“I’m running to keep our community safe. My wife and I are raising our 4-year-old son here. I’ve witnessed the crime rising in the neighborhoods and will not let it continue.”
No More Excuses, No More Politics
Change the bail laws that allow dangerous criminals onto the street with no bail.
Fund more police officers so that we can have real neighborhood policing and enough cops to patrol our community.
Enact a NYS Gun Traffickers Law to deter the Illegal sale of handguns in our city.
Ensure State funding for mental health services, facilities and more outreach to the homeless
Support restorative justice and alternatives to incarcerations.
Issues That Matter For Everyone
Public Safety
Public Safety First
At the age of 21, Hiram served as a member of the NYPD, patrolling the streets of 108th Street in the 112th Precinct. With a deep understanding of our district.
Hiram is dedicated to ensuring the safety of our community.
Healthcare
Single Payer
Hiram believes that healthcare is a fundamental human right. The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the flaws in our healthcare system, emphasizing the need for universal access.
Now is the time to guarantee comprehensive healthcare for all.
Housing
Renters & Landlords
In the face of high unemployment in New York, Hiram is committed to finding solutions that benefit both small landlords and renters.
He supports bringing property tax relief to owner-occupied homes with 1-3 family units, addressing the challenges in our housing market.
Homeless
Sustainable Solutions
The city's current approach to homelessness merely shifts the problem without solving it. Hiram advocates for a sustainable solution that goes beyond relocating individuals and giving tax breaks to developers. Providing more outreach to homeless with emotional
It's time to address homelessness comprehensively.
Transit
A Functional MTA
We need an MTA that really works. Our subways and buses need efficient management and adequate funding for essential maintenance and services. Furthermore, we need to expand subway services to Queens and the outer boroughs.
He is committed to securing proper funding to ensure efficient and reliable public transportation.
Education
CUNY/SUNY
Hiram, a CUNY alumnus, values public education and believes in expanding access. Going beyond the Excelsior Scholarship, he aims to fund public education fully.
Providing all students with free access to quality public higher education.
Issues That Matter
For Our Community
Standing Against Hate Crime
Hiram Monserrate, our local District Leader, condemns hate crimes unequivocally. When Talea Wufka, a Jewish resident, reported an incident of hate speech on a local bus, Hiram Monserrate immediately advised her to contact the local precinct. He emphasized that there is no room for antisemitism or any form of hate in our community.
Drawing from his own experiences, District Leader Hiram Monserrate added, “This incident impacted Ms. Wufka greatly and she was understandably distraught. We see hatred and confusion on our televisions every day. I saw it up close during the 1990’s Crown Heights Riots as a police officer while assigned to the detail there. This incident, however, is close to home. One of our neighbors scrawled this heinous and vile statement on our local bus. Then another one of my neighbors would cry out because someone did this. There is no room for antisemitism or hate of any kind in our community. We will never tolerate this; we will call it out and we will always strongly stand against it!”
Hiram Monserrate strongly condemns acts of violence, such as the tragic incident involving Elisaul Perez and the assault on Guiying Ma. While Perez was not charged with a hate crime, the incident occurred during a troubling rise in anti-Asian violence. The loss of Guiying Ma is deeply mourned by her family, friends, and neighbors. Hiram Monserrate advocates for a community free from violence and stands against any form of harm or discrimination.
Hiram will work against hate crimes and ensure more security to protect our people.
Clean & Revitalize / Sanitation
Why is it that Midtown can get multiple garbage pickups in their streets every day, while we can barely get a few in a week?
Our elected fail to keep up with how the city is allocating our sanitation resources. We need to ensure our city is keeping our streets safe and clean.
This is about the health and safety of our communities and equitable distribution of resources.
Build / Affordable Housing
Did you know 2 acres of Willets Point was sold to developers for $1? That’s not a typo, that actually happened.
Then the developer tried to build a mall!
We need Willets Point to be the source of affordable housing for Queens.
Hiram will continue our fight to make New York affordable.
Fighting Against the oversaturation of homeless shelters in our community
Since 2016 Hiram has been leading the charge against the siting of the 13 homeless shelters in our area. As our Assemblyman he will ensure the law protects the community from this abuse. This is an issue about equity. The lack of advocacy has allowed for a concentration of homeless shelters in our district. The reason there are so many in our district and not on the Upper West Side is because the City views us as a dumping ground. We’re not against shelters, we’re against the concentration of them in our district.
Hiram will work to ensure that our homeless reside in better shelters, with access to more staff to support them and more security to protect them, while ensuring they’re placed in an equitable manner.
Two-Billion Dollar LGA AirTrain Boondoggle Stopped!
Hiram along with other community stakeholders led the successful fight to STOP the AirTrain LGA in 2023 after the project's budget had increased to $2.4 billion, over five times the original $450 million estimate.
Stop / Willets Point Soccer Stadium
Did you know a there is a proposal for a 20,000-seat soccer stadium at Willets Point.
Our neighborhood should not be developed without our voices being considered.
Hiram will not only work to stop this development but will also ensure that these projects always face public scrutiny while he fights for the 5,500 affordable housing units that were originally promised and voted upon.