Episode 29: Tiffany Cabán
Tiffany Cabán (@tiffany_caban) is a 33-year-old queer Latina who won the Democratic primary for New York City Council. Tiffany’s revolutionary run for Queens District Attorney in 2019 radically changed how we talk about criminal legal system reform at the local level, both in New York and across the United States. She ran against the machine and challenged the status quo, helping to catalyze the growing movement for decarceral DAs across the country. Now, she’s bringing the democratic socialist revolution to the NYC Council, as she runs to represent Council District 22, which includes Astoria, Rikers Island, and parts of Jackson Heights, Woodside, and East Elmhurst.
Jackie and Tiffany talk about defunding the police, closing jails, environmental racism, a Green New Deal for NYC, and organizing within constituent services.