WHY I’M RUNNING

I’m Amit Singh Bagga and I’m running for City Council in Sunnyside, Woodside, Long Island City, and Astoria so that New York City can once again be a city of opportunity, dignity, and power – and not just for some, but indeed for all, New Yorkers. In order to recover from our multi-layered health, political, and economic crises, we will need to focus on the things working families in our city need the most while at the same time pursuing long-overdue racial and gender justice. With the right combination of ingenuity, commitment, and tactics, we can: expand healthcare access, stabilize housing for all New Yorkers, create green jobs with economic mobility, provide safe and enriching public schools, fund immigrants and workers, revive small businesses and restaurants, re-imagine policing and re-invest those dollars. I understand why all this is needed – and what it takes to get it done.