As your candidate for New York State Assembly District 52, representing our vibrant Brooklyn neighborhoods-from Brooklyn Heights and Downtown Brooklyn to Cobble Hill, Boerum Hill, Carroll Gardens, and beyond-I am focused on delivering practical energy solutions that keep costs down for hardworking families, protect our environment where it makes sense, and ensure reliable power for our homes, businesses, and communities. Right now, Albany's energy policies have driven electricity and heating bills sky-high for too many New Yorkers. In a district like ours-full of renters, small business owners, young professionals, families, and seniors on fixed incomes-unaffordable energy hits hardest. We can't keep asking residents to choose between paying Con Ed and putting food on the table or keeping the heat on in winter.New York needs a balanced, all-of-the-above approach that prioritizes affordability, reliability, and common-sense innovation over ideology.
That means:
- Embracing reliable, low-cost energy sources like clean natural gas from nearby regions. It's abundant, burns cleaner than older alternatives, and can provide stable baseload power without the price spikes we've seen from over-reliance on intermittent sources. Shutting down local natural gas plants and importing power (like the lines from Canada feeding Brooklyn) drives up costs and reduces control over our own energy security.
- Supporting safe, modern nuclear power as a proven, zero-emission option for consistent, large-scale electricity. Closing facilities like Indian Point removed a major source of clean power from the grid-contributing to higher bills and greater reliance on imports. With advanced monitoring and safety tech, nuclear can play a key role in a stable, low-carbon future without the reliability risks we've seen elsewhere.
- Realistically integrating renewables like wind and solar where they make economic and practical sense-as supplements to baseload power, not replacements. While we all want cleaner air and a healthier planet, current technology means these sources can't yet deliver the round-the-clock reliability our modern lives demand (as events like the Texas grid failure showed). Heavy subsidies and mandates have driven up rates without delivering proportional benefits-leaving everyday New Yorkers footing the bill.
By unlocking domestic energy resources, including untapped natural gas reserves in nearby formations, we can lower costs, create good union jobs right here in New York, attract businesses back to our state, and reduce dependence on out-of-state or imported power.
This isn't about denying climate challenges-it's about pursuing solutions that actually work for people in District 52: affordable bills, no blackouts during heat waves or cold snaps, and energy policies grounded in reality rather than wishful thinking.
When elected, I will fight in Albany for an all-of-the-above energy strategy that:
- Prioritizes lowering utility costs for residents and small businesses.
- Promotes reliable, homegrown energy production to create jobs and economic growth.
- Ensures grid stability so families and communities aren't left in the dark.
- Supports innovation in clean tech without forcing unaffordable mandates on working people.
Together, we can make energy affordable and reliable again-while building a stronger, more secure future for Brooklyn.
Join me in pushing for sane energy policies that put District 52 families first. Contact me today to get involved.