iving ▁a ▁stock ▁transfer ▁tax ▁for ▁Wall ▁Street ▁to ▁help ▁pay ▁for ▁education ; ▁this ▁tax ▁ended ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁but ▁while ▁different ▁and ▁smaller ▁than ▁the ▁original ▁tax ▁was ▁treated ▁as ▁if ▁it ▁were ▁exactly ▁the ▁same . ▁The ▁tax ▁had ▁resulted ▁in ▁and ▁been ▁dropped ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁thre ats ▁by ▁bro ker age ▁houses ▁to ▁move ▁their ▁operations ▁base ▁to ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁Fer rer ▁sought ▁to ▁create ▁ 1 6 7 , 0 0 0 ▁homes , ▁proposed ▁h iring ▁ 1 , 9 0 0 ▁new ▁police ▁officers , ▁supported ▁same - sex ▁marriage , ▁opposed ▁the ▁Ur stadt ▁law , ▁supported ▁the ▁Second ▁Avenue ▁Sub way ▁and ▁was ▁opposed ▁to ▁to ll s ▁on ▁the ▁East ▁River ▁brid ges ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁allowing ▁residents ▁of ▁St aten ▁Island ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁cross ▁the ▁bridge ▁connecting ▁St aten ▁Island ▁to ▁Brook lyn ▁for ▁free ▁as ▁other ▁residents ▁of ▁other ▁bor ough s ▁can ▁do ▁from ▁their ▁bor ough ▁to ▁others ▁( such ▁as ▁the ▁Brook lyn ▁Bridge ). ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 3 , ▁Fer rer ▁proposed ▁Home ▁O wner ▁Property ▁Ex em ption , ▁or ▁HO PE , ▁a ▁tax ▁break ▁for ▁home own ers ▁with ▁a ▁home ▁property ▁value ▁of ▁less ▁than ▁$ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁more ▁than ▁double d ▁the ▁property ▁tax ▁reb ate ▁given ▁to ▁NY ers . ▁ ▁A ▁theme ▁of ▁his ▁election ▁campaign ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁was