I held a townhall on higher education at Columbia University with NYC candidates. Despite intense blackballing in my chosen field of work, I am able to survive as a Street and Subway performer and I have the largest directory of NYC Street and Subway Performers on the internet. I am currently homeless.

I could get a "regular job" and live a "normal life" but I have decided to opt out of the "rat race."

ED LEE aka djelf7 for NYS Assembly 36 LICGOP.com

Edward works as a street and subway performer. He also has an online directory of New York City street and subway performers.

2026 New York General Election

Anti-consumer practices like surveillance pricing will be banned. I give credit to my opponent Diana Moreno for introducing a bill on this issue. Just because someone is from the opposing party and even a personal competitor to myself doesn't mean everything they do is bad.

ED LEE aka djelf7 for NYS Assembly 36 LICGOP.com (platform.html)

End Congestion Pricing, free 59th st. bridge, and complete audit of MTA. Also will work to increase advertising revenue and will work with MTA labor to craft a contract that meets inflation adjustments for workers. Congestion Pricing is unnecessary and advertising revenue can fill the gaps. Providing competitive compensation for MTA workers helps attract better talent, and the lives of those working on our behalf should not be degraded.

Backpay for workers who were terminated for refusing a vaccine which did not pass normal safety tests. Many workers were fired for refusing to take a vaccine which did not go through normal testing procedures. Many people still got sick even though they took the vaccine and others had problems with side effects, some even dying. Honor pensions and medical plans for government workers and retirees. A promise is a promise and employees who dedicated their lives to a company or agency should get what was promised to them for their work.

Proposes banning surveillance pricing as an anti-consumer practice.

Opposes congestion pricing, seeks to make the 59th Street Bridge toll-free, and calls for a Metropolitan Transportation Authority audit.

Supports honoring pensions and medical plans promised to government workers and retirees.

- Proposes banning surveillance pricing as an anti-consumer practice.
- Opposes congestion pricing, seeks to make the 59th Street Bridge toll-free, and calls for a Metropolitan Transportation Authority audit.
- Supports honoring pensions and medical plans promised to government workers and retirees.

Economy

Recent analysis shows that 35% of home test kits submitted between 2014 and 2024 detected some lead, and 4.3% exceeded the federal action level, though the city remains compliant with federal regulations which allow up to 10% of sampled buildings to exceed the threshold The Bronx has a prograam where homeowners can replace their lead lines for free at a savings of approximately $15,000 each. I would expand this program statewide. Lead is a serious and dangerous environmental toxin, especially to our children and must be addressed immediately.

Proposes expanding a Bronx program that provides free lead-service-line replacements statewide.

- Proposes expanding a Bronx program that provides free lead-service-line replacements statewide.

Energy & the Environment

I do not support trans women's participation in traditional women's sports and suggest competitive leagues that allow all genders to participate. I have a background in medical science and the trans phenomenon is not as simple as many would like to believe. From Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome to Intersex people with chromosomal anomolies to the documented effects of birth order on sexuality there are factors that do not make it as simple as XX vs XY.

Restrict Guardianships If you have heard the stories about Brittany Spears or locally Wendy Williams you will hear stories of guardianships being used to hold people against their will and to execute control over their property. I will introduce legislation to protect the sovereign rights of people under guardianship and reach out to those currently in guardianships to make sure that everything is OK..

Home care not nursing homes The nursing home system is notoriously corrupt and is used not just to make Democrat donors and party leaders rich.

## Protecting workers

Backpay for workers who were terminated for refusing a vaccine which did not pass normal safety tests. Many workers were fired for refusing to take a vaccine which did not go through normal testing procedures. Many people still got sick even though they took the vaccine and others had problems with side effects, some even dying.

Opposes transgender women's participation in traditional women's sports and suggests competitive leagues open to all genders.

Plans to introduce legislation protecting the rights of people under guardianship.

Supports home care rather than nursing-home care.

Supports back pay for workers terminated for refusing a COVID-19 vaccine.

- Opposes transgender women's participation in traditional women's sports and suggests competitive leagues open to all genders.
- Plans to introduce legislation protecting the rights of people under guardianship.
- Supports home care rather than nursing-home care.
- Supports back pay for workers terminated for refusing a COVID-19 vaccine.

Healthcare

Instead of hiring outside investigators anyone can check the footage for themselves and see what I'm up to.

Getting out of office will be a relief as I will be able to return to a private life. I will fight for bills to dramatically increase personal liability and damages for individuals and institutions failing to comply with Freedom of Information Act requests. Electeds serve the public and with a higher level of power comes a higher level of responsibility. Electeds get too comfortable sitting in positions where they are not accountable. I'm not running to be comfortable but to clean up the system.

Illegal eviction is already a crime and NYC has a whole cottage industry off of taking people' things.

100% transparency While in office I will wear a bodycam and livestream feeds from my governmental offices so people can watch and record my activities throughout the day. I will try to livestream myself through the whole day and try to only use bathrooms that have been cleared on camera so I'm not meeting with people outside of work to make some shady deals. Instead of hiring outside investigators anyone can check the footage for themselves and see what I'm up to.

Plans to seek increased personal liability and damages for noncompliance with Freedom of Information Act requests.

Pledges to wear a body camera and livestream activities from government offices while in office.

- Plans to seek increased personal liability and damages for noncompliance with Freedom of Information Act requests.
- Pledges to wear a body camera and livestream activities from government offices while in office.

Voting & Elections

Reject casinos in NYC Casinos are sad... not inspiring. They are also used for money laundering. Not cool. They are hotbeds for prostitution and degeneracy and addiction.

Violence against many vulnerable communities from all races go underreported in an effort to align reality with a politically biased narrative. Repeat violent and sexual offenders should be locked up to protect the community.

Supporting compensation for the wrongfully incarcerated (paying respect to Nolan Farrell, Muti Ajamu Osagboro, Andy Williams Jr., Jay Rene, Ronald Long, Chinchila Jonesia, Vincent Moto, and Reverend Keith Gadson) Vincent Moto, the first man freed on DNA evidence in Philladelphia, Pennsylvania has stated that Texas has the highest rate of executions in the country but they also have the highest exoneration rate in the country.

While they WILL KLL YOU they are also the most honest when it comes to admitting that they did wrong. Beyond this they also are leaders in having the best compensation package for the wrongfully incarcerated offering $50K per year.

I support both state, and interstate agreements to provide compensation for those who can prove that they were wrongfully incarcerated. Wrongful incarceration, in itself, is a crime.

I support both state, and interstate agreements to provide compensation for those who can prove that they were wrongfully incarcerated. Wrongful incarceration, in itself, is a crime.

Support an open and public reinvestigation as to the cases of Rev. Keith Gadson and Nolan Farell and Otis Johnson In the video above you can see that emails were sent to Zohran Mandani and his staff regarding the case of the longest wrongfully incarcerated man in NYS history.

Support an open and public reinvestigation as to the cases of Rev. Keith Gadson and Nolan Farell and Otis Johnson In the video above you can see that emails were sent to Zohran Mandani and his staff regarding the case of the longest wrongfully incarcerated man in NYS history. Mandani at the time was struggling with the black vote.

Instead of actually helping us, despite knowing that I have helped out people in his organization, he chose to ignore me and the longest wrongfully incarcerated man in NYS history to work with the celebrities, and the gatekeepers. The video below contains information regarding Nolan Farrell and Reverend Keith Gadson whose cases I have been working on now for over five years. Nolan Farrell has a letter from the Queens DA's conviction integrity unit stating that the evidence used against him was faulty.

However he has been denied exoneration because he has whistleblown on John Castellano. An assistant DA who was identified as part of the team that was respnsible for Nolan Farrell's wrongful incarceration. Reverend Keith Gadson was freed by the longest serving state senator in NYS history, Velemenette Montgomery.

Return civilians to the Civilian Review Board and remove political appointees In the video below from 3 years ago you can see me get together with activists from around the nation to discuss how locally we can prevent deaths such as happened to Tyre Nichols in Memphis Tennessee In the video below you can see me asking Mayor Adams to put more civilians on the "Civilian" Review Board.

Like Steven Lee, who is supported by Serpico for whistle blowing on the NYPD says, "The police cannot police themselves." When cops do good they should be celebrated, but when they do bad they must be held accountable.

Supports incarcerating repeat violent and sexual offenders to protect the community.

Supports state and interstate agreements to compensate people who prove they were wrongfully incarcerated.

Supports open, public reinvestigations of the cases of Reverend Keith Gadson, Nolan Farrell, and Otis Johnson.

Supports replacing political appointees on the Civilian Complaint Review Board with civilians.

Says police officers who engage in misconduct must be held accountable.

- Opposes casinos in New York City.
- Supports incarcerating repeat violent and sexual offenders to protect the community.
- Supports state and interstate agreements to compensate people who prove they were wrongfully incarcerated.
- Supports open, public reinvestigations of the cases of Reverend Keith Gadson, Nolan Farrell, and Otis Johnson.
- Supports replacing political appointees on the Civilian Complaint Review Board with civilians.
- Says police officers who engage in misconduct must be held accountable.

Public Safety

## Education Reform

Support charter schools and school choice Our children are taught the slope of a line and if that line is curved they learn calculus. This way they can maximize the slope off the line to assure maximum profitability. Look at the school lunches. It is very similar to food in the prison system.

It is unfair for students who want to learn to be disrupted by those who do not. The pressure of the system to make accomodations for students who do not want to learn have led to falling standards and studies have shown that when students with different levels of commitment to learning are put together that the results are more negative then positive. Schools are for educating... not for babysitting. Without competition there has been a collapse of accountability and innovation. The money should follow the child. For educators that cry out about their jobs? They can open their own schools and prove the effectiveness and value of their education.

Education has become a scam and our children and society are paying the price! Return bankruptcy rights to student loans (paying respect to Alan Collinge of Student Loan Justice ) The older generation pushed students to get an education, but the education we receive now is severely outdated and schools have been instruments that now extract wealth from our children and provide very little in return.

Force accountability of abusive University administrators In the video below you can see that I have pursued for several years now a public meeting between myself, Kori Edens, the CUNY Chancellor and the Hunter College President. You can see that we have widespread support from numerouos NYC mayoral candidates and even US Presidential candidates. The establishment has been ignoring us for years! If you've been frustrated by abusive behavior by University administrators or other establsihment figures? I'll FIGHT FOR YOU ALL THE WAY!

Supports charter schools and school choice, including directing education funding to students.

Supports restoring the right to discharge student loans in bankruptcy.

Calls for accountability for university administrators accused of abusive conduct.

- Supports charter schools and school choice, including directing education funding to students.
- Supports restoring the right to discharge student loans in bankruptcy.
- Calls for accountability for university administrators accused of abusive conduct.

Education

Save Kaufmann Astoria Studios Kaufman Astoria Studios employs many locals and brings a large amount of prestige and money to the community. It is a historical landmark and lifts the value of the neighbborhood. If this large venue falls into disuse it would be a great tragedy for the community.

Right now I am organizing to find solutions by contacting other studios to see if any buyer might buy on their own or cooperatively to preserve this neighborhood icon. Reduce permits necessary to do rehabilitation and construction work. Permits often cause severe delays hurting productivity.

## Public Housing

Promote Tenant Ownership at NYCHA I am one of the only activists with a history on working on the issue of Public Housing going back to the Obama era. I have organized with Tenant Association Presidents of NYCHA, met with the federal monitor, and even held a US presidential discussion panel on issues at NYCHA after the largest federal bust for corruption in DOJ history.

Supports reducing permits required for rehabilitation and construction work.

Supports tenant ownership of New York City Housing Authority properties.

- Supports reducing permits required for rehabilitation and construction work.
- Supports tenant ownership of New York City Housing Authority properties.

Housing & Urban Development

Edward Lee

- Opposes congestion pricing, seeks to make the 59th Street Bridge toll-free, and calls for a Metropolitan Transportation Authority audit.
- Supports honoring pensions and medical plans promised to government workers and retirees.

- Plans to introduce legislation protecting the rights of people under guardianship.
- Supports home care rather than nursing-home care.
- Supports back pay for workers terminated for refusing a COVID-19 vaccine.

- Pledges to wear a body camera and livestream activities from government offices while in office.

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