I am pleased to run as candidate for the 51st City Council District as a member of the Green Party with the support of the Liberal Party and of the Independence Party. I have lived on Staten Island since I was two years old and I would like to help to keep Staten Island and the South Shore a beautiful place to live. I have worked for the NYC Dept. of Parks and Recreation for 34 years and have worked 22 years here on Staten Island as a supervisor.

I seek election to the position of Councilman so that I can help carry out a more progressive agenda for New York City, Staten Island and the South Shore. This progressive agenda includes providing more money to build schools, improve mass transit, ease traffic congestion and to make our roads safer for drivers and pedestrians. We need to increase the acreage for parks, nature preserves and recreational facilities for use by families, sports people and environmentalists. We still have some open space left for our parks and New York City has a large budget surplus to help us buy this property if the City doesn’t already own it. To add to this agenda we should have a building moratorium in order to create a comprehensive plan for the future of Staten Island.

We should be able to elect community board members so that we can have grassroots democracy and be able control what comes into our neighborhoods. I also pledge to you that I will make sure city services are run effectively and efficiently and that the city gets the job done. You can fight City and Borough Halls.

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