Where Does NYC Mayoral Candidate Maya Wiley Stand on Food, Climate and Public Health?

Maya Wiley is currently in second place behind Eric Adams in the New York City mayoral race. Let’s see where Wiley stands on food, climate, and public health. Wiley is a civil rights attorney, former counsel to Mayor Bill de Blasio, and an MSNBC commentator, Gotham Gazette reports.

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Maya Wiley’s robust climate Community First Climate Action Plan includes $3 billion in infrastructure investment for climate resiliency, $2 billion in repairs, and steps on Pollution. It centers around creating a “carbon negative” future for the city, Environmental justice, investing in climate infrastructure, developing equitable adaptation measures, and pursuing ambitious mitigation targets. She hopes to engage with and empower the community to accomplish these plans. The infrastructure would include a renewable energy hub on Rikers island and repairs for New York City Housing Authority. Wiley is also proposing a new Office of Public Space Management to help repurpose roads for pedestrian and urban space use.

Wiley unveiled a plant for city-sponsored health insurance for low-income and undocumented residents. Her Universal Health Coverage Plan will also repurpose wasteful city spending to offer affordable healthcare with sliding scale premiums for all New Yorkers. The program details expansions on child and elder care, including counseling, job training, and social programming. Wiley also has policy positions specific to maternal health, especially for Black women, who experience maternal mortality at higher rates. She hopes to provide more Support for midwifery and doula services as well as fund the construction of more birthing centers. Wiley’s plans also include focusing on community care workers, including at-home caregivers for the ill and elderly.

Wiley noted that people that are hungry might be choosing to pay rent over buying food and the importance of addressing “the city’s ability to generate new jobs,” to help reduce food scarcity. Her plans focus on addressing the “root causes” of food insecurity, such as income inequality and unemployment. She also emphasized the need for community participation by the creation of food councils.

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