Dem Primary Coverage: City Council District 3

Dominick Romeo is from Hell's Kitchen, New York City. 

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Supports rent vouchers for grocery stores to lower food costs.

Supports grocery stores lowering food prices.

- Supports grocery stores lowering food prices.

Economy

Plans to regulate restaurant sheds and sidewalk cafés to prevent them from "taking over sidewalks and streets."

- Plans to regulate restaurant sheds and sidewalk cafés to prevent them from "taking over sidewalks and streets."

Public Services

Supports rent vouchers for grocery stores to reduce food costs.

Opposes developers who "want to tear down our neighborhoods and displace our community."

Supports allowing young adults in housing projects to defer rent payments until the age of 26.

Supports saving the Fulton Housing Projects.

Supports saving the Fulton Housing Projects, the Elizabeth Street Garden, and the Tony Dapolito Center.

- Advocates for affordable housing.
- Supports rent vouchers.
- Opposes developers who "want to tear down our neighborhoods and displace our community."
- Supports allowing young adults in housing projects to defer rent payments until the age of 26.
- Supports saving the Fulton Housing Projects, the Elizabeth Street Garden, and the Tony Dapolito Center.

Housing & Urban Development

Believes crime reduction is crucial for improving quality of life.

Said, "NYPD must make arrests again!" to reduce crime and improve quality of life for residents. 

Supports using Rikers Island as a treatment center for people with drug dependency problems who have been incarcerated.

- Said, "NYPD must make arrests again!" to reduce crime and improve quality of life for residents. 
- Supports using Rikers Island as a treatment center for people with drug dependency problems who have been incarcerated.

Public Safety

Supports regulating e-bikes and removing them from sidewalks.

Believes corporations and politicians are responsible for creating congestion and then taxing citizens for it.

- Supports regulating e-bikes and removing them from sidewalks.
- Believes corporations and politicians are responsible for creating congestion and then taxing citizens for it.
- Opposes congestion taxing.

Transportation & Infrastructure

As of August 21, 2025, Dominick Romeo’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

Supports extending the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and expanding Medicaid.

- Supports extending the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and expanding Medicaid.

Healthcare

Education

Dominick Romeo

Dominick Romeo is from Hell's Kitchen, New York City. He is a third-generation Hell's Kitchen-ite and a third-generation Building Superintendent. He has been an activist since he was 16, fighting for gay rights, equal rights, and transgender rights. He lives with his family in Hell's Kitchen.

Dominick's campaign for New York City Council Member, District 3 is his first entry into politics. 

As of August 21, 2025, Dominick Romeo did not have a website or any information online.

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Supports regulating e-bikes and getting them off sidewalks.

New York City's 3rd City Council district - Wikipedia

Eric holds a bachelor's degree from George Washington University. He was raised in Wilmington, New York, and currently lives in Manhattan.

District 3 - Erik Bottcher

Eric previously served as Chief of Staff to Council Member Corey Johnson and held liaison roles in the City Council and Governor’s Office focused on LGBTQ and HIV/AIDS issues.

Erik Bottcher was elected to the New York City Council in 2021 representing District 3. This is his first elected office.

Supports union apprenticeship, recruitment, and education programs to promote economic empowerment and address poverty in New York City.

- Supports union apprenticeship, recruitment, and education programs to promote economic empowerment and address poverty in New York City.

Supports planting vegetation on new medians separating bicycle lanes from motorized vehicle traffic.

- Supports planting vegetation on new medians separating bicycle lanes from motorized vehicle traffic.

Supports legislation to prohibit discrimination against formerly incarcerated people in housing.

Opposes the removal of nearly 300 homeless individuals from the Lucerne hotel.

Opposed the removal of nearly 300 homeless individuals from the Lucerne hotel.

Sponsored legislation to establish a public outreach and education campaign regarding the availability and use of fentanyl test strips.

Sponsored legislation requiring a licensed social worker to be staffed at each police precinct.

- Supports legislation to prohibit discrimination against formerly incarcerated people in housing.
- Opposed the removal of nearly 300 homeless individuals from the Lucerne hotel.
- Sponsored legislation to establish a public outreach and education campaign regarding the availability and use of fentanyl test strips.
- Sponsored legislation requiring a licensed social worker to be staffed at each police precinct.

Supports reallocating resources from policing to programs that address the root causes of crime.

- Supports reallocating resources from policing to programs that address the root causes of crime.

Supports increasing penalties for excessive noise from motor vehicles.

- Supports increasing penalties for excessive noise from motor vehicles.

Sponsored legislation to prohibit city agencies from buying single-use water containers.

- Sponsored legislation to prohibit city agencies from buying single-use water containers.

Supports the New York Health Act, believing it will ensure universal coverage and improve access to healthcare for uninsured individuals.

Supports the creation of safe consumption sites.

- Supports the New York Health Act, believing it will ensure universal coverage and improve access to healthcare for uninsured individuals.
- Supports public funding of abortion.
- Supports the creation of safe consumption sites.

Believes screening is problematic in earlier grades, but supports it for high schools with specialized focuses like the performing arts.

- Believes screening is problematic in earlier grades, but supports it for high schools with specialized focuses like the performing arts.

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Erik D. Bottcher

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