Your Priorities, Addressed

Due Process

Short Overview:
In 2021, the City of New York terminated thousands of employees—many of them tenured—without due process, violating long-standing legal protections. Athena Clarke was one of them.

Fact Box:
📌 “Over 1,400 NYC public workers lost their jobs due to the COVID mandate—many without hearings or appeal.” — Source: NYC Employment Statistics, 2022

Policy Fix:
Athena will push for a Citywide Civil Service Rights Task Force to investigate mandate-related terminations and restore full due process protections for all public workers. She also fully supports Resolution 5 to reinstate and compensate terminated employees.

Parental Rights

Real Story:
When policies were introduced that exposed children to mature and controversial content without parental knowledge, Athena witnessed firsthand how schools were bypassing parents. She became an outspoken advocate for family-first education policy.

Fact Box:
📌 “47% of NYC parents say they were not informed about sensitive content introduced in school curriculums.” — Source: NYC Family Education Survey, 2023

Policy Fix:
Athena will introduce a Parental Consent and Notification Act requiring schools to notify parents and obtain consent before introducing non-academic or ideologically sensitive curriculum. No more backdoor agendas—parents must be the first to know.

Local Fiscal Responsibility

Current Challenge:
District 46 families are struggling while the city keeps greenlighting bloated projects with little to no local input. From unnecessary zoning changes to unfulfilled affordable housing promises, taxpayers are footing the bill without transparency.

Fact Box:
📌 “The Coyle Street project promised affordable housing but delivered a homeless shelter instead—with no local approval process.”

Policy Fix:
Athena will demand public budget audits, enforce fiscal transparency mandates, and host town-hall budget review sessions to ensure local voices are heard before dollars are spent.

Community Engagement

Vision:
Politics shouldn’t live behind closed doors. Athena believes elected officials work for the people—and must be accessible, visible, and responsive.

Plan:
She’ll host monthly “Civic Saturdays”—informal open forums at neighborhood parks and community centers where residents can raise concerns, ask questions, and help shape decisions.

Fact Box:
📌 “Only 1 in 5 residents report ever having met their City Council representative.”
— Source: Civic Trust NYC Report, 2023

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