General Election
NY Assembly · Assembly District 73
Vanessa Aronson is the only candidate on the ballot for this seat. You can also write in a candidate whose name isn't printed on the ballot.
Vanessa Aronson runs unopposed for an open East Side Assembly seat
Vanessa Aronson filed in Sept. 2025, saying she would bow out if Assembly Member Alex Bores, who holds the seat, sought reelection; no incumbent is running. She advanced on the Democratic and Working Families lines after both June primaries were canceled and is the only candidate on the Nov. 3 ballot.
Issues
7 issues · 1 candidate · every claim sourced
Affordable housing
Central to the raceHow the state protects existing affordable and rent-stabilized housing and adds new supply on Manhattan's East Side.
Vanessa Aronson
Wants the state to protect existing affordable housing while increasing supply, including investments to stabilize rent-stabilized and affordable buildings that are at risk. Supports expanding mixed-income housing development and setting affordability standards that reflect real local income levels.
Vanessa for NY campaign site — Affordable Communities & Housing ↗Public schools
Central to the raceHow public schools are funded and what education the state guarantees, starting in early childhood.
Vanessa Aronson
Supports fully funding public schools, protecting critical education resources and ensuring every student has access to a high-quality education starting in early childhood. Cites her experience as a former public school teacher and a public school parent.
Vanessa for NY campaign site — Issues ↗Health care and care for seniors
Central to the raceWhat New Yorkers pay for health care, gaps in coverage, and home care that lets seniors stay in their homes.
Vanessa Aronson
Wants to expand access to affordable, high-quality health care across the state, reduce out-of-pocket costs and close coverage gaps. Supports expanding access to affordable home care and strengthening services that let seniors age in place.
Vanessa for NY campaign site — Issues ↗Public safety and street safety
Also in playCrime and hate incidents, and the safety of streets shared by pedestrians, e-bikes, mopeds and delivery workers.
Vanessa Aronson
Supports evidence-based strategies to reduce crime, combat antisemitism and other forms of hate, and build trust between communities and public safety personnel. Wants stronger rules and enforcement for mopeds and e-bikes, holding large delivery platforms accountable for unsafe practices that endanger workers and pedestrians, and street investments for seniors, people with disabilities and families with strollers.
Vanessa for NY campaign site — Safe and Accessible Communities ↗Government ethics and transparency
Also in playThe rules that govern public officials' conduct, how open government is, and how those rules are enforced.
Vanessa Aronson
Supports strengthening ethics laws, increasing government transparency, and stronger oversight and enforcement.
Vanessa for NY campaign site — Issues ↗LGBTQ+ rights
Also in playProtections against discrimination for LGBTQ+ New Yorkers and how they are enforced.
Vanessa Aronson
Supports standing against discrimination toward LGBTQ+ New Yorkers, investing in their safety and opportunity, and enforcing the protections in the New York State constitution.
Vanessa for NY campaign site — Issues ↗Sanitation, recycling and the environment
Also in playFunding for sanitation, waste reduction, recycling and composting, and how sanitation standards are enforced.
Vanessa Aronson
Wants sustained investment in sanitation, waste reduction and environmental programs, including expanding recycling and composting and enforcing sanitation standards.
Vanessa for NY campaign site — Issues ↗