Councilman Holden, the fault… is… in ourselves.
CVS is not the villain. Elected officials who voted for Bail Reform giving criminals free reign to steal without repercussion is!
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Checking on our vulnerables
Even though I am asking for votes on my Republican and Conservative lines, I cannot turn away from those who truly need help, irregardless of their party registration. I am in need of Spanish, Russian, Punjabi and Chinese speakers to help me to help others. Contact me at council@maio.net.
Really? 24/7 lockers at 15 locations will fight package thefts in NYC? Waste of my tax dollars!
LockerNYC program benefits one contract provider, not the citizens of the City, which already have hundreds of these lockers installed at their own expense. NYC DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez, you got to go! Why not change Bail Reform law, defining theft bail eligible?! You steal, you get jailed! Not possible under current Bail Reform law.
Daryus Clarke, 20, killed at Plug March 18, 2023
The Smoke Shop was ordered shut on June 7, 2023 in less than three months, yet the victim’s killer has not been found. Marijuana possession and use in all forms remain illegal under federal law except for certain cannabis-derived products such as CBD. I am in support of Cannabis Impact Prevention Coalition v. Kathy Hochul…
Citizen enforcers law should be expanded, not banned. Councilman Gennaro is wrong!
New York City Administrative Code allows citizens to issue noise summons. (Title 24: Environmental Protection and Utilities, Chapter 2 Noise Control, Subchapter 8: Enforcement § 24-261 Citizen’s complaint). Councilman James Gennaro wants to ban it. The adjudication process needs to be clear. Rights of citizens to go against noise and other quality of life issues such…
Supreme Court Opinion 58: 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis on gay marriage
The 58th and the last Supreme Court decision of the 2022 Term Year. “(Business owner) Ms. Smith will gladly conduct business with those having protected characteristics, (just not to create) graphics and websites that violate her belief… The First Amendment envisions the United States as a rich and complex place where all persons are free…
Supreme Court Opinion 56: Biden v. Nebraska on student loan forgiveness
Docket 22-506 issued June 30, 2023. “HEROES Act provides no authorization for the Secretary’s plan… let alone ‘clear congressional authorization’ for such program.” Dissenting opinion Justic Elena Kagan believes, “(t)he Secretary, that is, could give the ($400 billion) relief that was needed…”
Supreme Court Decision 53: Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College
Docket 20-1199 issued June 29, 2023. “(Harvard) failed to operate their race-based admissions programs in a manner that is “sufficiently measurable to permit judicial [review]… failed to articulate a meaningful connection between the means they employ and the goals they pursue… failed to comply with the Equal Protection Clause’s twin commands that race may never…
Bad businesses: Bend Lounge and Atlantic Scaffolding
Atlantic Scaffolding uses 129 Street and 94 Avenue (off Atlantic) as its loading dock blocking cars entering the one-way street south many times throughout the day. Trucks would come as early as 6:30 in the morning inconveniencing residents. Few buildings away at 127-07 Atlantic Avenue, patrons to the Bend Lounge attracts illegal parking, loud noise,…
Housing for 3 out of 2,000 is “indisputably successful” per City Hall
Department of Homeless Services spent $61.4 million to clear 2,308 homeless people and their encampments from March 21, 2022 to November 30, 2022 were able to place only 3 in housing. In Comptroller Brad Lander’s audit report, homeless activities resumed at 31% of those sites.