
BUILDING UP OUR
COMMUNITIES
Building Community is about building quality relationships, focusing on equity for under-resourced neighborhoods, and ensuring that all voices are being heard and acknowledged.
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Workforce Development
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Help develop a pipeline of local businesses, who work to hire from their own neighborhood
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Promote entrepreneurship as a way to create generational wealth in districts with higher rates of poverty
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Work with local unions to ensure we improve access to job pipelines, better benefits, and greater protection for all New Yorkers
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Transportation
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Create a more connected Bronx via bus investments
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Speed up the expansion of the Fair Fares Program so that all eligible District’s residents will have access to half fare on subways and buses
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Demand that there are more protective bike lanes throughout the Bronx
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Environmental Justice
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Advocate for the completion of the Renewable Rikers plan
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Support green space initiatives that reduce the disparity in accessibility to green spaces across our city
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End the delay of funding for The Haven Project
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Support the Five Borough Resiliency Bill to ensure all NYC neighborhoods have a plan to prevent and respond to potential flooding predicted by climate change studies
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