For twenty years, I’ve survived on tips and empty promises from bosses who told me my smile would pay the bills. I’ve worked triple shifts and still struggled to afford the city I call home. So many of my family and friends have been forced to move because they can't afford the city.

Too many of our Politicians don’t know that choice. They are funded by the same entities that designed this poverty we live under. Funded by the same corporations that lobby our Representatives to keep our wages low.

We are the collected frustration of the workforce who are told we aren’t worth a living income. Our fight for a $30/hour minimum wage isn’t just policy. It’s a personal promise, it’s a vow: in the richest nation on Earth, NO ONE who works full-time should live in poverty. We shouldn't just survive, we should THRIVE.

In the richest city in the world, no one should have to choose between their passion and their survival. Yet artists and gig workers are systematically locked out of the basic protections like healthcare, stable pay, and the retirement that every worker deserves.

As someone who has been paid in 'exposure' and worked at the mercy of an algorithm, I know this isn't a choice; it's exploitation. That ends now. We are launching a fight for an Artist & Gig Worker Bill of Rights. This is about more than a paycheck; it's about our power. It's about saying that health insurance shouldn't chain you to a toxic job. That no delivery driver should fear a hospital bill more than a car accident.

They call us the 'creative class' and the 'gig economy.' We are the heart of the nation. And it's time our laws recognized our value with dignity, stability, and respect.

NO ONE should have to choose between paying rent and putting food on the table. Yet for decades, politicians have treated housing like a stock market, letting corporate landlords and Wall Street speculators evict, displace, and exploit our communities for profit.

Housing is not a commodity for Wall Street to speculate on - it is a fundamental human right. No one should spend over 30% of their income on rent or live in fear of eviction and displacement. We must house Humanity with dignity, not criminalize poverty.

We don’t need more empty promises. We need a Congressmember who’s lived in the cracks of a broken system and is ready to rebuild it from the ground up. We are fighting for federal rent control to keep people in their homes, a full federal takeover to repair NYCHA's mold and leaks, and a humane plan to house the homeless. All funded by taxing the luxury developers and corporate landlords who have profited from our suffering. Our homes are not for sale, and our people are not for rent.