Christopher Alvarez
@JournAlvarez
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NYC based journalist writing 4u | 🎓: @columbiajourn & @adelphiu alum | ig: @journalvarez__ | 📲: (347) 653-2566 or 1028christopher @gmail .com
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Pranaav Venkatasubramanian found it “extra special” that the
#assistivetechnolgy
he created alongside his
@nyit
colleagues for
@SpecDesigns
came in first place at
@NYSIDSpeaks
’ tenth annual Cultivating Resources for Employment with Assistive Technology (CREATE) Symposium
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Stay tuned 5pm
@BklynEagle
@JournAlvarez
@Columbia
@mhccnyc
@MTA
@StreetsblogNYC
@dahvnyc
@GershKuntzman
@MBPMarkLevine
Christopher about to drop the article of the century
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Just got officially authorized by NYC to ask you questions.
What an honor from
@nycmayorsoffice
@NYCMayor
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#RareDiseaseDay
This baby was diagnosed with Thanatophoric Dysplasia Type II and projected to die at the age of 1, 2, 5, 10 & 21. 25 years later, still without bones, underdeveloped lungs, small limbs, big head. big stomach and on life support, he is a journalist interviewing
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BREAKING NEWS: my childhood hero,
@JohnCena
, finally gave me permission to SEE HIM!
@WWE
. We are now in the same club
@Amanda_Florian
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They say everything in life has it’s time. Well, I guess mine has come to work as a Spanish stringer for the
@nytimes
. Thx to
@Smerelman
,
@s_garl
&
@RebeccaChao8
for bringing me on to the
@NYTMetro
team. Can’t wait to start this new opportunity! (DM is open for pitches).
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Keep reading my first
@NYTMetro
contribution on
@sharonNYT
's article as the
#NYCNurseStrike
stretches to its 3rd day.
#SafeStaffingSavesLives
@nynurses
More than 7,000 nurses at two hospitals in New York City went on strike early Monday, forcing the health centers into a frantic flurry to move patients, divert ambulances and scale back other services.
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TODAY’S INBOX:
@Columbia
is set to address
@mhccnyc
’s “Elevator Lobby” group and other UWS community members to discuss potential funding/project plans to help
@mta
build an elevator at 125 street station’s 1 line.
@StreetsblogNYC
@dahvnyc
@GershKuntzman
@MBPMarkLevine
That's rich! Columbia U. is sitting on a $13-billion endowment ... yet it won't pay for a subway elevator:
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As disabled travelers’ refusal to fly has surged in the last few years, the federal government is taking aim at airlines for mishandling wheelchairs, proposing to make damages and delays automatic violations of the Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA).
Asked about the timeline for
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My sister, Luisa F. Alvarez, is not on Twitter to brag about her success but I AM! Forever a proud lil bro. She is one of two
@EinsteinMed
students to receive The Kwok Scholars Award.
Read below to find out why Ms. Alvarez says this “will be an enormous help.”
@EinsteinDeptMed
The second issue of our DEI newsletter, enCOMPASS, is out! Tell us what you think. What would you like to see covered in future issues?
@EinsteinMed
@MontefioreNYC
@montefioreIM
@MonteWakeIM
@MontefioreDGIM
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“It’s unsafe because, in the emergency room, how can a nurse safely monitor 20 patients?” said Johnaira Dilone-Florian, a nurse practitioner. “Anything can go wrong. We are human, we’re not machines.”
Read my first
@NYTMetro
contribution on
@sharonNYT
’s article.
#NYCNurseStrike
Hundreds of striking nurses and their supporters lined both sides of Madison Avenue in front of Mount Sinai Hospital on Monday, waving signs, blowing horns and calling for better wages and working conditions.
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Just moments ago,
@voteshekar
along with his colleagues
@Lynn4NYC
&
@LindaLeeforNYC
just announced that they too have been a part of the push and will continue the fight with their
@NYCCouncil
resolution to make
#Diwali
an
@NYCSchools
holiday.
@NYCMayor
@RichDavidNYC
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@NYCMayor
told
@THECITYNY
last week that next year is the goal. “Once we execute that up in Albany, we’re going to have our Diwali holiday.”
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Thank you Mr. Mayor, see you soon!
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A four year-long tug-of-war between the MTA and the venerable institution over the school’s decision to pay for a wider escalator, but not elevators, at the currently inaccessible elevated 1 train station at 125th Street flies in the face of the Americans with Disabilities Act,
That's rich! Columbia U. is sitting on a $13-billion endowment ... yet it won't pay for a subway elevator:
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STRAIGHT FACT!!!
Learning to hear from different perspectives is a form of personal growth.
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Friday marked my last day of my fellowship with
@THECITYNY
but nevertheless, it was a great experience and a good place to start my journalism career. I want to give a special thanks to
@Jere_Hester
for taking a chance on me and to my colleagues, best of luck!
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Woke up to the blue check today on Twitter. What an honorable way to start 2023. Wishing everyone a blessed and prosperous year.
#HappyNewYear
#HappyNewYear2023
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New 📝 from me! Thank you once again to
@alykatzz
and
@THECITYNY
for the opportunity and to
@NYCMayor
for taking the time to talk to me. Congratulations to
@GovKathyHochul
for becoming the first NYS Governor to host a Diwali celebration!
Parents who have to choose between religious obligations and their children’s education are calling on
@NYCMayor
to fulfill a promise he made just a day after getting elected to make Diwali a school holiday.
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Happy to talk to
@vero_dlv
of
@WNYC
about my
#Diwali
story for
@THECITYNY
. Tune in to 93.9FM tomorrow at 10:30am.
@alykatzz
@DiwaliCoalition
@RichDavidNYC
@nishmit
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Great meeting today with
@Imamahmedali
and everyone at
@NYPD115Pct
who work tirelessly to keep our Queens community safe! Thank you for bringing me in and showing me the ins and outs of your diverse precinct. Together we are stronger and today’s conversation was proof of that.🤝🏼
Today we received a special visit from Christopher Alvarez. He is a Columbia University graduate and accomplished journalist. He is an inspiration to all of us ! Thank you Christopher for stopping by.
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I’m not posting this to call anyone out specifically but I will always honor what
@columbiajourn
taught me: “it’s better to be right than to be first.”
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Last night and this morning
@NYCMayor
got advocate’s hopes up for
#Diwali
to be enshrined as a
@NYCSchools
holiday next year but now… they don’t entirely buy the historic city-state partnership.
My latest for
@THECITYNY
is now live!
.
@NYCMayor
says he’s backing a bill to make Diwali a public school holiday next year for hundreds of thousands of New York City families observing the festival of light, but he’s asking Albany to make it happen.
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Email extension discrimination is a real thing 🤯
After a year of begging
@NYCMayor
’s press team to add me to their press email list through my Columbia (dot) com address, I was finally added last night when I created a gmail (dot) com email. Hallelujah!
Ty
@_amarisnc
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Happy
#Diwali
🪔 to everyone who celebrates the Festival of Lights and thank you for trusting me over the year to tell your story in
@THECITYNY
. The fight continues to push
@NYCMayor
,
@DOEChancellor
,
@UFT
&
@GovKathyHochul
to make this a
@NYCSchools
holiday.
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Just hit submit on my
@nytimes
Disability Journalism Fellowship application for the second time.
@TheoTypes
, I hope this time you will reconsider my added experience from
@THECITYNY
to grant me “another career assessment” re: 7 months ago.
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Heading to
@QC_News
to cover
@GovKathyHochul
’s
#Diwali
celebration with community leaders for
@THECITYNY
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Kudos to
@Gothamist
&
@THECITYNY
for breaking the migrant sweep at The Watson Hotel last night but now my question is…
Will the hotel speed up its “supposed renovations/fixes” to accommodate incoming families faster?
@NYCImmigrants
@MCastroMOIA
@NYTMetro
“They kicked us out of there like dogs.”
NYPD officers clear migrant encampment at Midtown hotel
Latest tonight from
@GwynneFitz
and
@catalinagonella
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I’ve gone to school my whole life in Nassau County and still commute there every week. It’s my second home. This morning, I submitted my application to be a full time reporter
@TheIsland360
. Looking forward to speaking with
@stevenpaulblank
about how I can be a good fit to the
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Happy National Latina Equal Pay Day!—not really. Two reports obtained by
@NBCLatino
show earnings of Latinas compared to non-Hispanic white men for the same jobs drop even more when part-time, seasonal workers are included in calculations. By
@SuzGamboa
and I.
@SandraLilley
The wage gap between Latinas and non-Hispanic white men increases to 46 cents when seasonal or part-time workers are included, according to two reports released Thursday to mark National Latina Equal Pay Day.
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Imam Ahmed Ali became the most demanded imam in the city during the pandemic. In 3 months, he helped bury 300 people who had died of Covid-19. Check the link for the full profile
@Imamahmedali
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Ms. Alvarez, a first-year medical student
@EinsteinMed
will focus on cardiovascular risk factor control and COVID-19 incidence and mortality in a cohort of patients in the Bronx.
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Today for
@NYTMetro
,
@BKriegstein
and I panned out to Brooklyn Cruise Terminal and the Watson hotel to help
@karenzraick
report on the move of migrant men to accommodate families still arriving from TX. Some refused to go, claiming the facility lacked privacy.
More below...!
The Adams administration started moving single migrant men into a cruise terminal in Brooklyn as New York City struggled to cope with the influx of newcomers. Some refused to go, claiming the facility was cold, unsafe and lacked privacy.
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I’m not one to cry about my situation but this had to be said on Able News… Happy National Disability Employment Awareness Month.
@ViscardiCenter
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Grateful to
@GershKuntzman
&
@dahvnyc
of
@StreetsblogNYC
for believing in me and giving me the space to report on
@Columbia
's inability to treat their disabled community right.
Read it here:
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Congrats to
@haideechu
on this great piece for
@THECITYNY
highlighting the different ways people celebrate
#Diwali
in NYC despite it being on a school day again. Advocates say " the Albany route is unpredictable and was avoidable."
@NYCMayor
"needs to trust his executive power."
As New Yorkers anticipate Diwali to be honored as a public school holiday next year, some are surprised to learn that it is not yet a done deal. “They just punted the ball to the state,” said one organizer.
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Have you been searching your roots/ancestry through or ? How has your findings shifted your own concept of your identity?
I’m picking ONE interesting person in NYC to highlight their story for a Hispanic Heritage Month project. LMK
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“no one that is disabled would be part of the notice process.”—
@NYCMayor
But JUST IN: one disabled family wants to be relocated from their LIC shelter because of malnutrition.
Their disabled daughter was rushed to the ER this past weekend after a seizure. The doctor said she
LEAVE OR TREAT:
@nycmayorsoffice
will start providing 60 days notice to families with children seeking asylum to find alternative housing but
@nycmayor
told ABLE News “You have my commitment, the people of this city, there will be a waiver for anyone that’s disabled. We're not
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As a result, these families are asking to be relocated from their current LIC shelter, to a better situation.
Read my latest for the
@QueensEagle
@Jacob_Kaye_
👇🏼
Several disabled migrants and their families have faced hurdles in their attempts to get the city to provide them with the accommodations they need to live a healthy life.
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You know you’ve made when you see your first print byline is a front page article
@queenseagle
. S/o to
@jacob_kaye_
for the opportunity!
Click link below to read the full story about the hurdles of disabled migrants in New York City.
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If you like accountability reporting and Latinos, please also follow me on Instagram
@christopheralv__
to stay up to date with all my stories and career updates.
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To close,
@NYCMayor
placed the responsibility back on the South Asian and Indo-Caribbean community to keep the pressure on the council members assembly members, senators and governor. They already said they will keep fighting but you have to apply pressure too
@ericadamsfornyc
.
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@UFT
@UFT
did not answer to
@THECITYNY
’s email inquiry on whether or not they had reached a decision on the holiday proposal.
Last year a spokesperson for the union said they had not.
@DiwaliCoalition
@DOEChancellor
@NYCSchools
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Diwali is right around the corner and it still faces a long hill battle to become an official holiday in NYC.
@NYCMayor
told
@THECITYNY
his administration is still working on alternatives ways for school kids to celebrate the Hindu festival.
@DiwaliCoalition
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This was one of the last stories I worked on
@THECITYNY
but it never got published…This is what media outlets ignore. Why? It is a matter that in the long run affects 8M+ NYers and
@GovKathyHochul
doesn’t think it’s important enough to include in the budget.
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Last night I wrote
@Smerelman
of
@nytimes
to be considered for the native Spanish-speaking stringer. 🤞🏼 Vamos pa’ esa!
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LEAVE OR TREAT:
@nycmayorsoffice
will start providing 60 days notice to families with children seeking asylum to find alternative housing but
@nycmayor
told ABLE News “You have my commitment, the people of this city, there will be a waiver for anyone that’s disabled. We're not
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Looking to talk to some disabled students/orgs at Columbia University who would be willing to talk about how an elevator at the 1 train station on 125 st & Broadway would be beneficial to them, for a story. DMs are open.
@journo_request
#journorequest
@PRJournoRequest
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Former republican mayoral nominee,
@CurtisSliwa
at the St. Patrick’s Day parade in the Bronx today.
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uhhh yes...? Stay tuned!
Today
@NYCMayor
announced his support for legislation in Albany to make Diwali a public school holiday in New York City.
The Festival of Lights is an important time for thousands of New Yorkers, and we will make it possible for them to celebrate seamlessly.
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1)
@NYCMayor
,
@SenSchumer
&
@JeniferRajkumar
all make appearances last night
@DiwaliTS
but still no sign of hope for
#Diwali
as a
@NYCSchools
holiday. Mayor Adams expressed his appreciation for women and their role in our city. “We need to acknowledge the power of the women.”
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@MarkLevineNYC
@MBPMarkLevine
told
@StreetsblogNYC
that Elevator access at the station is “the top priority among station accessibility projects in the borough.”
Click below to read the full story about how
@Columbia
is shrinking their ADA responsibility.
Columbia University has a massive endowment. So is it too much to ask that the institution help pay for an elevator at the subway station next to its new tower?
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My latest w/
@gluissandoval
@J__Velasquez
for
@THECITYNY
. Will New Yorkers be able to sue gun makers?
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“No other Imams were coming out to help the people who passed away,” said Uzir. Follow the link for the full story on how
@imamahmedali
took on COVID-19.
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Just realized a mistake in my tweet: I know it’s supposed to be “its” not “it’s.” Sometimes I hate word prediction/autocorrect (not sure which one is responsible here) but most of the time it does me good. Anyways, keep liking it up and thx for the support!
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It’s that time again! Let’s see what
@NYCMayor
@NYCMayorsOffice
has to say about his
#Diwali
failed promise so far.
@DiwaliCoalition
@THECITYNY
New York is the greatest city in the world, but that doesn't mean we can't be better. As Mayor, I'm going to work to make sure our school calendar reflects the diversity of our students -- and that means Diwali should be a school holiday.
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Stay tuned for full story with
@THECITYNY
Thank you for the outpouring of support and celebration about my announcement today with
@NYCMayor
and
@DOEChancellor
on Diwali becoming a school holiday. For more details, see my press release.
#GetStuffDone
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Last year, the Adams’ administration was not expecting any disabled migrants because the Daríen Gap is too dangerous but they are here.
Now,
@nycmayorsoffice
says the city has “more than 300 disabled migrants at Health and Hospital corporation-run humanitarian centers.”
But
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It was a privilege to co-author an article for
@NBCLatino
@NBCNews
@NBCUniversal
with
@c_sesin
about how Colombian Americans are approaching the presidential runoff election for my beloved Colombia this Sunday.
Populist or leftist? Colombian Americans are casting their votes for two very diff candidates ahead of their native country’s high-stakes presidential runoff election on Sunday, by
@c_sesin
and
@JournAlvarez
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I’m a contributing writer on this issue of Able News and on many others to come.
Subscribe to catch my latest:
@emily_ladau
@DYanesNews
@ViscardiCenter
@Newsday
Editor Emily Ladau of West Babylon says she wants to bring fresh, original reporting to local and national issues that affect the disability community.
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Jill Smith’s Show Your Shine celebrated its fourth annual adaptive runway event last month, featuring 20 models living with limb loss and limb differences. This year, the event raised over $60k for
@LimbKind
, which provides services both domestically and internationally to the
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@NYCMayor
: “So it may have been impossible for others, it was possible for me. It was possible for AM
@JeniferRajkumar
. It was possible for the community.” We don’t know that yet. “The Albany route is unpredictable and was avoidable,” said
@RichDavidNYC
.
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“Asylum seekers deserve access to essential support and services--especially asylum seekers with disabilities. I am concerned about reports from organizations assisting asylum seekers that they are not getting adequate help or the reasonable accommodations to which they are
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*journo request*: Does anyone know of any disabled migrants (asylum seekers) coming into NYC?
@NYCImmigrants
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Couldn’t be prouder of this girl right here. Break a leg!
Humbled and excited to be a 2021
@pulitzercenter
reporting fellow! And honored to have the opportunity to tell this story.
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@LeoniaBatlan
@CLutvak
My only encounter w/
@CLutvak
was when he pointed at me for my questions at one of
@NYCMayor
's off-topic Tuesday Q&A. Best of luck going forward!
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“The doctor said she needed a better diet,” Johana Prada recalled the doctor saying about her quadriplegic daughter.
Doctors at Mount Sinai had to pull some strings to get reasonable accommodations at the family’s LIC shelter which included: a blender, a rice cooker and access
An important read on some of the challenges that asylum seekers with disabilities are facing.
@NYCMayor
@JournAlvarez
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In recognition of Women’s History Month,
@themet
closed out its
#WomenDressingWomen
exhibit by hosting a panel of experts and advocates working in the fashion industry to discuss accessibility.
Panelists included
@TheSineadBurke
, CEO and Founder of
@TiltingTheLens
, and Grace
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Calling all Latin
@s
in NYC: if you ever dug deep into your family history with or 23andme and have an interesting story, I want to talk to you for an article! Please reach out and let me know.
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UPDATE: there was a bit of confusion on my end. The
@WNYC
interview was NOT live so don’t worry if you think you missed it. I will post the full, final interview. Stay tuned!
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This is tomorrow…who’s going?!
There is still time to sign-up for the 2023 Disability Pride Parade! Join The Viscardi Center & JetBlue on Sunday, October 22 at 10 am starting at Madison Square Park in NYC. Register to participate by Monday, October 16 by visiting .
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My observation:
@NYCDisabilities
has proven to be unhelpful and MIA:
1️⃣They ignored several email inquiries from and
@QueensEagle
about their role in helping disabled migrants.
2️⃣Commissioner Curry was not present in this year’s Disability Pride Parade.
On this International Day for People with Disabilities, we recommit to a city that is inclusive, accessible, and supportive of ALL New Yorkers.
For more resources, follow
@NYCDisabilities
or visit .
#IDPD
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I was on that story last year and I remember thinking “maybe a RT meant this was important to him.” SAD
Great follow-up coverage by my mentor
@ReuvenBlau
@RichardKimNYC
@THECITYNY
@alykatzz
On the campaign trail, Eric Adams decried the condition of public housing playgrounds.
As mayor, the number of closed playgrounds has actually gone up, reports
@ReuvenBlau
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2) Assemblywoman
@JeniferRajkumar
, the first Hindu American elected to the NYS office, proposed two bills last year to make
#Diwali
a public holiday and a
@NYCSchools
holiday. None have seen any light yet.
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@dchangnyt
@NYCMayor
@nytimes
@HellGateNY
If I were employed by either outlet, I would be able to get those questions in because
@NYCMayor
LOVES ME 🤣. I got two questions last month.
@emmagf
@macfathom
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@NYCImmigrants
@MCastroMOIA
@NYCMayor
@globalnyc
@NYCHealthSystem
@QueensLatino
@PQcoffee
@MaketheRoadNY
@NICE4Workers
@ConsuladoColNY
@helloDCWP
Pleasure meeting you Commissioner Castro
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🧵Earlier this evening, elected officials
@JeniferRajkumar
,
@SenKevinThomas
,
@CMShekarK
,
@AmandaFariasNYC
and
@LindaLeeforNYC
all took the stage at Gracie Mansion to celebrate
#Diwali
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In December, Chair of
@SenateSmallBiz
,
@SenatorShaheen
&
@SenatorBraun
introduced the Supporting Disabled Entrepreneurs Act, a new bipartisan bill aimed at expanding access to resources for entrepreneurs with disabilities to successfully start and run small businesses.
Click
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My first official byline
@THECITYNY
COVID Vaccination Tourists Flock From Colombia to New York to Get Their Shot at Safety
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@RichardKimNYC
@ReuvenBlau
I was on that story last year and I remember thinking “maybe a RT meant this was important to him.” SAD
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You know when
@NYCMayor
responds, a follow-up must come. Stay tuned to
@THECITYNY
with
@ReuvenBlau
&
@fractenberg
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