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ABOUT FAITH

Faith Bondy is a lifelong Democrat and New Yorker who has been deeply connected to every part of the 4th City Council District for over three decades. She has resided in East Midtown for nearly 25 years with her husband, Matthew, and two daughters, Lila and Rose. Faith has been an active and respected litigator for over 25 years and has been recognized by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star, Top Women Attorney, and Super Lawyer for her advocacy. She graduated from Binghamton University and the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.

Faith has demonstrated a deep-seated commitment to preserving and improving the quality of life in New York City, in her community, and in her neighborhood. She has established herself as a staunch advocate for the community concerning education, public safety, housing, and quality of life issues affecting New Yorkers.

She is the President of the Samuel J. Tilden Democratic Club, one of the oldest and most highly respected Democratic clubs in New York City; a Board member of, and legal advisor to, the Sutton Place Parks Conservancy, a charitable organization whose mission is to help preserve and maintain several parks in the midtown east community; a member and Officer of the Board of Directors of the East Sixties Neighborhood Association, and a former member of Community Board 8’s Street Life Committee. As a public school parent, Faith has unparalleled experience with education issues affecting our community. For a decade, she served as a member of the Executive Board of the PTA of PS 59, a local District 2 public elementary school, as well as several years as a member of the School Leadership Team.

Faith seeks to bring all of this experience to the City Council as your representative for the 4th City Council District, where she will passionately advocate for pragmatic and practical solutions with only the best interests of the District, its residents, children, and businesses at heart and in mind.

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FAITH’S PRIORITIES:

Quality of Life

Will always be guided by and prioritize the needs and concerns of those who live, work, and do business, in the community. Will fight every day to deliver our fair share of funding, resources, and opportunities to protect and better our quality of life including by working to curb abuses by mopeds and e-bikes through stricter laws and enforcement; expanding rat mitigation efforts and funding; and increasing sanitation initiatives within the District to ensure clean and accessible streets.

Parks & Green Spaces

Beautify, maintain, and expand parks and green spaces by increasing funding for the Parks Department; funding capital improvements; supporting organizations that maintain our parks and organize programming within them; funding new green space projects; securing private funding of public green space; and ensuring that the Parks Department is fully staffed.

Public Schools

Deliver more funding to ensure that we expand the number of local K-12 public schools in our District and that those schools can serve all students, offer robust arts and enrichment programs that provide opportunities to learn both inside and outside the classroom, and furnish our children with the best chance for success.

Public Safety

Nobody should feel unsafe in our community or traveling around our District or City. Work to maximize funding for our local police precincts so that they have all the resources necessary to protect our District; increase foot patrols and community policing initiatives in our District; foster mutual respect and appreciation between the community, electeds, and law enforcement partners; fight against antisemitism and all forms of hate; and reduce retail theft and encourage the return of businesses to our community.

ABOUT NYC COUNCIL DISTRICT 4

District 4 covers much of eastern Manhattan, including some or all of: the Upper East Side, Midtown, Stuyvesant Town–Peter Cooper Village, Turtle Bay, Murray Hill, and Koreatown. The UN Headquarters, Rockefeller Center, and many other central Manhattan landmarks are located in the district.

ENDORSEMENTS

Neil Barclay

Community Advocate

Sarah Chu

Longtime Community Board 8 Member*

Ann Marie Folan

Community Advocate

JR Havlan

Former PTA President, JHS 104

Elyssa Kates

State Committee Person, 74th AD

President, Sutton Place Parks Conservancy*

Christopher Collins

Florie Huppert

Small Business Owner

Myrna LaPree

District Leader, 74th AD, Part B

Joelle Obsatz

Small Business Owner

Sandra Roth

PTA Executive Board Member*

Rachael Lissman

Former PTA President, SLT and Executive Board Member, PS 59

Andrew Fine

Vice President, East 86th Street Association*

PTA President and SLT Member, MS 255*

Clare Huston

Former PTA President, PS 59

Jessa Schwartz

Medical Professional

Eileen McAleer

Letty Simon

Board Member, Sutton Place Parks Conservancy*

Former District Leader, 63rd AD, Part A and 74th AD, Part C

Steven Smollens

Bettina Teodoro

Former PTA President, MS 255*

Education Advocate

Alexandra Beess und Chrostin

Mark Thompson

Former Chair, Community Board Six Manhattan

Former President, Sutton Place Parks Conservancy

Pat Scharlin Taylor

District Leader, 74th AD, Part C

Michelle D. Winfield

Claude L. Winfield