Ayala supports policies that improve protections for animals across New York, including strengthening animal welfare laws.

Ayala supports renewable energy investments, green infrastructure, and environmental justice policies to address climate change and improve environmental health in communities like Harlem and East Harlem.

Ayala supports fully funding public schools, reducing class sizes, and ensuring schools have the resources students need. In the City Council, she helped secure record funding for schools, youth programs, and community organizations.

Ayala supports legislation that protects LGBTQ+ rights and promotes equality, including strong anti-discrimination protections and inclusive healthcare policies.

Ayala supports expanding community-based mental health care, strengthening crisis response systems, and increasing funding for addiction treatment and harm reduction programs. As Chair of the City Council's Mental Health, Disabilities and Addictions Committee, she worked to expand services and improve coordination between healthcare providers, housing programs, and social services.

Ayala supports strengthening CUNY and SUNY, expanding financial aid, and connecting students to career pathways. She is a graduate of Bronx Community College and Lehman College.

Ayala aims to protect affordable housing and stop displacement by expanding rental assistance, strengthening tenant protections, and building deeply affordable new homes. As Chair of the City Council's General Welfare Committee, she helped expand CityFHEPS vouchers and fought to create and preserve affordable housing.

Ayala supports passing the New York for All Act, expanding legal representation for immigrants, and ensuring families can live and work without fear. In the City Council, she supported programs that expanded access to legal services and city resources for immigrant families.

Ayala supports strengthening worker protections, defending prevailing wage laws, supporting the right to organize, and expanding job training programs. In the City Council, she worked closely with labor unions and supported policies that protect workers and create good-paying jobs.

Ayala supports investments in violence prevention programs, youth initiatives, and community-based strategies that address the root causes of crime, while ensuring fairness and accountability.

Ayala supports strengthening protections for abortion access and reproductive healthcare, and believes New York must continue leading the nation in defending reproductive freedom.

Ayala supports Vision Zero policies and infrastructure investments that reduce traffic injuries and save lives, including improving street design, strengthening enforcement against dangerous driving, and protecting pedestrians and cyclists.