Maya Wiley

An attorney, law professor and civil rights activist, Wiley is the Sr. VP for social justice at The New School and a professor at the Milano School. She served as counsel to Mayor Blasio and chaired the Civilian Complaint Review Board from 2016 to 2017.

Maya Wiley

An attorney, law professor and civil rights activist, Wiley is the Sr. VP for social justice at The New School and a professor at the Milano School. She served as counsel to Mayor Blasio and chaired the Civilian Complaint Review Board from 2016 to 2017.

The Questions

1. What policy would you begin to implement in your first 100 days in office and how would you do it?

2. NYC suffers from an outdated and unsustainable public transportation system. What steps would you take to fix it?

3. If elected, what are three steps you would take to address New York’s increasing homeless population?

4. In the wake of the pandemic, what would you do to retain small retail businesses & restaurants in New York City?

5. What concrete measures would you take to respond to increases in racism, anti AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islander), Islamophobia and anti Semitism, and other forms of hatred?

6. What’s your experience fighting climate change, and how would you apply that to your job as Mayor?

7. What would you do to ensure that “affordable” housing is low income housing and truly affordable?

8. How would you ensure penalties and discipline are imposed on police officers that reflect their wrongdoing?

9. How do we desegregate NYC public schools?

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