“Strong moral fiber,” “uncompromising
standards,” and a “no-nonsense style”
are attributes that best characterize Simcha Felder.
Felder was born, raised, and educated in the Midwood-Boro
Park area, where he currently lives with his wife
Elana and their four children.
For over six years, Felder has served as Assemblyman
Dov Hikind’s Chief of Staff. In this capacity,
he has helped thousands of people resolve their
problems with city services. Felder made sure
the city cleaned up the mosquito-infested LIRR
tracks. He helped the NYPD arrange for joint community-police
patrols to keep crime down. Working closely with
housing organizations, Felder secured millions
of dollars in state and city funds for the community.
As a parent of school-age children, Felder wants
the public schools to provide our children with
a quality education. In Community School Board
District 21, almost 50% of fourth graders do not
meet reading standards. As a CPA and Professor
of Business Management, Felder knows that pouring
money into the school system is not the answer.
Felder believes that quality teaching is critical
and therefore supports merit pay for teachers
— which will help the schools recruit and
retain the most talented teachers. Felder will
also help the Board of Education become more efficient
by supporting legislation that empowers the mayor
to directly appoint the Schools Chancellor.
With two decades of public service experience,
Felder understands how the city bureaucracy works
and has a proven record of getting things done.
His professional experience and educational background,
combined with his passion for helping others,
makes him uniquely qualified to serve the people
of the 44th City Council District.
(Statement reprinted as supplied by the candidate.)
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