Office of New York City Comptroller Brad Lander
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There are almost no housing units in NYC available for under $1,500 per month according to the new Housing and Vacancy Survey.
So the vast majority of New Yorkers could not afford to rent here if they lose their current unit.
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The extraordinary surge in median asking rents continued last month.
Over the last 12 months median asking rents in New York City have risen by *29%*.
This is a housing crisis.
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The funeral for 15 of the victims of the Bronx fire this morning was heartbreaking.
The Imam demanded that we look squarely on their caskets, on the inequality that caused their deaths, and pledge real action to honor their humanity.
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Handcuffing Maria in front of her daughter for selling fruit does nothing to make our city safer.
Criminalizing street vendors is a terrible use of resources, especially at a time when we should be expanding licenses & efforts to help entrepreneurs support their families.
Horrific treatment of Maria, a mother, immigrant entrepreneur & her *daughter* who filmed
Earlier this week, Maria was arrested for selling mangoes & kiwis to customers she's served for 10+ yrs
Shame on our city for choosing cruelty, instead of supporting hardworking mothers
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Making sure New Yorkers feel & are safe riding the subway is critical to our recovery.
However, there is little evidence to suggest that increasing the presence of police officers in our subways will meaningfully break the cycle of homelessness, hospitalization, & incarceration.
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Today Mayor Adams said: “It’s a big mistake not enforcing fare evasion.”
I believe it is a big mistake to send people through the criminal legal system just for $2.75.
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The NYPD is overspending hundreds of millions of dollars on overtime, without any accountability.
In fact, the NYPD has already spent $472M on uniformed overtime this fiscal year, exceeding its budget for by $98M.
The NYPD can’t keep blowing past its budget year after year.
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Over 1100 schools are opening today with fewer teachers, counselors, or art/music teachers.
DOE traded larger class size for more school safety agents.
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Joining New Yorkers in praying as hard as we can for the two NYPD officers shot in Harlem tonight.
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New Yorkers are observing Passover, Ramadan, *and* Easter this weekend—in nearly equal numbers.
I ❤️ this great melting pot city of ours.
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Traffic in NYC bridges and tunnels has reached 97% of pre-pandemic levels.
Yet, subway ridership is only at *53%* of pre-pandemic levels.
That is simply not sustainable—not for our city's growing traffic problem, nor for our efforts to curb emissions.
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JUST IN: A majority of
#StarbucksShareholders
voted YES on our proposal for the board to conduct an independent assessment of management's response to worker organizing.
Shareholders have spoken, the onus is on
@Starbucks
board to respond.
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That means any housing plan to confront the affordability crisis must BOTH increase the supply of housing (with a strong emphasis on truly affordable units) AND strengthen tenant protections to prevent New Yorkers from being displaced from their homes.
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It is unacceptable for the DOE to slash school budgets at this moment.
Our schools have endured the hardest two years and need every penny to provide the social, emotional, and academic supports that all our students deserve this summer and fall.
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Data shows a continued rise in median asking rents citywide.
NYC median rents jumped from $3,000 in March to $3,200 in April.
All while the total housing inventory is down 54% from April 2021.
The City needs to both increase the housing supply & strengthen tenant protections.
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New Yorkers deserve to know when their elected officials meet with people who seek to influence public policy, because transparency is essential to maintaining public trust.
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REPORT: In a moment of real anxiety about public safety, the conversation on bail reform has become divorced from the data.
Data shows essentially no change in the share of people rearrested post-release before & after the implementation of bail reform.
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Prior to 2019, Black New Yorkers were more than twice as likely to spend a night in jail pretrial than white New Yorkers—because they could not afford bail.
Albany took critical steps to reform a system that criminalized poverty and denied equal justice.
We cannot go back.
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Sorting children into pathways that have immense power to determine their futures, based on their grades when they are eight- or nine-years-old, is inconsistent with a vision for a city where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive.
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This is as horrifying as it is heartbreaking.
We must pass a clean DREAM Act — and we must pass it now.
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If a six-figure paycheck is worth only a fraction amidst inflation, how can we expect low-income workers to survive in NYC?
By this logic, a $31,200 minimum wage salary for a full-time worker feels like $11,167.
Its time to
#RaiseUpNY
to $21.25.
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Finally, I’m deeply troubled by the idea that police, subway officials, the Mayor or the Governor have any right to demand to know people’s destinations, whether they appear to be homeless or daydreaming.
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NYC's "right to counsel" law ensures all tenants facing eviction have access to a lawyer.
Yet ~73% of 164,285 active cases don't have representation.
I'm calling for an immediate adjournment on all cases for low-income tenants without access to a lawyer.
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I support
#GoodCause
eviction protections because the New Yorkers who bet on New York City during our darkest hour shouldn't be priced out of their homes
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If you pay your rent on time and follow all the rules, you should be able to stay in your home.
That should be the norm, but New Yorkers facing giant rent hikes know it’s not.
Passing
#GoodCause
protections will help. Here’s how:
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$5.5 TRILLION.
That's how much banks poured into fossil fuel projects over the last 7 years, according to the new
#BankingOnClimateChaos
report.👇
As long-term investors, we're holding our portfolio companies accountable to set real Net Zero targets.
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The subway is the lifeblood of our city—and it always will be—so the shooting this morning hit close to home for all of us.
New Yorkers have been through so much these last few years. We will get through this together.
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The NYPD has already spent $472M on uniformed overtime this fiscal year, on track to exceed its budget by more than double.
All agencies should be held accountable to spending within their budgets.
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Deliveristas kept our city running during the darkest days of the pandemic.
Tomorrow the first of the new rights that they organized with us to pass in
@NYCCouncil
go into effect:
- Access to bathrooms
- Fair minimum pay
- Tip transparency
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Happy New Year!
As I took my oath of office to be your Comptroller, I pledged to be NYC’s “Chief Accountability Officer.”
We talk about accounting as though it’s values-free—we ask, do the numbers add up?
The truth is: it’s all about what we value.
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Tested negative, and I’m glad to be headed into the Municipal Building this morning—so eager to get to work.
But amidst this Omicron surge, we’re allowing Comptroller’s Office staff who can work from home to do so for the next few weeks.
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Every single New York City child is owed a solid education that prepares them to thrive – yet as The New York Times report this week made starkly clear, too many yeshivas are failing that essential task.
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Biking trips across the four East River bridges increased to *40% more* than the number of trips recorded in 2019.
With ridership nearly doubling on the Brooklyn Bridge.
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CUNY's budget was reduced by $155 million this year and faces $41 million in cuts ANNUALLY beginning next year.
@CUNY
educates a third of our public school teachers and half of the city’s new nurses.
This is not the time to stop investing in the next generation.
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Widening highways only ever leads to more cars on the road—it's called induced demand.
We are in a climate crisis.
It makes no sense to double down on fossil fuel infrastructure.
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These are anxious times—but we can’t allow our fears to lead us to violate civil rights and fill up our jails with people who need services not cells.
All New Yorkers in our public transit system deserve to feel safe.
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We ran the numbers. ⬇️
Spending on shelter and services for asylum seekers accounts for less than 1/3 of NYC’s budget gaps. It's wrong to blame asylum seekers for budget cuts when the math doesn't add up.
Instead, balancing the budget requires stronger management from the City.
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When invited to give welcome remarks at Shakespeare in the Park … best to do it in iambic pentameter.
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We can't arrest our way out of the homelessness crisis.
Like all New Yorkers, people on the streets know what they need not to be homeless:
Housing.
“What would it take to get you off the streets, an outreach worker ahead of a line of police officers attempting to clear the encampment, “housing!” She shouts “we need housing.”
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23 years ago today, Amadou Diallo was killed in a hail of bullets while reaching for his wallet.
His death at the hands of plainclothes officers in 1999 was a defining moment for our city—one that we must strive to never let happen again.
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🚨 BREAKING 🚨
My office is launching an investigation into the City’s implementation of the 60-day shelter rule for migrant families.
We'll review the protocols and processes being undertaken, the effects of those policies, and financial impacts on NYC.
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I agree with
@NYCMayor
that we can't allow our subways to be a substitute for housing & appreciate the plan to add 490 Safe Haven & stabilization beds.
But what New Yorkers experiencing homelessness need is permanent, safe shelter.
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New York City’s right to shelter makes this city a place where people without a home can have a roof over their heads.
The Adams administration's attempt to abdicate its responsibility to uphold this legal obligation undermines the foundation of the social safety net in NYC.
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New York is in the midst of a biking boom—and more parents are biking with their kids.
It's all the more reason to double down on making our streets safer for everyone.
Every kid should be able to safely bike to school.
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Transit ridership is barely up to 60% of pre-pandemic levels—while car usage is back at 100% of pre-pandemic levels.
That's bad for air pollution, street safety, and for our mass transit system.
From me and
@nycpa
: we need congestion pricing now.
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Today BlackRock, JPMorgan & State Street caved to right-wing pols funded by the fossil fuel industry & backed out of their commitment to Climate Action 100+. They're failing in their fiduciary duty & putting trillions of $ of their clients’ assets at risk.
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Behind the sparkle of
#MetGala2022
& the great publications of Condé Nast is the hard work of 100s of creative people working hard tonight & all year long.
They’re organizing to form a
@condeunion
as part of
@nyguild
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Honored to wear their cause on my lapel tonight.
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"I was offered a 50% rent increase."
"My rent will increase by $900."
"My rent is going up $800."
We heard these stories all over NYC—but it doesn't have to be that way.
#GoodCause
eviction protections will help keep New Yorkers in their home, but time is running out.
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There’s no fiscal need to shortchange our students.
Preparing for the future means both fully funding our schools to help our kids recover from the pandemic and getting our fiscal house in order.
Our year-end analysis shows we can do both.
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The right to shelter is a longstanding legal obligation that makes New York City stand apart from our peers as a safe and humane place for people without a home of their own.
We don’t need to roll shelter safety protections back, and we shouldn’t.
NEW: A city official has told Legal Aid that Mayor Adams has signed an executive order that will allow exceptions to certain portions of the city's right-to-shelter law.
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New York City has the HIGHEST median rents since
@streeteasy
began reporting data.
📈Median asking rent for residential properties rose to $3,490 in February.
📈Rents in Manhattan ($4,295) and in the Bronx ($2,385) saw the greatest jump.
More 👇
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Helping families get ready for Passover w/
@SenSchumer
& colleagues.
Thank you
@UnitedJewish
&
@MetCouncil
for the hard work that goes on every day of the year to fulfill the mitzvah to let all who are hungry come & eat.
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Evidence shows that low-barrier housing-first and peer support models are effective in helping homeless individuals remain in housing, decrease substance use, and improve quality of life.
The plan should include significant investments in these programs.
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Last year, New York City paid $237 MILLION dollars to resolve suits against the NYPD.
Over the last five years, NYC has paid $1.12 BILLION.
See those and other agency settlements in our Annual Claims Report:
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Thinking of all those who helped make today possible.
New Yorkers deserve a just and fair future—it's time to get to work.
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We cannot go backwards on the urgent steps needed to meet our climate goals.
Repowering upstate powerplants for cryptomining will not create jobs in NYC, but will strain our grid, burn fossil fuels, and thwart our efforts to meet our climate goals.
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Electric Citi Bikes have been a revelation for New Yorkers taking advantage of the bike boom.
They help reduce congestion, are good for the environment, and provide mobility for so many.
Can't wait to take one of these out for a spin!
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By hiking rents far higher than a realistic assessment of costs, the Rent Guidelines Board is capitulating to property owners – with dire consequences for the approximately 2.4 million rent regulated tenants who will be hard pressed to afford their homes.
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The size of someone’s bank account should not be the determining factor for whether or not they remain in jail.
A legal system that releases the rich but incarcerates the poor before they get their day in court is not justice and does not advance safety.
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We heard today from a Brooklyn elem school that saw a huge FSF budget cut—but now has 135 more students than DOE projected.
They were forced to start the year w/more than *$600k* missing from their budget.
The result: much larger classes, less art & music. For no reason at all.
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It costs us $500,000 a year to keep someone at Rikers Island.
It costs us less than $50,000 a year to keep someone in supportive housing.
When we fail people like Jordan Neely, we're also failing from a cost and a common sense point of view.
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It's way past time for NY to have a public bank. 🏦
A public bank would help foster economic development in underserved communities, regulate investments with lending practices, and ensure that public money works for the public good.
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Working class homeowners in outer boroughs should not pay higher tax rates than luxury penthouse owners in Manhattan.
It’s time to fix an underlying problem in NYC's housing market: an inequitable, opaque property tax system.
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Last week, my office released our new DOC dashboard to provide public transparency about what is happening in our jail system—but transparency requires going beyond the charts and graphs.
Today I made an unannounced inspection of Rikers Island.
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The Governor’s $12.5 million for supportive housing is a good start, but should be complemented by new supportive housing funding from New York City in this year’s budget.
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The latest NYC agency data shows high vacancy rates in critical positions.
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MAJOR NEW AUDIT: By every measure, the homeless encampment sweeps conducted by the City in 2022 failed.
Just 3 of the 2,308 people who
@NYCDHS
outreach helped forcibly remove secured permanent housing.
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Between the threat of gun violence and covid, retail workers are being put in harms way just for doing their jobs.
It's management's responsibility to protect their workers, not just their profits.
BREAKING: Trader Joe’s workers in New York City just confronted store management to demand immediate changes to safety protocol in their store after workers say management failed to warn workers about an active shooter threat in the store last week, putting them at risk.
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With some trepidation, I have come to the conclusion that to address the short-term crisis on Rikers Island—which is rooted largely in deeply entrenched mismanagement of staff and union leadership recalcitrance—a receiver should be appointed.
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Progress only happens if someone takes the first step.
We’re doing just that. With
@NYCMayor
, we’re announcing that NYC will have a first-in-the-nation goal to divest from fossil fuels.
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Here’s what those $469 million in school budget cuts look like at just a handful of those 1100 schools.
Reminder: the cuts are totally unnecessary. We have $4 billion remaining in unspent federal COVID stimulus money designed exactly for this purpose
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We can't let the crypto industry operate without basic infrastructure for accountability.
@NewYorkStateAG
is laying out a legal framework to protect investors — especially low-income New Yorkers and people of color — from predatory companies.
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NEW: Over half a million NYC residents could have old convictions sealed under the Clean Slate Act.
We estimate they could gain $2.4B in annual wages.
Breaking down barriers to employment will help stop the revolving door of our carceral system.
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Vehicle traffic on MTA bridges and tunnels remained close to 100% of pre-pandemic volume throughout the spring.
All while subway ridership sat at 58% of pre-pandemic levels.
We urgently need congestion pricing to create a more sustainable balance.
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Segregating learning environments for elementary students, based on a teacher’s or test’s assessment of how smart they are, is not sound education policy.
We’ve seen repeatedly that stand-alone G&T programs lead to racial segregation.
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At a time of great economic uncertainty, selection of the right leadership for the Federal Reserve has never been more crucial.
@POTUS
' nominations possess deep expertise in assessing systemic risks posed to the economy by inequality and climate change.
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BlackRock has repeatedly and rightly recognized climate change as an investment risk.
Yet the world's largest asset manager has not taken the necessary steps to address it.
I wrote to BlackRock CEO Larry Fink:
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The earth is melting under record-high temperatures.
Despite previously acknowledging the financial risks of life-threatening climate change,
@BlackRock
’s actions (appointing an oil CEO to their board) speak louder than words.
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New York, the time to act on climate change is now.
Today we’re announcing our 4-step plan to reach net zero emissions from our investment portfolios by 2040. 👇
NYC's pension systems are leading the country on confronting climate risk to our investments!
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Our subway system is a lifeline for our city’s economy and cannot succeed without a sustainable funding stream.
Congestion pricing would bring $1 billion/year to our city to modernize ancient signals, get drivers and buses moving faster, expand service and
#FixTheMTA
.
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So deeply disturbing to live in a time with so much hate targeting people just for who they are.
Praying for the safety of Jewish community members in Colleyville, and for all of us feeling the fear & trauma of seeing Shabbat disrupted by violence again.
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If you want to call yourself a responsible company in 2023, then you must respect your workers’ right to organize and not interfere when they do.
@nbcnewsguild
is holding their company accountable for better treatment, fairer contracts, and
#JustCause
protections.
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Donald Trump's comments on Muslim immigrants are hateful and repulsive. His words will not divide us.
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The average nightly cost of supportive housing using the "Housing First" model is $68.
But sending someone to jail for a night, which often happens after a homeless encampment sweep, is over $1,400.
Connecting NYers to permanent housing is smart and cost effective.
On
@NPR
👇
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We all wish we were done with the virus, but alas the virus is not done with us.
I tested positive for COVID-19 this morning. I’m working from home with mild symptoms, grateful to be vaccinated & boosted.
Cases are rising again in NYC, please get vaccinated/boosted & take care.
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My friend
@CMKevinCRiley
has family that lives in the northeast Bronx and family that lives in brownstone Brooklyn.
They own similar houses, but homeowners in the northeast Bronx pay nearly *four times* more in property taxes.
Watch the council member explain:
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Workers at Activision Blizzard organizing for better conditions have raised issues of pay inequity, workplace harassment, and intimidation.
I'll be following this proposed merger closely—any planned future for this company must address worker concerns.
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Some advice for
@disney
,
@comcast
, and
@paramountco
:
In order to ensure the long-term stability of our business and your shareholders’ investments, engage in constructive negotiations with
@WGAeast
and
@sagaftra
and promptly end the strikes.
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Good Cause will ensure that New Yorkers who are paying their rent won't be kicked out of their homes just because their landlord thinks someone else might pay more.
Glad to hear
@NYCMayor
is on board!
.
@NYCMayor
says he supports the concept of the “Good Cause” eviction bill that would put more of a burden on property owners when it comes to evicting tenants. He says evictions send too many people onto the streets and into the shelter system.
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A 22-year-old NYPD officer has died & another is fighting for his life. Praying for his recovery.
Our hearts are with their loved ones and colleagues, and with the family that called for help tonight.
We have an epidemic of gun violence in this city, and it has to end.
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No one should die awaiting trial on Rikers.
It's clear that
@CorrectionNYC
is not capable of addressing the wretched conditions leading to deaths.
We need a federal receiver.
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Our Bureau of Contract Administration carefully reviewed the City’s contract with
@Aetna
and returned the contract to the Office of Labor Relations without registering it.
🧵
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Our system failed to provide the support that Jordan Neely needed.
We cannot become a city where someone experiencing a mental health crisis is choked to death on the subway.
I hope that this can be a wake up call for more compassion and common sense.
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Good morning from the Acela, en route from NYC to DC!
Headed to the nation's capital today to help launch a network of investors who support workers' rights—and to advocate for the resources & coordination we need to help new arrivals become the next generation of New Yorkers.
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Thank you
@NYGovCuomo
for being an environmental champion. Banning
#fracking
means a cleaner, safer and more sustainable future for NY.
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I commend
@NYCCouncil
for overriding the veto of the How Many Stops Act & the HALT Act, and investing in what actually keeps people safe.
Both bills are critical to ensuring true public safety, by demanding transparency in policing and protecting New Yorkers' civil liberties.
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Our latest audit found a massive increase in the number of drivers using obscured, missing, or temporary license plates to slide past speed cameras and avoid fines.
It's costing New York City a lot of money—over $100 million a year, in fact.
@NYC_DOT
needs better oversight.
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I spoke to the mom of a 5th grader at a public elementary school in the Bronx where there’s long been a band program.
Her son had been looking forward to it for years.
Unfortunately, that teacher is one of the three staff positions the principal was forced to cut.
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Proof of work mining risks setting us backward in our goals to reduce NY's dirty energy consumption.
Now is the time to transition away from fossil fuels, NOT reopen fossil fuel plants for cryptomining.
I hope the
@NYSenate
moves quickly.
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