Mayoral Issue Grid




Issues
|

Fernando
Ferrer
(Democrat)
|

C. Virginia
Fields
(Democrat)
|

A. Gifford
Miller
(Democrat)
|

Anthony
Weiner
(Democrat)
|

Michael
Bloomberg
(Republican)
|
| ARTS |
| -Censor Freedom Center? |
Yes |
Yes
|
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| CIVIL RIGHTS |
| -Use $ Power? |
Yes |
Yes
|
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Gay Marriage?
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes |
"state issue" |
| CRIME |
-Anti-Terror Plan
|
Transportation security |
Expand Operation Atlas
|
Homeland Security Dir |
Secure NYC ports |
Operation Atlas |
-Other Crime Priorities
|
Police misconduct |
Domestic violence |
Expand Compstat |
DNA testing |
Quality of Life |
-More police?
|
Yes, 1,900
|
Yes, 2,000 |
Yes, 1,000 |
Yes, 3,000 |
No |
| DEVELOPMENT |
-Nets Arena
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes |
-Yankee stad
|
?
|
? |
Yes
|
? |
Yes |
-Mets stad
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
|
Yes |
|
|
Fernando Ferrer
|
C. Virginia Fields
|
A. Gifford Miller
|
Anthony Weiner
|
Michael Bloomberg
|
| EDUCATION |
| -Top Priority |
50 k more h.s. grads |
Eliminate "top-down" |
Reduce class size |
Improve school safety |
Improve test scores |
| -Pay raise? |
Yes |
Yes
|
Yes |
Yes |
Maybe |
-City pay for CFE?
|
Yes, 25 percent
|
Too early to say
|
Yes, 10 percent
|
Too early to say
|
No |
| -Charter schools |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| -Social Promotion? |
No, but... |
No, but... |
No, but... |
No, but... |
No |
| ENVIRONMENT |
-Mayor's Waste Plan
|
Yes, but... |
Yes, but... |
Yes, but... |
Yes, but... |
Yes |
-Bronx Filtration Plant?
|
? |
No, but... |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| FINANCE |
-Deficit
|
Tax code |
Tax code |
"Fair share" |
Reduce Waste |
Reduce costs |
-Income tax?
|
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
-Stock tax?
|
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| -Tax cut? |
No |
No |
Double EITC |
< $150K |
$400 Rebate |
| HEALTH |
-Top priority
|
Insure Children |
Elderly |
Lead Paint |
Medicaid |
Anti-Smoking |
-Smoking Ban?
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| HOUSING |
| -Top priority |
167,000 homes |
100,000 homes |
167,000 homes |
15% affordable |
68,000 homes |
| -Urstadt Law |
Repeal |
Repeal |
Repeal |
Repeal |
Keep |
| -Mandatory Affordable? |
Yes, up to 30% |
Yes, 30% |
No. Use incentives |
Yes, 20% |
No. Use incentives |
|
|
Fernando Ferrer
|
C. Virginia Fields
|
A. Gifford Miller
|
Anthony Weiner
|
Michael Bloomberg
|
| IMMIGRANTS |
| -Noncitizen vote? |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| - DMV Req? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
| - Amnesty |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| - School Translators? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| JOBS |
| -Top priority |
Small biz |
Small biz |
Small biz |
Small biz |
Tax credits for corps |
| PARKS |
| 1% Pledge |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Earmarked Fees |
Yes |
Yes |
Maybe |
? |
No, But... |
| Van Cortlandt Filtration Plant |
? |
No, But... |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Great Lawn Protests |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
No |
| Car Free Parks |
Yes |
No |
Maybe |
? |
No |
| TRANSPORTATION |
-2nd Ave Sub
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
-7 Extension
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
-Link to JFK
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes |
-Freight tunnel
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
-Congestion $
|
Yes |
Yes |
Maybe |
No |
Maybe |
-East River Toll
|
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
-Subway Commuter?
|
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
|
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