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Jimmy Oddo

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Team @NYCMayor; Commish @nyc_buildings ; recovering elected official; KP's husband; lifelong learner; weight lifting; books; baseball; DMB; and our pug "Jocko"

Staten Island, NY
Joined October 2011
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@HeyNowJO
Jimmy Oddo
8 months
Alex, seeing this again made my day. This is from Covid days when I was Boro Prez of Staten Island and we had to make our Readers Are Leaders event virtual. The current BP actually created this fantastic reading challenge in the 1990s. Our team was temporary stewards for 8 yrs.
@AlexAndBooks_
Alex & Books 📚
8 months
"Readers are leaders" –@jockowillink
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Jimmy Oddo
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RT @Eric_Weiner: An early draft of the Declaration of Independence. Jefferson wrote"We hold these truths to be sacred & undeniable. " Ben….
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Jimmy Oddo
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Those are some interesting business choices heading into the Independence Day weekend. Fewer ticky tack vio's; more coming down with the full weight of the agency on bad actors. Tell ya friends. Tell ya friends. @NYC_Buildings.
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Jimmy Oddo
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Blow through a Partial Stop Work Order and illegally demo a house; get spotted by an astute Council Member who contacts us; now you have a full Stop Work Order and multiple violations. and were taking a real good look at all the other jobs this General Contractor is doing. .
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Jimmy Oddo
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And they all will be on the Staten Island Expressway shortly….
@CBSNewYork
CBS New York
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A record 72 million people are looking to get away for the 4th of July holiday, and the vast majority are expected to hit the roads. @elijahwestbrook has the story.
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Jimmy Oddo
4 days
When I was an elected official, I tried to be as quick with a "thank you" as I was with a criticism. Good on you, @zellnor4ny. (Vinny Ignizio is still really cheap, but. 😉).
@zellnor4ny
Senator Zellnor Y. Myrie 麥瑞
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There is plenty of discourse to be had post-primary but you know what we’re not talking about? Bad Election Day experiences, uncertainty of results, long line horror stories, and the like. Thank you @BOENYC. Unsung guardians of our democracy, we appreciate you 🙏🏾.
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Jimmy Oddo
4 days
Hearing @KMillar15 talk about his strike year experience was soooo good. A fantastic episode of Nothing Personal. The Statute of Limitations is up on this photo so I can share it. Kevin impersonating Scott Rolen's batting stance. Hilarious. A slice of baseball Heaven.
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@DavidPSamson
David P. Samson
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More great nuggets from @KMillar15.
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Jimmy Oddo
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“This is the closest I will come to being in The Beatles.”. Of political campaigns, Commonplace Books, @Eminem, and chasing that optimal sequence of words.
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Jimmy Oddo
7 days
I spotted this in Warwick a few weeks ago and smiled. If bubble hockey were an Olympic sport, I’d be Michael Phelps. Will come out of retirement for charitable causes (or to embarrass those who warrant it).
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Jimmy Oddo
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RT @Pergament_F: "To read is to live profoundly.".Kundera
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🤯 “I'm shocked — shocked — to find that gambling is going on in here!”. Feign confusion. Point to the baseballs or anything other than the obvious. No truly independent testing of bat$. The NCAA is a farce. .
@WSJ
The Wall Street Journal
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In the big leagues, only superstars like Aaron Judge can routinely crush the ball at speeds in excess of 115 mph. But in college baseball these days, everybody’s doing it.
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Jimmy Oddo
8 days
As well-intended a policy is, it should never be wielded like a sword against those charged with ensuring the safety & well-being of the public. @NYC_Buildings and our partners like the great @FDNY are clear-eyed about our role — and public safety will always be our North Star.
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Jimmy Oddo
8 days
Construction codes, building regulations, and rules intended to guard public safety should never be ignored, lampooned, or cavalierly waived off as “bureaucracy” or “overregulation.” . Doing so can come with a cost measured in lives.
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Jimmy Oddo
8 days
— but it’s important viewing.
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Jimmy Oddo
8 days
I highly recommend the documentary Grenfell:Uncovered on @netflix. Admittedly, it’s difficult to watch at times — seeing surviving family members discuss how they lost loved ones and firefighters detail how they were unable to rescue residents is harrowing.
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Jimmy Oddo
9 days
I know you were just "doing your job," @NYC_Buildings inspectors and supervisors, but I want you to know you have my appreciation for being out in the field during this heatwave and not missing a beat! . 👏💪🙏
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Jimmy Oddo
10 days
Our @NYC_Buildings Training Connect program hit another big milestone with the 50,000th Worker Wallet card being issued. It's about training. It's about training increasing safety. It's about ensuring the training & cards are legit!. The progress is real, the work continues.
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Jimmy Oddo
11 days
I was really unpopular on The Rock -- especially at my own watering hole! And that first parade down Forest Avenue was ugly. 🙃. But Mayor Bloomberg was right. What a remarkable impact. Well done, @MikeBloomberg.
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Jimmy Oddo
11 days
I remember like it was yesterday when in 2002 @HMihaltses asked @DrTomFrieden to speak with the City Council's two biggest anti-smoking zealots -- @chriscquinn and me -- about banning smoking in bars. Even my initial reaction was, "WTF?" . But that became a Quinn-Oddo bill. .
@MikeBloomberg
Mike Bloomberg
12 days
The global tobacco control movement has helped save tens of millions of lives, making it one of the most successful public health efforts in history - and the winners of the 2025 @BloombergDotOrg Awards for Global Tobacco Control exemplify the remarkable strides that can be made.
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Jimmy Oddo
11 days
Encouraged that the NYS Assembly & Senate passed legislation crafting a better process of securing access agreements of adjoining property owners. This is a huge driver of some sidewalk sheds remaining up for long time without any work on the building happening. @NYC_Buildings.
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Jimmy Oddo
12 days
Rorschach test?
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