Queens Borough President

1. What is the most important issue in Queens you would address if elected?

Queens is the multicultural heart of the greatest city in the world, and we don't get enough credit for it. I will actively promote and celebrate the creativity, industriousness and diversity of our communities with fresh ideas and programs that will stimulate jobs and further education. Queens should shine as the caring model for how the world can be.

2. What other important issues would you address if elected?

Queens businesses should hire high school students, as my law firm does, in a World of Work program. My "Home Response-Ability" initiative, with the scope of the GI Bill, will promote education of all kinds and help families build the down payment needed to become homeowners (and avoid irresponsible mortgages and foreclosures). We need more efficient and affordable health care services (including prevention, nutrition and anti-smoking programs) and better home care services for seniors. Our many "Main Streets" need creative support as the economic generators and centers of our communities. Underserved areas need bus rapid transit. Teachers, students and parents must be encouraged and education must be better funded.

3. What makes you the best candidate for this office?

As a community lawyer and civic activist, I have spent decades working for win-win resolutions and avoiding win-lose confrontations, with no political agenda. My goal is to foster mutual respect and better understanding between our diverse cultures. The age of Obama is the time for change, for new ideas and enthusiastic leadership in Queens.

(Reprinted as supplied by the candidate.)

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