Funded cleaning services to sweep streets and collect sidewalk litter along major corridors in SoHo and on the Lower East Side

Advocated successfully with Council Members to restore the Department of Sanitation’s budget cuts that had been in place during the peak of the pandemic

Built better relationships between the Department of Sanitation and small business owners so immigrant-run businesses are more aware of regulations and how to do their part

Purchased new trashbins that will reduce overfill, spillage, and rats on street corners

Brought the Department of Health and Sanitation on multiple site visits to help residents and agencies identify rat mitigation techniques, and hosted Rat Academy classes to educate the public about how to stop rats

Funded free arts, academic, and language after school programs

Worked with the NYC Parks Department to secure 5 million dollars to upgrade PS 20 Anna Silver’s playground, which doubles as a public park outside of school hours.

Allocated more than a million dollars to renovate the playground at JHS56

Funded renovations for PS234, PS89, and PS276

Signed onto a joint letter to the School Construction Authority supporting the New York Harbor School’s request for a fully-sized aquatic training facility and gymnasium.