NYS Senator representing the West Side of Manhattan “from the gay bars to Zabar’s” 🏳️🌈 dad; husband. Non-gov't account. Gov’t account:
@SenatorHoylman
Jair Bolsonaro is a notorious homophobe who once said he'd rather his son die than be a gay man.
@Marriott
wants to host an event honoring him as Man of the Year.
That's unacceptable. Sign on and join me in telling Marriott to
#CancelBolsonaro
:
Friends who use chloroquine to treat lupus have already started to get in touch with my staff to report that they can no longer get their prescriptions.
Trump is jeopardizing the lives of people using a proven treatment.
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE & AZITHROMYCIN, taken together, have a real chance to be one of the biggest game changers in the history of medicine. The FDA has moved mountains - Thank You! Hopefully they will BOTH (H works better with A, International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents).....
VICTORY: We took on the homophobic President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro and we won.
According to Brazilian news reports, he's pulled out of the event at the Marriott Marquis and cancelled his trip to the US.
Hate has no home in New York.
#CancelBolsonaro
I can’t stress this enough.
If you’re home on a work from home policy, don’t buy all your food from Amazon or all your staples from Walmart.
Your local businesses need you to survive. Support them.
Madison Square Garden gets over $40M/year in property tax breaks. If James Dolan wants to treat it as his private stadium & ban fans for merely suggesting he sell a team, then perhaps Albany should take his lead—and redirect those public dollars to Penn Station’s MTA facilities.
In past years, it has been the responsibility of the NYPD to transport ballots from poll sites to the Board of Elections.
@NYCMayor
and
@NYPDShea
, we need to see action. Electioneering and partisan activity cannot ever be tolerated by the City.
I’ve gotten more telephone calls, emails, texts & voicemails in support of congestion pricing than any other other issue - ever - during my decade in the NYS Senate (that even includes hatred from anti-vaxxers 😱)
.
@Marriott
has responded to my petition calling for them to cancel an event honoring homophobe Jair Bolsonaro as "Man of the Year" by saying that they host groups of all values.
What's next, hosting the annual convention of the American Nazi Party? I'm furious.
#CancelBolsonaro
#BREAKING
: The New York State Senate just passed my bill to provide state tax information to requesting Congressional committees.
We are facing a constitutional showdown. New York, as the home of the President’s state taxes, has a special responsibility to step into the breach.
My office is in contact with the NYPD about the use of force on New Yorkers on 10th and Hudson tonight.
But we’re exhausted of seeing video after video, and hearing from constituents in person, of inexplicable escalations that undermine an already fragile trust.
This is huge. NYC just launched an amazing new program going door-to-door to vaccinate fully homebound New Yorkers.
To sign up for an in-home vaccination head here:
Today, I voted not to advance the nomination of Justice LaSalle to the NY Court of Appeals.
We need a Chief Judge who will stand up for defendants, workers, immigrants & women. But first and foremost, we need someone to unify our highest court. This nominee isn’t that person.
@Marriott
Homophobes don't deserve a public platform.
I can't believe that
@Marriott
wants to provide one in my district. It's hurtful to me as a gay man, & even more so w the 50th anniversary of Stonewall approaching.
Sign on to tell Marriott to
#CancelBolsonaro
:
We’ll be leaving Albany this evening with congestion pricing wounded, but STILL intact & STILL the law.
We stood strong. 1000s of NYers had our backs.
Let’s redouble our efforts to ensure its full implementation. We can’t go backwards on climate, safer streets & a stronger
A landlord just called my office to get guidance on how soon he can file to evict his tenants who've lost their jobs.
Don't call me with requests like this, please. You won't be helped.
I unequivocally condemn the NYC-DSA “All Out for Palestine” rally scheduled today in Times Square, less than 24 hours after the butchering and kidnapping of Israeli soldiers and civilians by Hamas.
The New York State Senate banned conversion therapy today. I am overwhelmed.
Conversion therapy has always been a form of child abuse, leveled against LGBTQ kids who others refuse to accept. We've always known that our children are born perfect. Now the law recognizes it, too.
BREAKING: As Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, I've seen how COVID-19 has upended the legal profession.
Law school grads are rightfully concerned taking the Bar Exam in person poses health risks. So I'm introducing legislation to provide 2020 grads with diploma privilege.
You know those medical tents being constructed in Central Park?
They’re being set up by notorious anti-gay bigot Franklin Graham.
Mr. Graham must promise to treat EVERY patient with dignity and respect.
I am introducing new legislation to allow New York State officials to release state tax returns in cooperation with Congressional investigations.
If Washington fails to give the American people the transparency they deserve, New York will take the lead.
Ran the count.
My office has gotten 1,987 emails and counting today alone supporting police reform. Hundreds more calls.
I can't overstate how rare and how massive that is for a state legislature.
#Repeal50A
New York has the worst income inequality in the United States.
In Manhattan, the top 1% make over 100 times more than the bottom 99%.
Taxing the rich isn't class warfare. It's the only way to end a new Gilded Age.
Donald Trump has been found liable under the Adult Survivors Act for the sexual abuse and defamation he committed against E. Jean Carroll.
This is exactly why
@LindaBRosenthal
and I passed the ASA. There should be no time limit on survivors bringing their abusers to justice.
.
@AOC
is right: hospital-based violence interruption programs are enormously effective at reducing gun violence in NY communities.
I've introduced legislation w/
@votejgr
(S580) to put Medicaid funds toward this proven approach.
Let's pass it now.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Tuesday met with organizers of Stand Up to Violence, a first-of-its-kind program in New York that has shown a nearly 60% reduction in gunshot injuries.
Tax pied-a-terres.
Tax private jets.
Tax yachts.
Tax stock transfers and buybacks.
Tax commercial vacancies.
Tax carried interest.
We need government in New York more than ever. Now is not the time to starve it. Tax the super-wealthy.
#BudgetJustice
My deepest thanks to
@glaad
,
@ny_indivisible
,
@DebraMessing
and all the activists, New Yorkers, and concerned LGBTQ allies who spoke out and helped shape this moment.
We're here, we're queer, get used to it.
Wow. This
@TIME
magazine cover gave me chills.
Growing up, I never had out LGBTQ couples as role models in politics.
@PeteButtigieg
&
@Chas10Buttigieg
will inspire an entire generation of queer people to aspire to public service.
Breaking news 🚨🚨Today, in honor of the owl who captured all of our hearts, the Senate passed the FLACO Act. This law would require state owned buildings to use materials designed to reduce bird collisions and prevent unnecessary bird deaths. Flaco this one’s for you!
This anti-housing attitude is exactly why we have a homelessness crisis in New York.
As the author of S.7574 I’m proud to stand with Governor Hochul, and allies from across the political spectrum, in the fight to legalize apartment buildings across New York. 💪 🏠 💪
📣 Today I will join local officials and community leaders to oppose plans by
@KathyHochul
that would eliminate single family zoning laws in New York and dramatically alter the housing landscape across the state, especially in suburban communities.
If you're saying that diploma privilege is not a workable solution because law school grads are unprepared, let's just be clear that it means that law schools are leaving students with six figures in debt for inadequate educations and you're not speaking up.
#DiplomaPrivilegeNow
BREAKING: The
@NYSenate
passed our legislation to repeal the ‘Walking While Trans’ Ban, an outdated statute that police used to arrest and harass transgender women.
This is a huge victory in the fight for equality.
Last week's
@lawandordertv
SVU episode demonstrated the need to protect the privacy of sexual assault victims & their DNA.
This is why we intro’d S.8408: to ensure victim’s DNA never enters databases. Thank you
@Mariska
for bringing this issue to the big screen.
I’m strongly opposed to the delay of congestion pricing for a host of reasons, including the emergency funding gap it creates for the MTA and the very real possibility that NYC alone will get stuck shouldering a regional transit system serving 12 counties and 2 other states ⬇️
Your child is not in school because you are choosing not to vaccinate.
Anne Frank was murdered by Nazis.
One of these is not like the other. Shame on you for daring to compare antivaxxing to the Holocaust.
#BREAKING
: The New York State Senate just passed the
#DreamAct
.
Dreamers are Americans. They are New Yorkers. And they deserve all the rights and privileges enjoyed by their neighbors, no matter how much Donald Trump and his xenophobic lackeys in Washington wish it weren't so.
BREAKING:
@NYGovCuomo
just signed my legislation with
@DavidBuchwald
allowing the US Congress to obtain Trump’s NY state tax returns.
No one is above the law.
Not even the President of the United States.
Billionaire oligarchs who own $238 million second homes can afford to pay a little more to sustain our subways, our schools, and our city.
We need a pied a terre tax in New York. I’m proud to have written this bill and to lead the fight in the Senate.
BREAKING:
@GridlockSam
and I just released a report detailing how increased congestion in NYC is leading to slower response times from emergency vehicles.
The data is clear. Congestion is a public health issue. We need congestion pricing.
Haven’t been able to do a full count yet, but I’m confident in saying that I’m getting more emails in support of police reform right now than I have gotten on any issue in recent memory, maybe ever.
#BREAKING
: The New York State Senate just passed the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act, prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity or expression and adding protections for transgender NYers to the state’s Hate Crimes Law.
Recognition, at long last.
#GENDA
George Floyd had coronavirus, according to a full autopsy report.
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner's full autopsy report said Floyd first tested positive for the virus on April 3, nearly two months prior to his death.
.
@NYCMayor
just talked to
@errollouis
about the measles outbreak in New York City and said "I understand there's a debate out there about vaccination."
He didn't unequivocally state that vaccines are safe, and the "debate" is based on bad science that's been debunked.
#BREAKING
: The New York State Senate just passed my bill to end non-medical exemptions to vaccination.
Here in New York, we protect vulnerable kids and our community—and we reject misinformation and junk science.
We did it. The New York State Senate just passed the Reproductive Health Act, finally codifying Roe v. Wade into state law.
A woman's right to control her own body is hers and hers alone. We will protect it in New York.
#RHA
I chanced upon a man writhing on the sidewalk in Chelsea today in intense agony.
After calling 911 numerous times, we waited a full 37 minutes for emergency services to respond. Unacceptable.
Congestion pricing could reduce emergency response times and help save lives.
@yashar
@RobertKennedyJr
Kennedy twisted arms using his famous name & bunk science to try to convince my legislative colleagues to oppose our vaccine bill during the height of last year’s measles outbreak (1K+ kids got sick).
Thankfully, we won & his anti-vaxxers lost.
He’s a menace to public health.
A year ago I wasn't allowed to pass bills that had the letters LGBTQ in them.
This year w/ the
@NYSenateDems
in charge:
🏳️🌈 We passed
#GENDA
🏳️🌈 We banned conversion therapy
🏳️🌈 We protected LGBTQ runaway, homeless youth
🏳️🌈 We held the first-ever hearing on legalizing surrogacy
It’s an absolute outrage that the Rent Guidelines Board voted tonight to increase rents by 5% on 2-year leases and 3.25% on 1-year leases for rent stabilized tenants.
The system is broken.
Getting emails from people who say their second homes in New York are investments, so it's not fair to tax them.
You own a second home. Your investment benefits from our subways, our streets, our schools. You can afford to pay a little more to sustain this city.
I’ll be introducing legislation banning school districts in NY from requiring teachers to out trans kids to their parents.
@elonmusk
: We will not be intimidated by your economic blackmail at the expense of the LGBTQ community, especially our kids 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Take a step back. Here's what we've already done in New York with a new Democratic majority:
- Passed early voting
- Closed the LLC loophole
- Passed
#GENDA
- Banned LGBTQ conversion therapy
- Guaranteed cost-free contraception
- Codified Roe v. Wade into state law with the
#RHA
I cannot get over how different it is to be in Albany with a majority filled with real Democrats and the IDC demolished.
You all made this happen. Thank you.
A reminder as we see historic turnout across New York City for early voting this morning:
For years, Republicans in the New York State Senate blocked legislation allowing early voting.
Democrats took the Senate back last year and passed it.
Your vote matters more than you know
Winter is coming. Let’s shut Manhattan streets to cars, especially in struggling business cores like Midtown, and use the extra space to set up winter markets, stage public art, and provide social services. We have to be bold right now.
BREAKING:
@NYGovCuomo
just signed the Tenant Safe Harbor Act into law, legislation I crafted with Assemblyman
@JeffreyDinowitz
to protect financially struggling New Yorkers from eviction.
The
@Marriott
Marquis in my district is planning to host an event that will honor this bigot as Man of the Year.
Marriott, do you support your
#LGBTQ
staff and customers—or are you willing to sell out equality for one night of business?
#CancelBolsonaro
"If you want to come here and have sex with a woman, go for your life,” Bolsonaro told journalists. “But we can’t let this place become known as a gay tourism paradise. Brazil can’t be a country of the gay world, of gay tourism. We have families."
The upcoming
@FDNY
class will include 16 men and women who lost a firefighter parent on 9/11.
My god, if their parents could see this day. We are fortunate to have them serving.
NEW: I'm introducing legislation w/
@BrianKavanaghNY
to enact a statewide moratorium on evictions and foreclosures during the
#coronaviruspandemic
and future emergency declarations.
No one should ever be put at risk & forced to look for shelter during a public health emergency.
Hey
@blinkfitness
: we literally just signed a bill into law in New York to stop business from doing this. You could wait until it takes effect in February & face consequences for violating the law (plus public shaming), or you could do the right thing now, and change your policy.
@JessicaValenti
Hi Jessica! Per our cancellation policy we only accept cancellation requests in-gym or via certified letter. Has he tried to cancel previously? I can look up his account to see if there are any notes.
Thank you
@AOC
.
I'm proud to carry legislation (S34) that would require insurers to cover PrEP/PEP.
A drug doesn’t do much good if people can't afford to take it.
Imagine graduating from school and having to plead for your opportunity to work and work safely.
That's what's happening to law graduates across America.
The New York State Senate just voted to pass my bill to legalize surrogacy.
My two beautiful daughters were born through gestational surrogacy. They are everything to me. Every family in NY, whether LGBTQ or struggling with infertility, should have the same opportunity.
Today is the anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.
146 people were killed in a preventable tragedy fueled by greed.
I invite
@POTUS
to come to my district and visit the site. There's a lesson in what happens when you value money over lives.
On this exact date in 1986 Roy Cohn was disbarred in New York. 35 years later Rudy Giuliani’s law license was suspended in NY.
June 24 is not a good day to be an attorney for Donald Trump, but it’s a wonderful day for everyone else.
This is a new one: a constituent demands the immediate reopening of the Lincoln Square IMAX so he can watch The Great British Baking Show in the largest possible format.
To suggest any equivalence between choosing not to vaccinate your children and protect them and others from illnesses like polio, and the horrific suffering of mothers whose children were murdered, is frankly appalling and should be called out as such.
RFK Jr outside courthouse: I’ve been told folks are wearing white recalling las madres in Argentina, the women who protested the disappearance of their children:
I presented NY Senate Majority Leader-elect
@AndreaSCousins
with this shattered piece from the old glass ceiling of the
@javitscenter
in my district to symbolize the historic importance of today’s vote making her the first woman to lead a legislative chamber in NY