It is evident that the City is running out of beds, but tents in Central Park is not an acceptable solution. I am more than willing to look for alternatives and collaborate with City Hall.
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Gale A. Brewer
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Council Member for the Upper West Side (Again!) | Always the 27th Borough President of Manhattan. Email: gbrewer@council.nyc.gov
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Grand opening 5.4.23: student-run farm stand W. 84 & Amsterdam. Garden filled with NY-grown produce & local food for sale on 5/18, 6/1, & 6/15: 3:30-5:30pm. All benefit UAGC. Thx to Jacob's Pickles, The Horticultural Society of NY & Green City Force
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Grand opening 5.4.23: student-run farm stand W. 84 & Amsterdam. Garden filled with NY-grown produce & local food for sale on 5/18, 6/1, & 6/15: 3:30-5:30pm. All benefit UAGC. Thx to Jacob's Pickles, The Horticultural Society of NY & Green City Force
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Grand opening of the student-run farm stand at Urban Assembly School for Green Careers on W. 84th and Amsterdam. The garden will be filled with fresh NY-grown produce and local foods for sale on 5/18, 6/1, and 6/15 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. All proceeds benefit UAGC.
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I’m thrilled to see the addition of the Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation and I congratulate all who played a role in the planning process of this magnificent space! It was an honor to cut the ribbon today.
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Jordan Neely should still be alive. My heart and condolences are with his loved ones during this difficult time.
My full statement: council.nyc.gov/press/2023/05/
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Reassuring to see the 's Office moving quickly to conduct a thorough investigation into the death of Jordan Neely. D.A. Bragg is a thoughtful and experienced attorney. I have faith he will follow the facts and take the appropriate action.
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GANYC wants to thank for introducing bill 1009-2023 , to protect consumers of double-decker bus tours. legistar.council.nyc.gov/LegislationDet
We urge and the Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection to approve this bill, & bring it before the full Council.
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Thanks so much to these amazing members for your support of CIR physicians at Jamaica & Flushing Hospitals. We're passionate about caring for Queens and we do not want to strike, we just want MediSys to finally do the right thing. #QueensStrikeReady #NYCDocsStrike
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Today we announced the indictments of three individuals for committing a series of armed robberies at smoke shops across Manhattan, “threatening the lives of hardworking store clerks.” Learn more here:
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Last fiscal year, NYPD shelled out $670 million on overtime shifts for officers — nearly double the $354 million budgeted.
"[The mayor] says overtime is public safety, but it seems overtime is just the opposite,” said of the new report.
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🚨 If you're in NYC, stop by the picket line and show your solidarity with writers on strike!
👊 We'll be joining the line TODAY at 2:30PM at 888 Broadway.
🔗 More here: wgacontract2023.org/strike/picket- #1u #WritersStrike
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Years of consistent, relentless rent hikes have been imposed on tenants in this city, bringing average rents in low-income, middle-income, and mixed neighborhoods to the very brink of affordability, or beyond. RGB should freeze or reduce rents, not raise them.
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NYC’s system of rent regulation is our largest and most important affordable housing program. In a city that's desperate for affordable housing, we cannot allow increases of this magnitude that favor property owners over rent stabilized tenants.
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The is seeking proposals for a Summer 2023 Gun Violence Prevention Initiative. Their office will award $20,000 to up to 10 local organizations who specifically focus on gun violence prevention. For more info see:
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Swearing in ceremony of NYS Senator at Wadleigh School for the Performing Arts and Visual Arts on Apr 23 2023. Photo Credit: Saul Joseph
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Unlike past reports that focused on corruption issues and agency responses to them, DOI surveyed city agencies on how persisting staffing challenges have affected their efforts to monitor and tackle fraud and waste.
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I've been extremely vocal about the dangers of reducing headcounts at oversight agencies. This report shows how staffing cuts at all city agencies stymy anti-corruption efforts at an alarming rate.
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I support unionized medical residents at West Side facilities; hospital is shortchanging them by 1000's of $ a yr, as Mt Sinai gives raises for non-union colleagues at East Side campus but does not give same raise to 4 25 2023
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In to see the innovative coordination between Dept of Environmental Protection and to solve the flooding on the 86 Street transverse. Congrats to the DEP engineers. Apr 25 2023
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Retirement Event for Chief Kathleen O’Reilly at Bronx NY. She may be the only person to have headed up 3 + Bureaus - Transit, Housing, Chief of Patrol. Awesome leader. Apr 26 2023
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Last year called on to earmark $14M of the $30B budget to hire social workers and guidance counselors at 100 District 79 schools in FY23 with a plan to reach all D79s by FY26. D79s, including West Side HS, got $0.
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! Spring Soirée at the El Dorado, 300 CPW! Thank you for all that you do. Apr 27 2023
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PS 75 Silent Auction at Pekarna NYC, 594 Amsterdam Ave with Mr. G, Principal; PTA President; SLT Co-Chair; and others! Great school. Apr 29 2023
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50 @avantgardedivaYears of at Apr 27 2023. Excellent panel. Here with ! Kanene Holder!
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Chief Jimmy Murtagh Retirement Party from the at Howard Beach Apr 28 2023. He gave a wonderful speech. Funny, personal, and intelligent. A great friend to his friends and family and to Honor to be invited.
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Opinion: Our Newest New Yorkers Want to Work: What They Need from the President and Mayor - by &
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NYC: Will DOE Force “Transfer School” to Swap Spaces with a Billionaire-Funded School?
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If the TYWLS building is not adequate to meet the needs of its current student population, then it cannot be adequate for the students now at West Side High School.
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"Nearly 11 minutes of not one fire, but an accelerating succession of hotter and hotter mini fires. That is thermal runaway." Great reporting on a complex issue. I passed Int. 752-A in March which bans the sale of second use batteries which are highly prone to thermal runaway.
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Get an up-close-and-personal view of how a lithium ion battery fire progresses, minute-by-minute
A video demonstration revealed how lithium ion battery fires start and spread, and why they can be so deceptive
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"You kind of see a rush of criminal organizations that come and take advantage of legalization."
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Legalizing marijuana was supposed to crush the illicit market in California and New York. Instead, it’s thriving.
By @ZushaElinson in Discovery Bay and me on the sidewalks of New York —>
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New: A jury found New York City liable for NYPD rights violations in a case city lawyers fought for years. Critics say the hardball approach helps perpetuate a cycle of police misconduct.
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Today is #DenimDay. Every year, this international campaign raises awareness about all forms of sexual violence. All survivors must be given support, compassion, and full and fair access to justice — not ignorance, thoughtlessness and shaming that all too often occur instead.
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We invite you to join us tomorrow night at 6PM by the Revson Fountain, as we celebrate the life of Harry Belafonte. Come and sing with us, the Belafonte family, and the IMPACT Children’s Chorus, as we honor a legendary musician, actor, activist, and New Yorker.
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The giant 5G towers that have popped up on sidewalks across the city to the chagrin of some New Yorkers were constructed without going through required historic preservation and environmental reviews, federal regulators recently concluded.
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I’m deeply saddened by the passing of the great Harry Belafonte. He was a longtime resident of the UWS and I adored him. His warmth was as great as his talent and commitment to civil rights. Being with him at the dedication of the Harry Belafonte 115th St. Library was an honor.
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