As your City Council Representative I will be committed to attracting new business and revenue, controlling taxes, and revitalizing our city. I welcome an open exchange of ideas and issues with you, and believe in governance in the spirit of non-partisanship. Ilyse Spertus is a committed, deeply concerned advocate who is passionate about the financial, educational and cultural well being of New Ro
chelle. She believes that together we can bring about prosperity and revitalization in our City. Ilyse has a clear and exciting vision for New Rochelle:
• Attract new businesses to create a vibrant town center
• Generate new revenue for our schools from increased business development
• Lower property and school taxes
• Maintain our roads, parks and historic properties
• Cease use of excessive tax incentives to private developers that don’t benefit the financial welfare of city
• Dispose of costly lifetime health care benefits for part-time City Council Members
• Promote transparency and accountability in our government
Ilyse is a clinical psychologist practicing for over ten years. She was an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University. There she developed and ran anxiety and traumatic stress programs for the FBI and NYPD, which provided thousands of law enforcement personnel with clinical services and outreach after the 9/11 tragedy. She has worked counseling veterans at the Boston VA and as a lobbyist for veteran’s mental health benefits. She has taught Psychology to both professionals and students, including at Iona College.
