Brad Lander has a vision for New York City where everyone can truly thrive — a city that’s safer, more affordable, and better-run. Read more about Brad’s solutions and track record on the issues.

Brad’s solutions for a safer city

  • End homelessness for people with serious mental illness

    Brad will end street homelessness for New Yorkers with serious mental illness to make our streets and subways safer for all – with a better coordinated continuum-of-care, more effective outreach and hospitalization, and a “Housing First” approach.

  • Blueprint for public safety

    Brad will reduce crime, confront the staffing crisis at the NYPD, guide the NYPD to focus on solving gun crimes, and keep Jessica Tisch as NYPD commissioner. He’ll restore trust and accountability by combatting hate crimes and violence and investing in community partnerships and safe neighborhoods.

  • Stand up to Donald Trump

    As Donald Trump and Elon Musk threaten our neighbors and our services, Brad will bring New Yorkers together and stand up for women, the LGBTQ community, workers, our immigrant neighbors, people of color, Jews, Muslims, or any other New Yorkers subjected to hate or attack.

  • Protect reproductive rights

    Brad will ensure that New York remains a haven for women’s health – strengthening protections against federal threats, expanding abortion access citywide, increasing practical support for out-of-state travelers, improving emergency care, and broadening access to contraception and comprehensive sex education.

  • Fight hate and harassment

    Amidst a rise in hate crimes and antisemitism, Brad will adopt cutting-edge technology to identify extremist threats online and prevent violence before it starts.

  • End retail theft

    Brad will stop retail theft – and free items behind lock and key at drugstores – by launching a simple, one-stop platform to streamline reporting, investigating, and preventing shoplifters.

  • Prepare for the climate crisis

    Cleaner air. Cheaper energy. Better parks and transit. Brad will equip New York City for the ongoing climate crisis by reducing our carbon emissions, guaranteeing access to affordable clean energy, creating economic opportunities through green jobs and reliable transit, and building more resilient neighborhoods.

  • Trash the rats

    Brad will improve New Yorkers’ quality-of-life by solving our city’s rat problem and delivering cleaner, healthier streets for all. Unlike Eric Adams’ “Rat Czar” gimmicks and trash bin chaos, Brad’s plan is smart, scalable, and actually works for New York — prioritizing getting food waste and garbage off our streets and sidewalks.

  • Stand up for our immigrant neighbors

    Brad understands that immigrant New Yorkers are the economic engine of our city and will stand up for our neighbors against authoritarian attacks from the Trump administration. He will ensure immigrant New Yorkers can obtain legal services, work authorization, case management, and more. This is the most compassionate, cost-effective way to decrease NYC’s shelter population in contrast to the Adams Administration’s cruel shelter limit policies.

Brad’s solutions for a more affordable city

  • Guarantee child care & afterschool for all

    Brad will restore Mayor Adams’ cuts to child care so that we can fulfill the promise of genuinely universal Pre-K and 3-K, then work with New Yorkers United for Child Care to expand to 2-K. He will deliver free, high-quality afterschool programming for K through 8th graders. Brad will also ensure that child care workers receive the fair pay they deserve for caring for our kids.

  • Solve the housing crisis

    Brad will declare a state of emergency on the housing crisis – so we can cut through red tape, build 500,000 new units of housing, protect tenants from eviction and skyrocketing rents, and increase pathways to home ownership. He’ll fix our broken housing agencies to deliver progress on the housing New Yorkers need.

  • Protect workers’ rights

    Brad will create a new Mayor’s Office of Workers’ Rights to coordinate the use of all of the City’s tools – contracting, concessions, legislation, franchising, economic development, tax breaks, transparency – to support and protect workers.

  • Fix NYCHA

    Brad will triple capital investment in the agency and directly empower tenants. Brad will leverage resident feedback through a "Yelp for NYCHA Repairs" system to strengthen property management, ensure residents have a majority vote on decisions affecting their homes, and offer multiple pathways for rehabilitation.

  • Protect health care

    Brad will fight to improve health care coverage, ensure low deductibles and premiums, and protect New Yorkers with preexisting conditions. He will stand up for women’s health care, reproductive freedom, and maternal health against authoritarian attacks and protect city retirees from being forced onto inferior Medicaid Advantage plans.

  • Better public transportation

    Brad will continue leading the fight to improve our subways and buses, reduce traffic crashes to save lives, and make our streets and neighborhoods more livable.

  • Provide world-class public education

    Brad will deliver universal Pre-K and 3K (alongside a “2-Care for All” program), create universal after-school programs, and invest in educators. He will expand proven mental health programs and limit the use of smartphones in schools. Brad will invest in CUNY – the City’s most powerful springboard to the middle class – to better prepare the next generation of New York City’s teachers, nurses, and entrepreneurs.

  • Strengthen NYC’s economy

    Brad will ensure a growing, inclusive economy where workers can thrive and where diverse entrepreneurs start and grow successful businesses with confidence. Brad will strengthen the economy by creating a "virtuous cycle," attracting people and investment, and reinvesting the revenue into vibrant public spaces and essential services – driving inclusive growth and innovation.

Brad’s solutions for a better-run city

  • Make City Hall fiscally responsible

    Brad will grow the City’s “Rainy Day Fund,” and create a new “Protecting NYC Reserve” with billions of dollars from existing revenue sources to prepare our city Elon Musk and Donald Trump's next attack – like when they illegally stole $80 million from New Yorkers. He will monitor the City’s debt, prioritize long-term savings, and adopt fiscally responsible policies to ensure that City contractors get paid on time.

  • Attract & retain a world-class City workforce

    Brad will breathe life into the municipal workforce – reforming outdated civil service rules, attracting and retaining the best talent, and restoring a relationship of mutual respect between New Yorkers and their teachers, cops, and municipal employees. He’ll create a “Homes for City Workers” program that will make affordable homeownership possible for municipal workers.

  • Lead with public integrity

    It’s time to stop corruption in City Hall. Brad will restore trust in City Hall with comprehensive reforms to close lobbying loopholes, fight corruption in contracting, make COIB independent, increase transparency and media accessibility, and more.

  • Leverage technology to make government work

    Brad will modernize municipal technology (including the use of AI) to make City government work better. He will make sure City agencies utilize data more effectively to drive decisions and improve how the public accesses government services.

  • Fix NYC’s outdoor dining program

    Brad will fix the broken and burdensome Dining Out NYC program to ensure a vibrant future for outdoor dining. By cutting bureaucratic red tape at the Department of Transportation, he will keep our streets lively, our neighborhoods thriving, and our restaurants flourishing.