SURVEYS

SURVEY #1 RESULTS, 237 responses

Dana's survey had 431 responses.

Neither is a great turnout when we will represent over 60,000 people.

How are you registered?

Where do you live?

Which 5 issues are most important to you?

Me: My top priorities are lowering utility costs and property taxes, maintaining our infrastructure, and keeping our communities safe.

Dana:

 "My top priorities are making New York more affordable for working and middle-class households, promoting environmental              sustainability, and protecting our personal and civil rights from right-wing MAGA extremism."

What is your yearly Income?

New York State Taxes and High-Income Earners

New York’s highest-income taxpayers contribute a significant share of the state’s personal income-tax revenue. In 2024, taxpayers earning $1 million or more—about 0.9% of New York taxpayers—paid approximately 44.6% of all New York State personal income taxes. The top 1% of earners paid roughly 46%. The top 200 taxpayers alone accounted for approximately 7.7% of the state’s personal income-tax revenue.

These figures refer to the share of total state income-tax revenue paid, not the percentage of an individual’s income that is taxed.

Question: Given that New York’s wealthiest taxpayers already contribute a very large share of the state’s personal income-tax revenue, do you believe they should be taxed more, taxed less, or remain at approximately their current tax levels?

Me: remain the same, I'd like to see all brackets recalculated and reformulated. NYS pays the highest percent of personal income tax.

Dana: tax more

Are you in favor of a balance approach to energy sources (nuclear, gas, fossil, geothermal, alternative)?

Me: yes

Dana: no

Given advances in nuclear technology, including improvements in safety, efficiency, and reliability, should New York consider reopening the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant as part of its energy strategy and efforts to provide reliable, affordable, low-carbon electricity?

Me: yes

Dana: no

Floating solar panels are increasingly being considered as a way to generate renewable electricity while making use of reservoirs and other bodies of water. However, their use raises a number of potential concerns, including impacts on aquatic ecosystems, water quality, wildlife, recreation, and fishing. There are also questions about the long-term durability of panels, floats, coatings, cables, and anchoring systems, particularly as they are exposed to sunlight, temperature changes, storms, and other environmental conditions. If materials deteriorate or are damaged, potential chemical or toxic-material leaching into the water should be evaluated, including any possible effects on drinking-water quality, aquatic life, and human health. 

(Peekskill has its own water reservoir. Currently, the Planning Board of Peekskill is deciding whether or not to allow a company to install floating solar panels on the body of water from which all of their water supplies comes.)

Are you in favor of floating solar panels?

Me: absolutely not. I have been attending the planning board meetings and fighting against this. I support alternative energy but we do not clear forests for them, install them on our farmland or put them on our water. We have thusands of acres of rooftopes, thousand of acres of parking lots and thousands of miles of median space along our thruways.

Dana: yes

Property taxes in Westchester are out of control. Which would you like to see happen?

Me: recalculate based on purchase price and not on assessed value - we are being taxed on unrealized gains/base them on services provided

Dana: I dont know her response.

Are you in favor of cooperation among law enforcement agencies regarding the removal of criminal illegal aliens?

Me: yes

Dana: no

Do you support NYS being a sanctuary state?

me: no

Dana: yes

Do you support cashless bail?

Me: no

Dana: yes

Are you satisfied with how the current state administration is handling crime?

Me: not at all

Dana: yes

New York Medicaid is undergoing changes, but it is important to distinguish between changes made by New York State and changes resulting from federal legislation.

As of September 2026, New York has not eliminated Medicaid or enacted a blanket reduction in Medicaid benefits. The state’s 2026 budget continues to provide substantial funding for Medicaid. However, federal legislation enacted in 2025 will result in significant changes to Medicaid eligibility and coverage in New York.

Beginning January 1, 2027, new federal requirements will include work or participation requirements for certain Medicaid recipients, as well as more frequent eligibility verification. New York estimates that approximately 475,000 Medicaid recipients could ultimately lose coverage as a result of the new federal work requirements, although the actual number will depend on implementation and available exemptions.

Medicaid enrollment in New York has also declined from a pandemic-era peak of more than 8 million people in June 2023 to approximately 6.8 million in December 2025, largely following the end of pandemic-era continuous-coverage rules. New York has also discontinued 12-month continuous eligibility for most adults, meaning some adults may now be subject to more frequent eligibility reviews. Do you think the recent and upcoming changes to Medicaid in New York are a positive or negative development? 

Me: positive

Dana: I don't know her response but I beleve it is negative based on the NYS democrat voices

How do you feel about the current education curriculum in New York State?

Me: needs a major overhaul

Dana: I don't know her response.

Do you believe there is a housing shortage in NYS?

Me: no, look for my extended response regarding housing and affordablity. We are such a financially diverse distrct that needs differ for each municipality.

Dana: yes

There may be a shortage of housing that is affordable and actually available in the places where people want or need to live, while at the same time New York has a substantial number of vacant or underutilized housing units.

Should New York focus more on bringing existing vacant housing back onto the market before building hundreds of thousands of new units?

Me: depends on location but I would certainly like to see abandoned buildings and city/toen owned properties be brought back to life for some housing needs.

Dana: I don't know her response.

Be honest.

Would you mind living near low income housing complex?

Me: let's clarify that low income is different than affordable. My answer is yes I would mind and i would never do anything that would decrease the value of someone's home.

Dana: being that Dana lives in a lovely house in a lovely section of Ossining, I am guessing she would say she would not mind until one is built in her back yard. I cannot confirm her response.

Do you support local zoning as it applies to affordable housing needs for a community or state mandates?

Me: local

Dana: state

How satisfied are you with STATE wide infrastructure?

(Roads, bridges, lighting)

Me: hm, we certainly can improve on any infrastructure maintenance plan

Dana: I don't now her response but she's been in office for a couple of terms so if you're dissatisfied...

Would you like the name Tappen Zee Bridge brought back?

Me: yes but we have a lot more things to worry about. I think this would be a great morale booster.

Dana: I do not know her response.