• Education

  Grillo supports restoring rigorous academics, expanding vocational and trade pathways as early as high school, protecting parental rights, and keeping classrooms focused on opportunity and love of country rather than what he calls un-American ideology.

• Crime and Safety

  Grillo calls for repealing New York's bail reform laws, which he says allow repeat offenders back onto the streets. He supports law enforcement, holding criminals accountable, and ending revolving-door justice to reduce violent crime.

Issues Philip is raising that aren't a shared debate across the field.

• Abolish Local Law 97

  Grillo opposes Local Law 97, which imposes building retrofit mandates and fines, arguing it will drive up housing costs and burden taxpayers and small property owners. He pledges to legislate endlessly to prevent it from becoming law.

• Repeal Sanctuary City Laws

  Grillo wants to end state and local laws that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities, arguing they strain resources, increase costs, and undermine accountability. He says New York City's deficit is a direct result of such policies.

• Right to Life

  Grillo believes life is precious at every stage and that the right to life is a fundamental, God-given protection. He opposes abortion and will defend the right to life in New York.

• Holding the MTA Accountable

  Grillo criticizes the MTA for crumbling infrastructure, unsafe platforms, unreliable service, and fare hikes without improvement. He calls for transparent reporting on spending, full-scale station rehabilitation, and accountability for safety and maintenance failures.