There’s 15.7 million Jews in the world (0.2% of global pop.). Brooklyn is one of the only places in the world w/a significant Jewish population (25% of residents). When people ask why I care so much about antisemitic graffiti/hate acts in Bklyn it’s b/c Jews should feel safe here
@susannecraig
Trump “is repeatedly using the courts to seek revenge on political adversaries” FL Judge Middlebrooks said. “He is the mastermind of strategic abuse of the judicial process” which “undermines the rule of law, portrays judges as partisans & diverts resources”
Park Slope, w/a large Jewish population and numerous synagogues (from Reconstructionist to Orthodox) had ANOTHER graffiti incident, on Starbucks windows. This is after our Congressman's office and our synagogue sidewalks have been graffitied over and over again. Unacceptable!
@gtconway3d
“Charisma is a very powerful force when it's for the good. By comparison, the dangerous, destructive charismatic leader polarizes and identifies an outside enemy and pulls his followers together by manipulating their common feelings of victimization.”
Yesterday was my last day as Commissioner/Chief Judge of
@oathnyc
. An incredible honor to lead this agency: When the City & other courts around the state & country shut down in March 2020, OATH continued to fulfill its mission of providing access to justice for New Yorkers 1/4
I’m reading about the culture in Albany, and w/out making comparisons, just gonna say
@emmawolfe
was an incredible COS during my time in the Mayor’s Office. Grateful for her professionalism, leadership and guidance.
Seeing a lot of chatter about 3-K for all; must clarify: 3-K for all and pre-K for all were created by the de Blasio Admin b/c our city desperately needed these early childhood programs. Our city still does. 1/3
So much respect for
@NydiaVelazquez
, but she’s supporting a
#ny10
candidate
@CarlinaRivera
, who signed off on these budget cuts w/out any questions or push back to Adams and Adams.
There is no excuse for cutting our public school budgets.
I led my colleagues in writing a letter to
@NYCMayor
underscoring the need to prioritize our public schools in the city’s FY 2023 budget.
Rolling back funding in our schools is unacceptable.
Mayor gives a shout out to
@Pinnyringel
. He's a gem, and serves his community better than anyone. One of the best at City Hall. And don't forget,
#wearamask
Good luck to all the campaigns hustling hard for the next 12 days. Here’s a
#TBT
from 2013 with me,
@NYCMayor
and Steve Buscemi outside of Southside coffee with my French bulldog Chachi (candidate refused to hold him). Does it get any more
#parkslope
than this? cc:
@katie_honan
NYC’s essential safety-net hospitals serve millions of NYers, especially those in medically underserved areas. TY
@SenatorMyrie
& other leaders who are advocating for NYS to make real investments in hospitals like
@MaimoHealth
.Read his
@NYDailyNews
op-ed:
Excited to announce NYC’s new Deputy Mayor for Housing and Econ Development - Vicki Been. She is smart, dedicated and dynamic. Congrats Vicki!
@NYCMayor
@NYCMayorsOffice
Good morning to everyone except the Hamas supporters who are vandalizing Park Slope (w/a large Jewish population) on a daily basis. Who is helping us stop this? cc:
@jacobkornbluh
According to the Independent Budget Office, NYPD is on track to spend $825 million on overtime in the 2023 fiscal year, $369 million more than budgeted. Yup, that’s almost $1 billion in overtime.
Congrats to my brilliant colleague
@YumeKitasei
! MOVING ON:
@NYCMayor
named Yume Kitasei as director of city legislative affairs; she previously served as the deputy chief of staff to First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan.
@NYCMayorsOffice
One of the bills I worked on & helped draft during my time in the NYC Mayor’s Office, City Leg Affairs, was the Fair Workweek Bill, ensuring fast food workers have predictable and fair schedules. Super proud to see 17,000 Chipotle workers benefit from this law as part of a 1/2
One thing I’ve learned over the last few years: Civic education-government, ethics, voting, community engagement and the courts-should be a mandated subject area, beginning in the 2nd grade.
Huge congrats
@nynurses
! “Through our unity & by putting it all on the line, we won enforceable safe staffing ratios at both Montefiore & Mt. Sinai where nurses went on strike for patient care,” Nancy Hagans, president (
@MaimoHealth
nurse)
Wow. As a deBlasio alum, it’s pretty wild to hear Cuomo talk how NYC is getting screwed & the “state should pay the entire cost of housing migrants”
via
@CityAndStateNY
It was an incredibly successful operation & worked to serve ALL families. We can’t take away the universal component. NYC families don’t deserve that. 2/3
It was an honor to both work in the de Blasio Admin and help run Bill’s Congressional Campaign. He’s one of the good guys, and I couldn’t be more proud of everything the team has accomplished together. Onward and upward!
It’s clear the people of
#NY10
are looking for another option and I respect that. Time for me to leave electoral politics and focus on other ways to serve. I am really grateful for all the people I met, the stories I heard and the many good souls who helped out. Thank you all!
Saying there are open seats in certain neighborhoods (per current admin) does NOT mean there isn’t demand.BDB’s 3-K outreach teams worked tirelessly to balance seats ahead of each school yr. We know struggling families are still desperate for early childhood options
#FullyFund3K
Thank you
@DRichards13
and staff for joining us today to discuss the ways in which OATH is assisting residents and small businesses during this pandemic.
I ❤️ NYC. I am rooting for
@NYCMayor
& his team & want to see NYC thrive. I’m also super proud of what the BDB admin accomplished & proud of the team he put together. Great friends who are doing amazing things (and taught me a lot) TY
@emmawolfe
@jplupo
& team
Powerful and emotional statements from civil rights advocate Hazel Dukes, who just received a Key to the City from
@NYCMayor
. You can tell she is someone who never stops working.
#lifelongadvocate
“prosecutors dismiss over 5 out of every 6 ‘felony’ cases. As any public defender could tell you, what a person is charged with often has very little to do with the underlying facts in a case and how it ultimately resolves.”
@ScottHech
NEWS
@nynurses
Pres. Nancy Hagans &
@MaimoHealth
CEO Ken Gibbs pen joint op-ed calling on NYS to prioritize consistent, sustainable & equitable funding for safety-net hospitals & an end to the 2 tier healthcare system
#NYSafetyNetCoalition
Kudos to
@AOC
for coming out to listen to constituents & address real issues. Shame on
@nypost
, which will always choose to to focus on the 1 or 2 obnoxious hecklers, but then decry the loss of “decorum” in politics. These are not serious reporters
@EricLevitz
@NYMag
You can't pin all the blame on Trump. The same people ("leaders") who are scared for their own safety have jettisoned every reasonable gun control measure in this country.
The Adams Admin and
@SheenaWrightNYC
are so incredibly lucky to have
@YumeKitasei
back at City Hall. One of the best, smartest and most effective public servants out there.
Thank you
@JulieMenin
for inviting me to speak to
@ColumbiaSIPA
students today, re: city government and City Council legislation. They are lucky to have you as a professor!
I’m reflecting on the extraordinary challenges that parents with young children have dealt with this past year:
-remote learning
-no play dates
-no indoor museums, play spaces, shows, etc.
-no birthday parties
-no travel
-no babysitters/grandparent help
Huge props to all of you!
In a blow to the Adams administration
@NewYorkStateAG
calls for a federal takeover of Rikers:
“In a letter to Manhattan Federal Judge…James argued that only receivership can fix decades of dysfunction in the city’s beleaguered jail system.”
“If nothing else, COVID-19 showed us the essentiality of hospitals like
@maimohealth
which redeployed its clinical staff…to meet overwhelming community needs at the height of the pandemic. We stepped up to help NY; now it is time for NY to help us.”
I think many Park Slopers (like me) who were not necessarily happy with
@RepDanGoldman
’s win have come around, and been really impressed with what he’s accomplished and achieved so far. Folks are proud of him for a # of reasons.
@danielsgoldman
Ardent Zionists like Jerry Nadler, Grace Meng, and Hakeem Jeffries did not vote to censure Tlaib.
But Dan Goldman, representing the Manhattan and Brooklyn NY-10, did. I wrote on the political risk of that vote and what might come next for the freshman.
.
@maimohealth
CEO Ken Gibbs & EVP Douglas Jablon are at Grand Army Plaza to light Brooklyn’s largest menorah. They are lighting the menorah in honor of all the healthcare heroes who bring healing, comfort and light to those in need. TY
@chabad
& Rabbi Hecht!
Hearing from a lot of Park Slope BK neighbors that they recently decided to write in someone-other than the listed candidates-for
#District39
City Council
#BringThemHome
#AmYisraelChai
The de Blasio Administration has lost 2 giants. Huge props to my Cardozo Law sister
@LoreleiNYCDCA
for transforming and expanding
@NYCDCA
into a workers’ rights agency & to
@bittamostofi
, for her incredible work protecting and advocating for immigrant New Yorkers
@NYCImmigrants
I will always credit
@BilldeBlasio
for creating a “majority-women leadership in [his] administration the whole time.” So many city agencies had never been led by a woman; BDB changed that. TY
@emmawolfe
@RachelLauter
@gabfialkoff
Today, the Mayor signed an Executive Order to formalize the creation of the Center for Creative Conflict Resolution within OATH. I am thrilled to continue the expansion of our mediation program to address challenges facing small businesses and help everyday NYers resolve problems
@sethmpk
@CMShahanaHanif
Was there a reason you didn’t include what I was responding to or add the context? I’ve actually organized Shabbat dinners, a channukah party and a Purim party through this amazing group. I stand by everything!
Nothing like going to see Parade, starring Ben Platt as Leo Frank, a Jew who was lynched in the American south in 1913, on the same night as a Trump rally.
Facts: The campaign to demonize Maimonides is counter-productive and insulting to drs/nurses/staff. Maimo needs partners, not protestors. The hospital faces the same challenges as others and US News ranks
@MaimoHealth
29/208 hospitals in NYS
Inaugurating the first female Asian-American State Senator in NY “is a great day for America.” -
@SenSchumer
A huge congrats to
@SenIwenChu
. She brought out an all-star cast of political leaders to help celebrate
#brooklyn
$20 million dollar settlement with the city. Thank you to the team who helped make this legislation happen:
@amitsinghbagga
Lindsay Greene
@LVladeck
@CandisLynnT
and to the Adams Admin for pursuing these violations
@helloDCWP
.