Alexa Avilés grew up in East New York. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Columbia University and her master’s degree in public and international affairs from Baruch College. She lives with her husband, Frankie, and their two children in Sunset Park.

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Alexa previously worked as program director at the Scherman Foundation, program manager at the JEHT Foundation, and worked in community philanthropy focused on human rights, reproductive justice, and decarceration.

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Alexa currently serves as the New York City Council Member for District 38. She was first elected in 2021 and is serving her 2nd term.

Co-sponsored the Secure Jobs Act, which prohibits "at-will" firings and limits electronic surveillance of employees.

Supports fair wages, good working conditions, and ethical guidelines for emerging technology like AI.

Plans to expand funding for labor law enforcement to address wage theft.

Sponsored legislation requiring employers receiving $1 million or more in financial assistance from NYC to provide prevailing wages for construction workers.

- Co-sponsored the Secure Jobs Act, which prohibits "at-will" firings and limits electronic surveillance of employees.
- Supports workers' right to unionize.
- Supports fair wages, good working conditions, and ethical guidelines for emerging technology like AI.
- Plans to expand funding for labor law enforcement to address wage theft.
- Sponsored legislation requiring employers receiving $1 million or more in financial assistance from NYC to provide prevailing wages for construction workers.

Economy

As a city council member, worked to improve park infrastructure and secure funding for playground renovations.

- As a city council member, worked to improve park infrastructure and secure funding for playground renovations.

Public Services

Believes housing is a human right and has passed legislation protecting tenants from illegal evictions and holding private companies accountable for public housing quality.

As a city council member, passed legislation requiring private companies managing NYCHA to report eviction rates, repair costs, and maintenance response times.

Passed legislation requiring cruise ships to use shore power at terminals, reducing harmful emissions and traffic in neighborhoods like Red Hook.

Opposes rent hikes for stabilized tenants and fought against Mayor Adams' rent increases during the housing crisis.

Supports the Community Land Act package, which allows community land trusts and nonprofits to develop new and preserve existing permanently affordable housing.

Plans to help rebuild the Office of Tenant Protections and restore funding to ensure tenants have legal support for landlord disputes.

- Believes housing is a human right and has passed legislation protecting tenants from illegal evictions and holding private companies accountable for public housing quality.
- As a city council member, passed legislation requiring private companies managing NYCHA to report eviction rates, repair costs, and maintenance response times.
- Passed legislation requiring cruise ships to use shore power at terminals, reducing harmful emissions and traffic in neighborhoods like Red Hook.
- Opposes rent hikes for stabilized tenants and fought against Mayor Adams' rent increases during the housing crisis.
- Supports the Community Land Act package, which allows community land trusts and nonprofits to develop new and preserve existing permanently affordable housing.
- Plans to help rebuild the Office of Tenant Protections and restore funding to ensure tenants have legal support for landlord disputes.

Housing & Urban Development

Supports removing police from schools, mental health response calls, homeless outreach and social services, and traffic enforcement.

Supports ending qualified immunity for police officers.

Plans to invest $55 million to expand the city's mental health network and reduce waitlists.

As a council member, led the effort to ban solitary confinement in New York City jails.

As a council member, passed the How Many Stops Act, which requires the NYPD to report when they stop and search New Yorkers.

- Supports abolishing the Gangs Database.
- Supports removing police from schools, mental health response calls, homeless outreach and social services, and traffic enforcement.
- Supports ending qualified immunity for police officers.
- Plans to invest $55 million to expand the city's mental health network and reduce waitlists.
- As a council member, led the effort to ban solitary confinement in New York City jails.
- As a council member, passed the How Many Stops Act, which requires the NYPD to report when they stop and search New Yorkers.

Public Safety

As a city council member, passed legislation requiring tenant education and outreach on residential vacate orders due to damage caused by fires.

Supports studying street design to limit commercial vehicle use in residential neighborhoods.

Supports creating a mobile application that provides information about electric vehicle charging stations.

Supports annual reporting on the use of shore power at cruise terminals.

Supports requiring an annual report on the state of waterfront infrastructure.

- As a city council member, passed legislation requiring tenant education and outreach on residential vacate orders due to damage caused by fires.
- Supports studying street design to limit commercial vehicle use in residential neighborhoods.
- Supports creating a mobile application that provides information about electric vehicle charging stations.
- Supports annual reporting on the use of shore power at cruise terminals.
- Supports requiring an annual report on the state of waterfront infrastructure.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Supports investing in tree cover, hiring more lifeguards, expanding pool hours, and increasing funding for cooling programs to combat extreme heat.

Plans to improve air quality by regulating last-mile e-distribution facilities that create truck congestion in neighborhoods like Red Hook.

- Supports investing in tree cover, hiring more lifeguards, expanding pool hours, and increasing funding for cooling programs to combat extreme heat.
- Plans to improve air quality by regulating last-mile e-distribution facilities that create truck congestion in neighborhoods like Red Hook.

Energy & the Environment

Supports access to abortion and other reproductive care.

- Supports access to abortion and other reproductive care.

Healthcare

Supports creating a citywide Office of Childcare to provide free childcare for all NYC residents and fully funding Pre-K and 3-K programs.

As a city council member, secured a $4 million investment to develop a Latine Studies Curriculum Initiative.

Supports expanding legal and adult education services citywide.

- Supports creating a citywide Office of Childcare to provide free childcare for all NYC residents and fully funding Pre-K and 3-K programs.
- As a city council member, secured a $4 million investment to develop a Latine Studies Curriculum Initiative.
- Supports expanding legal and adult education services citywide.

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Alexa Aviles

Alexa is originally from Bayamón, Puerto Rico, and grew up in East New York. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Columbia University and her master’s degree in public and international affairs from Baruch College. She lives with her husband, Frankie, and their two children in Sunset Park.

Alexa Avilés currently serves as the New York City Council Member for District 38. She was first elected in 2021 and is serving her 2nd term.

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Luis is from Brooklyn, New York and earned a degree from Columbia University. 

Luis currently works as the vice president of technology at a banking institution. 

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Luis Quero's campaign for New York City Council Member, District 38 is his first entry into politics. 

Supports reallocating funding from non-profit organizations to programs that focus on small business incubation, vocational training, and technical skills.

- Supports reallocating funding from non-profit organizations to programs that focus on small business incubation, vocational training, and technical skills.
- Opposes tax increases.

As of September 3, 2025, Luis Quero’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports prioritizing low to moderate income cooperative (co-op) development projects.

- Supports prioritizing low to moderate income cooperative (co-op) development projects.

Opposes the establishment of new drug clinics and shelters in his community until a strategy for equitable distribution is implemented.

- Opposes the establishment of new drug clinics and shelters in his community until a strategy for equitable distribution is implemented.

Supports bringing in charter schools through a community-led request for proposal (RFP) approach.

- Supports bringing in charter schools through a community-led request for proposal (RFP) approach.

Luis Quero

Luis's campaign for New York City Council Member, District 38 is his first entry into politics. 

As of September 3, 2025, Luis Quero did not have a website or any information online.

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