Vote for Shane Osinloye

A NEW Councilman for New Rochelle District 4!

Platform

Affordable Housing & Home Ownership

A New Housing Perspective

The Problem: We are in a housing crisis. Our city council approved 10,000 new units of housing that are 90% unaffordable, 95% if you consider a real world definition of affordable. We have 30 new buildings and none of them are designed to accommodate our elderly. We have 10,000 new units of rentals and none of them create ownership opportunities. Even as we aid people with their first home down payment, we have people on the waiting list because there is no affordable home ownership stock in New Rochelle! How can anyone buy into the vision of New Rochelle if they can’t own their fair share?

When you vote on June 27th, allow me to advocate for fair rentals and increasing home ownership stock.

Solutions:

  • I will vote for affordable home ownership opportunities and workforce housing. 
  • Bridge together local organizations, community focused builders, and community banks to build housing and facilities.
  • Introduce communities to deals that give our communities equity in new projects.
  • Host innovative programs and PILOTs to generate revenue for New Rochelle.
  • Invest in protecting homes from flooding and communities from power outages.
  • Bring state and federal resources and opportunities to our homeowners.

Investing in Local Economy

The Problem: New Rochelle will not survive being Manhattan dependent. Manhattan has experienced a population decline for the last two decades, along with skyrocketing residential and commercial rents. Too many of our family and friends have to move away to secure more lucrative career opportunities. We need to create an economy here at home, and onboard more professionals into our local economy.

When you vote on June 27th, allow me to help modernize our local economy.

Solutions:

  • Small businesses need help maintaining paperwork so they can qualify for government contracts and support.
  • Local businesses need help modernizing their ability to make transactions in any space to be competitive in the Amazon retail landscape.
  • Onboard students into the local economy through government contracts.
  • Link local employers with skilled employees to help grow their businesses.
  • Convert community organizations into employers by funding employment for two years until they become solvent enough to keep them on.
  • Deepening our relationship with the board of education and local colleges to retain talent.

Smarter Environmental Policy

An “D” for Air Quality

The Problem: It does not make sense to approve a high-traffic drive-through next to an open air basketball court. It does not make sense to put a high-traffic automotive service station dead in the center of a business district that you allegedly want to make walkable. These are just the perpetuation of a long history of unsustainable and environmentally racist policies in New Rochelle. As much as they disproportionately impact marginalized communities, these man-made environmental disasters are the source of costly health issues for us all. 

When you vote on June 27th, allow me to fight for a more sustainable local environment.

Solutions:

  • I will vote “no” for environmentally racist projects that create health issues in diverse communities.
  • I will vote “yes” to create accountability and fund New Rochelle’s sustainability strategies. 
  • I will advocate for state and federal resources to support projects that heal our environment. 

Improving Community Health

New Ideas! New Rochelle is home to an influential teaching and activist hospitals in downstate New York. We host a plethora of medical specialists and elderly care facilities. We have a growing numbers of farming and community garden partners, along with an impeccable parks department. We are also the home of a multitude of community organizations who want their members to increase their health. Let’s quell health conditions before they begin by designing a robust community health strategy! 

When you vote on June 27th, allow me to increase health education through preventive care.

Solutions:

  • Finance more preventive care and health education programs to communities. 
  • Eliminate food deserts by creating incentives from local grocers and growers.
  • Rebalance community health by incentivizing restaurateurs to offer a healthy menu.
  • Facilitate telehealth programs and create space for health professionals to grow careers.

Stronger Government Accountability

Oversight

The Problem: It should not take a commissioner assaulting someone for our elected officials to remove them, particularly when the community had been clear for years that they were wrong for us. No city manager should be able to unilaterally fire a long standing community board without due process, especially as they’re exiting the role. This disrupted business throughout the city by dividing community advocates into factions. As it stands, the current charter gives city managers free rein on their commission appointments and the council has little oversight, except the power to amend the charter. How can a council do their job holding a city manager accountable without input on one of their most significant powers?

When you vote on June 27th, allow me to strengthen our city’s infrastructure for a more inclusive community.

Solutions:

  • Introduce an amendment that allows duly elected city council to have mandated oversight on appointed officials.
  • Introduce legislation for due process and hearings before board dissolutions and other potentially destabilizing actions.
  • Holding listening sessions with expert testimony on a variety of subjects so that the public can hear the data driving decisions being made.

Strategy & Strength

Strategy

If you remember anything about my platform, please remember this: All of these issues are related! A cleaner environment translates into better health. Addressing food deserts is an economic opportunity. Incentivizing community organizations is a way to increase local employment and decrease our office vacancy rate. More co-ops and condominiums means more taxpayers investing into building generational wealth in New Rochelle. A stronger charter will be more responsive to our diverse community! We need a councilperson who sees how comprehensive these issues are.

When you vote on June 27th, allow me to be a strategist who advocates for you!

Strength

We need a councilman who knows when to be a leader and when to be a representative. As a consultant, I know how data can be manipulated for whatever the client intends to do, so I will not be manipulated! As a grassroots community advocate, I know who to align myself with and whip votes to secure the best projects and the most resources. Please allow me to do this for my community! As a researcher, I’ve seen a plethora of unique projects that we could welcome into New Rochelle, and that have already been confirmed as a success through peer-reviewed studies and data. Please help me introduce data driven decision making to City Council District 4. 

If you want a District 4 Councilman who will be a leader, advocating for affordable housing, increasing home ownership, protecting your property, cleaning our environment, and increasing accountability, please vote for me on June 27th, 2023!

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914-227-3923

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