Candidate for New York State Senate - District 23 in 2022 New York Primary Election.
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Get StartedSupport equal benefits for disabled or injured law enforcement. Expand outreach and prevention efforts to combat opioid abuse. Changes in bail reform, otherwise known as pre-trial reform, must be addressed in a comprehensive manner. Our communities have been shellshocked by incidents and stories of crime and incendiary behavior across the city. Efforts to change bail reform must allow judges levity to enforce the law and keep repeat offenders off the street. Learn more
Advocating for direct financial support for restaurants and hospitality-based businesses is still impacted by the global health crisis. Building investment in youth employment programs. Incentivizing local business commerce. Learn more
Streamlining the MWBE/DBE certification process and making it more accessible for prospective businesses. Increase MWBE/LGBTQ engagement in contract procurement. Increase the state’s investment in workforce development to $200 million, and engage non-profit training providers, and private sector employers to further New York’s goal to build back stronger as we emerge from the pandemic. Learn more
Provide incentives and access to resources for teachers to advance their education. Working with nonprofits to provide free financial literacy education programming in public schools. Work to increase public school teacher salaries through Federal and State investments. Learn more
Advocating to ensure our public schools scale up healthcare professionals, social workers, psychologists, and guidance counselors to meet the needs of students Work with both state and city governments to implement an online education platform that provides interactive learning for students, but also helps to train faculty to build their skillsets. Learn more
Demand increased federal infrastructure dollars. historical for roadways but we could advocate for coastal resiliency and sewer repair. Given the connective nature of roads and sewers, we should be proposing an alignment of federal street repair and reconstruction as well as City sewer maintenance and improvements based upon environmental factors as evidenced by weather event impacts. Learn more
Mandate composting and recycling to reach Zero Waste. Keeping in tack wetlands statewide. Learn more
Strengthening and preparing the district by establishing a resiliency plan that seeks to understand the experience of residents and is based on science. Survey and audit NYCHA needs as developments continue to suffer from damages from Superstorm Sandy. Converting the fleet of transit buses to electric-only. Learn more
Amplifying community-based intervention and prevention programs and securing additional funding for outreach and conflict resolution. Investment in technological solutions to prevent gun violence. Enhancing existing gun safety laws and mitigating out-of-state gun trafficking into New York. Learn more
Enforcing the Red Flag Gun Protection Law to remove firearms from those accused of domestic violence, and protect victims of domestic violence. Investing in summer youth employment programs. Increasing state’s investment in building recreational centers in NYCHA complexes and across the district to provide our youth with an outlet and programming to help them succeed in life such as STEM and coding courses, providing SAT and college preparedness courses, and introducing students to trade schools and vocational colleges to hone in on their skillsets. Learn more
Working to support initiatives to support funding for safety-net hospitals. Increased funding for training healthcare professionals within the district. Support a comprehensive and feasible plan to provide healthcare coverage for all New Yorkers. Increase funding support and protection for home healthcare workers. Learn more
Increase funding for clubhouses to be established across the district and statewide. Increase funding and service efforts to provide at-home medication administration and treatment. Support funding for additional supportive housing beds for those who are homeless and suffering from severe mental health illnesses. Establish and support hands-on counseling services for families. Learn more
Enhanced support for mental health services. One in five New Yorkers suffer from a mental health problem or substance use disorder, and too many go untreated. As a daughter who watched their mother suffer from schizophrenia and thoughts disorder since she was seven years old, Bianca knows far too well how this affects loved ones and a family unit. Bianca plans to provide a holistic plan to not only increase access to treatment for those who suffer from mental illness but also support the families who deal with this on a day-to-day basis. Learn more
Amplifying available housing resources. Supporting the Housing Access Voucher Program. Investing in supportive housing with wrap-around service models. Learn more
Holding NYCHA accountable for repairs and maintenance services needed in their facilities. Advocating for increased funding from federal and state governments to be allocated directly to NYCHA to invest in improvements to sites across the district and state. Learn more
Implementation of Bus Rapid Transit and the inclusion of Staten Island in the state’s Interborough Express Rail project. With New York set to receive $22 billion in federal aid, advocating for direct financial support to revitalize and maintain the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. Study the need for an extension of the B train line to Coney Island to provide for speedy transportation services between Brooklyn and Manhattan. Expand transportation access points in DUMBO. Learn more
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