This week, I sat down with Sarah Batchu, who’s running for City Council in Manhattan’s District 2, to talk about what it looks like to lead with care, accountability, and community.

Sarah shares her plans for wraparound care, deeply affordable housing, and addressing the root causes of the challenges our communities face. She also talks about co-founding the Center of Wellbeing and Happiness in the Lower East Side alongside her neighbors and colleagues, a space built to nurture connection, healing, and support, and how that work is shaping her approach to policy.

This conversation is all about reimagining what’s possible when we center people, not politics.

🗳️ If you live in District 2, make a plan to vote. Local elections shape our everyday lives.

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