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@MarkLevineNYC
Mar 19, 2020 • 3 tweets • 1 min read • Read on X
NYC has 2.5% of the U.S. population

We have 26.5% of the total confirmed #covid19 cases in the nation.

We are the new epicenter.

We are pleading for more support from the federal gov't. We need nat'l production of medical equipment and supplies and we need it NOW.
As of 6pm yesterday we are up to *1,871* cases--and tragically 11 fatalities.
This is not all on the feds. It's also on us. NYC is still far to bustling.

Our window for action is closing. We urgently need to enact a "shelter in place" order, following the lead of San Francisco.

It's time to #ShutdownNYC.

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Aug 2, 2023
I just finished a tour of the Roosevelt Hotel.

This one location, this one square block, is the epicenter of a national refugee crisis.

It demands a national response. 🧵
The Roosevelt Hotel on W.46th St. is NYC’s main arrival point for migrants. There is a sophisticated operation there, offering arrivals a full array of services, from food to medical care to beds. NYers should be incredibly proud of this facility.

But now it is full. /2
The Roosevelt Hotel has 1000 beds. These are now full.

This is one of 190+ facilities around the city, including many other hotels, that NYC has mobilized to provide shelter to 54k+ migrants. All those facilities are now full as well. 3/
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Jun 7, 2023
*** NYC is issuing a health advisory for today (Wednesday) in light of deteriorating air quality due to smoke from wildfires in Canada. ***

* All NYers should limit outdoor activity and stay inside when possible. 1/
* People w/heart or breathing problems and children & older adults may be especially sensitive and should avoid outdoor activities during this time.
* If you're an older adult or have heart or breathing problems & need to be outside, wear a high-quality mask (e.g N95 or KN95). 2/
* NYC public schools will not offer any outdoor activities on Wednesday.
* These recommendations may change based on updated air quality conditions 3/
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Mar 28, 2023
Around the country, and in NY state, there are communities fighting for “local control” to avoid mandates to build more housing.

Did you know that here in Manhattan we are being denied local control that we need to….CREATE more housing? Yes, really. 🧵
Today these UWS & UES buildings couldn't be built. A 1961 State law deems them too big.

With NYC facing a housing affordability crisis, shouldn’t we again allow apartment buildings at this scale?

Not an option. Because Albany doesn’t give us the right to make that decision. 2/ The San Remo, 145 Central Park West, Built 1890730 Park Avenue, Built 1929 *NOT A LANDMARK - BUT IS IN A HI33 Riverside Drive, Built 1927 *NOT A LANDMARK - BUT IS IN AThe Beresford, 211 Central Park West, Built 1929
NYC decides our own zoning rules. BUT the 1961 State law says we’re not allowed to even consider zoning that permits buildings with a residential “floor area ratio” of more than 12 (aka 12 FAR), which is why none of the above historic structures could be built today. 3/
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Mar 6, 2023
Recognize scenes like these? If you live in NYC you do.

Scaffolding in NYC is a good idea run amok. In Manhattan alone there are 4k+ of these sidewalk sheds. Some have been up for years, creating a blight in many neighborhoods.

Today we're releasing a plan to rein this in.🧵
We’re calling for measures to help buildings speed up façade work, to penalize bad actors, to have more flexibility in when façade inspections are required, to have better design for sidewalk sheds, and more. #ShedTheShed
Strategy 1: Help buildings do façade work more quickly so the scaffolding comes down faster
* Provide low-interest loans to buildings struggling to complete mandated façade work
* Create an accelerator program at Dept. of Bldgs to help property owners comply with Local Law 11
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Nov 7, 2022
The election in NY is very, very close. Every vote will matter.

Dems on the fence who have not yet voted: You need to know what Lee Zeldin as governor will mean in a practical way for our city and state. 🧵
Zeldin has repeatedly pledged to slash the State budget (in order to fund tax cuts for the wealthy). In practice this will mean cuts to:
* Public schools
* Mass transit
* Medicaid

2/
He has pledged to triple down on fossil fuels, including:
* Restarting fracking
* Killing a major wind turbine project off the coast of the Hamptons

He will make it impossible for NY State to meet its ambitious goals to reduce carbon emissions by 2030

3/
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Sep 30, 2022
NY’s statewide races are closer than they should be. Against a slate of extremists, Dems are polling just over 50%.

The GOP gov candidate voted to overturn the 2020 election & says he'd ban abortion without exception. The stakes couldn’t be higher.

NY Dems need to wake up.🧵
Voters in Manhattan and most other parts of NYC are not used to contested general elections. But the only way a Dem can win statewide is with massive margins here.

The far-right is fired up in the suburbs & turnout will be strong there. We need to match that energy. 2/
The nat’l right has been relentlessly targeting NY (e.g. scotus nullifying our gun safety laws).

We need to respond by delivering huge margins for statewide Dems: @KathyHochul @SenSchumer @TishJames @TomDiNapoli. 3/
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