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2025 NYC General Election

2025 NYC Primary Election

Antirson Ortiz - Ballotpedia

Antirson is originally from the Dominican Republic and was raised in the South Bronx.

Antirson currently works as the director of constituent services for New York City Comptroller Brad Lander. He previously worked as Bronx borough liaison for former New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer, office manager for Assemblyman Marcos A. Crespo, and a youth counselor in the South Bronx and West Harlem. He also served as an auxiliary police officer with the New York Police Department.

Antirson Ortiz's campaign for New York City Council is his first run for public office.

As of May 5, 2025, Antirson Ortiz’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Economy

Plans to address food deserts and systemic disparities to promote healthier lifestyles for all Bronx residents.

Supports working with the Department of Homeless Services to make temporary housing more welcoming and reduce barriers to stable housing.

- Plans to address food deserts and systemic disparities to promote healthier lifestyles for all Bronx residents.
- Supports working with the Department of Homeless Services to make temporary housing more welcoming and reduce barriers to stable housing.

Public Services

Education

Plans to introduce a comprehensive Affordable Housing and Rent Stabilization Act to address the housing crisis.

Supports the immediate processing of rental assistance vouchers and the creation of a dedicated unit to help qualified individuals secure housing.

- Plans to introduce a comprehensive Affordable Housing and Rent Stabilization Act to address the housing crisis.
- Supports the immediate processing of rental assistance vouchers and the creation of a dedicated unit to help qualified individuals secure housing.

Housing & Urban Development

Plans to invest in violence intervention and prevention programs while fostering stronger relationships between the community and law enforcement.

- Plans to invest in violence intervention and prevention programs while fostering stronger relationships between the community and law enforcement.

Public Safety

Transportation & Infrastructure

As state committeeman, co-founded the Healthy Lifestyle Breakfast to address health challenges in the Bronx.

- As state committeeman, co-founded the Healthy Lifestyle Breakfast to address health challenges in the Bronx.

Healthcare

Energy & the Environment

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Antirson Ortiz

As of May 6, 2025, Antirson Ortiz’s website did not contain information on this issue.

- Plans to organize and coordinate town halls to educate constituents on community impacts of laws and policies and their rights.

- Believes in investing and collaborating with educators to use multi-systemic and evidence-based approaches to address the educational crisis.

- Plans to introduce a comprehensive Affordable Housing and Rent Stabilization Act to address the housing crisis.

- Supports strengthening community safety networks and advocating for sanctuary spaces in community centers, churches, and neighborhoods.
- Supports investing in violence intervention and prevention programs.

- Supports access to abortion, but not "unrestricted" access.

Buket Urgen

Believes in investing and collaborating with educators to use multi-systemic and evidence-based approaches to address the educational crisis.

Plans to invest in violence intervention and prevention programs.

Elvis Santana - Ballotpedia

Elvis is originally from the South Bronx, where he lives today. He attended Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School.

Elvis currently works as a community advocate and organizer. He previously served in roles focused on civic engagement and legislative advocacy, including founding member of the Estella B. Diggs Democratic Club.

Elvis Santana previously ran for City Council Member for District 17 in 2017 and New York State Assembly District 79 in 2020, but did not win.

Plans to partner with unions to create easier pathways, invest in job training, and support local businesses by offering tax incentives for hiring locally.

- Plans to partner with unions to create easier pathways, invest in job training, and support local businesses by offering tax incentives for hiring locally.

As of May 5, 2025, Elvis Santana’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports implementing career pathway training programs in schools and improving curricula to include practical subjects like financial literacy.

Supports increased funding for New York schools and opposes budget cuts.

- Supports implementing career pathway training programs in schools and improving curricula to include practical subjects like financial literacy.
- Supports increased funding for New York schools and opposes budget cuts.

Believes affordable, quality housing is a fundamental right and plans to protect tenants' rights, fight unjust evictions, and improve housing conditions.

- Believes affordable, quality housing is a fundamental right and plans to protect tenants' rights, fight unjust evictions, and improve housing conditions.

Supports law enforcement with better resources and training, investing in preventive measures like educational programs and improved public safety infrastructure, and securing increased funding for survivor services.

- Supports law enforcement with better resources and training, investing in preventive measures like educational programs and improved public safety infrastructure, and securing increased funding for survivor services.

Supports legislation to reduce the number of garbage trucks in the Bronx, citing environmental justice and health concerns.

- Supports legislation to reduce the number of garbage trucks in the Bronx, citing environmental justice and health concerns.

Believes the high rates of asthma, hypertension, HIV, obesity, and diabetes in the South Bronx are "symptoms of neglect and systemic inequality" and plans to address food insecurity, poor housing, crime, and poverty.

- Believes the high rates of asthma, hypertension, HIV, obesity, and diabetes in the South Bronx are "symptoms of neglect and systemic inequality" and plans to address food insecurity, poor housing, crime, and poverty.

Plans to work with community groups to advocate for better air quality and more green spaces, and to ensure public schools are lead-free and have safe drinking water.

- Plans to work with community groups to advocate for better air quality and more green spaces, and to ensure public schools are lead-free and have safe drinking water.

Elvis Santana

Freddy Perez Jr. - Ballotpedia

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Freddy is the president of FPJ Amusements & Entertainment Services Inc. Freddy served in the Marine Corps for six years.

This is Freddy Perez's first time running for public office.

Supports creating jobs and helping local businesses.

- Supports creating jobs and helping local businesses.

As of May 5, 2025, Freddy Perez’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports expanding free afterschool and early childhood education programs.

- Supports expanding free afterschool and early childhood education programs.

Supports creating more affordable housing options for seniors, veterans, and families in the South Bronx.

- Supports creating more affordable housing options for seniors, veterans, and families in the South Bronx.
- Supports protecting tenants' rights.

Plans to work closely with law enforcement and community groups to create safer neighborhoods while ensuring accountability and building trust.

- Plans to work closely with law enforcement and community groups to create safer neighborhoods while ensuring accountability and building trust.

Freddy Perez

Justin Sanchez (New York City Council District 14, New York ...

Justin earned a bachelor’s degree from the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies and earned a master’s degree in public administration from New York University. Justin is originally from the Bronx, New York, where he lives today.

Justin currently serves as chief of staff for State Senator Nathalia Fernandez. He previously served as director of Latino outreach for the New York State Democratic Party, and as a staff member in the Bronx Borough President’s office. He has also worked for the Working Families Party, as a canvasser, campaign manager, and recruitment director.

Justin Sanchez’s previously ran for City Council in 2017 but did not win.

Supports raising the minimum wage and strengthening unions.

Supports tax incentives for building owners who rent to local entrepreneurs.

Supports creating a program that empowers minority-owned small businesses with resources and funding.

- Supports raising the minimum wage and strengthening unions.
- Supports tax incentives for building owners who rent to local entrepreneurs.
- Supports creating a program that empowers minority-owned small businesses with resources and funding.

Supports increasing funding to NYC Parks to 1% of the city operating budget.

Supports increasing community programming and recreation in parks, such as exercise classes, movie nights, and free concerts.

Supports expanding and funding arts and culture programming with local institutions like the Bronx Music Hall and Casita Maria.

Supports providing funding for libraries to reinstate community investment programs like adult literacy, job training, and computer programming training.

Supports construction proposals that improve library infrastructure and include deeply affordable housing.

Supports increasing funding for libraries to extend hours of operation for working New Yorkers.

- Supports increasing funding to NYC Parks to 1% of the city operating budget.
- Supports increasing community programming and recreation in parks, such as exercise classes, movie nights, and free concerts.
- Supports expanding and funding arts and culture programming with local institutions like the Bronx Music Hall and Casita Maria.
- Supports providing funding for libraries to reinstate community investment programs like adult literacy, job training, and computer programming training.
- Supports construction proposals that improve library infrastructure and include deeply affordable housing.
- Supports increasing funding for libraries to extend hours of operation for working New Yorkers.

Supports properly funding public schools by collaborating with state partners to ensure they receive the necessary financial support.

Supports expanding access to early college programs for high school students.

Supports creating programs tailored for returning students and adult learners to complete their degrees.

Supports fully funding the City University of New York (CUNY) system to reinstate free tuition.

Supports expanding access to free General Educational Development (GED) programs.

Supports universal after-school and weekend programming in the community.

- Supports properly funding public schools by collaborating with state partners to ensure they receive the necessary financial support.
- Supports expanding access to early college programs for high school students.
- Supports creating programs tailored for returning students and adult learners to complete their degrees.
- Supports fully funding the City University of New York (CUNY) system to reinstate free tuition.
- Supports expanding access to free General Educational Development (GED) programs.
- Supports universal after-school and weekend programming in the community.

Supports repurposing underutilized lots for community land trusts to enable nonprofits to create deeply-affordable housing.

Plans to work with state and city partners to develop a "Community Medium Income" model for new housing.

Advocates for comprehensive property tax reforms.

Supports prohibiting investors and private equity from purchasing single-family homes.

Supports regulating owner-occupied three-family homes as "Private Houses" instead of "Multiple Dwelling" buildings.

- Supports repurposing underutilized lots for community land trusts to enable nonprofits to create deeply-affordable housing.
- Plans to work with state and city partners to develop a "Community Medium Income" model for new housing.
- Advocates for comprehensive property tax reforms.
- Supports prohibiting investors and private equity from purchasing single-family homes.
- Supports regulating owner-occupied three-family homes as "Private Houses" instead of "Multiple Dwelling" buildings.

Supports creating "community violence interrupters" trained in conflict intervention and rehabilitation, rather than relying solely on police.

- Supports creating "community violence interrupters" trained in conflict intervention and rehabilitation, rather than relying solely on police.

Supports residential parking permits to prevent outsiders from using local parking to avoid tolls.

Supports accelerating the transition to fully electric public buses.

Supports making all city buses free for NYC residents and expanding express and select bus service in the South Bronx.

Supports extending Fair Fares eligibility to 200% of the Federal Poverty Level.

- Supports residential parking permits to prevent outsiders from using local parking to avoid tolls.
- Supports accelerating the transition to fully electric public buses.
- Supports making all city buses free for NYC residents and expanding express and select bus service in the South Bronx.
- Supports extending Fair Fares eligibility to 200% of the Federal Poverty Level.

Supports investing in initiatives that secure fair wages for healthcare workers and policies that prioritize patients over profits.

Plans to close "excessive" methadone clinics and replace them with community-oriented facilities focused on rehabilitation.

- Supports investing in initiatives that secure fair wages for healthcare workers and policies that prioritize patients over profits.
- Plans to close "excessive" methadone clinics and replace them with community-oriented facilities focused on rehabilitation.

As of May 5, 2025, Justin Sanchez’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Justin Sanchez

Supports investing in programs that use individual mentoring and street outreach to address gun violence.

Believes mass arrests and incarceration do not improve safety and supports community-oriented approaches that address root causes of crime.

Supports expanding and funding community-centered public safety approaches, such as the Cure Violence or Advance Peace models.

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- Council Members oversee city agencies, ensuring they effectively serve the public and address community needs. ​

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New York City City Council Member, District 17, Democratic Primary

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