As of September 19, 2024, Erik S. Frankel’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Erik is a 4th generation family business owner of Frankel's Shoe Store in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. He has also worked abroad with international governments and NGOs in Vietnam, Myanmar, and China.

Ballot Pedia, Erik Frankel

Erik S. Frankel ran for Member of Assembly in State Assembly District 51 in New York in 2021 and 2022 but did not win either election.

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Plans to make District 51 a sales tax-free zone.

Plans to eliminate sales tax by reallocating funds and lowering property taxes for owner-occupied buildings.

Supports removing sales tax by reallocating funds and plans to lower property taxes for owner-occupied buildings.

Supports the inclusion of cryptocurrency in 401(k) investments and endorses the use of Bitcoin for payments through platforms like Venmo and CashApp.

- Plans to make District 51 a sales tax-free zone.
- Supports removing sales tax by reallocating funds and plans to lower property taxes for owner-occupied buildings.
- Supports the inclusion of cryptocurrency in 401(k) investments and endorses the use of Bitcoin for payments through platforms like Venmo and CashApp.

Economy

Believes the industrial section of Sunset Park should be rezoned to better meet community needs.

Believes the industrial section of Sunset Park should be rezoned to avoid pollution.

Believes opponents have "failed to deliver for the working people of the district" on environmental and housing justice.

- Believes the industrial section of Sunset Park should be rezoned to avoid pollution.
- Believes opponents have "failed to deliver for the working people of the district" on environmental and housing justice.

Energy & the Environment

Believes in providing on-call mental health services with multilingual professionals to ensure community well-being.

Wants to provide on-call mental health services with multilingual professionals to ensure community well-being.

- Wants to provide on-call mental health services with multilingual professionals to ensure community well-being.

Healthcare

Believes transparency is "desperately needed" in District 38, contrasting with the lack of openness from third-party groups and the community board.

Believes the New York election system is flawed and urges media to inform the public about the truth, comparing the current media landscape to the John Peter Zenger mission of 1734.

Believes the New York election system is "broken" and wants the media to "[inform] New Yorkers what is really going on in their city."

- Believes transparency is "desperately needed" in District 38, contrasting with the lack of openness from third-party groups and the community board.
- Believes the New York election system is "broken" and wants the media to "[inform] New Yorkers what is really going on in their city."

Voting & Elections

Believes law enforcement officers are essential for public safety and supports a police force that serves and protects without resorting to violence and arrests.

Said, "We need a present police force in our community to truly serve and protect rather than resorting to unnecessary violence and arrests as initial tactics."

Believes cashless bail for repeat offenders should be audited for its effectiveness.

Wants to investigate whether "certain questionable policy procedures" like cashless bail for repeat offenders are effective.

Plans to cap metered parking at 25 cents an hour and limit parking infractions to three enforceable tickets per month for those with clean driving records.

Plans to cap metered parking rates at 25 cents an hour and limit parking tickets to three per month.

- Said, "We need a present police force in our community to truly serve and protect rather than resorting to unnecessary violence and arrests as initial tactics."
- Wants to investigate whether "certain questionable policy procedures" like cashless bail for repeat offenders are effective.
- Plans to cap metered parking rates at 25 cents an hour and limit parking tickets to three per month.

Public Safety

Supports trade school initiatives that compensate tradespeople and business owners for teaching practical skills to local youth, fostering intergenerational mentorship and entrepreneurship.

Supports trade schools and training in high-demand skills.

- Supports trade school initiatives that compensate tradespeople and business owners for teaching practical skills to local youth, fostering intergenerational mentorship and entrepreneurship.
- Supports trade schools and training in high-demand skills.

Education

Believes developers are "buying our community activists and influencing our local elections."

- Believes developers are "buying our community activists and influencing our local elections."

Housing & Urban Development

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Erik S. Frankel

Marcela was born in Peru and raised in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.

Marcela has worked as a tenant and community organizer and has been a leader in the tenant movement.

Ballotpedia, Marcela Mitaynes

Marcela Mitaynes currently serves as a Member of Assembly in State Assembly District 51 in New York. She was first elected in 2020, and is serving her second term.

Supports New York City implementing a financial transaction tax on stocks, bonds, and derivatives to align with other global financial centers like London and Hong Kong.

Supports reversing Trump's corporate tax cuts, advocating for higher surcharges on corporations and certain "pass-through entities" to generate state revenue.

Supports ending the federal policy of taxing capital gains at a lower rate than wages and advocates for a New York state capital gains tax equal to the federal rate, starting at $150,000, to ensure higher earners pay their fair share.

Supports raising taxes on inheritances over $10 million to prevent "enormous wealth" from staying within families.

- Supports New York City implementing a financial transaction tax on stocks, bonds, and derivatives to align with other global financial centers like London and Hong Kong.
- Supports reversing Trump's corporate tax cuts, advocating for higher surcharges on corporations and certain "pass-through entities" to generate state revenue.
- Supports ending the federal policy of taxing capital gains at a lower rate than wages and advocates for a New York state capital gains tax equal to the federal rate, starting at $150,000, to ensure higher earners pay their fair share.
- Supports raising taxes on inheritances over $10 million to prevent "enormous wealth" from staying within families.

Supports transitioning to 100% renewable energy sources.

Supports divesting the New York State pension fund from fossil fuels.

Supports expanding the New York Power Authority (NYPA) to develop renewable energy, requiring public properties to use 100% renewable energy from NYPA by 2025, and creating a Downstate Power Authority to provide energy as a public agency.

Supports expanding New York's public power authority to develop renewable energy, requiring public properties to use 100% renewable energy by 2025, and creating a Downstate Power Authority to provide energy as a public agency.

- Supports transitioning to 100% renewable energy sources.
- Supports divesting the New York State pension fund from fossil fuels.
- Supports expanding New York's public power authority to develop renewable energy, requiring public properties to use 100% renewable energy by 2025, and creating a Downstate Power Authority to provide energy as a public agency.

Believes all people should have access to high-quality healthcare, regardless of age, insurance, or immigration status.

Supports universal healthcare and plans to pass the New York Health Act.

Supports universal healthcare and advocates for a proposal to implement free healthcare at the state level.

Believes in stopping "predatory insurance companies from getting rich off of people’s illnesses."

Believes healthcare is a human right and opposes quality of care being determined by one's bank account or insurance type.

Believes healthcare is a human right and opposes lesser quality care for those with lower incomes.

- Believes all people should have access to high-quality healthcare, regardless of age, insurance, or immigration status.
- Supports universal healthcare and advocates for a proposal to implement free healthcare at the state level.
- Believes in stopping "predatory insurance companies from getting rich off of people’s illnesses."
- Believes healthcare is a human right and opposes lesser quality care for those with lower incomes.

Supports legislation that grants voting rights to non-citizens in state and local elections and extends access to social services for non-citizens.

- Supports legislation that grants voting rights to non-citizens in state and local elections and extends access to social services for non-citizens.

Supports decriminalizing sex work and allowing safe injection sites.

Supports wiping the criminal records of anyone convicted of a marijuana-related crime and releasing those incarcerated for such crimes.

Supports the passage of the New York Is Home Act, which would grant state citizenship to all New Yorkers, regardless of federal citizenship status.

Supports creating a right to counsel for New Yorkers facing deportation.

Supports making New York "ICE-free" and ensuring families remain together.

Supports immigrants and opposes local cooperation with federal deportation enforcement.

- Supports decriminalizing sex work and allowing safe injection sites.
- Supports wiping the criminal records of anyone convicted of a marijuana-related crime and releasing those incarcerated for such crimes.
- Supports the passage of the New York Is Home Act, which would grant state citizenship to all New Yorkers, regardless of federal citizenship status.
- Supports creating a right to counsel for New Yorkers facing deportation.
- Supports immigrants and opposes local cooperation with federal deportation enforcement.

As of June 8, 2025, Marcela Mitaynes’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports canceling rent for both residential and commercial tenants.

Believes in empowering tenants through knowledge and collective action to address housing issues.

Supports investing in new affordable housing with stipulations like no market rate opting out, no profit flipping, democratic ownership models, and tenant purchase rights.

Plans to continue fighting for housing as a human right in New York.

Opposes rezoning the Sunset Park waterfront for luxury developments, believing it undermines working-class jobs and community affordability.

- Supports canceling rent for both residential and commercial tenants.
- Believes in empowering tenants through knowledge and collective action to address housing issues.
- Supports investing in new affordable housing with stipulations like no market rate opting out, no profit flipping, democratic ownership models, and tenant purchase rights.
- Sees housing as a "human right."
- Opposes rezoning the Sunset Park waterfront for luxury developments, believing it undermines working-class jobs and community affordability.

Marcela Mitaynes

- Your assembly member is involved in the legislative process at the state level as part of the New York State Assembly, which consists of 150 members and serves as the lower house of the New York State Legislature.  
- Assembly members are responsible for representing your interests and assisting you with navigating state services while bringing resources back to your district.  
- Assembly members draft laws, approve budgets, oversee the state executive branch, and engage in debates and votes on proposed legislation.  
- In addition to drafting and voting on bills, your assembly member can serve on committees, where many bills may be delayed before reaching a vote.  
- Assembly members are elected for a two-year term with no term limits.  
- Their annual salary is $142,000.  