My Mission.

I’m running for Congress to make Manhattan a place you’ll never need to leave, where New Yorkers feel safe and where families and businesses can thrive—not just survive.

My Belief.

Fighting Trump is not a platform, and it’s not a plan. To take back power in DC, Democrats need to listen to voters at home. So I’m walking every single block of NY-12 to hear your concerns.

My Platform.

New Yorkers are demanding to be: HEARD, not silenced; SAFE, not scared; and AT EASE, not squeezed. My agenda can make it happen.

  • Today’s politics rewards the loudest voices and richest interests, silencing everyday New Yorkers. I will be a relentless advocate for your voice, your family, and your vote in the face of these pressures.

  • What is a Democrat? Instead of listening to the people we’re supposed to fight for, our party chases the loudest voices and the biggest donors, breaking trust with voters in the process. Democrats should be on the side of people who work for a living, not special interests with the biggest megaphones. Government should help where it makes life fairer and more affordable and get out of the way when it doesn’t. In Congress, I will reject purity-test politics to work with anyone who’s serious about a better, fairer America, because Democrats don’t have to agree on everything—but we do have to deliver.

  • Your vote is your voice in our democracy. As Trump shakes down blue states for their voter rolls and red states to redistrict, no threat is more existential. Democrats need someone willing to shake up a complacent DC.

    • Voting Rights: I am a guaranteed vote for the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to ensure your affirmative right to vote. 

    • Gerrymandering: I will fight to end the partisan gerrymandering mess by mandating independent redistricting.

    • Campaign Finance: I'll undo the damage Citizens United caused by moving our elections towards a public financing model and updating campaign disclosure rules, so you always know who's trying to buy your vote. 

    • Term Limits: Finally, I will break the hold of entrenched politicians that use incumbency to avoid accountability by supporting term limits—starting with myself. I will commit to serving no more than six terms, or twelve years, to right the ship and pave the way for a new generation of leadership. I expect the same of my colleagues.

  • As a journalist, I relied on the first amendment every day to protect my work and hold the powerful to account. Yet today, Trump is trampling on it in broad daylight. In Congress, I will rein in federal overreach by passing shield laws to protect reporters and their sources, strengthening the independence of inspectors general, and exposing anyone who uses government power to pressure institutions or platforms into censoring lawful speech. America should be a place where journalists can report without retribution, protestors can march without being assaulted or assassinated, comedians can make a joke without being cancelled, and whether it’s a hijab or a kippah, anyone can express their faith openly without fear.

  • America is strongly divided politically; today, the one thing that unites us is the growing loneliness epidemic. I’ll fight for workers to have more time off to spend in their communities, more money for public spaces like parks and pools, support for community institutions that bring people together, and the expansion of national service programs to give people a shared sense of purpose.

  • Disorder on our streets and criminals in our White House have New Yorkers feeling scared. I am the only moderate Democrat in this race clear-eyed enough to stand against the radical voices coming from the far left and right—and tough enough to fight MAGA while also fighting for your safety on our city streets.

  • You are not a data point, and your fears can’t be captured in crime stats. On Day One, I will introduce the Safe Again Act which will authorize funds to modernize how we fight crime in the city. My legislation will provide for more cops on the streets and in our subways to engage community partners, enforce the law equitably, and prevent terrorist threats to our city.

  • The Middle East is complex, and anyone who claims to have all the answers is misleading you. But standing against hate requires no ambiguity. So I stand with Jewish New Yorkers and with Israel. And as antisemitism rises in New York and around the world, I will confront it directly and without hesitation. History is clear about the cost of silence. These times demand courage whatever the cost, and I will not turn away from friends or allies out of political expedience.

  • E-bikes are out of control, wreaking havoc on city streets across the country, but especially here in Manhattan. I’ll introduce the Delivery And Safety Harm Reduction (DASHR) Act to create national uniform E-Bike classifications, hold big-tech delivery platforms accountable, and fund street-level safety improvements to keep seniors and kids in strollers safe.

  • With kids growing up in a new Wild West online, exploring the brave new world of Artificial Intelligence, and emerging from the COVID learning gap, parents are scared for their children. As a mom, I get it. But I also believe in human progress through innovation. So, I will fight to keep our kids smart, safe, and tech-savvy in a world of complexities that we must come to master before they master us.

  • This city has become one of the most expensive places to eat, live, work, and play. From taxes to food costs, New Yorkers are feeling squeezed. I will fight to make Manhattan a place where you feel more at ease—where you can raise a family, retire with dignity, and have a foothold to start a business.

  • New York’s housing crisis won’t be fixed with a single idea—let’s stop pretending it will. Let’s fast-track the conversion of empty office buildings with smart, milestone-based tax incentives. Let’s clear excessive red tape that blocks housing without protecting anyone. And let’s reward communities that support growth with direct cash rebates for every household to empower New York City to build the housing we need.

  • Too many seniors fear they can’t afford to stay in this City. I will fight to expand medicare so our seniors can spend their retirement years with dignity, security, and peace of mind. Seniors deserve to age-in-place without getting squeezed out of their homes or crushed by the cost of end of life care.

  • No family should have to spend their whole paycheck at the grocery store. We don't have to go far for solutions. I will investigate the big chains that put a thumb on the scale to jack up your bill at the checkout counter, all while developing partnerships with upstate farmers to bring fresh, AFFORDABLE food downstate. 

  • I’m a pro-business Democrat. Empty storefronts are a blight, and every storefront we fill brings jobs, grows our tax base, and gives our neighbors a place to earn, shop, and thrive. Let's lower the burden of filling all those empty store fronts by funding Commercial Revitalization Grants to incentivize entrepreneurship, especially from those who’ve been traditionally denied a place in our business ecosystem, including: women, people of color, the disabled, and people over the age of 50. 

Always on My Mind. (A-Z)

  • New Yorkers feel squeezed, scared, and silenced. These feelings are particularly acute for the disabled, for whom access to affordable housing, transport, and the ballot box is never easy. I will fight like Hell to build housing of all types and make New York’s infrastructure more accessible. And I’ll ensure that Donald Trump can never steal your voice again by fighting for your right to vote at the ballot box, or from home.

  • I’ve volunteered in New York City public schools and believe public education is the foundation for a strong democracy. But Trump has gutted the Department of Education while redirecting public funds toward private, charter, and religious schools. This is unacceptable, and I will not support any government action that undercuts our public schools in favor of private or religious interests. As for my proposals: Mississippi is the model.

  • If we don't solve climate change, the rest of these policies don't really matter in the long run, do they? We need to move past political grandstanding and adopt a Renewable Portfolio Standard that steadily increases clean, renewable electricity while responsibly phasing down coal, oil, and gas without spiking energy prices.

  • Women in New York City make 87 cents for every dollar men earn. That’s astonishing in 2025. In Congress, I will continue the fight for Equal Pay for Equal Work and support the Paycheck Fairness Act. Let's make it right for our daughters. For ourselves.

  • In the White House, I worked on the Federal Assault Weapons Ban, so I know it can be done. In the years since, I watched as Congress let the ban sunset, then as a journalist, covered too many mass shootings to count. We need to bring the ban back, strengthen red flag laws, and get these weapons of war out of the hands of killers.

  • I worked in Hillary Clinton’s Healthcare War Room and later covered the decade-long effort to overturn Obamacare as a reporter. Even with the ACA, over two-thirds of New Yorkers struggle to afford healthcare, and now we’re on notice for costs to double for millions this year. In Congress, I'll treat healthcare as a civil right. I’ll fight to make healthcare costs less of a stressor by expanding children's access to healthcare, addiction and mental health treatment, and dignified care for seniors.

  • The immigration system has been broken for decades. Both parties are to blame. America's economy thrives on LEGAL immigration, but when the system fails, only criminals and traffickers gain. I will fight to streamline legal pathways for entry for those who share our values, while maintaining secure borders and setting clear, reasonable limits for entry.

  • The subway is synonymous with New York City—it is our lifeblood. But as co-chair of MCB7’s Transportation Committee, I’ve learned how badly it needs a facelift. My Restore our Area Transportation Safety and Security (RATSS) Act will ensure federal funding to refurbish our 121-year-old subway system, add a link to LaGuardia, and make our subway the pride of NYC.

  • Members of Congress shouldn't trade stocks on information unavailable to the public. At worst, it's insider trading. At best, it breaks the trust of those they serve. If elected, I vow to not trade stocks myself, and if Congress fails yet again to pass a bill banning it, I will build a coalition to pass legislation prohibiting any lawmaker from doing so.

  • Our city is shrouded in a blight of sheds and scaffolding. I want to figure out why. I'm calling for a federal investigation into this scourge, who profits from it, and why.

  • In the midst of an affordability crisis, New Yorkers are still paying among the highest taxes in the country. I will fight to restore the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction so New Yorkers stop paying taxes ON their taxes. And I'll secure an expansion of the child tax credit and tax deductions for medical costs, flexible spending accounts, and student loan interest.

  • As massive AI data centers strain power grids, raise electricity demand, and threaten to drive up costs, I will fight to make sure Big Tech pays their fair share—and doesn't pass on costs to you.