For my entire career I have avoided posting or speaking out about Israel and the conflict but the idea that people who claim to be progressive would rally for murderous fundamentalist terrorism and create space for violence against Jews is morally abhorrent. Am Yisrael Chai.
Wishing all the mothers out there who just want their husbands and kids to leave them the fuck alone for 24 or at least 18 hours a Happy Mother’s Day. We’re trying.
Claim: he championed an increase in the minimum wage.
Fact: In 2014 when
@NYCMayor
proposed a $15 min wage Cuomo rejected it. A year later he proposed an $11.50 minimum wage.
Councilman
@RitchieTorres
says it's too early to declare victory in his congressional race, but he does have an early lead. He told
@JuanMaBenitez
it would be the honor of his life to represent the Bronx. "It's my home."
#NY1Politics
The Four Seasons Landscaping thing is the most unimaginably perfect and funny ending to this. Like when people study this in one hundred years no one will believe that. It’s soo good.
Claim: He led the way on gay marriage. Fact: Sort of. In 2007 the New York State Assembly passed marriage equality. The obstacle - the Republican Senate. Funny thing - Cuomo supported Republican control. Had he backed Dem majority it would have passed years earlier.
The fear of the famous police riot in the Dinkins years haunts
@NYCMayor
. Appears tonight he’s having his own except it’s against the citizens he governs.
Big Bird is a vertically gifted, empathetic leader who dedicates his life to teaching kids and learning himself. To be compared to him is a badge of honor.
The Mayor needs to be out there in front of the cameras right now. He should speak from the heart to this broken city. And yes, he must hold the NYPD accountable for their actions. No more false promises.
Ok how do we get
@NYCSchools
to get one for every high school student in our city. Any philanthropists out there want to bite? Seriously this should be national curriculum.
But what about infrastructure. Well what about it. Yes LaGuardia is nicer. Moynihan is open. But let’s look north shall we to Buffalo and the state’s investment in Solar City where we paid $1 million dollars per job in corporate welfare to Elon Musk
The positivity rate in NYC public schools is just 0.17%.
One of the city’s top health officials says schools are among the safest places around.
But the city may still close them.
An agonizing decision that reflects a worldwide dilemma.
By
@elizashapiro
So yes - he empowered the people who opposed gay marriage repeatedly, allowing him to finally move them years later to pass it - 4 years after Democrats in the legislature supported it.
53 years ago James Meredith launched his March Against Fear across Mississippi - with my dad. First time I’ve ever seen him talk about it. So proud of him.
And then lest we not forget Albany Nano. New York would be the future of chip fabrication. Hundreds of millions of dollars in subsidies were granted. And in 2018 Cuomo’s hand picked Nano-czar was convicted of bid rigging to send half a billion dollars to Cuomo donors.
And then there was gaming. In 2011 Cuomo proposes upstate casinos as the answer to upstate jobs. Ten years later they are mostly bankrupt or near bankrupt. Jobs and tax goals unmet and may need a bailout with your money.
To everyone dunking on
@MaraGay
you try doing anything fast on live tv much less math. If you want to read great journalism read her piece on Biden’s rise in the south, or on bail reform, or school desegregation in NYC. Twitter smugness is the worst.
Some more now that I think about it. Crisis manager you say? Forget the still brewing nursing home scandal let’s look at Sandy where an after action report he fought to hold back found the state’s response disastrous.
Sickened by another week of racist violence in our country.
@BerlinRosen
making a 10k contribution to
@MNFreedomFund
and standing in solidarity with POC in MN and across America
#GeorgeFlyod
His championing of a fracking ban. That was after he ran on expanding it and tried to ram it through the legislature only to see his plane blocked by a rag rag coalition of environmentalists and farmers.
Hector Figueroa was a giant. He improved the lives of hundreds of thousands of families and their children and made our city, state and country a more just, fair place. The world and all of us are diminished by his loss. Grieving for the
@32BJSEIU
family.
Guys. This is actually one of the most important things NYC government has done in a long time. Lots of bad news everyday but this will mean housing for tens of thousands of homeless families. Big ups
@StephenLevin33
@chriscquinn
@NYHomeless
.
The City Council overwhelmingly passed a measure to increase a city housing subsidy, in hopes of making tens of thousands of apartments more affordable to those who are homeless or facing eviction.
Regardless of who you’re for I think NYC twitter can all unite to tip our hats to
@juliewood
and
@stuloeser
who have just been grinding it out these last few weeks. Whoever is the nominee couldn’t do any better than those two.
@NYCSchools
This is totally ridiculous. What about flu? Fever? Death of a parent? Eviction? These things should not count at all for admissions purposes. Absences as a factor in middle school admissions is discriminatory and should change.
Big news! We are excited to announce our partnership with O2 Investment Partners to accelerate our growth.
Their investment in our team and our culture will fuel our ability to better serve our clients in a rapidly changing media landscape. (1/3)
For state your unpopular opinion night - here’s mine - all of the end of the office stories will turn out to be nonsense and I for one am desperate to put on real clothes and return to mine, be with colleagues I adore and look up at 1 WTC, the Oculus and walk to Odeon for lunch.
.
@GovKathyHochul
has made consistently outstanding appointments but I am so happy that someone as smart, decent and committed as
@MicahLasher
will be helping to steer the ship of state. He’s truly the best. Congrats 🍾🎈🎉🎊
Breaking news:
@GovKathyHochul
has appointed
@MicahLasher
Director of Policy.
I’ve been fortunate enough to work with Micah a few times & can say without a doubt he is the smartest, hardest working, and most dedicated person in the biz. NYers are lucky to have him in our corner.
Celebrating the reopening of
#ConeyIsland
with this TB photo of me and
@ValerieBerlin
dramatizing our rollercoaster partnership on the Cyclone couple of years ago. Can’t wait to get back to
@LunaParkNYC
!
Breaking —> Big deal in New York:
Democrats seem all but certain to seize control of the NY Senate for just the third time in 50 years.
That victory would fundamentally alter the state’s economic and political fabric next year and beyond.
If you’re as outraged by this case as I am consider donating to the unsung public defender office
@BklynDefender
that worked for her release and remember how critical public defenders like
@ScottHech
are.
@elizashapiro
@danarubinstein
We now have data showing almost no positivity in schools and it is like oxygen for our kids. Every day they have in person school they are completely different humans. Also private schools are open full time so it appears to be a will issue not a way issue.
Real heroes don’t wear capes and there is no greater unsung hero in this city then Steve Banks. Kudos to
@alexcarp_
for a deep dive on the complexity of ending homelessness in NYC.
In today’s DealBook newsletter:
@andrewrsorkin
speaks with Dan Doctoroff about why the exec is reconsidering his priorities; more companies alter pandemic plans; the Fed’s taper led to no tantrum; the S.E.C. proposed a seres of new rules; and more.
@dansaltzstein
December, 2000 - cater waitering at Brett Easton Ellis’s Christmas Party off Union Square. Every book in every room was by Brett Easton Ellis - like hundreds of copies. Monica Lewinsky came with Molly Ringwald (they were delightful). Ellis left an hour into his own party.
Our Principal and Co-Founder
@ValerieBerlin
is a finalist for CEO of the Year at the upcoming
@PRNews
Platinum PR Awards! 👏🏆
We could pull the “it’s an honor just to be nominated” card, but who are we kidding, it would be pretty cool to get it.
"Out of this terrible crisis, something beautiful. Something powerful." -
@NYCMayor
at Kingsbridge Armory, where 1000s of
@nyctaxi
drivers are picking up food for NYers with the greatest need, backed by staff from
@NYCSanitation
,
@NYCParks
,
@nycemergencymgt
& our National Guard.
I am a graduate of this school system and am appalled. Will personally donate $10,000 to any candidate running for
@chpstweets
board against this policy.
The success of Japan with a *unique strategy*, emphasizing attention to super-spreader venues and the 3 C's (closed spaces, crowds, and close-contact settings). Little testing, no lockdown.
@NewsfromScience
@ScienceMagazine
Going to try to log off this platform for a bit. Feel like am past the point of constructive and just fueling rage. Stay safe. Stay healthy. Find some space for yourself in this.
Hats off to all the young staff this cycle - win or lose I hope it changed your life and reset your relationship with this amazing city in ways you will only begin to understand in the years ahead. There’s nothing like it.
#nyforever
Peter was a decent, kind person who loved his two boys passionately and built relationships across this city from a place of humility and respect. Everyone on our team loved him and we’re devastated by his loss.
We join our colleagues
@kasirernyc
in mourning the sudden loss of our longtime friend and colleague Peter Krokondelas. Peter was our partner in numerous projects that changed the face of NYC. His decency and kindness were felt by all and we deeply mourn his passing.
I miss the Monday mornings where my biggest worry was pretending not to see you on the subway. Now I would be so happy I would want to make awkaward small talk at least to Bergen Street.
Alternate headline - site that currently pays zero in property taxes will pay billions over same period, deliver a new Blood Center and create a new life science center. Incentives over decades to cover cost of new Blood Center and incubate new biotech companies.
NEW: New York City has proposed $450 million in tax incentives to the developer of the proposed New York Blood Center building on the Upper East Side. The battle over the development has become very public and very ugly.
Perhaps his greatest tribute are the hundreds of people posting their remembrances here. All sharing the same story - his optimism, his belief in public service, his love affair with NYC and his endless capacity to mentor generations of us. So blessed to have known you.
Jay Kriegel, who as a prodigy helped shape the Lindsay administration’s progressive challenge to New York City’s power brokers and later emerged as one himself, in fields ranging from television broadcasting to real estate development, has died at 79
I get the shock that literally anyone voted for Trump but it looks like we are going to flip all the Blue Wall states back plus flip AZ and GA! and part of Neb + a huge popular vote win. For all the gnashing of teeth and recriminations - this is shaping up to be a major win.
We're so proud of our own principal & co-founder
@ValerieBerlin
for being included on
#OUT100
honoring the LGBTQ+ leaders of 2020.
Thank you
@OutMagazine
for recognizing her work leading national movements among other incredible trailblazers.
Full list:
First man-cold since Covid. Wife had it, powered through. I’ve basically taken to bed and declared it a national emergency. Glad to know I’ve emerged from this year with my extremely limited resiliency intact.
I was really proud to work to create
#upknyc
but the payment of poverty wages to center based workers is awful and needs to get fixed for this program to truly be a model.
“The process of becoming a teacher has left her with mountains of debt. She is living paycheck-to-paycheck, forced to make tough choices about whether to pay back her student loans or purchase health insurance.”
Excited for
@MonicaCKlein
and
@ElanaLeopold
and the not yet on twitter Mark Guma who killed it tonight and are excellent, decent people to boot. Mazel guys. Proud of you.
We are one state call away from Vice President
@KamalaHarris
. We have big challenges ahead for sure - but let’s savor some history being made. We got this. LFG.