Maya Wiley (D)

Education: B.A. Dartmouth College, J.D. Columbia Law School.

Background:

  • Worked as an attorney in the Civil Division of the United States Attorney Office for the Southern District of New York.
  • In 2014 and 2016 respectively, appointed counsel to Mayor De Blasio and chairwoman of the Civilian Complaint Review Board.
  • Former analyst for MSNBC and NBC.
  • Senior vice president and professor at the New School.

Work Related Proposals (gleaned from Candidate website):

  • Proposes New Deal New York to help with COVID-19 job recovery, including the creation of 100,000 new jobs in the City.
  • Plans to create jobs by investing in improving infrastructure and City transit.
  • Protect all workers, especially gig workers and other vulnerable workforce populations, and their right to form or join a union.
  • Views the tech sector as integral to creating good jobs in NYC (the sector added jobs during the pandemic), noting that people move to the City for tech jobs.
  • Develop job pathways for NYC’s youth via partnerships between higher education and industry.
  • Build workforce training sites and partner with neighborhood organizations to run the programs.
  • Implement a universal community care program that will provide $300 million to 100,000 informal caregivers. The program also involves the creation of 50 centers in each of the five boroughs that provide childcare, eldercare, and other services.
  • Invest in a green environment by supporting renewable Rikers, wind and solar, energy storage systems, coastal resiliency, and fully funding the Department of Parks and Recreation.

To learn more about Maya Wiley’s campaign:  https://mayawileyformayor.com/

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