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Self immolation in the name of freedom is the greatest sacrifice. We must honor Lobga's decades of peaceful advocacy for the Tibetan people. May his memory continue to inspire those who carry that work forward and may his sacrifice empower the Tibetan community in their pursuit of humanity
🥵 New York City is about to get dangerously hot, so here's how to beat the heat using just WATER - inside and out! 💦 😎 Share these tips with everyone over the next few days. Water will help everyone stay safe and beat the heat.
Update on fake eviction case: this past Friday, the lawyer dropped this bogus case, yet a publication chose to spread damaging lies based on a case that was already withdrawn.
I won’t be intimidated by a landlord and a defamatory publication. We are prepared to provide a copy of the filed petition, and, upon request, a copy of the responsive pleadings once filed, so that these points may be verified against the court record.
See my statement on the Rent Guidelines Board preliminary vote below.
See my statement on the act of antisemitism at Fifth Hammer Brewing below.
See my statement on the Rego Park Jewish Center acts of antisemitism below.
See my statement on NYPD's collusion with ICE agents in Bushwick below.
NYC spends close to $1 bil a year to truck waste out of NYC. The Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act would save tax dollars and protect our health. The State Legislature should pass it today. @speakercarlheastie.bsky.social @leaderasc.bsky.social
Our community deserves a seat at the table long before anyone, including the mayor, makes headlines in the Oval Office.
Wishing our neighbors who observe Lent a meaningful season of renewal, reflection, and hope.
Losar La Tashi Delek! Today we're ringing in Tibetan New Year 2153, the Year of the Fire Horse, with gratitude for the lessons of the past and hope for the blessings ahead. Wishing this Losar renews our spirit, strengthens our faith, and fills our lives with compassion, peace, and purpose.
Ramadan Mubarak! May this holy month bring peace, blessings, and happiness to our neighbors.
Happy Lunar New Year to our neighbors! As we enter the Year of the Horse, we wish everyone health, abundance, and prosperity for the upcoming year.
Today we learned that DSS/DHS evicted all 37 children and their families from a neighborhood shelter in our district, ripping them from the homes, friends, and routines that they relied on for months. See my full statement below.
Congratulations to the 10,500 @nynurses.bsky.social at Montefiore NYC and Mount Sinai NYC on winning tentative agreements after weeks of collective action. Their fight for safe staffing, fair benefits, and safer working conditions is a win for nurses and for patients across our city.
NYSNA@nynurses.bsky.social · 8mo agoBREAKING: ~10,500 NYSNA nurses at Montefiore, Mount Sinai, & Mount Sinai Morningside/West reached tentative agreements late Sun/early Mon. Nurses won: enforceable safe staffing, maintain their health benefits, workplace violence protections, and more! www.nysna.org/press/victor...
Congratulations to Council Member Virginia Maloney on your inauguration! It’s an honor to serve alongside you to improve our city for all New Yorkers.
Instead of investigating federal agents that killed protestors and allies over the last month, the Trump Administration arrested journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort for documenting ICE abuses—activity protected by the Constitution. See my full statement below.
The National Weather Service has issued a cold weather alert for NYC until 10 a.m. tomorrow. See our graphic for how to keep yourselves and your neighbors safe.
I stand in solidarity with Jewish New Yorkers and will continue to condemn racist and antisemitic violence. See my full statement condemning antisemitism in our city.
Today marked a huge win for thousands of delivery drivers in NYC. I joined @mayor.nyc.gov, @hellodcwp.bsky.social, and Los Deliveristas Unidos to celebrate $5.2 million in repayments from Uber Eats, Fantuan, and HungryPanda. (1/2)
We mourn with the people of Minneapolis and are clear eyed in our shared conviction that ICE must be abolished.”
“Today, the federal government murdered an ICU nurse in Minnesota who was a legal observer of ICE’s unlawful kidnapping campaign. We are devastated and enraged that death and violence are now the norm of the federal government’s immigration policy.
STATEMENT: Caucus leaders @cmjengutierrez.bsky.social @cmshahanahanif.bsky.social @cmsandynurse.bsky.social @cndelarosa.bsky.social on today’s ICE-sanctioned killing in Minnesota:
Growing Up Green Elementary School terminated its teachers union, undermining their teachers’ right to unionize and advocate for fair and equal wages, good benefits, and job longevity. See my full statement below.
