CLIMATE

We are facing a once-in-a-civilization challenge to save our planet from destruction within. New York City must be a leader in adapting to meet the realities of climate change and address the needs of our broken infrastructure to create millions of jobs. We have an opportunity to both stop climate change and create millions of good-paying jobs in the process.

Prior to being elected to the City Council, I was an environmental advocate for over thirty years and understand how existential this threat is to our future and our present.  We must seize this moment in history and create change on the local level.

I developed a plan to transform our city to meet this challenge, which will move us towards a more sustainable, more just future. My plan includes:

• Create an electric grid that is powered by 100% renewable energy by 2030

• Transition the entire vehicle fleet of all NYC agencies towards zero emissions by 2030

• Aggressive time-tables to convert all polluting buildings to clean energy by 2030

• Phase out gas fired power plants in Queens and replace with renewable sources of energy by 2040

• Rapidly expand the amount of green space within District 29 by 2030 by re-engineering our streets to be more efficient including reducing asphalt and concrete wherever possible  

• Increase funding for Queens parks and advance Phase I of the Queensway project, a community-led effort to transform a blighted, 3.5 mile stretch of abandoned railway in Central Queens into a family-friendly linear park and cultural greenway