Yesterday we received a tip that Chuck Schumer would be having Shabbat dinner with his daughter at her apartment that night…
…So we picketed outside of her building to let Chuck know: Ceasefire now! Free Palestine! 🇵🇸
Not a moment of peace for genocide supporters!
Yesterday,I joined the NYPD to monitor this spectacle. The vast majority of NY’s elected officials denounced it. But it’s past time for a litmus test. If you are elected, and still identify with this, you need to reconsider your life’s choices, you are morally bankrupt. FULL STOP
To the self-important privilege-crats of the NYC-DSA who continue to celebrate this massacre:
Kibbutz Be'eri was actually one of the lone remaining communities that lived by a true socialist cooperative model. They were more communal and socialist than any of you will ever be.
Nope. This is NOT an apology, NOT a retraction, and there is no "confusion about your values." Referring to the the State of Israel as a "75 year nakba" - literally a "75 year catastrophe" - bespeaks THE anti-Semitism that permeated this rally, your promotion of it.
Eye-opening experience last night as I joined
@NYCDHS
Comm Gary Jenkins for the overnight shift with his team along with
@NYPDnews
for the End of the Subway lines engaging with New Yorkers in need of critical services…Learned a lot…
#getstuffdone
Scenes like this can set the process of reopening back weeks. Worse off, it risks more funerals.
@NYPDnews
is gonna have to camp out of every corner as long as people refuse to listen...
If
@avitalrachel
was living “outside” or among “open-Orthodox” she would be chastised as not speaking for the torah community. That she speaks from “behind the mechitza” is the inconvenient truth this mag cant handle. If only men focused on their side of the mechitza 1/2 as much
If you deliberately take your ‘peaceful’ protest to the home of pro-Israel pols or into Jewish neighborhoods, you are not being peaceful- you are being anti-Semitic.
Just taking a moment to reflect on the little more than 100 days and everything that went into creating and validating todays STOC address. Couldn’t be prouder to be a part of such an amazing team, and it all starts from the top
@NYCMayor
Onsite today with
@Fabien_Levy
@zachiscol
and Chief Counsel Lisa Zornberg at Columbia Chabad & Rabbi Drizen and family as they prepare to host students for the Seder tonight- Hate has no place in our city and the Jewish community will celebrate Passover undeterred. Chag Sameach!
No offense to the traditional attendees at events like this, but one of the better ideas we had was to broaden the invite list this group of young people who are involved in their schools and communities. The future is bright...
I had a great time at
@NYCMayor
’s Jewish heritage celebration last night! It was wonderful to see so many different members of NYC’s diverse Jewish community in attendance!
Thank you to
@NYCSanitation
,
@nycemergencymgt
, our City workers, and New Yorkers across all five boroughs who dug in to keep our streets clear today!
Grateful to all who made this first COVID vaccine possible; modern science, first responders, hospital staff (everyone at every level) the entire team
@javitscenter
and to the almighty ה׳...
I'm old enough to remember when we were told that Micro-aggressions were 'triggering.' This here is a textbook fascist Macro-aggression. Pure unadulterated anti-Semitism. "Frailty, thy name is campus..."
Tonight at Columbia College campus in NYC.
Pro hamas and pro Palestinian protesters have taken over Columbia College
They intimidate Jewish students by surrounding them and kick them out .
They claim that she violated
" community rules" that they made up
(Repost)
Was standing right there. A lot to say about this. But as I board my flight, thinking about those who took a stand against this anti-semitism. And those who didn’t.
“You don’t belong here!” a protestor kept yelling at us on Shabbat.
On the 85th Anniversary of Kristallnacht, “protestors” BLOCKED people from observing Shabbat at our Friday night reception.
Was this an “Israel” event?
Nope.
But it was a Jewish one.
My Rabbi father was a big stickler for how we dressed to the seder. I couldn’t even take off my tie. h/t to
@JamieStelter
sharing the sartorial conundrums of seders past - and the silver lining for this year...
As an Orthodox Jew in politics conventional wisdom was that it would be too difficult to function optimally at a high level while being observant. Joe Lieberman blazed a trail and showed us that it was not only possible, but that you can be better for it. Baruch Dayan Ha’Emet.
Deeply saddened by the loss of former Senator and former Vice Presidential candidate Joseph Lieberman.
He was a patriot and a New Yorker after he left politics. He was a man of principle and faith who refused to bend to political winds of the day.
May he rest in peace.
Quick trip to Israel (for a wedding), but still took the time to sit down with First Deputy Mayor of Tel Aviv Haim Goren and discuss his portfolio of safety and security, budget, and community engagement- and municipal government in a parliamentary system.
Also
@CoreyinNYC
calling Albany “insane” for letting school speed cameras go dark. Actually he’s being charitable.
@NYSenatorFelder
and Leader Flanagan played politics with the safety of kids - which is unconscionable cruelty.
Some days I just love this job. Thrilled that
@NYCMayor
saved the Central Park Boathouse and the 200 good paying
@NYHTC
jobs that go along with it. Kudos to
@MeeraCJoshi
@NYCParks
and Legends Hospitality.
#gsd
NY1s
@bobhardt
just nailed it regarding the way BP riots are being handled. “Does somebody have to die?!” Regarding
@jacobkornbluh
getting beaten last night.
Most poignant piece by
@errollouis
- not diminishing symbolism; some are important, some should be removed but “ If the only thing Jefferson represents to you is “a terrible message,” you ought to read more.”
@NYCMayor
"I want to be a role model for people who are following or aspire to follow a plant-based diet, but, as I said, I am perfectly imperfect, and have occasionally eaten fish." 2/2
I’ve been saying this for quite sometime. Good partisan pols and operatives of BOTH asides can easily turn to Jewish tenets and source their beliefs. BUT ‘Trumpism’ and the celebration of it, is anathema to every value we are taught. Thank you Grand Rebbe for saying it.
"This Trumpism twisted the minds of so many yiden," Rabbi Aaron Teitlebaum, the Grand Rebbe of one the Satmar Hasidic sects, said in a speech at his yeshiva in Kiryas Joel. "It brainwashed people – and that’s so painful."
Um no…your press credential requires truth telling. Let me help you:
@Fabien_Levy
is here with the
@NYPDnews
on the ground monitoring the situation. He is not a part of the rally.
Christopher Leon Johnson(Leon Christopher Johnson)
Humble Brag Alert: Want to thank
@bradleytusk
for inviting me to present to his class
@Columbia_Biz
"The Economics and Politics of Digital Disruption" where we discussed neutralizing the opposition. Was impressed by how engaged the students were.
Well over a thousand people gathered today in Central Park, including JCRC-NY, UJA-NY and elected officials, to join families of hostages, including Americans, that are still held captive for over 150 days since October 7—to share in one powerful message: Bring Them Home Now!…
Wonder if the Mayor's new spox knows that the top 100 tax filers pay a whopping 13% of NYC's income tax collections. w/o these rock kicking billionaires his boss wouldn't have been able to bloat the budget by over $21 billion in 6 years. You're not in Bernie-land anymore bro.
The working people of NYC have a champion.
The question everyone in this piece seems to be asking is "what about the rich and the powerful???? What will we ever do?"
Kick rocks, billionaires.
Thank you
@chriscoffeytalk
- means a lot and
#diito
on everything…let’s bring our city back! (and I will be bringing the orange bat to City Hall
#LGM
)
2 great appointments. Have known both for combined 30+ years. Have sat next to both of them. They love the City.
@menasheshapiro
also loves the Mets. I’m so happy for both of them and for City.
Was honored to represent
@NYCMayor
at the grand opening of the new
@WeAreTouro
@crossriverbank
300,000 sq ft 3 TSQ campus. Nothing says NYC is Back like 9 schools at the crossroads of the world. Shout out to
@NYCEDC
and Rudin Management and the Times Square Alliance.
Just got my second dose Pfizer vaccine as my family and I mark the 30th anniversary of my mothers passing. Not sure if there was anything mystical about the scheduling and appointment availability, but good to think that there may have been...
#javax
#javitscenter
I’m old enough to remember when organizers checked a map first. Remember folks: “Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt.”
Today
@UptownBronxDSA
members talked to more
@RitchieTorres
constituents in the Bronx than he has all year. And guess what, Ritchie? Our Bronx neighbors overwhelmingly support a
#CeasefireNOW
Join us to table on Sunday!
🇵🇸Brooklyn 1PM
🇵🇸Manhattan 2PM
Was a great honor to meet with Federal Minister of Austria, Karoline Edstadler to discuss how Austria is now an EU leader in combatting anti-semitism cc:
@EdMermelstein
@mayorsCAU
w/Fred Kriezman
Last night, we received reports of a mailer sent by a Republican lying about my steadfast support for the Jewish community & Israel.
And pathetically trying to imply that I support Hamas. Yes, Hamas.
Today, 250+ East Siders who know my record responded to these desperate lies:
Um no-Mayor has been the loud and unequivocal since 10/7. We went in as soon as we were called and have been keeping streets around the university safe since. Mayor regularly calls out the hate speech and our team has been directly engaging with impacted students and community.
Within Our Lifetime is the organization behind all the encampments in New York City.
@NYCMayor
Eric Adams refuses to deal with them, and prefers to pass the buck on to college presidents.
Americans - Pay attention now and pay back during his next campaign.
NEW from me
An Israel-hating DSA official and one-time top aide to Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani was once jailed for soliciting a minor into a gay sex threesome
This is true folks. Anyone who lives in the Northeast gets it. The entire system designed by Robert Moses was done this way. Read the power broker, this ain't no joke.
Transportation
@SecretaryPete
: " If an underpass was constructed such that a bus carrying mostly Black and Puerto Rican kids to a beach, [...] in New York was designed too low for it to pass by, that that obviously reflects racism that went into those design choices."
And similarly as the DSA once again tries a pressure campaign, grateful for my friends and partners in and out of government who continue to stand true to humanity. Anti-Semetism is the worlds oldest form of hate, and new tactics will never break our resolve.
I’ll never forget when
@RitchieTorres
and my other Council colleagues were subjected to a pressure campaign by self-declared progressive groups urging us not to participate in a City Council delegation trip to Israel back in 2015. Council Member Torres at the time shared that he…
BDB has consistently refused to acknowledge facts when it comes to charter schools simply because they contradict his “world view” and how he wishes things were.
@errollouis
calls him out on it - and explains why we need more charters, not fewer.
“Trump validates a lot of their attitudes,” said Menashe Shapiro, a political consultant. “Trump is the cocaine, Tischler is one of the dealers (as are super-right-wing radio, blogs and podcasts). The community are the addicts.”
No better way to be back in the saddle than to join this meeting discussing cybersecurity and cooperation... cc
@IsraelNitzan
Joel Eisdorfer and Richie Taylor...
From the right or the left, anti-semitism is just that: anti-semitism.
@mvelaznyc
has stood with the Mayor and Jewish Community immediately after 10/7 and has always done so.
My opponent
@KristyforNY
is unapologetically campaigning with antisemites and Proud Boys.
🧵 THREAD 🧵
After
@nypost
caught Kristy’s ally referring to Black and Latino lawmakers with disgusting tropes about minorities being controlled by Jews, she hasn’t even denounced the…
Today, we mourn the loss of Police Officer Wilbert Mora. At 27-year-old, he was murdered in the line of duty — fighting until the very end. We vow to
#neverforget
Wilbert and will always honor his legacy of service and ultimate sacrifice.
For those Questioning
@delgadoforny19
- he did clarify his statement, which he also did in the debate. The video going around wont tell you any of that. via
@J_Insider
*New* Lisa Zornberg, the mayor’s chief counsel, sent a letter to Adrienne Adams, the City Council speaker, calling CM Lincoln Restler’s behavior at a City Council hearing yesterday “harassing and inexcusable.”
@amyspitalnick
Bec NYAG Underwood has a sterling reputation, a pristine professional Attorney resume that is entirely apolitical. Something El Presidente' would know nothing about, and can't possibly attack. Also note that he just fessed up to running a foundation at a deficit.
Al Jazeera provides the live broadcast evidence of the misfired Islamic Jihad rocket that hit a hospital. Eagerly awaiting retractions from the armchair activists masquerading as elected officials.
Al Jazeera’s live broadcast from Gaza tonight around 7pm local time appeared to show a rocket launch that fell back into the Strip and caused a fire
About 15 minutes later, Al Jazeera began reporting on an explosion that sparked a deadly fire at the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in…
My late mother held a prominent public position w/in our community when she was diagnosed (long b4 social media). While suffering, she maintained her medical privacy for over 2 years. Yes, things are different for the Royals, but the speculative feeding frenzy has been unseemly.
1) the phrase "court jew" is itself an anti-semitic slur. 2) wannabe white supremacists need to look in the mirror to "combat systemic anti-Semitism" & 3) "proud jews" in your leadership doesn't excuse anti-Semitism and more than your "best friends are black" excuses your racism
Court Jews defending the blatant antisemitism of Cuomo is so repugnant & vile its almost too unreal to behold.
Thankfully our Club leadership is full of proud Jews who are happy to call a spade a spade and not cover up the systemic discrimination and persecution of Hasidic Jews.