[4] Ramos was born at Elmhurst Hospital and raised in Astoria, Queens, New York City, the daughter of Colombian immigrants.

[5] She graduated from the Academy of American Studies and attended Hofstra University, before dropping out to work in the office of then-City Council Member Hiram Monserrate.

[6][7] Ramos worked in New York City Hall where she was initially a communications adviser and ultimately became director of Latino media from April 2016 to December 2017.

[clarification needed] In this role, Ramos was the city's top Latina spokeswoman and liaison to the Spanish-language press.

[17] That same year, Ramos said she would not vote for a budget deal to ease housing construction unless it also enshrined "good cause eviction" tenant protections into law.