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Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal Profile picture
Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal
@bradhoylman
NYS Senator representing the West Side of Manhattan “from the gay bars to Zabar’s” 🏳️‍🌈 dad; husband. Non-gov't account. Gov’t account: @SenatorHoylman
Mar 31, 2022 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️Today on #TransDayOfVisibility I’m announcing I will introduce legislation that would make NY a haven for trans kids & families whose rights are under attack nationwide 🧵 TX, AL, AZ, ID & LA have proposed criminal sentences for parents who allow their kids to receive gender-affirming care & for physicians who provide it. TX proposed removing trans kids from their parents.

This legislation would:
Oct 9, 2020 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
It's hard to know where to begin on this hit-job on the pied-a-terre tax, starting with the fact that the author is one of the highest-paid real estate lawyers in NYC and the author of "The Real Estate Investors Survival Guide."

But let's go through some of the bad faith claims. 1) The author states incorrectly that the pied-a-terre tax will apply to "thousands of city co-ops and condos with values of as little as $300,000 owned by people on fixed income and limited means."

Not true.
Oct 9, 2020 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Nearly 100,000 New Yorkers rely on Broadway for their incomes.

We need Congress to step up and help us through.

Full PUA and rent relief through the pandemic. Nothing short will save us. Britain has extended a $2 billion bailout to its theater industry: nytimes.com/2020/07/06/art…
Apr 10, 2020 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
THREAD: I’m glad Governor Cuomo is working with NY’s Congressional delegation to create a “COVID-19 Heroes Compensation Fund.”

There are things we can do right here in NY to support our frontline workers and their families. 1/x It’s scandalous that our healthcare heroes are dipping into their own pockets to fight the virus & stay safe. Today, I’m proposing state legislation allow healthcare workers to deduct up to $5K of taxable income for transportation costs or purchases of PPE related to COVID-19 2/x
Jun 21, 2019 • 31 tweets • 11 min read
THREAD: In 2018, NYers showed up and voted for Democrats to take control of the @NYSenate for the first time in a decade.

@AndreaSCousins became the first woman to lead a legislative chamber and the first black woman to lead the Senate.

Here's what we were able to accomplish: @NYSenate @AndreaSCousins After many years of advocacy, we passed the #ChildVictimsAct, granting survivors of child sexual abuse the opportunity to seek justice against their abusers and the institutions that harbored them. nytimes.com/2019/01/28/nyr…
Jan 14, 2019 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
It’s official. The New York State Senate just passed early voting!

This is just the start. #LetNYVote Another vote for progress: the Senate has voted to advance a constitutional amendment allowing for same-day registration.