The Manhattan City Council member talks to BAZAAR.com about her bid to represent New York's 10th Congressional District.
, the cutting of nearly 1,000 trees, an act of"environmental racism." They've accused you of not doing enough or not looking into other alternatives that might have otherwise saved this green space. How do you respond to these critiques, and how do you reconcile it with your climate change platform?
This is the first project of its kind in the city and the first investment of its kind in the country—and it's directly adjacent to families living in public housing. The leaders of this were families in public housing, the presidents of local NYCHA tenant associations—that's our public housing system here in New York—our arts and cultural organizations, environmental justice leaders.
These complementary strategies to law enforcement are all about investment. The safest communities are the ones that are invested in. What we have to ensure what we're doing is also treating gun violence as a public health crisis. We have violence interrupter programs that are in our public hospital system right now. They are going to victims of gun violence.
These complementary strategies to law enforcement and this deep, deep investment has to be a focus of every single level of government. I'll continue to push for that. Knowing the programs that are working and how federal dollars can really increase programs and services, that's something that I'm going to be really excited to lead on.
I'm someone who has really been vocal on transportation being a great equalizer. I feel our subway systems really need a lot of care and attention. I want to make sure that we have a voice in Congress, because we have too few setting the urban agenda.
Reinvigorate the party by delivering results. People are very frustrated by a lack of action in Washington by Democrats who have not stood up for issues like Medicare for All, like passing a Green New Deal, especially like prioritizing abortion access and access to contraception. That's why we're in this position 50 years later.
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