Supporting Law Enforcement

You can’t have safe communities without strong policing.

Pesach will:

• Advocate for full funding and proper staffing levels for the NYPD

  

• Support state policies that ensure officers have the tools, training, and legal backing to do their jobs safely

• Push for increased coordination between state and local agencies to target crime hotspots

Presence matters. When officers are on the street, crime is prevented before it happens.

Ending the Revolving Door

Too many repeat offenders are cycling through the system and ending up right back on our streets.

Pesach will:

• Support targeted reforms to bail and discovery laws to ensure violent repeat offenders are not quickly released

• Strengthen penalties for repeat violent crimes

• Work with prosecutors and law enforcement to close gaps that allow habitual offenders to reoffend

Public safety means standing up for victims and law-abiding residents.

Fighting Shoplifting

Families should not have to pay the price for lawlessness, and small businesses should not be forced to treat everyday products like they are luxury items.

Across our communities, people see the problem every time they walk into a pharmacy, supermarket, or local store. Shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, baby formula, medicine, and basic household goods are locked behind glass because retail theft has become too common and too costly. That is not normal, and it should not be accepted.

As Assemblyman, Pesach Osina will support legislation to lower New York’s felony retail theft threshold from $1,000 to $500. If someone walks into a store and steals $500 or more in merchandise, there must be serious consequences.

This policy is not about criminalizing poverty. It is about stopping organized retail theft, protecting workers, defending small businesses, and restoring quality of life in our neighborhoods. When theft goes unchecked, prices go up, stores close, workers are put in danger, and families are left paying more for the basic items they need.

Pesach’s plan will focus on:

• Lowering the felony threshold for retail theft from $1,000 to $500.

• Creating stronger penalties for repeat offenders and organized retail theft rings.

• Giving prosecutors and law enforcement the tools they need to hold criminals accountable.

• Protecting store workers from harassment, threats, and violence.

New Yorkers deserve safe stores, fair prices, and neighborhoods where laws are respected. Quality of life matters, and Pesach Osina will fight to make sure Albany takes retail theft seriously.

Addressing Mental Health the Right Way

Too many people in crisis are left without real help — and communities feel the impact.

Pesach will:

• Expand state funding for mental health crisis response teams that work alongside law enforcement

• Support legislation to improve involuntary treatment standards for individuals who are a danger to themselves or others

• Increase long-term treatment capacity so people aren’t just released back into crisis

Compassion and safety go hand in hand — ignoring the problem helps no one.

A Serious Commitment to Safety

This isn’t about politics. It’s about people.

Pesach Osina is focused on safer streets, real accountability, and practical solutions that make a difference in everyday life — not slogans.

Because feeling safe in your own neighborhood shouldn’t be a question. It should be a given.