The SAFE Act, a package of gun control measures that was approved in 2013 in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, remains a signature hallmark of Cuomo's tenure and a controversial one,
especially for Second Amendment supporters and
upstate residents.
The Thompson campaign has pointed out throughout the city comptroller's run for mayor that he has worked hard on environmental efforts, including attempting to stop natural gas drilling within or near the city's
upstate watershed, which provides drinking water to the city's
residents; calling for the preservation of wildlife space in the Ridgewood Reservoir; and issuing a report documenting the impact of airport congestion at the city's three major airports; and the rise in airport runoff,
especially the flow from Kennedy Airport into marshes in Jamaica Bay.