(((Stephen Levin))) 🟣
@StephenLevin33
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CEO-@SolarOneNYC; Former NYC Council Member representing the 33rd District in Brooklyn. Opinions are my own and don't represent those of Solar One.
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Joined December 2011
I just want to make this clear. We are going to have to #shutdownNYC in the coming days, just like they are doing in Spain and France today. @NYCMayor @NYGovCuomo We have two options-Option 1) We can shut down in an orderly, rational way starting tomorrow morning that accounts 1/.
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Patients and all the tragedy and suffering that ensues. The choice is as clear as day and is only getting clearer. We need to start a shutdown process for NYC tomorrow, no later. Any delay will undoubtably only cause more suffering. 4/.
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Willing Successful civic #calltoactionNYC like we did after 9/11 and Sandy-we can do that because we’ve done it before. Option 2) we wait around and deny the inevitable. That means we shut down amid chaos, overrun hospitals, emergency departments who can’t take any more 3/.
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For how to take care of our most vulnerable people, the elderly, the sick at home, children who need school meals, those on fixed income who rely on #SNAP & food pantries, first responders, essential workers, healthcare workers and their families. This will be a historic & G-d 2/.
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Hi all-I’m trying 2 assist NYC track down PPE materials that our healthcare workers need w increasing urgency-One item we desperately need is “isolation gowns”-If anyone knows of a reputable medical supplier that has isolation gowns, pls send them my way! stephenlevin9@yahoo.com.
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Over the past few days, I have received over 11,000 emails, calls, and social media messages to defund the NYPD.
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Once again I am calling on @NYPDShea to resign & if he doesn’t do so, @NYCMayor to fire him. It’s not just the unconscionable treatment of @nycpa @JumaaneWilliams, but countless instances since May. The kettling, the assaults, the lack of accountability. It’s time to go.
NYPD officers on bikes continue pushing people here including (credentialed) members of the press and @JumaaneWilliams @nycpa
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@whitney_hu This is straight up assault or worse. He’s obviously not pursuing any law enforcement objective because he gets out of there as quickly as he can. People die from getting pushed to the pavement violently.
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Rarely do I see a true mic drop endorsement. @PreetBharara’s commitment to justice is beyond question & his endorsement is the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval in my book. @AlvinBraggNYC.
"Millions are being spent in dishonest ads distorting Alvin Bragg’s record. Don’t believe a word of it. I know Alvin Bragg, he worked with me, and I’ve seen up close his courage and what he’s made of, and I know he’ll keep us safe." Thanks, @PreetBharara
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One candidate for statewide office in NYS was out there on the front lines making good trouble during the Kavanaugh hearings, desperately trying to stop his disastrous nomination-that's Lt. Gov candidate @AnaMariaforNY. Let's not forget that when we go to the polls.
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What the hell is going on in this city @NYCMayor @NYGovCuomo @NYPDnews @NYPDTransit? Why is a woman selling churros getting cuffed? Is this seriously affecting anyone’s “quality of life?” What kind of broken windows crap is this? PLEASE STOP this horrible policy NOW!.
Tonight as I was leaving Broadway Junction, I saw three or four police officers (one of them was either a plainclothes cop or someone who worked at the station) gathered around a crying woman and her churro cart. Apparently, it's illegal to sell food inside train stations. 1/?
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I commend @AndrewYang for prioritizing addressing the #opioidcrisis in NYC. Even as we battle Covid, there are still 1,000+ NYers dying every year from opioid OD-every single one of these deaths leaves shattered loved ones & is preventable.
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This is America, 1959. People doing their duty, lining up, and getting the polio vaccine.
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Just tested positive for #Covid19 w an at home test. I'd like to report this to @nycHealthy @NYCHealthSystem #TestandTraceCorps but don't see an option to do that anywhere online. Called 212-COVID19, didn't hear an option for that. We should really have an easy way to report this.
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Anyone else noticing their feeds totally filled with anti-vaxx stuff? Like *way more* than before.
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We’ve now surpassed 80k deaths in the US from #COVID19-In China there are under 5k reported-even if undercounting by a factor of 10, it pales in comparison. @realDonaldTrump’s incompetence is so catastrophic-this is the test we all feared he’d fail
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It pains me to write this, but I believe we should close indoor dining, bars, gyms, & look at maybe limiting time & capacity in retail in NYC now. The numbers I have seen recently show that our R nought (the rate at which COVID spreads) has crept up in recent weeks 1/.
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I really give @NYCMayor credit for today’s NYC employee vaccination/weekly test mandate announcement. That took some political guts and it’s the right thing to do.
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✅ Passed! Today @NYCCouncil voted to expand shelter access for NYers experiencing homelessness with pets. Homelessness is traumatic, we shouldn’t add to it by separating pets. Pets are our families. TY @NYCSpeakerCoJo @theanimalvoters @ASPCA @humandotnyc @mydogismyhome @URI_NYC
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I’ve known Jean Kim for over 10 years. I commend her for her courage to come forward. I have every reason to believe she is telling the truth and I believe her.
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I am so exited to be joining the amazing @solaronenyc team! As we confront the existential challenge of climate change, we must do everything we can here in NYC. #SolarOne has been at the forefront of this effort for years-I can't wait to get to work for a more sustainable NYC.
Solar One Announces Appointment of Stephen Levin as Chief Executive Officer: Stephen Levin will join Solar One as CEO as of January 10, 2022, after serving as New York City Councilmember for District 33 since 2010. See release https://bit.ly/3t1sK0A.
#solaronenyc #stephenlevin
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NYC-look at this @donnellymjd graph NOW-this is outlook for next 10days-curve till 3/29 is baked in bc those cases already have #COVID19-only 2 ways 2 avoid cataclysm-1) govt must increase hospital capacity 2 absorb coming tsunami 2) THE PEOPLE STOP SPREAD BY #STAYATHOME
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@NYCMayor @NYPDShea it 5:43pm. There is still plenty of time to #CancelTheCurfew for tonight. It’s the right thing to do. Please listen to the people and don’t dig in your heels just because you think you have to.
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I want to be straightforward with people and not give you meaningless commitments, so this is where I am at on this. Cutting the budget is an essential way to make change and we will make meaningful cuts to the NYPD this year.
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Following in the wake of the Union Temple hate incident, antisemitism strikes again, this time in Williamsburg. Early this morning, the NYPD's 90th Precinct received reports of fires at seven locations in South Williamsburg, all of them Hasidic shuls or yeshivas.
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People are demanding that we as a city government, and a City Council, act to bring real change, long overdue, to the NYPD. I will spend the 18 months I have left in office to act on those demands. I hear you.
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I believe it is time for Governor Cuomo to resign and allow Lt. Governor Hochul to step in and move New York State forward.
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For homeless folks, a little thing like needing to use the bathroom can cause big problems. Spending $ to use a cafe bathroom isn’t always possible. Many have medical emergencies or police interactions as a result. It should be #FreeToPee!
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The people of NYC want us to make bigger proportionate cuts to NYPD than these other agencies, and I agree that is what we should do. Communities United for Police Reform has proposed $1B in cuts to NYPD.
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Statement from @SenatorDilan and I regarding the arson attacks at seven Williamsburg shuls and yeshivas. We must drive out everywhere -- whether it's Pittsburgh, Charleston, or Williamsburg.
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New cases in NYC today is over 700-Most since May-I reiterate my call for @NYCMayor & @DOEChancellor to close the schools now & move to all remote learning-It’s been a valiant effort but we’re heading in that direction regardless-Better to take the initiative now & be ahead of it
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I don’t know if I can recall any days more beautiful than these last three in NYC.
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Not looking to pile on here, but I want this to be in the record. Early last March, as Covid was taking off in NYC, I was getting more & more alarmed by the day. I spent a lot of time & energy pushing mostly @NYCMayor but also @NYGovCuomo incl the email below) to shut down NYC1/
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@NYCMayorsOffice @NYGovCuomo we are careening towards disaster right now. Every minute counts. We have a couple of days to shut down #NYC in an orderly way. If we wait, we’ll still have to shut it down, but it will be amid chaos. #COVID19
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@whitney_hu This is outrageous and totally unacceptable and inexcusable. There had to be accountability from the @NYPDnews for this officer. I hope the protester is doing ok.
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This is a seriously misguided plan 4 many reasons-1)fare evasion isn’t what police should b spending time on-period 2)the subways r largely safe 3)$50m can be so much better spent 4)policing homeless in subway w/o real housing&health resources doesn’t help
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For the love of G-d listen to the other human beings from around the world. If we think the virus will hit us any differently than it hit them, that will be a tragic tragic mistake. And pretty soon it will be too late. #reality #shutdownNYC today @NYCMayor @NYGovCuomo.
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@bobbyjohnspeaks @NYCMayor @NYGovCuomo The immense economic damage will be staggering either way. It will take a long time and a lot of work to dig out but we’ll do that together.
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@CorruptBrooklyn @cooleymatthew @akgerber @BrooklynSpoke I’ll put in for it tomorrow and see if it’s open or if someone else already has it. If it’s open I’ll sponsor it.
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I biked along Schermerhorn St today-quite a dangerous feat w all the @NYPDTransit & @MTA vehicles parked in the bike lane. again. Totally unacceptable & I’m pretty fed up w making a good faith effort @NYC_DOT
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However, the NYPD’s budget was only proposed to be cut by 0.3%, leaving $5.64B intact. Even before the murder of George Floyd catalyzed so much action, my colleagues and I saw the inequity in this and were ready to fight against it.
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As many have said, a budget cut on its own will not bring about the change that is needed. The work of changing the NYPD goes beyond only the budget. We must confront the scourge of racism and violence within the NYPD.
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The clock is ticking @NYCMayor and @NYGovCuomo. You have a window of opportunity to meet the moment and save many lives. But that window is closing fast. Follow France&Spain NOW. France and Spain Follow Italy Into Coronavirus Lockdown | Time
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I want to say this as unequivocally as possible-I support whatever vaccine mandates @NYCMayor or @NYGovCuomo is legally able to put in place. I commend @NYCMayor for stepping up to the plate on this, even if it’s unpopular.
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This is a very disturbing incident-@FlyFrontier own policy is that children under 2 don’t have to wear masks (my 22 month old wouldn’t be able to keep a mask on)-and yet the entire visibly Hasidic was forced to leave the flight.
Disturbing incident the last hour on a @FlyFrontier flight as staff told a Hasidic couple to get off because their 18 month old had no mask. Applause is heard as the couple started leaving. Travels say on camera that the applause came from staff who also cheered that “we did it.”
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Whatever you call them-overdose prevention centers, safe injection sites, safe consumption sites-they work and save lives. I am proud that NYC is doing this.
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Thank you to everyone who came out for our Street Co-naming ceremony for #EmilyWarrenRoebling this afternoon. The legacy of Emily Roebling endures as an example of perseverance, aspiration, and dedication to fighting for equality.
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NYC family-this is what we’re looking at in an unvarnished way. We are going to see a casualty rate from #COVID19 in NYC of 9/11/01 x (y). The value of (y) is up to us. It could 1 or 2. It could be 50 or more. That’s what #stayhomeNYC means.
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My appreciation to all the @NYCSanitation workers who are past hour 24 of this storm. They have been on top of this storm from the outset & I haven’t gotten any complaints yet. I know the side street I live on has been plowed multiple times.
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This week is #OCDawarenessweek. I’ve had OCD for most of my life. For many years, I went undiagnosed and now, thanks to therapy and medication, I have a pretty good handle on it-not perfect, but pretty good. OCD is a brain disorder where the person struggling with it 1/.
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I am very excited to be part of #TeamMaya & this is another reason why. @mayawiley understands that addressing the scourge of gun violence requires systematic solutions-real investments & a real plan that is evidence based.
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There are potentially 100k empty hotel rooms in NYC. We should make sure every homeless person & hospital staffer who needs it is given an isolation unit. People’s lives are at stake.
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Tomorrow I’ll be joining @TransAlt & @DowntownBklyn at Jay St & Johnson St in Bk at 3pm to call on @FDNY @NYC_DOT @NYPDnews to stop illegal parking in bike lanes & sidewalks & endangering the public. #PlacardAbuse has no place in Bk & NYC must have a zero tolerance policy.
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Seriously what the hell is this? Since when does @NYPDnews throw people into unmarked vans? @NYPDnews @NYCMayor @NYPDShea should have an answer for the public immediately. I’ll wait up.
NYC is taking after Portland - a trans femme protestor was pulled into an unmarked van at the Abolition Park protest - this was at 2nd Ave and 25th Street
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I agree with the @UFT & @FollowCSA that reopening in-person learning should be delayed at least until the end of September in NYC. If principals and teachers are saying it’s not enough time to open safely, I believe them. They know better than anyone else.
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We’ve gotten thousands of calls, emails, tweets, calling on us 2 cut $1B of the NYPD budget & allocate more resources 2 essential social, health, youth & education programs-We’ve heard u-Thnx 2 @NYCSpeakerCoJo, NYC Council Black, Latino, Asian 1/
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Andrew has real plans to get New Yorkers who are experiencing homelessness into stable situations - with the supportive services they need - while creating pathways to permanent, affordable housing in the long term. On 6/22-or b4-I’ll be voting @mayawiley #1 & @AndrewYang #2. 2/2.
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I am by no means advocating for the NYPD to be more militarized but this is a very interesting & important perspective-Discipline & accountability are foundational in the military yet we don’t see this in police depts across the country. That must change
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Again?!?! Really @NYPDnews @NYPDShea @NYCMayor why is this happening yet another night?!?!These were PEACEFUL protesters-AGAIN! Could the NYPD’s strategy & actions be any more egregious? THIS iS NOT OK! SO STOP IT!.
And shit just changed. Cops charge the crowd, beating, arresting. Here’s the moment.
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If there are areas you think are best to cut, please let me know. In the meantime, I commit to you that we are going line by line through the NYPD budget.
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Gotta give props to @NYGovCuomo. He obviously sees that testing is the key here-you can’t fight what you can’t see. 35k in 2 week! This is a monumental challenge but we’re New Yorkers, dammit, we can do it. #CallToActionNYC.
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Hey New Yorkers! This is URGENT. Read this NOW! We have a couple of days and the clock is ticking. COVID-19: New York Will Be The Next Italy, But Doesn’t Have to Be @NYCMayorsOffice @NYGovCuomo @donnellymjd
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Why would we need to shut @citibike down 2 hours before curfew? . I'm urging @NYCMayor to allow Citi Bike, @nyctaxi @Uber and @lyft vehicles, to operate through the duration of the curfew. Not only are we taking money out of drivers pockets, but we are stranding essential workers.
We recognize what a challenging time this is for the City and are appreciative of all the work by our public officials on behalf of New Yorkers. We are required by @NYCMayorsOffice to end service at 6pm tonight.
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In an olfactory sense, it’s definitely summer in NYC.
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I am so excited for my brilliant & epically funny friend @nsharmawriter for her @NewYorker debut. Good tips too! via @NewYorker.
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Imagine if Commssioner Shea said: if ur a racist, a white supremacist, if u racially profile Black ppl, if u refer 2 Black ppl by derogatory names-even in private-then there’s no place 4 u at @NYPDnews-We’re going 2 change the culture at NYPD & u can get w the program or leave.
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For more information, here is an NYPD budget document, prepared by the amazing NYC Council Finance Division, that details the proposed FY21 budget Here is the 1-pager
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Thanks to the outpouring of activism in the past week, and the community leadership doing this work for years before now, that amount will push our discussions at the council. So I ask that people look at the budget, as we are doing now.
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I think that’s a start, but I know that people are rightfully demanding a greater cut, especially as other agencies that provide programming for youth, education, job development, public health, affordable housing, and social services are also facing commensurate cuts.
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@Phoebeinbklyn @nycsouthpaw @NYCMayor @NYGovCuomo Most of the trading is online. I went to the trading floor a couple years ago and was surprised how few ppl were actually on the floor.
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In the wake of the murders of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and others, protests have arisen throughout the world to bring justice to Black Americans who continue to suffer abuse at the hands of law enforcement everywhere, including in New York City.
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I never got a reply to this email from 3/12/20 at 2:08am
"I think governor Cuomo accomplished a tremendous amount for the state of New York," Suozzi says. "He's got his flaws . but you can't take away the fact that during Covid he was there every single day".
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In light of the risks associated with the Delta variant I am asking the de Blasio to pause transfers from dedensification shelter hotels to congregate shelters. See statement below:
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Here’s the q we should all be asking @NYGovCuomo & @NYCMayor-as we approach the apex, eventually get past the apex, & open up our city, state, & society again, what is our #CONTAINMENT #STRATEGY to prevent a 2nd wave? we have to get to right bc we can’t afford to get it wrong.
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Next week @NYCCouncil will hear legislation on civilian enforcement of parking violations. We’ve watched placard abuse continue without accountability for far too long — it’s time to put power directly in the hands of residents. Sign up to testify here:
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For anyone interested in early literacy, this podcast by @ehanford is like a gut punch. I have to admit, 12 yrs on NYC Councils Ed Cmte & I never realize how serious this is & that @NYCSchools *still* uses discredited reading curricula
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@AlexBrookLynn @SenSchumer I applaud @SenSchumer for biking around Brooklyn today, but he should get a small speaker to mount to his bike and lose the headphones. They’re super dangerous. I have this one from @Onforuled and it’s great
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This is shameful. Every resident at the 30th Street intake shelter should be granted a private hotel room to safety isolate immediately. Moving people out of the subway has led to more New Yorkers transported to crowded congregate shelters, and potentially exposed to COVID-19.
In an Orwellian twist @NYCMayor says that homeless people being made to sleep on the stairs of 30th St. Intake following subway sweeps is "help". Federal government will pay for hotels. @NYCMayor just needs to say it's OK. #Orwell.#HomelessCantStayHome.
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I say this less as a CM w 3 months left & more as a dad w 2 kids entering NYC schools in the next 3 yrs. The best education I can hope for them is to be around *all* types of kids in these formative yrs-i think they’re gifted, just like every kid is gifted
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What’s happened at #MDC is a reminder of the urgency of reform needed at every level of our criminal justice system. For too long, #Rikers has also been a space of inhumane treatment and painful isolation— we need to #CloseRikers now and bring more people home to their families.
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Outrageous-Even if Mr. Pumarejo did in fact close his eyes, why on earth is this an appropriate use of NYPD resources? Was he impacting anyone’s “quality of life?” Doesn’t look like it. I’m joining everyone else in urging @NYCMayor & @NYGovCuomo to abandon this misguided policy.
NYPD will violate if you can't pay the MTA subway fare. And they will violate if you CAN pay. Miguel Pumarejo's crime? . Putting his bag on an empty chair during quiet late night. (1 of 2) (ty @erinrosequinn for documenting and coming to his aid)
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@CommissBratton What is your recommendation, Commissioner, for addressing single adult homelessness in NYC? Please be specific.
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This is so awful it’s sickening & infuriating. As Chair of the General Welfare Committee, I will demand answers immediately. What did @NYCDHS know & when, & why didn’t it refer the matter to @NYC_DOI? The City has responsibility here. @amyjharris
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Just finished first week as CEO of @solaronenyc & am both in awe of the amazingly talented & passionate team & thrilled to work on practical ways to combat climate change here in NYC thru solar, education & green workforce. Feeling grateful! 🙏🌞
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Good morning to be out w @NYPD84Pct & @NYPDTransport doing enforcement on the sea of illegally parked cars by Tillary and Navy in Downtown Bk.
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I am heartbroken to hear that Moshe Deutsch-the son of my friend Abe Deutsch-is one of the victims of the tragic & senseless shooting in Jersey City-Moshe was 24 years old-The times I met Moshe he struck me as a good kid close to his dad-My heart goes out to the Deutsch family.
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We will be making real and meaningful cuts in the coming year’s budget, and that is really just the beginning of the work that we are all going to have to do in the months and years ahead.
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I'm really excited about this!!! @ElizabAdams is a superstar all the way! She is one of the most thoughtful & compassionate ppl I've ever worked w & her commitment to doing the right thing, for fighting for the right thing, is 2nd to none. Congratulations Elizabeth & @TransAlt!.
Happy New Year! Thrilled to announce that I’ll be joining @TransAlt as their new Senior Director of Advocacy & Organizing. We have an historic opportunity to transform our public space to be more accessible, sustainable & safe for all. Ready to get to work for streets for people!.
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Henry Louis Aaron, an American legend who withstood death threats to change the game of baseball.
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