Nicole Asquith
Pleasantville Civic Party · NY · Village Trustee, Village of Pleasantville
Pleasantville village trustee in her third term who holds a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins and has led village climate efforts such as a food scrap program and an electric lawn equipment rebate. She has called for more affordable housing and better pedestrian safety.
Where Nicole Asquith stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (2 records), Public Infrastructure (1 record)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (3 records)
Mixed record
Housing Affordability (1 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 2 support
Worked as the board's liaison with the Conservation Advisory Council on new tree-protection rules, which the board passed unanimously. The rules add tree reviews to site plans and a $500 fee when a removed tree is not replaced.
September 28, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: theexaminernews.com
Led the effort for, and voted for, a Pleasantville law banning gas-powered leaf blowers from May 15 to Sept. 30 each year. The board passed it unanimously.
June 27, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: theexaminernews.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 3 oppose
Voted for free family pool memberships for Village Board members and members of the planning, architectural review and zoning boards. It passed 3-1, with the mayor opposed.
April 28, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: ecode360.com
Made the motion to adopt Pleasantville's 2025-26 village budget, with $20.5 million in general fund spending and a 2.37% tax rate increase. It passed 4-0.
April 28, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: ecode360.com
Made the motion to amend the bond financing for the new village pool, and voted to award the $6 million contract to rebuild it. Both passed 5-0.
August 12, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: ecode360.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support · 1 oppose
Voted to join a state-funded program run by the Housing Action Council that helps homeowners build accessory apartments. It passed unanimously.
January 13, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: ecode360.com
Seconded and voted for a six-month moratorium on new building applications in Pleasantville's downtown business district. It passed 4-0.
January 23, 2023Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: ecode360.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Made the motion to amend the bond financing for the new village pool, and voted to award the $6 million contract to rebuild it. Both passed 5-0.
August 12, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: ecode360.com
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Voted with a 4-1 majority to grant a state-law exemption from environmental review for Lennar's proposed 102-townhouse project, saying the vote was required.
September 14, 2026
Source: theexaminernews.com
Voted with a unanimous board to overturn the Architectural Review Board's rejection of rooftop equipment on a new apartment building at 70 Memorial Plaza.
November 27, 2023
Source: theexaminernews.com
Won a third term on the Pleasantville Village Board with 621 votes.
March 21, 2023
Source: theexaminernews.com
Co-founded Indivisible Pleasantville, a local grassroots political group formed after the 2016 election.
January 29, 2017
Source: theexaminernews.com
Past race Nicole Asquith ran in:
- Pleasantville Village Trustee · November 3, 2026 · Pleasantville village, New York · incumbent