We’re inviting New Yorkers to share their vision for our region’s future. Here are just a few of the responses we’ve received. It’s not too late to submit your own!
- “My vision for my community would be to fix the deep economic and racial inequities that exist in Westchester. I would like to see an investment in quality affordable housing, better roads, and the development of community spaces, and more money allocated for education, especially in Yonkers and Mount Vernon.” —Noel Casey
- “Public spaces in every neighborhood that are safe, maintained, and programmed.” —Anonymous
- “We must give immigrants and newcomers to NYC the means to lift themselves up as my grandparents, along with so many others, did more than a century ago. Supporting immigrants is the strength of our city and the U.S., and it must be our job to foster this support.” —Anonymous
- “Communities have been excluded because of race from the benefits of this society and that have seen the social and economic fabric of their neighborhoods damaged by mass incarceration. My vision is for these families to have the opportunity to reunite and to build resources to care for their health and well-being. ‘Public safety’ would be replaced by public health. Elders would be released from prison at an age when they’d be able to function fully to benefit their families and communities.” —Anonymous
- “On the North and South forks of Long Island, we urgently need environmental conservation and affordable housing that preserves the character of our communities. When land or homes go on the market, they are increasingly likely to be purchased by wealthy second-home owners, investors who want seasonal or short-term rentals, or developers who want to build hotels. We are losing our forests, working farms, and housing for year-round residents.” —Cate Creedon
- “New Yorkers, especially low-income New Yorkers, need more help with basic needs, like food, to ensure they have the physical and mental strength to do all the things necessary to live to their fullest potential.” —Ryan Meter
