NYC Ferry System should be privatized, not subsidized!

Even EDC admits subsidy is high. Can you report the ridership on a monthly/program basis? All money losing or ineffective programs should be cut! NYC Ferry has been up since June 2011. One decade later, NYCEDC “will continue to work to drive down the subsidy”? There is no will, just rhetoric. Candidate for City Council…

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Rep Meng on mail theft. NYC mailed out cash.

$8.8 million mental-health questionnaire sent to 210,462 households had a 12,759 6% response. How many of those 12,000 returns are from mail thieves themselves claiming an additional $20 for filling it out with phony answers? Thank you Representative Meng for reporting two culprits were arrested in Maspeth. What mail piece did they steal? Free cash!…

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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….

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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…

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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. Candidate for City Council in 2023

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Sidewalk repair at 71 Avenue and Austin Street

Letter from a concerned citizen: I am writing this message because of a huge concern on the sidewalk construction by the 71st Ave and Austin Street (in front of Citibank). I know that you are very busy, especially on the campaign but perhaps this is a chance to prove you deserving our votes. This morning…

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