I count myself so fortunate to have met Max at an automotive seminar in New York years ago. What a fascinating, talented man! Look for and enjoy his work - you'll be glad you did. — Mitzi VanVoorhis on The Paintings of Max Miller

No one has done more to make our streets unsafe than this guy. This is fhe biggest issue in this election and Marte gets an F grade. Oh yeah, he does not believe that criminals should be incarcerated. This guy and Alvin Bragg are cut from the same cloth. I would prefer that my children can walk the city safely, i would literally vote for anyone but Marte. — Phyllis on City Council Primary 2025: Christopher Marte

Marte has nothing to worry about from his opponents. Their smear attacks reek of desperation. Especially appreciate how he’s show up for Tribeca after we were neglected by past representation. — Maddy on City Council Primary 2025: Christopher Marte

Why does he want to replace the Astroturf with real grass? I know it is a global warming issue, but the fields become unusable 6 months a year. To use the lyrics of an old song ":where to the children play" — G on City Council Primary 2025: Christopher Marte

I've lived in Tribeca for 50 years and Chris has always been on our side fighting against the massive tower that Vornado wants to propose! Love the work he's been doing, keep it up — Juliet on City Council Primary 2025: Christopher Marte

I'm a fan of his office tree care program and Max from his team is great at the 1st pct community council meeting. I'll vote for Chris again. — Casey on City Council Primary 2025: Christopher Marte

Beyond excited to welcome Olive's to the neighb! We stopped by this week and the space as well as the sandwiches are 100 — Ami M on Sneak Peek: Olive’s

Yeah, antisemitism in Tribeca. We’ve seen some pretty atrocious things spray painted on construction walls, on stickers by the Franklin Street station, and have been subjected to protests calling for the expulsion of Jews from both Israel and NYC. Please do not minimize our experience or try to define for us what is antisemitic. — Concerned on Following the money in the City Council race

100% agree. Especially with congestion pricing we need a clear agreement that our politicians support it. Exemptions and carve outs ruin everything. See also parking placards. Will recommend not voting for him. — Tribeca Dad on City Council Primary 2025: Christopher Marte

Two disqualifying things for me: voting against City of Yes (and having no apparent housing plan besides NIMBYism and opposing every single housing development) and the flip flopping on congestion pricing. You can’t show up at rallies chanting against congestion pricing and then try to say you just want local exemptions (which is pandering and not practical, BTW). — Sandy on City Council Primary 2025: Christopher Marte

Now if he would invest that much in City Hall Park. Both the hardscape and landscaping are an embarrassment of neglect. — Makes You Go Hmmmm.... on Mayor will invest $50 million into Brooklyn Banks parks

Ok. I guess Marte didn’t speak at that rally because Elon Musk owns Twitter. Makes sense. I don’t know about the PAC. I don’t care. I choose to vote based on the issues not based on 15 degrees of separation and tracking down donors who didn’t even donate directly to a candidate’s campaign. Marte takes money from the Lam group, a developer in Chinatown. We can do this all day. Again, I prefer to talk about the actual issues that affect us. — James on Following the money in the City Council race

Please explain “ why you don’t trust Marte and why he is probably with pro Hamas Jew haters”? Repeating statements such as those doesn’t add clarity. He definitely would meet with you or anyone to answer any of your questions. ( or attended any of the multitude of rallies he speaks to feel his passion for this district.) As a 43 year resident of lower Manhattan I’ve known many Councilmen/ and one awful councilwoman. Chin was awful in her last years and now she has aligned herself with Elizabeth. Marte doesn’t just promise he delivers. Our neighborhood and my neighbors are recipients of his actions and I bet you are too. We have all learnt that politicians say things to win our votes and then don’t deliver. He has been requesting more police staff for our precincts as well..This week officers, from both precincts, gave me a call because I had heard that “ Marte was for defunding the police”. Both precincts informed me that is further from the truth and they are aware of his requests for more staffing. He has lived in the district, maybe most of his life, if not all. He sees what you see. He cares about protection of all his constituents…not just one group. He doesn’t just use the “ buzz” words to win one’s vote. He works to earn it. — Ronnie on Following the money in the City Council race

@Will. Please, anti-semitism in Tribeca? Also, very importantly, do not equate anyone against the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza as anti- Semitic, that’s just disingenuous, plain and simple. — R.. on Following the money in the City Council race

I don't click on links to Twitter as that is not a platform anyone should support. It's the personal mouthpiece of a Nazi. I looked up what the facts were and found this: https://www.westsidespirit.com/voices/hochul-ignored-plea-from-4-council-members-for-relief-from-congest-toll-for-residents-living-below-60th-st-KB4065873 Marte suggested in a letter to Hochul that we institute a program like London and not penalize people who own cars and live in the district like Chinatown business owners. I have friends who own a car and live in the zone but not this district so I empathize. Why can't we have a conversation about this, it's not illogical. London is the gold standard for congestion pricing. Anyway, the program is a success and surviving court & Trump challenges so there is that. A much more solid line of attack is his vote against the City of Yes. But if someone sends me a shady looking postcard, I'm going to ding them for that. And yes it's very easy to find out who the PAC is and who they support. — Michael T on Following the money in the City Council race

Cheerful and vibrant! My children select a new favorite each time we stroll past. — EM on Art in Tribeca: Happy To See You!

I'm a Jew living in Tribeca, and I'm concerned about antisemitism, but none of the candidates (at least to my knowledge) has expressed any opinion whatsoever. Does anyone have any notion of which candidate takes the strongest stand to protect Jewish New Yorkers? I've had "Intifada" with a target triangle carved into the sidewalk in front of my building on Murray Street near Church Street for months - the DOT was dishonest and lied about it being "in chalk" (it's not, it's in the concrete) and the First Precinct minimized my concern (the Police Office told me "intifada just means protest.") Now there have been more violent attacks on Jews and I'm creeped out. I honestly don't trust Chris Marte - he's probably with the pro-Hamas Jew haters, for all I know. I really wish I knew how to address antisemitism in this city and who to vote for who might help. — Will on Following the money in the City Council race

Thank goodness for Chris Marte - who has supported this community and is a true advocate for affordable housing NOT gifts to developers to build unlimited market rate housing. This district has lost more affordable housing than any other in New York - thanks in no small part to unrestrained market-rate development. This district is proof that building more market-rate housing without a mandatory and substantial affordability component, does not bring prices down but the opposite. I do not want to see 90-story luxury towers take over Tribeca. I am voting for Marte, a candidate with actual government experience. who actually cares about our community - and has a track record to prove it. — JG on Following the money in the City Council race

Of the candidates for District 1, Marte is the one who best represents the entire community. He fights against displacement of longtime residents - Chinatown, Lower East Side, and displacement by ever increasing rents in Fidi, City Hall and even BPC. He recognizes that open building of more market rate construction (City of Yes) has never resulted in more affordable housing downtown. He recognizes that Congestion Pricing without exception burdens his constituents in the district who own cars. He fights to preserve what's best about our District, and can relate to all his constituents - from the NYCHA residents in Smith Houses, to the elderly Chinese residents of Chung Pak Senior Housing in Chinatown, to the luxury condominiums of Battery Park City. He deserves our support for re-election, — M. Minsley on Following the money in the City Council race

Mr. Marte's views are being misrepresented by his opponents (which is to be expected). He questioned the requirement for those living within the zone to pay charges to leave and return to their homes and sought exemptions. He also questioned Mayor Adams' involvement with major forces in the real estate industry in connection with his "City of Yes" plans. Both of these are, in my opinion, valuable arguments. — mulciber on Following the money in the City Council race

Chris Marte spoke at a rally in opposition to congestion pricing. Im not clear on what the confusion is. He stated his opposition to congestion pricing publicly through a bullhorn… https://x.com/henryrosoff/status/1869053576053723248?s=46 — James on Following the money in the City Council race

Thank you for pointing out. Housing is a convenient trope that comes in many political interpretations. I am not for unchecked using of public space for private gains under any circumstances. And outdoor dining bonanza turns out to be a messy deal they can not fix. Sheds might have been reduced but tables and chairs on the sidewalk have been cropping up like wild fire all over, what’s the deal with that? Jess also has no constructive response to the counterfeit bazaar on Canal/Broadway besides a vague shrug that suggests ‘ they are just trying to make ends meet’. What happened to real public servants that work for the public? — R. on Following the money in the City Council race

PACs are not supposed to coordinate with campaigns? Yeah, ok. We all believe that. The mailer was problematic for a few reasons - it is sleazy to change the color of someone's skin or the overall color of a postcard to make him seem darker. This is not the rest of America, that stuff is not acceptable. The main thing on the flyer is that Marte is against congestion pricing. The only place I have ever seen that is on a flyer. Somehow I find it hard to believe and would like actual evidence on that. Marte is a LES kid and he shows up in Tribeca from time to time. I live in FIDI and have never seen him or even his canvassers over here. Hmm... I am open to Jess, his campaign is clever. But the PAC is troubling and a statement disavowing them would be nice. Maybe we can have a Tribeca Citizen sponsored debate? — Michael T on Following the money in the City Council race

Thank you. — R. on Following the money in the City Council race

I cannot find any information regarding Marte's opposition to Congestion Pricing. I only find support, with reservations about how it would affect those who live within the Toll Zone. Wondering how this "rumor" became fact. — Don on Following the money in the City Council race