A conversation with mayoral hopeful Assemblymember Nicole Malliotakis
Presumptive Republican mayoral nominee Assemblymember Nicole Malliotakis stopped by this paper’s office earlier this month to discuss her candidacy and identify the issues that she believes are fueling her campaign to defeat incumbent Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio.
Home Reporter (HR): Talk a little bit about your vision for the city.
Nicole Malliotakis (NM): I’m running because I see a clear deterioration in the quality of life in this city. The homeless numbers have spiked. This year alone, the street population has increased 40 percent. Train delays top 70,000 a month. Traffic has gotten worse. Our education system continues to fail despite more money being pumped into it. There’s a lot of bureaucracy at the top levels of the education department, and the money is not trickling down to the classroom.