities for asylum seekers.

• Launch a Black Business Accelerator and improve employment prospects for formerly incarcerated individuals through Clean Slate initiatives.

Transportation

• Support congestion pricing to fund transit improvements and enhance subway safety with combined police and mental-health patrols.

• Invest in reliable MTA services, advocating specific funding mechanisms for long-term sustainability.

• Prioritize flood resilience and sustainable street infrastructure in climate-vulnerable communities.

Education

• Reverse recent school budget cuts and ensure equitable funding distribution citywide.

• Afterschool for All: Provide free after-school programs (3-K–12) daily until 6 PM and expand summer youth employment.

• Expand universal Pre-K and 3-K programs, and establish clearer career pathways for after-school educators through CUNY.

Climate & Health

• Enact environmental justice legislation (co-authored Climate Negligence Act) and support Renewable Rikers initiative.

• Build flood hubs and improve sewage infrastructure to protect vulnerable neighborhoods.

• Improve health equity by establishing Black maternal-health centers, a trauma hospital in the Rockaways, and citywide mental-health response teams.

Ethics & Governance

• Passed a bill through the State Senate to limit government contractors' political donations.

• Adjusted stance on real estate funding, now accepting limited contributions transparently.

• Will appoint a tenant-friendly Rent Guidelines Board and focus on evidence-based policies.

Flags

• While he now advocates for increased NYPD staffing, critics point out his active support of NY state's 2019 bail reform law and worry he would resist rollbacks to it.

About

Housing

• Build 200,000 units of public social housing within 10 years, permanently affordable and union-built, supported by a new Social Housing Development Agency.

• Implement immediate rent freeze for stabilized apartments; aggressively enforce housing codes against negligent landlords.

• Supports upzoning lower-density neighborhoods that weren't part of City of Yes, more density near transit, fully removing parking minimums, and fast-tracking approval for fully affordable housing developments.

Public Safety

• Oppose construction of new jails and reduce the NYPD’s role, reallocating resources toward community programs.

• Establish a new Department of Community Safety focused on mental-health professionals and peer-led crisis response.

• Address root causes like poverty and housing insecurity through extensive public-sector investment.

Economy & Jobs

• Aim for a $30/hour NYC minimum wage by 2030 and establish city-run grocery stores and universal public services (housing, childcare, transit).

• Fund initiatives through higher taxes on corporations and high-income residents; requires state approval.

• Prioritize direct public-sector job creation to guarantee dignified employment for all New Yorkers.

Transportation

• Implement fare-free citywide buses with expanded lanes and signal priority; successful pilots increased ridership and safety.

• Advocate for Renewable Rikers and sustainable street and bike infrastructure across NYC.

Education

• Guarantee universal, free childcare from infancy (6 weeks) through age five, ensuring equitable worker pay.

• Propose removing property-tax exemptions from major private universities (NYU, Columbia) to fund CUNY.

• Promote affordability and accessibility broadly, though details on K–12 improvements remain limited.

Climate & Health

• Successfully blocked the Astoria gas plant; supports strict environmental regulations, fossil-fuel divestment, and citywide composting.

• Use fare-free transit as a climate strategy, paired with vehicle electrification and Local Law 97 compliance.

• Provide comprehensive non-police crisis response services and deliver free ‘Baby Baskets’ for new parents.

Ethics & Governance

• Grassroots-funded campaign leveraging maximum public matching funds; strong ties to NYC Democratic Socialists of America.

• Emphasize transparency through public campaign financing, though no detailed governance reform platform presented.

Flags

• His plans rely on large increases in city spending. Critics worry many ideas might not happen—for example, building 200,000 social housing units involves issuing $100 billion in bonds, which requires state approval, and is about as much as NYC’s entire yearly budget.

About

Housing

• Advocate for aggressive housing deregulation, including increased rezoning, quicker permit processes, and NYCHA public-private development partnerships.

• Oppose rent freezes and support easier eviction processes for non-paying tenants; critical of recent stabilization laws.

• Commit to eliminating street homelessness primarily by reversing policies permitting outdoor sleeping.

Public Safety

• Expand NYPD by hiring 3,000–5,000 new officers and retain current Commissioner Jessica Tisch; strongly opposes defunding the police.

• Propose tougher bail laws, aim to significantly reduce crime, and suggest banning masks at protests to deter violence and hate speech.

Economy & Jobs

• Promises no new taxes, emphasizing government efficiency and a supportive environment for small businesses.

• Relies primarily on deregulation to stimulate job growth; limited specifics on workforce development initiatives.

Transportation

• Strong advocate of dynamic congestion pricing to reduce traffic and improve transit funding, inspired by successful international models.

• Supports using congestion pricing revenue for subway and bus improvements; lacks detailed infrastructure proposals.

• Seeks tougher regulation of delivery companies' e-bikes.

Education

• Longstanding supporter of charter schools; pledges to lobby NY state to lift charter caps and reduce teachers' union influence.

• Proposes remote-learning improvements but limited broader K–12 reforms detailed.

Climate & Health

• Highlights congestion pricing as environmental policy centerpiece, though broader climate initiatives remain vague.

• Critical of city’s pandemic response; advocates improved emergency preparedness based on personal experience setting up COVID facilities.

• Limited outlined plans for improving broader city health infrastructure, mental health, or opioid response.

Ethics & Governance

• Positions himself as a capable outsider committed to honesty, though criticized for potential donor influence and internal campaign instability.

About

Housing

• Supported increasing housing production by helping to pass City of Yes rezonings, but emphasis on community-led planning may slow down the process.

• Advocates for stronger tenant protections, quicker CityFHEPS voucher processing, and overseeing NYCHA upgrades via the Public Housing Preservation Trust.

• Wants to expand supportive housing and mental-health services to effectively address homelessness.

Public Safety

• Supports targeted NYPD staffing increases coupled with enhanced de-escalation training and improved transparency.

• Expands community violence-prevention initiatives and mental-health co-response teams.

• Prioritizes data-driven efforts to combat gun violence, hate crimes, subway safety issues, and retail theft.

Economy & Jobs

• Boosts Minority and Women-Owned Businesses (MWBEs) by reducing bureaucracy, improving capital access, and aligning workforce training with growth industries.

• Emphasizes fiscal discipline, critical of mid-year service reductions, and advocates greater budget accountability.

• Uses City Council resources to restore essential public services like libraries and sanitation, supporting working families.

Transportation

• Pushes for safer, more reliable subways and buses through increased state and federal funding for the MTA; critics point out federal funding is unlikely under the Trump administration.

• Advocates reducing congestion-pricing tolls and adding discounts for outer-borough and low-income drivers.

• Supports Vision Zero street safety upgrades like bike and pedestrian projects on an individual basis, based on safety data and local input.

Education

• Advocates equitable school funding, increased oversight of mayoral control, and expanded early childhood and childcare programs.

• Strong supporter of the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) and increased investment in CUNY.

• Provides funding for district and citywide STEM, arts, and extracurricular activities.

Climate & Governance

• Supports Local Law 97 and advocates environmental justice initiatives in vulnerable neighborhoods.

Immigration

• Calls for better federal coordination and support in housing asylum-seekers, maintaining the city's right-to-shelter commitment.

Flags

• Has a reputation as a budget-hawk, but several plans rely on new spending without making it clear where the money will come from.

About

Housing

• Wants to build or preserve 500,000 homes in 10 years, mostly affordable. Plans to fund this with $5 billion in city–state money and up to $2.5 billion from city pension funds—critics say this is not nearly enough money for the number promised.

• Promises to speed up construction in commercial and industrial areas, but avoids upzoning low-density neighborhoods. Some housing experts say this leaves out the biggest opportunities for growth.

• Supports stronger tenant protections, an expanded voucher program, and NYCHA reforms—but offers few details. The rollout of his plan had typos, AI citations, and missing parts, raising questions about how serious it is.

Public Safety

• Opposes 'defund the police,' advocating increased police presence and rigorous enforcement against antisemitism and hate crimes.

• Criticizes the 2019 bail reforms he previously signed, promising tougher criminal justice policies.

Economy & Jobs

• Promotes his gubernatorial achievements such as the $15 minimum wage and tax reductions for businesses and manufacturers.

• Highlights his past fiscal restraint (2% state spending cap) as indicative of his budgetary approach if elected mayor.

Transportation

• Showcases past infrastructure projects (LaGuardia, JFK airports, Moynihan Train Hall, Second Avenue Subway) as evidence of delivery capability.

• Provides no new plans for funding or improving MTA services; criticized previously for diverting funding away from the MTA.

• Offers no stance on congestion pricing, cycling infrastructure, or street redesign efforts.

Education

• Proposes mandatory Holocaust education and enhanced oversight of college funding to combat antisemitism.

• Highlights prior introduction of the Excelsior Scholarship, providing free tuition at SUNY/CUNY institutions.

• No explicit stance on K–12 management, charter school expansion, or school funding equity.

Climate & Health

• Emphasizes past successes like the statewide fracking ban and ACA expansion, but lacks a detailed climate action plan for NYC.

• Initially praised for COVID management, later marred by controversies regarding nursing-home data falsification and Medicaid budget cuts.

Flags

• Sexual Harassment Allegations: Resigned as governor in 2021 after a state investigation found he sexually harassed 11 women, including state employees. No criminal charges were filed, but the state paid $450,000 to settle one lawsuit. Cuomo denies wrongdoing and has filed defamation suits against some accusers.

• Management Record: Faced criticism for underreporting COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes and allegedly diverting funds from the MTA for other projects.

• Book Deal Controversy: Cuomo received $5.1 million for his 2020 memoir about the COVID-19 pandemic. A state ethics commission later determined he improperly used state resources, including staff, to work on the book, and in December 2021 ordered him to return the earnings.

• While highlighting past achievements, his current campaign lacks detailed plans for addressing New York City's present challenges.

About

Housing

• Build 500,000 new homes in 10 years, create a NYC Land Bank for distressed properties, and dedicate city land to 100 % social housing—guided by a citizen-assembly planning track.

• Triple capital funding for NYCHA repairs, give tenants a binding vote on rehab plans, and launch a public 'NYCHA Repair Tracker' dashboard.

• Support Good Cause Eviction, universal Right-to-Counsel, strict anti-discrimination enforcement, and safe ADU/basement conversions.

Public Safety

• Keep Commissioner Jessica Tisch, restore NYPD morale, and refocus detectives on solving gun and hate crimes.

• Scale Housing First for people with severe mental illness, expand Cure Violence programs, and fund youth jobs plus better street lighting.

• Advance accountability through audits and explore shifting routine traffic enforcement away from NYPD.

Economy & Jobs

• Drive green-jobs growth via solar, offshore wind, and EV projects, tying CUNY training and MWBE contracts to climate investments.

• Push for a higher minimum wage, paid leave, and a Mayor’s Office of Workers’ Rights—building on his Fair Work Week laws.

• Grow reserves (Rainy Day Fund and new Stabilization Fund), speed nonprofit payments, and uncover savings through performance audits.

Transportation

• Support congestion pricing, faster bus lanes, and completion of major transit projects.

• Add protected bike lanes, tighten reckless-driver accountability, and regulate mopeds and e-scooters.

• Renew call to transfer routine traffic enforcement from NYPD to civilian agencies.

Education

• Expand universal Pre-K/3-K and provide free K-8 after-school programs (funding still to be identified).

• Champion '2-Care for All' wage parity for early-childhood educators and broaden school mental-health services.

• Fight school-budget cuts, limit smartphones in classrooms, and strengthen CUNY workforce pipelines.

Climate & Health

• Leverage pension funds’ Net-Zero 2040 pledge, scale 'Public Solar NYC,' and accelerate renewables and resiliency spending.

• Implement a 'Safer for All' mental-health plan linking housing, care, and public safety; protect retiree health benefits and reproductive rights.

• Authored plastic-bag and Styrofoam bans; audits city climate contracts for impact and equity.

Flags

• Funding Gaps: Tripled NYCHA capital plan and the 500 k-unit build lack a complete revenue roadmap; golf-course housing idea faces feasibility and political hurdles.

• Policing Pivot: Opposed FY 2021 budget for insufficient NYPD cuts yet now retains commissioner and focuses on staffing improvements.

About

Housing

• Supports Good Cause Eviction, rent freezes for stabilized units, and growth of Community Land Trusts; opposes RAD/PACT and calls for a “Green New Deal for Public Housing.”

• Expands supply through modular construction, office conversions, ADUs, and a union-linked Jobs & Housing Act on state-owned land.

• Plans to declare homelessness a public-health emergency, expand supportive housing, and widen voucher access (HAVP, FHEPS).

Public Safety

• Demands greater police oversight, transparency, and crisis-intervention training; against NYPD headcount increases.

• “Harmony NYC” funds mental-health responder teams, violence interrupters, and re-entry support; backs Treatment-Not-Jails reforms.

• Targets hate crimes and gun violence through prevention programs, retail-worker protections, and social-service investment.

Economy & Jobs

• Creates a union green-jobs pipeline and ties new housing construction to prevailing-wage standards.

• Finances childcare, housing, and schools with progressive taxes such as Mark-to-Market and “tax the rich.”

• Led successful fights for the $15 minimum wage, farm-worker rights, the Excluded Workers Fund, and retail-worker safety reforms.

Transportation

• Backs congestion pricing and stronger subway/bus service; opposed the LaGuardia AirTrain as wasteful.

• Expands protected bike lanes, Vision Zero traffic-calming measures, and Sammy’s Law 25 mph speed-limit flexibility.

• Defends delivery-worker e-bikes against crackdowns and rides the subway daily herself.

Education

• Wants universal childcare with the Early Learning Childcare Act, funded by progressive revenue.

• Opposes K-12 budget cuts and co-sponsors charter-school transparency requirements.

• Supports universal school meals and broader GED/vocational programs for adult learners.

Climate & Health

• Co-authored the state CLCPA; proposes a Climate Superfund, NY Youth Climate Corps, and a public-housing green-retrofit plan.

• Expands Harmony NYC mental-health blueprint—universal screenings, mobile crisis units, and community healing centers.

• Advocates higher Medicaid reimbursement for safety-net hospitals and safeguards retiree health benefits.

Flags

• Cost & Feasibility: Plans for building more housing face cost and timeline hurdles because of high affordability and union labor requirements.

• Revenue Reliance: Plans depend heavily on new state taxes which require state approval.

About

Housing

• Launches “Mitchell-Lama 2.0” and builds union-member housing on vacant city land, while rehabbing empty units through a fast-track affordability process.

• Bans source-of-income discrimination, explores strategic rent freezes, and replaces AMI with a True Cost of Living metric.

• Commits to reliable heat/hot water for NYCHA, a homeowner tax break, and a pied-à-terre tax (state approval required).

Public Safety

• Increases street patrols with body cams and strengthens police-community ties; seeks stricter measures for repeat offenders.

• Integrates mental-health professionals into 9-1-1 responses and supports shutting down Rikers (no ICE detainees).

• Frames jobs, education, and youth programs as core crime-prevention tools.

Economy & Jobs

• Helps New Yorkers “make and keep more money” via reskilling pipelines, small-business tax relief, and faster nonprofit contract payments.

• Advocates higher wages and a Guaranteed Income pilot; cites Prompt Pay law and MWBE successes from Obama tenure.

• Finances initiatives through a pied-à-terre tax and reducing city overtime costs.

Transportation

• Calls reliable transit the backbone of affordability and pledges integrated land-use and transit planning.

• Offers few specifics yet on MTA funding, congestion pricing, or service upgrades—promises details in a forthcoming plan.

Education

• Backs universal childcare and automatic CUNY admission for NYC high-school graduates.

• Prioritizes civics, financial literacy, mental-health support, and strong teacher development.

• Founded statewide My Brother’s Keeper and supports expanding the community-school model.

Climate & Health

• Creates green-job pipelines in communities of color and funds local environmental-justice projects.

• Focuses on maternal-health equity, expanded mental-health services, and robust reproductive-rights protections.

• Promotes collaborative pandemic readiness while opposing sweeping worker mandates.

Flags

• Unclear Funding: Universal childcare, guaranteed income, and housing plans hinge on contested pied-à-terre tax and unspecified new revenues.

• Position Shifts: Rebrands as moderate despite prior alignment with the Working Families Party and past ambitions for Democratic National Committee leadership.

• Ethics Concerns: Criticized for using a 527 political group to support his DNC bid, raising transparency questions, and for a campaign staffer editing his Wikipedia page to add favorable content, violating platform rules.

About

Housing

• Pledges 20,000 new affordable homes in 5 years via “Mitchell-Lama 2.0,” under-used city land, and a $500 million loan fund for nonprofit/MWBE developers.

• Secures $40 billion for NYCHA repairs and scales “Housing First” by converting vacant sites to supportive housing with on-site services.

• Launches a “Robin Hood Housing Plan” to reclaim neglected properties and requires affordability in all new developments.

Public Safety

• Hires 3,000 officers, civilianizes desk roles, and posts an officer on every subway train—paired with 4-day weeks, childcare, and mental-health supports for retention.

• Expands 24/7 citywide B-HEARD mental-health co-response teams and links “Housing First” to reduce street homelessness.

• Uses predictive analytics and more cameras under independent oversight; launches “QualitySTAT” for coordinated neighborhood fixes.

Economy & Jobs

• Creates a $1 billion Very Rainy Day Fund and leverages audit experience to find savings and rebuild reserves.

• Promotes local hiring, tech-sector pathways, and NYPD civilian/auxiliary jobs; previously saved small businesses with COVID “Save Main Street” program.

• Championed pension-fund divestment and private-sector retirement savings; proposes a new MWBE loan program.

Transportation

• Revives 2018 plan for $2.75 in-city LIRR/Metro-North trips, additional stations, and full ADA upgrades.

• Calls for full subway safety coverage but has yet to detail new MTA funding or congestion-pricing stance.

• Historically backed expanded bike lanes and pedestrian plazas; 2025 specifics forthcoming.

Education

• Proposes citywide extended school day (~$500 million) and a “Tri-Share” childcare fund building on “NYC Under 3.”

• Supports universal arts, tech, and mental-health services; previously pushed to remove NYPD from schools (current stance unclear).

• Points to past audits restoring state funds, teacher residency programs, and classroom A/C wins as proof of effectiveness.

Climate & Health

• Led $4 billion fossil-fuel divestment and a Net-Zero 2040 pledge; vows to close Local Law 97 loopholes and shut a Brooklyn gas plant.

• Unveils a 10-year waste strategy—universal composting, extended-producer-responsibility mandates, and selective waste-to-energy.

• Expands B-HEARD, creates a pandemic-readiness office, and stockpiles PPE; backs nurse-staffing ratios and maternal-health investments.

Flags

• Sexual Misconduct Allegations: In 2021, two women accused Stringer of inappropriate behavior in the 90s and early 00s. He denies the accusations, saying relationships were consensual. The claims did not result in criminal charges or formal legal findings.

• Policing Pivot: Move from 2020 “defund” advocacy to hiring 3,000 officers raises consistency questions.

• Funding Gaps: Extended school day, subway-officer plan, and home-building target need clearer revenue sources.