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New York State Assembly District 33
Fordham University Graduate School of Business—MBA in Finance; CUNY Baruch College—BBA in Finance
Data last updated 10/21/2026
Oster Bryan is a CUNY alumnus and unionized professor who describes himself as having worked for close to 20 years building coalitions around shared community values. His campaign biography says he is a civic leader and community organizer who has partnered with local activist groups on free science and math programs, environmental protests, beautification projects, and financial-independence efforts. BallotReady lists his professional experience as Professor at Long Island Business Institute since 2014 and Consultant at Rising Star Installations since 2011.
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Oster Bryan’s healthcare-related platform for New York State Assembly District 33 emphasizes fighting high healthcare costs by resisting private-equity or big-business takeovers of local medical practices and primary-care facilities. He also supports mental health investments and opposes AI use in emergency/public-facing services, framing these as public health and safety priorities.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Bryan says big business has bought out funeral homes, medical practices, and primary-care services, and supports small business rent stabilization and local ownership to help fight high healthcare costs.
SourceBryan supports state investment in evidence-based violence-prevention programs including mental health support, crisis management systems, afterschool programs, and quality public education.
SourceBryan opposes the use of artificial intelligence in public-facing services, emergency services, and job replacements, according to his candidate issue profile for Assembly District 33.
SourceBlue Voter Guide lists Bryan as a New York Healthcare Champion for the 2026 New York State Assembly District 33 primary and shows endorsements from Working Families Party-aligned and progressive organizations.
SourceOster Bryan’s Economy & Jobs platform emphasizes protecting locally owned small businesses and working-class entrepreneurs in New York Assembly District 33. He supports small business rent stabilization to prevent private-equity and big-business takeovers of mom-and-pop stores and service providers, and he also frames AI regulation as a jobs issue by opposing AI-driven job replacement.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Bryan supports small business rent stabilization to help keep local businesses in the community and prevent private-equity takeovers of stores and service providers.
SourceBryan opposes big-business takeovers of mom-and-pop stores and says the Assembly office should uplift District 33’s working-class entrepreneurs and local providers.
SourceBryan says he will fight to ensure AI does not take over job opportunities and opposes AI being used for job replacements, including union and entry-level work.
SourceOster Bryan supports immigrant-protection policies for New York Assembly District 33, including requiring ICE agents to be identifiable and expanding legal services for immigrants. He frames immigrant justice as part of a broader dignity and civil-rights agenda, including concern about masked immigration enforcement and revocation of Temporary Protected Status.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Bryan says New York should "unmask ICE agents" as part of protecting immigrant communities from injustice.
SourceBryan supports providing legal services for immigrants to help protect them against injustice.
SourceA 2026 New York City primary voter guide reports Bryan's campaign focus includes immigrant protections.
SourceOster Bryan supports a climate and environmental-justice agenda centered on clean air and water, faster transition to renewable energy, public/direct clean-energy provision, and reduced reliance on for-profit companies in the energy transition. His campaign also highlights local opposition to pollution risks in Southeast Queens and proposes subsidized home solar as part of flood-mitigation and grid-resilience work.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Bryan says New York should prioritize policies that realize and speed up a complete statewide transition to renewable energy sources.
SourceBryan opposes placement of a lithium-ion battery plant because he believes it would increase pollution and fire risks in the district.
SourceOster Bryan supports expanding and fully funding education from early childhood through public higher education, including daycare, CUNY and SUNY. His campaign platform also calls for free public-college tuition, more diversity in specialized high schools, SHSAT preparation beginning in middle school, and ending mayoral control of public schools to increase community input.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Bryan says he will advocate for fully funding daycare, reducing red tape, providing salary parity for daycare workers, closing the child-care assistance waitlist, and expanding services for infants and toddlers.
SourceBryan supports fully funding CUNY and SUNY, including neglected infrastructure, and bringing back free tuition so students do not have to choose between quality education and debt.
SourceBryan supports increasing diversity in specialized high schools and preparing students for the Specialized High School Admission Test starting in middle school as a regular class.
SourceBryan says New York City should not have mayoral control of children’s education so communities have more input and control in shaping students’ futures.
SourceOster Bryan frames public safety around gun violence prevention and youth protection, emphasizing prevention before crimes occur rather than increased policing. His stated approach is to reduce overpolicing of young people and invest state resources in evidence-based supports such as afterschool programs, mental health support, crisis management systems, and quality public education.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Bryan supports preventing violence before it escalates by investing through the state in afterschool programs, mental health support, crisis management systems, and quality public education.
SourceBryan says communities must be kept safe but argues that overpolicing youth has increased the school-to-prison pipeline.
SourceBryan identifies gun violence prevention among the issues his Assembly District 33 campaign is focused on.
SourceBryan's public-safety platform says overpolicing youth has increased the school-to-prison pipeline, indicating opposition to policing-first approaches for youth safety.
SourceBallotReady
https://www.ballotready.org/people/oster-g-bryanFetched: biography, education, professional background
New York Public Campaign Finance Board
https://pcfb.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2026/05/commissioner-report-for-the-approval-to-disburse-public-matching-funds-05.05.2026.pdfFetched: campaignFinance
Blue Voter Guide - New York State Assembly District 33 with Endorsements
https://bluevoterguide.org/district/NY/New_York_State_Assembly_District_33/45499/Fetched: endorsements
Blue Voter Guide - Caring Majority Rising Endorsements
https://bluevoterguide.org/endorser-org/Caring_Majority_Rising/NY/9234Fetched: endorsements
Blue Voter Guide - New York Communities for Change Endorsements
https://bluevoterguide.org/endorser-org/New_York_Communities_for_Change/NY/7276Fetched: endorsements
Blue Voter Guide - New York Working Families Party Endorsements
https://bluevoterguide.org/endorser-org/New_York_Working_Families_Party/NY/8651Fetched: endorsements
Blue Voter Guide - Progressive Voters Network Endorsements
https://bluevoterguide.org/endorser-org/Progressive_Voters_Network/NY/8287Fetched: endorsements
Branch candidate profile
https://www.branch.vote/races/2026-new-york-general-election-ny-state-state-representative-ny-state-house-33/candidates/oster-bryanFetched: issuePositions
Blue Voter Guide
https://bluevoterguide.org/district/NY/New_York_State_Assembly_District_33/45499/Fetched: issuePositions
Branch
https://www.branch.vote/races/2026-new-york-general-election-ny-state-state-representative-ny-state-house-33/candidates/oster-bryanFetched: issuePositions
VOTE411 Voter Guide
https://onyourballot.vote411.org/m/candidate-detail.do?id=72531557Fetched: issuePositions