Today I’m speaking at @ABetterNY to lay out my vision to not only rebuild from the pandemic, but also to unlock New York’s incredible potential. 1/
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The health care industry is one place we can’t afford a labor shortage. That’s why today, I’m taking action: We’re launching a new scholarship program that will cover tuition for 1,000 health care workers to get their nursing degrees at SUNY and CUNY. 3/
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The second phase of the 2nd Avenue Subway is long promised and wildly overdue. With the infrastructure bill now signed into law, there are no more excuses. We will make good on our promise to Harlem and finish the extension to 125th St. 4/
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Transportation equity and environmental justice go hand in hand. With new offshore wind on Long Island, our transition to electric vehicles, and our new $4 billion Bond Act, New York is investing in the future of our state, nation, and planet. 5/
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I know that we will emerge victorious this pandemic because it is who we are – it’s in our DNA. We are New Yorkers. We persevere and we come back stronger. 6/6
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and wildly overbudget what will you do about cost overruns, phantom OT, etc?
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Great question. This is the article every NY pol should be forced to read:https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/28/nyregion/new-york-subway-construction-costs.html …
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The plan for the Second Avenue Subway that created the whole 4 phase idea specified that Phases 2 and 3 would both be constructed at the same time. Why isn’t phase 3 also on the table for construction with the new influx of federal funds?
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That's nice, but fact is, Harlem already has good subway service from several lines. How about a plan to extend lines into the vast tracts of northern Queens & mostly southern Brooklyn that have no subway service?
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The NYC Subway capacity constraints are very real. The Lex is well over capacity. Extending SAS Local/Broadway Express to Harlem will relieve the Lex. But yes, the 4 should be extended down Utica and Nostrand should be extended all the way down.
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