NY Senator Jessica Ramos
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The Official Government account of NYS Senator Jessica Ramos. Labor Chair 💙Mom🧡 #SeenIn13 #QGTM Tweets by Senator Ramos & #TeamRamos
Queens, NY
Joined January 2022
Congestion pricing was thoughtfully put in place to replace the funding drained out of the MTA when past execs used it as an ATM & to protect our climate from further damage. New Yorkers deserve the world-class transportation system that they’ve been promised over & over again.
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I’m humbled to top @CityAndStateNY’s Labor Power 100. As Chair of the Senate Labor Committee, I’m committed to lift from the bottom and leave no one behind. No worker is disposable, all labor has dignity. #1U. Read more:
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The state budget is where we decide how to invest in communities, not incarcerate them. My full statement on @GovKathyHochul's proposed bail reform rollbacks ⬇️
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Buffalo has one of the highest child poverty rates in the country. A triple workforce child care investment will do more for working families and employers than giving a subsidy to a billionaire.
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Thank you to @ShahanaFromBK and my colleagues on the @NYCCouncil for passing #Reso0066 in favor of #DignityNotDetentions! This bill calls on Albany to end all contracts with ICE, making it so immigrants can fight their cases at home in their communities.
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Freelancers across NY have new rights starting today! . 🗓️30-day payment guarantee.✍️ Mandatory written contracts .⚖️ Civil penalties & enforcement help from the @NewYorkStateAG . Congrats to @Sen_Gounardes, @HarryBBronson & @freelancersu on this victory.
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I sent a letter reminding major employers that the film tax credits we deliver come with the understanding that the AMPTP will invest in good jobs for NYers. I joined @WGAEast & @AFLCIO president @LizShuler outside Amazon to remind them of their obligations. #1u #WGAStrike
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Jackson Heights comes alive for Pride 💕🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️. There’s so much love in Queens. Happy Pride!
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Let’s be clear about what a bail reform rollback is: it’s a political stunt at the expense of our civil liberties. Let’s get serious about public safety and get people the healthcare they need, rather than extracting bail money from Black & Brown communities. #TreatmentNotJails
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COVID was a lesson & prime example as to why NYers need the #NYHA. We passed the #EWF & many of the recipients used the funds to pay their medical debt accrued during the pandemic. NYers shouldn’t go broke trying to care for themselves. We need to #PassNYHealth now more than ever
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The fighting @UAW is in Albany!. Yesterday I passed my bill to expand student debt relief for public defenders through the senate. It was even more special, because the workers who are fighting for this relief were looking on in the gallery. #StandUpUAW✊🏼
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You can’t rain on our parade!🌈☘️ . I was thrilled to join friends & colleagues #Seenin13 & beyond to celebrate the return of the @stpatsforall Parade! The rich history of Irish immigrants in Queens & our city is part of what makes the cultural fabric of our city so strong. 🇮🇪
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Before testifying at this morning’s preliminary budget hearing, I joined @FreedomAgendaNY on the steps of City Hall to ask that @NYCCouncil invest more in mental health, not the dysfunction at the DOC. As the senator who will soon represent Rikers, I’ll be clear: it must close.
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The stress injuries warehouse workers are dealing with have huge physical & economic impacts. Our labor laws simply haven’t kept pace with the explosion of e-commerce. Read more in an OpEd from @NYCOSH in @NYDailyNews .
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Even 113 years later, the horror of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire is on our minds. 154 women and children were victims of their boss’s disregard. In their memory, we fight for safety and dignity at work. No worker is disposable.
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Amy & Fabiola are on hunger strike to keep our streets safe for our children. We need @NYSA_Majority to vote on #SammysLaw tonight.
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Passing #Coverage4All will save lives. It is the floor. While we continue the fight for NY Health Act, #Coverage4All shows that NY values our immigrant communities, and not just with empty rhetoric but with the security that comes from having access to healthcare.
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Public defenders, family members, & clinicians are with us today in Albany to urge my colleagues to pass @TNJAct. Treatment Not Jail is simply asking that clinicians - the experts - play a role in the court diversion process without having to plead guilty to receive treatment.
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One day longer, one day stronger ✊🏼. I joined @MFJUnion on the picket line outside Bronx Housing Court today. This contract is about dignified wages & healthcare, but it’s about so much more. We’ll fix this affordability crisis by rebuilding the middle class with organized labor.
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At the 25th anniversary of @NYC_defenders, I am proud of the work done to fight for the defenseless and create meaningful policy changes to protect vulnerable people from a broken system. Congratulations to the honorees and the dedicated staff!
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The federal government has let unemployment insurance for freelancers expire. The Excluded Workers Fund has long-since run out. We need a safety net that reflects the reality of our labor market. We need the Unemployment Bridge Program.
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Without the drivers, Uber and Lyft cannot make their profits. Yet in retaliation for having to pay drivers a minimum wage, the platforms have decided to engage in mass lockouts. I joined the drivers outside City Hall. They are ready to strike! ✊🏼
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Eid al-Adha Mubarak to all my neighbors beginning their celebrations #SeenIn13! May all your good deeds be accepted. Best wishes to you on this holy occasion.
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I’m sorry to share that another child has been hit by a car on their way to school on Northern & Junction. Thankfully the child survived, but we are days away from finalizing a budget that fails to pass Sammy’s Law or implement scramble crosswalks. This can’t continue.
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NYers can not wait for another calamity to strike before investing in home care. Care workers, our elders, & our loved ones who rely on home care deserve to see every dollar owed in this budget. NY needs #FairPay4HomeCare now!
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SWEAT - my bill designed to help workers recover stolen wages - has passed the Assembly! Now, it's crunch time to get it through the Senate and to the Governor’s desk.
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Chag urim sameach, happy Hanukkah!. We all need a little more light these days. I hope the next eight nights are filled with warmth and love for my neighbors #SeenIn13.
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This report is damning. I stand w/#ChipotleWorkersUnion members fighting for fair treatment for their Black colleagues. Messing with scheduling and cutting hours is a terrible way for @ChipotleTweets to be treating their workers.
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Carlos Moncayo died in a fatal job site accident in 2015, and until today, the value of his life to developers was a measly $10k. Today, I was thrilled to vote to pass Carlos’s Law in his honor, and in honor of the 74 workers we have lost waiting for this bill.
#NYSenate Bill S621B, sponsored by Senator @jsandersnyc, passed (61-2, unofficial). Enacts Carlos' law; relates to crimes involving the death or injury of a worker:.
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Happy Pride, Jackson Heights!. Feeling the love in Queens today 💕🏳️🌈
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Last session we canvassed, we rallied, and we organized for the world-class transit system New Yorkers deserve. We won increased frequency and a free bus pilot, and we’re not done. Thank you for recognizing this straphanger’s passion for #6MinuteService, @RidersAlliance 🚇
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Kim Alleyne was called to home care work out of a deep love for her mother, and stayed in the sector because of her deep love for humanity. But $15 an hour cannot sustain her, especially as she nears retirement herself.
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Today @GovKathyHochul signed a bill package into law to stand up to federal attacks on women’s rights. This package will:.✅ Protect patients who travel to NY to exercise their rights & providers of repro healthcare services .✅Study the care at limited service pregnancy centers
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I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling energized by the surge of courageous organizing happening in our state. This is about dignity in the workplace and securing a path to the middle class. I’m here for #GenU - #1u ✊🏼. Read more from @CityAndStateNY ⬇️.
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This week is our last chance to get the Warehouse Worker Protection Act passed before session ends! Stand up for warehouse workers by calling your state legislators and tell them to vote to end abusive productivity quotas!
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I’m tired of developers treating workers in my community as disposable. AB Capstone cannot continue to prey on workers & tenants for their own bottom line. Thank you @RidgewdTenantsU, @NYCOSH & @NICE4Workers for bringing us all together to bring a check on predatory developers.
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A few days after Cesar Chavez Day & on the 56th anniversary of Dr. King’s assassination, I honored their tradition of nonviolence in the @NYSenate. Efforts to roll back hard-won rights are constant, but in the words of Chavez, “We have seen the future, and the future is ours.”
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When Judge Rowan Wilson was confirmed, he expressed that overhauling the family court system was a top priority. No one wins in family court. There are too many opportunities for cycles of abuse to continue. Thank you @bradhoylman & @JabariBrisport for organizing this hearing.
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Mr. Molina died building a luxury tower, and his employers at AB Capstone have yet to call his family. @NYC_Buildings needs to put a stop to this project, and stop issuing permits to developers who have a blatant disregard for workers’ safety.
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CUNY is one of the best economic mobility tools we have. Money for education has to be treated as sacred, not as the first place where our City and State enact austerity. I stood with @PSC_CUNY, students, & my colleagues to say definitively: #NoCutsToCUNY
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#FreelanceIsntFree! When employers delay paying invoices, they’re withholding money that comes back to our communities. It’s wage theft, plain & simple. I’m behind @Sen_Gounardes & @freelancersu - let’s get this bill through the labor committee & to the senate floor for a vote!
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This morning, @GovKathyHochul signed S8648 - my bill with @JoinJoyner to require a prevailing wage on a greater number of renewable energy projects. I took a deep dive on the bill on @CapPressRoom & the need to center labor as we tackle the climate crisis.
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Our next town hall is in 2️⃣ weeks! . We’re bringing together the relevant agencies to answer your questions and hear your concerns about Roosevelt Ave. 🗓️ 12/18/23 at 6pm.📍Elmhurst Hospital Auditorium .📩
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Today the @NYSenate Labor Committee held a hearing on @SenSeanRyan’s bill to ban non compete contracts. My aim as Labor Chair is to level the playing field between bosses & workers. After hearing testimony from workers, I’m proud to say that we moved this legislation forward.
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Dedicated funding for electric school buses can make NY a national leader in creating a union workforce trained to operate and maintain electric vehicles, advancing access to high-quality climate jobs. #NYElectricSchoolBuses
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Thank you @GovKathyHochul, for signing the Retail Worker Safety Act into law 🎉. Last session we got serious about protecting workers and businesses. It would not have been possible without the fearless advocacy of @RWDSU.
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Of all the titles I’ve held, the most important one is mom. Whether you’re a parent or not, we need to legislate from the understanding that there’s no such thing as someone else’s child. I stand with labor, faith leaders, & advocates to demand that our budget #EndChildPoverty.
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You work hard for your paycheck. You deserve to take every penny home. Today @GovKathyHochul announced a new tool to fight back against wage theft. If you’ve had your wages stolen, report it to the NYS Wage Theft Hotline and get your hard-earned money back.
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Thank you for inviting me to speak tonight @QueensCB4. I appreciate the opportunity to share some of my legislative wins & talk through some of our shared challenges. Keep an eye out for Perla Liberato, my Dep District Director, who will represent #TeamRamos at future meetings.
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Happy State of the State! . As is tradition, I had to start the day with my @NYSAFLCIO labor family. Here’s hoping we hear a proposal today that prioritizes New York’s working families.
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Today let us mourn the workers who didn’t return home to their loved ones at the end of their shift. Today we mourn, but when session resumes workers in the warehouse, delivery, nail salon, retail, agriculture & food service sectors will be in Albany to fight for worker safety.
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I joined @GovKathyHochul, Leader @AndreaSCousins, & my labor family to celebrate a shovel-to-broom union housing deal. Before I took office, I worked on Build Up NYC with the unions present today. In many ways, the deal we reached in the budget is a continuation of that work. ✊🏼
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Why is #GoodCause a racial justice issue?. 🏡 Black tenants make up a disproportionate share of evictions.🏡 Black women get evicted TWICE as much as white tenants. We can end the injustice this year. Pass #GoodCause and stand up for Black New Yorkers.
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The @DOEChancellor & I had a very important lunch meeting today with the students of PS 143! Thank you to the Glee Club, the mindfulness corner, and the yoga club for the warm welcome. Students agree - today’s #VeganFriday lunch was a huge improvement from last week.😉
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Every person lost to government violence was someone’s child. They had a family that wasn't able to pursue accountability because of the shield provided to law enforcement by qualified immunity. It’s beyond time to #EndQualifiedImmunity, we must pass S1991 now!
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Why is it that the bosses can always find money for union-busting attorneys and surveillance cameras, but they can’t find money for a fair contract?. I joined TGCUnion-CWA Local 1123 to make it clear: unionbusting by targeting women & transgender workers is the lowest of the low.
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Throughout the pandemic to-go drinks allowed our restaurants to keep their lights on, their rent paid & pay their employees. Now, they need this lifeline of a revenue stream to help their recovery. We can deliver by passing @LeroyComrie’s & my bill S8184:
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We cannot allow so-called “women’s work” to be underpaid and undervalued in New York State. @HarryBBronson & I have a record of passing big bills for working families together, & we have our sights set on the #NailSalonMinimumStandardsCouncil. 💅🏻
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19 of my Republican colleagues voted against guaranteeing paid sick leave to domestic workers. Haven’t we learned from the pandemic that we don’t want people to have to choose between their health & their paycheck?. Thankfully, we passed this bill through the Senate without them.
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The @Teamsters have stood shoulder to shoulder with me in our fight to keep workers safe & raise wages. We’re focused on working together to get the Warehouse Worker Injury Reduction Act signed as soon as possible & passing TEMP next session.
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I’m proud to join my colleagues in the @NYCCouncil to launch the #CareForAllFamilies campaign. We're calling on NYC to dedicate at least $10m in FY23 to ensure undocumented children have access to the same early childhood care & education programs as other children.
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Happy New Year! We’re starting 2024 off with a raise in the minimum wage 💪🏼. The new wage is in effect! Check your pay check and report wage theft to the @nyslabor wage theft hotline: 1-888-469-7365.
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The current temporary disability weekly payment is just $170. It hasn’t moved since 1989. It’s clear that our paid leave system needs an update. @GovKathyHochul presented the starting point of negotiation in her budget, now @SolagesNY & I are going to push back with our bill.
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.@GovKathyHochul signed my bill to require access to halal & kosher food in prison commissaries! . Special thanks to the rabbis, imams, and community members who voiced your support for this bill. Halal & kosher meals in public schools next!
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One of the privileges of growing up in Queens is that you get to learn the beauty of your neighbors’ religions & culture. We want every student to feel seen & learn about each other. I’m proud to cosponsor @senfernandez34’s bill to recognize Eid as a holiday. Ready to vote yes!
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Of the workers who died on construction sites, 86% were non-union and at least 54% of the fatalities were Latinos. I memorialized their names on the Senate floor this afternoon. Watch my full speech on Facebook ➡️
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Every New Yorker deserves to have a safety net to fall back on. This week, I stood with @FEWCoalition to renew our fight for the Unemployment Bridge Program - a 21st century safety net. UBP is revenue neutral. We can and must pass it this session.
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Our annual Andean Summit felt extra important this year. Celebrating our community’s indigenous food, music, and culture is the best way to drown out xenophobic rhetoric. Thank you to all our community partners who brought your talent & resources!
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Street vendors are pitted against brick & mortars. While they fight for scraps, the real estate industry laughs all the way to the bank. The fight for affordable rents isn’t just for residential tenants. Our commercial corridors need Int 93 to keep small businesses flourishing.
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¡Son bienvenidos! #TeamRamos was at PS 69, ready to welcome our new neighbors with 200 backpacks, COVID tests, and resources. Whether your family has been here a long time, or if you’re recently #SeenIn13, you have rights & a community ready to support you.
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I want to thank everyone who came to last night’s town hall. Whether or not we allow a casino in our community is one of the most significant questions we have faced in years. This should not be my unilateral decision, so I was glad to see so many of you show up & participate.
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While I am sad to lose Woodside Houses to redistricting, I know I am leaving my neighbors in good hands with @votejgr. Thank you to everyone who came by to say hello & grab a backpack!
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One of my favorite Senatorial duties is the annual presentation of the #WomanofDistinction Award. At this year’s Jackson Heights Mile, I was proud to recognize Nuala O’Doherty Naranjo for her work as a steward & caretaker of our neighborhood. Thank you for all your work, Nuala!
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Today the @NYSenate passed my bill to end one of the last vestiges of Jim Crow on our books and grant domestic workers access to paid sick leave. With all the work we are doing this year to defend worker health and safety, we cannot leave these workers behind.
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I’d like to dedicate this Cesar Chavez Day to the organizers who refuse to give up on the rights of farm workers. The fight continues until every farm worker can sit across the table from their boss to bargain for the contract they deserve. #SiSePuede
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This morning I testified in support of a @NYCCouncil Resolution calling for the passage of #DignityNotDetention. I reject the assertion that the family separation resulting from ICE detention is a good use of our tax dollars. Thank you @ShahanaFromBK for your leadership.
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Today, the New Yorkers for a Fair Economy released a list of the five most dangerous Amazon warehouses in the state. The top offending warehouse is just fifteen minutes from the Capitol. This legislature cannot allow any employer to treat workers as disposable.
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Today @NYSenate passed my bill to create a searchable database for all NYCHA maintenance tickets. I'm proud to keep this bill moving with @Barnwell30 for our neighbors in Woodside Houses, & for public housing residents across New York City. Let's get it to the Governor's desk!
#NYSenate Bill S7859A, sponsored by Senator @jessicaramos, passed (61-0, unofficial). Requires the New York city housing authority to have a searchable database of ticket numbers:.
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Tuesdays are always the busiest days in Albany. It’s encouraging to see New Yorkers from across the state stop by the office to make direct asks for funding and support for the issues that impact their lives. This is what democracy is all about!
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I joined @RepGraceMeng at @Mojitosny to announce $2 million she secured for a new pilot: “Dining Out in District 6”. This funding will allow 60 restaurants in NY-6 build @NYC_DOT & @NYC_SBS compliant outdoor dining spaces!. To learn more or apply, visit
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That’s a wrap on turkey season! Thanks to the generosity of our partners, #TeamRamos was able to share 600 turkeys. This season is about sharing the warmth of a meal with your loved ones. I’m grateful that we could play a part in making that happen for my neighbors.
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Our legislative session in Albany is over, but the push for worker justice isn’t over. My colleagues in the Council are fighting to extend paid sick leave to gig workers. This is smart pro-worker policy and good public health policy.
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May is #AAPIHeritageMonth!.Last week, I proudly joined my colleague @LiuNewYork to celebrate the $20 million AAPI Equity Fund secured in this year’s budget. This fund will go towards CBOs that run literacy programming, expand language access, support cultural projects & more!
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This is amazing, @NYCCouncil 👏🏼👏🏼 👏🏼. Guaranteed income for pregnant mothers has a HUGE return on investment in terms of poverty reduction, maternal health outcomes, and child welfare. Let’s do it statewide with my bill, MILC, next!.
🔴 LIVE: The Council Announces a First-of-its-Kind Guaranteed Income Program for Expectant Mothers
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Keeping families together keeps communities whole. Passing #NY4All ensures that our tax dollars don’t fund harmful ICE and CPB actions in our neighborhoods.
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On March 8th, 1857, women in NYC’s garment industry went on strike. I have the immense privilege of working in service of the women who are sustaining that fight - farm workers, domestic workers, nail salon workers - all women who organize against the indignity of poverty.
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The cost of living in NY is extremely high, but the price of a manicure is one of the lowest in the country. I was proud to join workers & labor leaders from CA to NY this morning to discuss new ways to fight for #HealthDignityJustice for low-wage workers.
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The judges, DAs, social workers & defense attorneys at Midtown Community Court model what a justice system centered on compassion looks like. They celebrated their successes in treatment & capacity for change. With the @TNJAct, we can expand this model statewide.
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This morning at the dedication of the Triangle Shirtwaist Memorial, I announced new legislation with @HarryBBronson to ensure that every high schooler in NY leaves school knowing their labor rights.
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This beautiful coalition of workers from across sectors stood together for #WorkerSafetyWeek. NY’s workers need:. 📦warehouse safety.💅nail salon safety.🌡️extreme temperature safety.🛍️retail safety. We need proactive solutions to protect workers before they get hurt, not after.
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I spoke on the @NYSenate floor on my resolution to make March 31 #CesarChavezDay in NYS. Chavez’s legacy has many parallels to the fights we carry today. The fight for immigrant and worker justice continues. Watch my full speech:
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Beautiful day in El Barrio as we honored Reverend Angel Valentin with a street co-naming. Rev. Valentin was one of many special New Yorkers lost to COVID, but his memory endures on 100th St and 3rd Ave.
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