nyc, they are brainwashed. If they can't see the crime and the fear in the city something is mentally wrong with them. Safer streets, trains and neighborhood is number #1 priority or there isn't a NEW YORK. — NATIVE on The Candidates 2021: Maud Maron for CD1

Maud you got my vote!!! Republican policies really Natalie? I guess you want to continue living in this hell of NEW YORK where criminals have more rights than communities. I don't care what party she is a part of I want LAW & ORDER back here and and END to bail reform!! Our city is in trouble with the policies of our useless so called mayor and governor. We need to fight homeless hotels in our neighborhoods because of the quality of life. This party that I was always a part of has destroyed our city, with bail reform and putting criminals before communities. Defunding the police isn't working well now is it! — NATIVE on The Candidates 2021: Maud Maron for CD1

"almost" sure you are. — robert green on Protected bike lanes coming to Varick and Church this month

about time! my commute to work every day is on this route, and having a protected bike lane is going to change my life (and the lives of the hundreds of others who bike around me). and of course, the lunch i order comes from a mostly immigrant workforce on bikes, who must be protected in order to truly be living in a "fair" city. — robert green on Protected bike lanes coming to Varick and Church this month

Oh no...this is much too close to me to be a good thing for my diet. — Makes You Go Hmmmm.... on New Kid on the Block: Insomnia Cookies

Very few people drive to businesses in this area. You have locals that come on foot and workers that arrive via public transportation primarily. — Guest on Protected bike lanes coming to Varick and Church this month

Time to start receiving overnight deliveries. — Guest on Protected bike lanes coming to Varick and Church this month

amen — josh on Part Two: Photos of 9/11 taken from 310 Greenwich and undiscovered until now

@Josh the city does have a program to help disadvantaged kids get into the specialized high schools. 20% of the seats are reserved for kids with lower shsat scores that completed the discovery program. from inside schools: "Diversity Initiative To increase integration at the specialized high schools, the DOE is expanding its Discovery Program, which gives some students who just missed the SHSAT cutoff score the opportunity to attend a specialized high school by completing a summer program prior to the start of 9th grade. By the summer of 2020, 20 percent of all seats at the eight specialized high schools that admit students based on the SHSAT will be reserved for students who complete the Discovery Program. To be eligible for the Discovery Program, a student must meet all of the following criteria: Applied to at least one specialized high school by taking the SHSAT; Be at least one of the following: from a low-income household, living in temporary housing or an English language learner who moved to the New York City within the past four years; Scored below the cutoff score on the SHSAT, but still within a certain range set by the DOE; and Attend a high poverty school, which is a school where the Economic Need Index (ENI) is at least 60%. There is no separate application for the Discovery Program. Those who meet the above criteria will be offered a spot in the Discovery Program in the spring of 8th grade. Those who participate in and complete all of the Discovery Program's requirements will be admitted to a specialized high school." — josh on The Candidates 2021: Maud Maron for CD1

She said she wholeheartedly supports it. I wholeheartedly will not support her. — Reademan on The Candidates 2021: Gigi Li for CD1

Yes, I am a part of that group and did and will continue to donate. I am praying for downtown and hope we don't become prisoners here and to afraid to go outside because of what is going on. Homeless Hotels etc! Deblasio needs to be accountable for what he has done. The destruction of our city! — NATIVE on Part Two: Photos of 9/11 taken from 310 Greenwich and undiscovered until now

I never gave Sonia Stock credit for this one: yes indeed. — Tribeca Citizen on Where in Tribeca?

Got it. — Tribeca Citizen on Where in Tribeca?

Good guess -- love that building -- but no. — Tribeca Citizen on Where in Tribeca?

Name calling is ineffective and cheap. You can hardly blame any of these candidates for the decision to close Riker's. Going forward all of these candidates will have to work within the system in which they find themselves. To pile on all your complaints with an hysterical edge is tiresome. Most NY'ers are staying put. You don't like it here...well you know the rest... — TG on The Candidates 2021: Gigi Li for CD1

Our park crew is so dedicated and thoughtful. I have never once walked by Ms. Berry without her saying hello and offering a big smile. Though my daughter is grown I still enjoy peeking into our beautiful and well cared for park. Good work and thank you! — TG on Can’t get enough of spring?

I agree with you Patrick. Manhattan businesses need those of us pounding the pavement. I cycle everywhere but also have a car which my NYC born husband uses 99% of the time and the government has a good idea of who all those vehicles are and what their purpose in the city is. A lot of them have single drivers too. — TG on Protected bike lanes coming to Varick and Church this month

Good news to this long time cyclist! — TG on Protected bike lanes coming to Varick and Church this month

Wonderful news all around! — TG on New Kid on the Block: Projekt 105

No, this looks like common sense, and your comments make you seem brainwashed to party talking points. I can't see how any rational observer would say the city is safe as is, or that the homeless are actually being helped by the current policies. As for covid killing people every day, perhaps you havent read the latest figures that show drastic declines, or the fact a vaccine is available to any adult that wants one. Its time — nyc on The Candidates 2021: Maud Maron for CD1

^i agree with this. — nyc on The Candidates 2021: Maud Maron for CD1

The policy of putting homeless shelters into hotels is a bailout for real estate owners, who get nice risk-free leases w/ NYC DHS instead of losing money operating an empty property. That's exactly why the Wooster one was proposed—the owner of the parking garage was losing money and it's very risky to invest capital to redevelop the property in this market, so he responded to the DHS RFP in hopes of securing a lease that will guarantee him a decent return without any real risk. It's simply not a sustainable strategy for fixing homelessness, which means it's not a prudent use of city resources. At best, it's extraordinarily divisive within the surrounding community. At worst, it's bad for local businesses, it brings in crime and drugs, etc. — person on The Candidates 2021: Maud Maron for CD1

Maybe they'll follow the flow of traffic, stop at lights, and respect pedestrians as well. But I have little hope for it. Several times per week I am almost hit by a biker who has absolutely no regard for people with the right away in crosswalks. — Jason on Protected bike lanes coming to Varick and Church this month

After reading through all of these candidate profiles, I'm leaning Maud. Her focus on quality of life and public safety is particularly important at this pivotal time when tourists and office workers, both so critical to downtown's livelihood, need to feel safe and comfortable coming back to the city. — person on The Candidates 2021: Maud Maron for CD1

So glad this is happening. NYC needs a restructure of its streets to make it a better place to live. — Patrick C Valentino on Protected bike lanes coming to Varick and Church this month