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Jul 1, 2022 9 tweets 3 min read Read on X
Earlier this week, NYPD arrested Jazz Ajilo, a beloved subway musician. New Yorkers were outraged.

In response, Mayor Adams said the subway is out of control and he was elected to fix it. It’s “not the place for disorder.”

So…here’s a thread of that…“disorder”.🧵
This is Alice Tan Ridley singing Midnight Train to Georgia.

You see the utter shock on people’s faces as they listen to her voice? It’s magical.

Oh, and she’s also the mother of famous actress Gabourey Sidibe.
Mike Yung singing “Ain’t No Sunshine”.
Too Many Zooz at 3:33 AM bringing a Brooklyn subway station alive!!!
Damiyr singing a self composed song
The infamous Danny “Geechee Dan” Small singing My Girl.

The soul that leaves that man’s body…
Melissa Elledge slaying with an accordion
Jalib Johnson singing “This is a Man’s World”.

All he has here is his guitar and his voice—but man…an entire subway is filled with beauty by both.
Subway musicians have been a staple of NYC culture for as long as I can remember.

Hands off them!

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Dec 8, 2024
Get a load of this…

There’s a luxury apartment building that opens in Brooklyn next month.

It’s for working couples with *no* children. Wait til you see the pics… Brooklyn is getting its first luxury building for couples with two incomes and no kids
The developer:

“We’ve tried to design the amenities and services for this more mature renter. They are going to appreciate the things we’re offering, a big focus on health + wellness, which we believe speaks more to a mature kind of resident—not necessarily partying all night.” Exterior of new apartment building in a rendering
Interior of new apartment building in a rendering
Rooftop pool in new apartment building
There are varying opinions on this.

Some think it’s plain ole housing discrimination. I posted before abt a similar building that wanted only vegetarian tenants. Feels controlling + invasive.

But others think options in the housing market are good. “If it’s not for you, ok.”
Read 6 tweets
Nov 30, 2024
"You don't want children? Who's going to take care of you?"

Stop normalizing this.

Everytime I post about the adult children who are the human retirement plan--financial, physical caretaking, parent living w/ them--I get throngs of msgs from the children and it's heartbreaking
And NO I'm not talking about ppl who are financially comfortable--can hire help, have a house and then some.

I'm talking about ppl who are barely scraping by, the parent has no savings or plan and was always banking on the child literally being their retirement plan
I want people to stop suggesting to others the *sole* reason to have children is the child will later be their human retirement plan (all while calling childfree people "selfish").
Read 4 tweets
Nov 8, 2024
So…Ben Carson wrote the housing plan under Project 2025 (yes, that Dr. Ben Carson).

I won’t pull any punches…if you were saving to buy a house or move to an apt, get that done now. Image
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It allows public housing to be sold to developers.

It wants to minimize 30 yr mortgages for 1st time homebuyers by increasing PMI.

It wants to get rid of govt assistance—vouchers, funding for affordable housing. Literally brings back “worthy poor” language. Image
Any housing initiative that was undertaken by Biden admin (disability, race, etc)….they want to repeal it.

In sum, the plan is to allow the private sector (landlords + developers) more leeway and for tenants/homebuyers to “enter a competitive market” to find housing (we won’t) Image
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Oct 11, 2024
It's a blurry pic but the only one I could find.

This is Sarbjit Saran.

She was a NY govt employee for 33 yrs.

She was in an abusive marriage. Used her work phone to store evidence of the abuse. Her husband found out and told her job. Her job then disciplined her. Picture of Sarbjit Saran
That was the first time her job disciplined her in 33 years.

Even as she pleaded with them that she's a domestic violence victim.

She asked to keep the photos of the abuse because she wanted to file a court case. They refused, claiming the request needs to come from a lawyer.
The following year, Sarbjit's husband killed her.

She was 58 yrs old.

The NY Inspector General admitted that Sarbjit's job dropped the ball. Instead of protecting a worker who faced dv, they retaliated.

Employers wrongly view dv as a nuisance a worker "brings to the office."
Read 4 tweets
Jul 30, 2024
Y’all following what’s happening in NYC?

Bensonhurst, Brooklyn is comprised of 43.9% Asian residents.

Residents there are protesting a new homeless shelter. It would likely house single Black men.

It’s become so contentious that at a protest, the local councilwoman bit a cop. Mayor slams protests over New York City homeless shelters. This is not the deep south.
So a bit of background—

Most NYC neighborhoods don’t welcome homeless shelters with open arms.

For various reasons:

Some want permanent affordable housing.

Some feel the shelters bring more crime.

Some just flat out don’t want shelters or low income housing at all.
For years. Black New Yorkers have criticized plans to build a whole bunch of homeless shelters in majority Black areas.

“Why are they all here?!”

In fact, a city govt report backed up those suspicious. They WEREN’T building them everywhere
How are homo shelters unfairly distributed?
The department of homeless services is currently operating 552 shelters across the city. The shelters are heavily concentrated with some communities taking on 100 times more shelter beds, per capita than others. On the hole, the neighborhoods without any shelter beds at all are predominantly white.
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Jul 25, 2024
My fellow Black women:

Let’s talk self care.

We have a tough 3 months ahead of us where we’ll be attacked everyday. We know this.

Here are some tips to get ready: Self care routines for Black women
1. Set boundaries now.

Start telling people no.

I know we are groomed to believe helping everyone but ourselves is the way we show our worth. This is the time to disrupt that.

“I’m at capacity.”

“I’m under water right now, can’t help.”

“I do not work for free.”
2. Minimize work.

It’s very tempting to use work as a distraction. “Immerse myself in work.”

That doesn’t work if your workplace constantly devalues you. Even if it was perfect, still…use that time for yourself. Go to parks. Read. Hang with friends. LEAVE AT 5!
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