Josue Pierre

Josue Pierre is a Democratic State Committeeman and candidate for the New York City Council. He worked as a Senior Financial Analyst investing New York City pension funds in affordable housing project

COVID-19

OPINION: NYC’s Summer Youth Employment Program is Too Important to Cut

Getting your first job marks one of the most significant stages in our transition into adulthood. For decades, millions of New York City youth have taken this step through the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP), with the largest number of SYEP participants working in our hospitals. My first paid job

Election 2021

To Protect Tenants, New York City Must Take the Lead

Linden Boulevard/Flatbush. Liena Zagare/BklynerNew York is in a housing crisis, exacerbated by spiraling rents [https://ny.curbed.com/2018/9/26/17901946/nyc-housing-affordability-decline-report-scott-stringer] that outpace residents’ incomes. Even after Albany dramatically strengthened our rent laws last year, thousands of New Yorkers continue to be deprived of their housing