I’m running for City Council because New York City can turn the tide without sacrificing its citizens to overwhelming taxes and poorly-operated city services. I will focus on these policy areas as your representative:
Promote Small Business
It is unconscionable that so many empty storefronts are starting to line our streets. To incentivize small business owners, the backbone of our economy, to stay, I propose cutting the unincorporated business tax and cutting the “red tape” associated with small business development.
Expand Charter Schools
Of the many fine New York City public schools, the City’s Charter Schools are the most successful. These independent public schools are providing children and their parents with a greater degree of educational choice, at a lower cost than traditional public schools. I will work to expand the number of these schools so that every child, from every background, will have the opportunity to receive an excellent education at minimal taxpayer expense.
Reform City Government
New York City’s public employee pension system will bankrupt the City over the next few decades. While experts on all sides agree to this fact, special interests have been able to block reform. I will fight for reform by creating a new pension tier for new public hires, saving billions over the next decade, ensuring that NYC’s fiscal footing is solid for generations to come.
Fiscal Responsibility
In these trying economic times, government, like our own households, must “do more with less.” Yet, the NYC Council has spent us into a multibillion dollar deficit that will last for many years to come. To ensure this never happens again, I will propose tying future increases in the City’s budget to the rate of inflation, ensuring the government lives within taxpayers' means.
achandra@chandrafornewyork.com
campaign number - 646-841-2152
