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BK born, raised, always. Council Member for 33rd w/ local climate roadmap. Citibiker. Mets/Nets. For local issues, email district33 @council .nyc.gov.

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2 years

We just released a Climate Action Roadmap for the 33rd!🌱 Our goal is to drive down emissions using every tool the @NYCCouncil has: pass legislation, fund initiatives, provide rigorous oversight & organize winning campaigns. Read about it in @Gothamist :

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Brooklyn’s District 33 becomes first in NYC to release its own climate plan

Residents say they’ve been waiting 10 years – since Superstorm Sandy – for city officials to develop climate resiliency and emergency responses.

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2 months

There is zero evidence that conducting subway bag checks advances public safety. Instead of wastefully deploying 750 national guard troops, I wish the Governor did something helpful - like fund 750 safe haven shelter beds to move homeless people from the subways into housing.

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2 months

New: Gov. Hochul announces that she is deploying 750 National Guard members into the NYC subways to conduct bag checks, in addition to another 250 law enforcement members. She is also proposing a bill to ban people convicted of a violent crime on the subway from public transit

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11 months

Despite days of warnings that smoke from Canada wildfires would make its way here to NYC, the City issued limited public statements or guidance yesterday. 🧵

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10 months

Over 7,000 New Yorkers signed the petition to Make McGuinness Safe - overwhelmingly residents of Greenpoint. If you were actually committed to street safety, you would show it.

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10 months

Add to the list of electeds @NYCMayor very publicly dislikes: @LincolnRestler . Asked about the reversal on the McGuinness redesign, the mayor asks who the councilmember is — an answer he likely knew.

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1 year

Today, I introduced a Resolution to bring the Idaho Stop to NYC! This would allow bikers to treat red lights as stop signs making cycling safer and bringing us one step closer to Vision Zero!

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2 years

I just formally introduced our placard legislation in the @NYCCouncil ! Anyone who visits Downtown Brooklyn knows that placard abuse is rampant: the personal cars of government officials block sidewalks & bike lanes all day long. It’s unsafe, it’s corrupt, and it needs to stop.

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1 year

Stuck on Bedford L platform on my way to press conference for increasing subway and bus service… Can I get an oy vey?!

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2 years

I am angry & heartbroken by two more anti-Semitic, violent incidents in our community over Shabbos. A man was violently struck upside the head in Bed Stuy by Marcy & Myrtle. Swastikas & other graffiti were spray painted on yeshiva school bus in Williamsburg by Division & Rodney.

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1 year

Our office introduced a bill to ban non-essential helicopter flights. This isn't just a quality of life issue - it's about climate justice. 1 helicopter idling is the equivalent of 40 cars! I pushed EDC for the elimination of these flights that are disrupting our communities.

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2 years

Proud to be the lead sponsor on this legislation to finally get illegal, reckless parking under control. This bill will make our streets and sidewalks demonstrably safer for pedestrians and cyclists. NYPD has refused to enforce, so it’s time to empower New Yorkers!

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Well, this is interesting: In NYC, a new bill would invite residents to submit photos of cars blocking bike lanes, schools, and sidewalks -- and then receive 25% of each $175 ticket.

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11 months

No one should be outside tonight. Mayor should immediately call for “Code Red” conditions to allow everyone at risk to access shelter immediately. DHS should conduct expanded outreach to everyone to help all street homeless New Yorkers get inside.

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2 years

🚁There are approx 4,000 non-essential helicopter flights over NYC monthly by Uber, Blade & tourism companies. It’s disruptive to our communities & bad for our environment. That’s why we’re introducing a bill to ban non-essential helicopter flights.

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FIRST ON amNY: Council bill would ban non-essential helicopter flights from NYC heliports |...

City Council Member Lincoln Restler introduced a bill Thursday that would ban recreational helicopter flights from using New York City’s heliports.

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4 years

This is what leadership looks like. When NYPD penned in our completely peaceful protest on Washington Ave, @JumaaneWilliams & @bradlander put their bodies in front and intervened to avert police violence and keep the peace. Thank you.

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2 years

Today we intro’d a bill to hold NYPD officers accountable if they engage in evidentiary misconduct (i.e. give false testimony, withhold evidence, intimidate witnesses). Currently, there’s no systematic mechanism to investigate or address evidentiary misconduct. This must change

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11 months

Poor air quality is a major health threat with lasting consequences and we need to respond accordingly. Here is what the City should be doing immediately:

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2 years

Horse drawn carriages are a thing of the past, and it's time to leave them there once and for all. Today, I signed onto Intro. 573 to ban horse drawn carriages in NYC & replace them with electrical carriages.

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2 years

🚗 NEW: We’re introducing 2 bills to end placard abuse For too long, our City has allowed tens of thousands of city, state & federal employees to abuse their placards every damn day. It’s petty corruption & it’s wrong. Read my op-ed in @StreetsblogNYC ⬇️

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OPINION: Why We Must Eliminate Placards — And Here's How We'll Do It - Streetsblog New York City

City Council Member Lincoln Restler offers his plan to solve the problem.

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2 years

Pour one out for Regal Cinemas / United Artists Court Street 12. The moving van has arrived. Today’s screenings will be the last. It was a good 20+ year run since they opened back when I was in HS. For the shouting back at action movie experience - there was no place better!

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11 months

Today, I introduced legislation to strengthen penalties for Alternate Side Parking violations. It would increase fines over a 12 month period: 1st violation ➡️ $65 fee 2nd & 3rd violation ➡️ $100 fee 4th violation ➡️ vehicle towed

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Steeper fines for alternate-side-parking violations could be on the way in NYC

Running afoul of New York City’s alternate-side-parking rules could soon result in steeper fines under a bill Councilman Lincoln Restler plans to introduce Thursday. Under the bill, the initi…

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2 years

It has been one of a heck of a ride and today on the steps of City Hall - I took the oath of office to make it official!!! I am so freaking excited for the work ahead. Thank you to everyone who has given me the opportunity to serve the community I love.

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1 year

NYC is the greatest city on earth. All City government workers should be required to reside in New York City - from agency heads to rank and file staff.

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Jeff Coltin

1 year

NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell opposes residency requirement for cops, at @CrainsNewYork . Says officers have investment in the neighborhoods where they *work* and that’s enough for her. Confirms that she herself lives in Nassau County, “like six or seven blocks in.”

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3 years

While the Election Day results were good, we wanted to be careful not to get ahead of ourselves. Now, with all the in-person votes counted and a preliminary Ranked Choice Voting tally completed, we can say with certainty: WE WON! 🎉

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1 year

I support year round outdoor dining. We can and must improve regulations of outdoor dining to mitigate noise, sanitation and flooding issues, but we should maintain a year round program that has been a boon to restaurants and the dynamism of our streets.

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NEW: Restaurateurs, advocates beg Council to keep all-year roadside dining. "If we have to take it down in the winter, there’s no putting that stuff back up," one restaurant owner told me. "I think that’s just a way for them to get rid of it."

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2 years

@DavidZipper Proud to be the lead sponsor on this legislation to finally get illegal, reckless parking under control. This bill will make our streets and sidewalks demonstrably safer for pedestrians and cyclists. NYPD has refused to enforce, so it’s time to empower New Yorkers!

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2 months

It started with the Mayor closing libraries on Sundays - now he is talking about ending weekend hours entirely. The Mayor cannot continue to slash budgets and eliminate services that working families depend on.

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NYC libraries would end universal six-day service under Adams budget plan: testimony

The heads of NYC’s three public library systems are warning most of their branches would only be able to stay open five days a week under Mayor Adams’ latest budget.

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11 months

This Mayor rightly cautions us that not everyone lives on Twitter and yet the most consequential action his administration took on the first day of this emergency was a tweet. That’s not getting stuff done, it’s watching stuff happen.

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10 months

Hey G Train lovers! Trains are coming more frequently! 🟢 July 2023: Weekend Service arrives every 8-9 minutes instead of every 10-11 minutes 🟢 December 2023: Midday Service will arrive every 8 minutes This is thanks to $35M for enhanced @mta service in NYS Budget.

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1 year

@CMAriKagan47 Didn’t this deadly tragedy just happen in your district, Ari? These are avoidable deaths. We need elected officials with the will to keep our communities safe.

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Driver Kills 2 on Street That Had Been Focus of Traffic Safety Campaign (Published 2023)

Brooklyn’s 18th Avenue was removed from a list of New York’s deadliest roads after fatalities dropped. Then, a car jumped the curb.

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🚲📣 Bike Lane Bill Passed! 🚲📣 Our bill streamlines the community notification process about new bike lanes. Now, @NYC_DOT can expedite installation of new bike lanes throughout NYC, so we can achieve the network of safe, protected bike lanes that riders deserve!

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9 months

This is happening in our City by the Roosevelt Hotel. The squalor, inhumane conditions, & degradation of hundreds of men fenced in on top of one another. These men came to NYC from Venezuela, Chad & other countries because it’s a beacon & a sanctuary, but we’re failing them. 🧵

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2 years

NEW: Schermerhorn is getting a redesign. 🚲 2-way protected bicycle lane on Schermerhorn between Boerum Pl & 3rd Ave 🚗 1-way conversion for vehicles b/w Smith St & 3rd Ave 🚶‍♀️ Pedestrian improvements ✅ Moving the standard bicycle lane b/w Boerum Pl & Clinton St to south side

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4 months

I will fully and freely admit it - I am owned by Big Pedestrian.

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4 months

@voberoi @RezaC1 @StreetsblogNYC @LincolnRestler @NYCSpeakerAdams Big Pedestrian

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10 months

Our streets aren’t getting cleaned because it’s cheaper to pay an occasional ASP ticket than for a spot in a garage. By failing to move our cars, our streets are getting dirtier & rats are infesting our neighborhoods. Check out our bill to fix this ⬇️

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Councilman proposes higher fines for alternate side parking violations

NYC's alternate side parking resumed in July 2022.

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9 months

🍦🔋We introduced legislation mandating that ice cream trucks switch from fossil-fuel powered generators to electric or solar-powered generators for food equipment. Why? Because the generators expose New Yorkers to poor air quality + unsafe noise levels.

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Bill would require toxic ice cream trucks to convert to green power

They’re noisy, they’re smelly and they expose thousands of kids, residents and visitors to toxic fumes every day. Residents in Councilmember Lincoln Restler’s district (DUMBO, Greenpoint, Brooklyn...

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2 years

Had been thinking about hosting an event at @ThreesBrewing , which has two spots in our district that I have loved in Gowanus and Greenpoint. After this comment from one of their co-owners, I am going to pick a different spot.

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Vaccine mandates are a crime against humanity. If you are not speaking out against them, you are a conspirator.

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6 months

If Mayor Adams cared about helping families enroll in 3K and PreK, he would invest in it. Instead - he has decimated the outreach program and cut over $1B from early childhood education.

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Emma G. Fitzsimmons

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Eric Adams says the 3K system was "so screwed up it boggles your mind" and the city needs to match seats with kids. Nearly two years in, he says: "We should have been knocking on doors saying your baby needs to be in 3K." (Yes, that's what advocates say he's not doing.)

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1 year

We just approved a rezoning in Boerum Hill with 450 units of housing, 50% of which will be truly affordable! This rezoning can serve as a model for how we partner with our communities and build the housing we need and deserve.

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3 years

After experiencing mild symptoms, I got a COVID test today & it came back positive. We ended petitioning Sunday after reaching our goal to avoid putting our volunteers & neighbors at further risk, but I've contacted folks I saw over last few days & want to let everyone know.

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2 years

My colleague in the City Council is comparing the attempted extermination of the Jewish people and many other persecuted groups to a vaccine that will save lives. This is not okay.

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Emily Ngo

2 years

“I don’t need to show you my papers. This is not Nazi Germany.” @VickieforNYC won’t say if she’s vaccinated, even if it means no access to @NYCCouncil chambers. More soon on @NY1 @InsideCityHall

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3 months

Atlantic Avenue is the heart of Boerum Hill - but it’s also one of Brooklyn’s most dangerous roadways. New mid-block crossings are going to make Atlantic a whole lot safer! DOT is installing new mid-block crossings between Nevins & Bond, Bond & Hoyt, and Hoyt & Smith.

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7 months

We need a network of truly protected bike lanes to make it safer for more and more New Yorkers to commute to work and get around!

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7 months

"Out of the 100 largest US metropolitan statistical areas, New York City led the pack with 97% growth in bike trips from 2019 to 2022, reflecting a lasting shift towards cycling by commuters who previously relied on subways" via @citylab

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7 months

Severe weather is more frequent due to climate change & we need to be prepared. City Hall should have been proactive & used the Mayor’s bully pulpit to warn NYers. We should have had remote school, limited travel & more resources to clear catch basins & protect basements.

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2 years

The Rent Guidelines Board is trying to pull the rug out from working class New Yorkers by recommending rent increases as high as 9% over 2 years. RBG can’t pretend like they are addressing the affordability crisis while forcing New Yorkers out of their homes.

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8 months

The Council should pass our legislation to ban nonessential helicopter travel in NYC ASAP!

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8 months

Protestors with Extinction Rebellion are picketing the W. 30th St “V.I.P. Heliport”, calling for an end to luxury emissions

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2 years

A tragedy occurred in our community this afternoon. A pedestrian fatality involving a private sanitation truck at Atlantic & Flatbush. This is one of most dangerous intersections in NYC. We've brought it up repeatedly with DOT & we need action now. Traffic deaths are avoidable.

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11 months

We are 36 hours into an air quality emergency & other than a late night suspension of outdoor DOE activities, our city government has not taken a single proactive step to protect New Yorkers.

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2 years

Hot Diggity Damn! Promises made = Promises kept! We are (finally) making Schermerhorn Safe! Thank you, @NYC_DOT !

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4 months

As a member of the Jewish Caucus - I have absolutely no idea what he could be referencing. 80% of the Jewish Caucus voted for the bill. The How Many Stops Act will bring much needed oversight & accountability to NYPD and I am eager to help overturn his impending veto.

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Jeff Coltin

4 months

At a Queens Bar Mitzvah, Adams told guests they needed to "rally with the Jewish Caucus" against the How Many Stops Act, that "must not be able to become a law," @SallyGold scoops. It's just part of his lobbying effort against two law enforcement bills:

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6 months

This is not normal. In Adams administration - Transportation experts & engineers are ignored & street safety decisions are determined based purely on politics. Projects that would save lives are gutted because the Mayor is concerned about losing donors.

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City Hall Functionary is Quietly Interfering with Critical Street Safety Initiatives: Sources -...

"He only raises the concerns [of] car drivers," one official said. "He’s never been on the pro-pedestrianization, pro-bike-lane side.”

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1 year

We should shutter this helipad. Our climate crisis necessitates that we eliminate nonessential helicopter travel that causes noise & pollution across our city. Whether providing flights for the uber-elite to get to the Hamptons or tourist travel, it has no business in NYC.

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Chris Sommerfeldt

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NEW: An aviation company with ties to a board member at NYC's economic development agency is set to receive a lucrative contract to operate the agency’s downtown Manhattan helicopter pad, raising concerns about a potential conflict of interest.

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1 year

Last week - Adams admin/DOT presented proposals to our community that they said were 2-lanes of traffic on BQE. Now they are saying 3 lanes. This would add 6M more cars & trucks in our community every year. The climate crisis is upon us & we cannot accept this.

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6 months

Today, due to Mayor’s latest draconian budget cuts - schools are forced to cut $1B midyear & thousands 3K & pre-k spots are gone. Libraries end Sunday hours next month. Parks, CUNY, housing - all cut. Revenue is up, reserves are steady, & Mayor keeps making deeply harmful cuts.

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🚨from the PC: Budget Cuts Will Worsen City’s Affordability Crisis, Delay Economic Recovery & Harm New Yorkers “As more New Yorkers struggle to afford skyrocketing rents, childcare & healthcare, @nycmayor is recklessly slashing the City programs New Yorkers rely on most.”

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11 months

It’s outrageous that DHS has not issued a Code Red alert. We have clear practices that allow all street homeless individuals to go to any shelter in NYC during public health emergencies like extreme temperatures. That should include hazardous air quality.

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Amid Air Quality Crisis, Officials Urge People Indoors. What About Street Homeless New Yorkers?

Air pollution is an added stressor for vulnerable populations who already suffer disproportionately from underlying health effects, including New Yorkers living on the city's streets.

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8 months

Since Mayor Adams took office; Summons ⬆️ Arrests ⬆️ Incarceration at Rikers ⬆️ Kids in Jail ⬆️ We need to swiftly reverse mass incarceration trends in NYC.

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Richard Kim

8 months

Some stunning new stats from @suhbhat . Under Eric Adams quality of life enforcement: Criminal summonses for public drinking up 6x. Public urination 4x. Violating park rules 4x. Littering 3x. Excessive noise 2x. 90% went to Black or Hispanic NYers

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1 year

CitiBike is expanding in Greenpoint & Williamsburg! @NYC_DOT is welcoming feedback on the proposed locations. Check out the plan here ⬇️

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Overgrown shrubs along Brooklyn Greenway on Kent Ave have finally been cut! @NYC_DOT coming back tomorrow to finish job. TY to DOT workers for helping maintain safety on this heavily used bike path. More good BK Greenway news - 26 new trees being planted for shade next month!

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2 years

. @NYCCouncil just passed a resolution calling on Mayor & Chancellor to immediately & fully fund our schools. 1st day of school is Thursday. Our students don’t have months to wait for smaller class sizes or music & art programs. The Mayor can fix this today. He needs to act now.

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3 years

It’s official: we won! 🥳 So damn grateful to everyone who made calls, knocked doors, and believed in this campaign. I can’t wait to get to City Hall and keep serving the community that’s been my home my entire life. THANK YOU!

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3 years

Good god damn riddance

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SBA President Ed Mullins Resigns After FBI Raids His Home, SBA Headquarters

Mullins had led the union for nearly 20 years.

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2 years

I am super excited to co-chair the Council's Progressive Caucus with my friend & neighbor @ShahanaFromBK . The crises of climate, housing and racial justice demand action now. Our progressive caucus is going to bring bold ideas and concrete plans to deliver results for NYers.

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3 months

This is the take of a white person who doesn’t have to worry for the safety of his family when they are pulled over by police. I’m relieved @dr_yusefsalaam & his family are okay. On Tuesday, we’ll be voting to override Mayor’s veto to ensure greater oversight of all NYPD stops.

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Robert Holden

3 months

This is damning: an elected official with illegal tints and out-of-state plates, not legally registered, using his official title to evade the law. Worse yet, he lied about the exchange until NYPD set the record straight. CM Salaam should resign as Public Safety Chair.

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10 months

A budget is a moral document. This budget doesn’t deliver what NYers need & fails to make strategic investments to rise to our current challenges. I appreciate the Council’s hard work to stop some cuts but, after much consideration I could not vote for this vision for our city.

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2 years

People often ask me how I get to so many places - the answer is @CitiBikeNYC ! 3,786 miles. 636 hrs. 2500 trips. That is like biking from Brooklyn to Juneau, Alaska! I'm keen to help improve Citibike & expand it to more nabes, but bike share has transformed transit in NYC!

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6 months

NYC is facing an affordable housing crisis. @NYCPlanning ’s City of Yes for Housing Opportunity is a bold approach to create the affordable housing we urgently need. I submitted public comments supporting the proposal, especially the removal of mandatory parking requirements.

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As a @NYCCouncil Member, my job is to address the issues raised by my constituents. Last week, we introduced legislation regulating harmful air & noise pollution from ice cream trucks. And we are also working on bills to improve shelters & protect NYers from wildfire smoke.

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Air quality in NYC is much better today and expected to continue to improve over the weekend. But the reality is that this won’t be the last time NYC faces wildfire smoke pollution — we need real plans in place to protect New Yorkers.

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Let’s not do this again

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2 years

We need to close every illegal dark store in NYC! These new VC backed 15 min delivery entities are operating at a loss to drive out our beloved bodegas! They are: - existential threat to local businesses - warehouse our storefronts - mistreat their workers - terrible neighbors

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Brad Lander

2 years

Bodegas, si! Dark stores, no! We can’t allow bodegas to be displaced by 15-min delivery warehouses that undermine diverse local entrepreneurship, weaken nbhd ties, put workers & pedestrians at risk & turn their back on our communities. Thx @GaleBrewerNYC for inviting me today.

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11 months

We need a full accounting and oversight hearing on why the City failed to respond to these conditions in a timely manner to ensure we aren’t caught unprepared again.

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11 months

The Mayor’s budget cuts nearly $1B in funding for 3-K. DOE has repeatedly said there is no demand for 3-K, but even with limited outreach to families, they are failing to provide a seat for every 3-year-old who applied. Here are some of the stories we’ve heard from BK families:

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2 months

🔁🔁🔁 I reintroduced our bill to strengthen penalties for Alternate Side Parking violations. It would increase fines over a 12 month period: 1st violation ➡️ $65 fee 2nd & 3rd ➡️ $100 fee 4th ➡️ vehicle towed I chatted about it last year with @RogerClark41 ⬇️

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1 year

It’s a good bill!

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Philip Miatkowski

1 year

Intro 501, which would allow the public to report dangerously parked cars obstructing bus and bike lanes, crosswalks, fire hydrants, or sidewalks and get 25% of the ticket money now has 26 co-sponsors, a majority of the City Council.

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11 months

It’s the government’s job to lead in a crisis; the public should not be asked to come up with their own solutions. The Mayor’s hastily arranged press conference this AM seemed more focused on defending his lack of response rather than taking immediate action to help New Yorkers.

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2 years

Happy thanksgiving from me and the Beard! Feeling a lot of love for community today! Thank you to @JHarden13 for helping dish out 400 warm meals to Greenpoint neighbors with @nbrooklynangels !

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3 years

NONE of this is affordable: ❌ 35 studios at $2370 ❌ 65 one bedrooms at $2542 ❌ 25 two bedrooms at $3063 ❌ 2 three bedrooms at $3530 On the Council, I’ll push to eliminate 130% area median income category of unaffordable housing, so we can build truly affordable homes we need

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3 years

Affordable Housing Lottery Opens for 127 Units in Greenpoint, Starting at $2,370 a Month

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1 year

Eliminating non-essential helicopter travel at NYC helipads would benefit our communities, our environment, and our quality of life. Read about our bill to ban gas guzzling helicopters in NYC ⬇️

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6 months

I'm devastated that a dump truck hit a cyclist at Adams & Tillary in Downtown BK this afternoon. Cyclist is in critical condition. My heart is with their fam & friends. It’s a tragic & urgent reminder that we must act to make cycling safer in NYC w/ protected network of lanes.

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3 months

Instead of moving our City forward, this Mayor appears focused on undoing the progress of the de Blasio administration. We need to be pushing aggressively to expand groundbreaking programs like IDNYC and 3K & PreK for All, rather than defunding & rolling them back…

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NYC quietly shuttered enrollment centers for residential ID cards, a lifeline for some

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1 year

Today, the City Council received an austerity budget modification from Mayor Adams. Despite revenue being up, he insists on cutting essential funding from our libraries, neighborhood schools, CUNY, supportive housing & more. This is unacceptable. Joined colleagues to push back.

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2 years

Today we celebrated Schermerhorn’s new protected bike lane! Schermerhorn St had been the worst bike lane in BK for years. Now, we finally have the two way protected bike lane that our community has demanded & that will allow NYers to cycle Downtown BK safely & efficiently.

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1 year

Keeping the BQE to 2 lanes is key to limiting the negative impacts on air quality, noise, vibrations & emissions our neighborhoods deal with daily. Elected officials along the BQE corridor are unified & we’ve sent a letter to @SecretaryPete requesting support for this proposal.

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2 years

We actually need penalties to ensure landlords use housing to house people.

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2 years

88,830 apartments kept vacant by greedy landlords. That’s enough to house everyone in the shelter system and every newly arrived asylum seeker. We need social control of housing now.

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2 years

This week, I completed the @NYCBikeLanes Schermerhorn bike lane challenge. It took me 41 minutes and 4 seconds to bike the five block stretch between 3rd Ave and Smith Street, and @BrooklynPaper covered my journey.

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Councilmember attempts doomed-to-fail ‘Schermerhorn Challenge,’ calls for protected bike lanes •...

Late last year, Twitter user @NYCBikeLanes issued the "Schermerhorn Challenge" — throwing down the gauntlet and daring cyclists to ride the entirety of the Schermerhorn Street bike lane without ever...

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9 months

Name someone cooler than my Congresswoman. I’ll wait.

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1 month

The abuse of placards by City Officials is not just petty corruption -- it undermines safety and quality of life in our neighborhoods. This report highlights the need for our legislation to revoke placards and end placard abuse once and for all.

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Long-Awaited Placard Report Reveals Widespread Abuse by NYPD - Streetsblog New York City

The overdue report confirms years of Streetsblog reporting on placard abuse, illegal parking and enforcement failures by the police under two mayors.

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4 years

There are more cops in NYC schools (5100) than total # police officers in all but three US cities (LA, Chicago, Philly). Reinvest $332M spent on cops and metal detectors in counselors, social workers, & teachers. #defundNYPD #CopsOutOfSchools @integratenyc @AQE_NY

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1 year

Congestion pricing will benefit our neighborhoods, our environment, and our mass transit system. I'm excited that the Biden admin has approved NYC's plan -- now it's time to implement as soon as possible without exemptions.

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We’re Another Step Closer to Congestion Pricing

The Federal Highway Administration has given the plan its blessing, even if New Jersey politicians are crying.

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2 years

MTA is planning to reopen the Clark St. Station tomorrow night! Check out the brand new elevators & please support the struggling small businesses at the station.

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2 years

The July 4th fireworks are for the people. Public viewing spots should never be roped off for the friends and family of the NYPD. This is an abuse of power that needs to be investigated. It’s totally unacceptable.

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Jake Offenhartz

2 years

On either side of the East River on Monday night, the NYPD held private fireworks viewing parties for friends and family — even as members of the public were turned away from the same parks for a lack of space.

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2 years

Next up: NYC!

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Jordan Grimes 🚰

2 years

Holy hell, it actually happened: California just eliminated minimum parking requirements for new housing projects within a half mile of public transit stops *statewide*! A truly incredible day for housing and climate policy in the world's 5th largest economy!

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8 months

The biking conditions in our City are tragically unsafe. There have been 22 fatalities in NYC in the first 8 months of the year. We are pushing for a network of protected bike lanes across our district and beyond.

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City is on track for the deadliest year for cyclists in decades

Nearly two dozen bike riders were killed in traffic collisions so far in 2023.

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2 years

For the first time ever - the entrance at Hoyt-Schermerhorn is showing the wait time for northbound G trains and I seriously couldn’t be happier.

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1 year

In 2013, 12 year-old Samuel Cohen Eckstein was tragically killed by a reckless driver. Today, a majority of the City Council signed a letter to NYS Assembly leadership to pass Sammy’s Law to empower the City Council to lower speed limits in NYC.

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10 months

‼️MISSING YOUNG PERSON‼️ 14 yr old Asha Roberts (AKA Lily) has autism & limited verbal skills. Last seen 5AM, July 15 by Atlantic & Nevins wearing orange tanktop, black pajama pants, & multicolor sneakers. Lives in Gowanus Houses. Call PD 718-834-3240 or my team: 718-875-5200

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NYPD NEWS

10 months

🚨MISSING: Have you seen 14-year-old Asha Roberts? She was last seen on 7/15/23 at 2:00 AM at 238 Bond Street in Brooklyn. She is described as 5'3" tall, approx. 200 lbs, last seen wearing an orange tank top and black pajama pants. Any info? DM @NYPDTips , or call 800-577-TIPS.

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4 years

Two of my favorite spots are closing after a decade plus: @eggrestaurant in Wburg and @BuildingonBond in Boerum Hill. So many great meals and memories. We have allowed landlords and bankers to protect their profits at the expense of our neighborhoods. It ain’t right.

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2 years

The new Supervised Injection Facilities in Northern Manhattan have already saved 100+ lives. Credit to relentless activists, like @VOCALNewYork & others, who pushed to make it happen. Now, let’s bring this evidence based, life saving model to Brooklyn!

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Lincoln Restler

@LincolnRestler

10 months

No special interest should ever have more influence than our community. Greenpointers are rightly demanding comprehensive street safety improvements on McGuinness - come show your support tonight at 6pm @ 203 Meserole Ave.

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1 month

Today’s vote brings NYC one step closer to implementing congestion pricing! The benefits of congestion pricing are clear - improved air quality, curtailing local car & truck traffic, and, most importantly, sustainably improving our mass transit.

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3 years

I couldn’t be happier / prouder / more excited for my dear friend and brother @ReynosoBrooklyn for taking Borough Hall. Antonio is all smarts, integrity, and fearlessness. It’s a really freaking great day for Brooklyn!

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25 days

Actually, my office is open to the public for from 9-5 weekdays. Call, email, or walk in and we will do our best to help.

@Estarkmiller

Ethan Stark-Miller

25 days

"Think about this, you don't just walk into a council person's office ... You don't walk into your doctor's office, there's a process to meet with them," @NYCMayor says on Pix11 of the new online form his admin wants other electeds to complete to meet with agency heads.

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10 months

While NJ Transit raids turnpike funds to stay afloat, we're fighting to protect the heart of NYC - our mass transit system. NJ needs to take a seat & take notes: congestion pricing will play a critical role in protecting our climate & streets. Do better.

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New Jersey Sues Over Congestion Pricing in New York City

In its complaint, the state said it was challenging the Federal Highway Administration’s “decision to rubber-stamp” its approval of the plan.

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