Experience: Koslowitz is a former councilwoman who served for nearly a decade representing District 29. She served as deputy borough president until earlier this year, when she resigned to pursue her old council seat.
Big Pitch: Koslowitz claims her time as the District 29 councilwoman makes her the most qualified candidate.
Heidi Chain
Experience: Chain has worked nearly 20 years for the city’s Department of Finance, where she now serves as a director in the Office of Legal Affairs.
Big Pitch: Chain touts a fresh approach to politics and claims that good ideas give her an edge over the competition. She wants to create a service helpline to rival 311 and provide immediate aid to residents 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Michael Cohen
Experience: Cohen served in the state Assembly from 1995 through 2005, when he resigned to attend to a family member’s health problems.
Big Pitch: Cohen wants to reinstate a small tax on stock transactions, which he claims will boost the city’s annual revenue by $10 billion.
Lynn Schulman
Experience: Schulman served as chief of staff for Councilwoman Sara Gonzales (D-Brooklyn) and is a member of Community Board 6.
Big Pitch: Schulman wants to make the city affordable for middle-class residents by updating living wage laws enacted in 2002 to ensure that rates rise along with inflation.
Mel Gagarin
Experience: The 27-year-old previously served as an aide to U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-Queens and Brooklyn).
Big Pitch: Gagarin is pledging to introduce legislation that would put communities on equal ground with developers by requiring them to pass their plans through affected residents. Gagarin believes that many of the problems plaguing the local real estate market could have been avoided if developers were forced to consult with local residents.
Albert Cohen
Experience: An immigrant from the former Soviet Union, Cohen touts his status as a political outsider. He is a former business consultant and currently practices law at his Forest Hills firm.
Big Pitch: Cohen claims that government has gotten out of control. He wants to operate the city like a business, looking for long-term investments to boost revenue rather than taxes.
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