NEW: Comptroller Brad Lander is running for Mayor I spoke with him at length about his decision to challenge Mayor Adams & jump into the 2025 Democratic primary — via Intelligencer New York Magazine: nymag.com/intelligencer/…

Lighting Upgrades are coming to the IBZ Area & nightlife hot spot along Stewart Ave & Meserole St. With additional lighting in the area, more people will be able to find their way home safely after dark. Thank you, NYC DOT for your commitment to public safety!

People who enter our city jails will eventually return home. Therefore, what occurs in our jails is critical to public safety. People in extended isolation experience psychological and physical distress and are more likely to harm themselves or others. This makes us less safe.🧵

This is Mason. He just opened up a Black-owned yoga studio in Bed Stuy on Ralph Ave called @noiryogabk. I'm so downward doggone excited. 🧘🏾‍♂️

"Harding, who also chairs the New York City Bar Association’s Election Law committee, described some of the issues flagged by the board as 'weird,' 'wild' and 'rare' for a mayoral campaign." by Brigid Bergin gothamist.com/news/mayor-ada…

Back in Feb, we wrote about the Adams administration's transparency promises and an executive order meant to promote transparency at city agencies. City Hall declined to provide clear info on how the EO is being carried out across agencies, or by whom. cityandstateny.com/politics/2024/…

It’s no small feat that 9,500 school buses transport our students every day. What if all of those vehicles were electric? Read about why all NYC school buses will be required to be #ZeroEmissions by 2035, and how that will further environmental justice: advocate.nyc.gov/blog/funding-r…

🆕from Angelique Molina-Mangaroo in NYN Media, "Btwn 2018 & 2023, more than 1/2 of #DomesticViolence victims in HRA’s domestic violence emergency shelter left for another shelter, rather than permanent housing, according to a new report by New Destiny Housing." nynmedia.com/news/2024/07/r…

Passing One Fair Wage is a step in the right direction, uplifting and supporting the working-class people in our nation. Thank you to the Supreme Court for recognizing and reinforcing what we know to be true: all people deserve a fair, livable wage. ❤️✊🏾

I’m honored to be in the inaugural class of The City University of New York 50 under 50 alums ! My life was set for me long before I was born because of the education my mom received at Brooklyn College and I’m eternally grateful for my own Newmark J-School education ❤️❤️ cuny.edu/about/administ…

📢TOMORROW in Bay Ridge!: Happy Hour for FREE Child Care🎉 Hear from Andrew Gounardes & @justinbrannan about how they plan to fight for universal child care in NY. 🎟️ $50 = 2 drinks, appetizers + support our mission 💎 OR $10/mo = FREE entry & SWAG! RSVP: united4childcare.org/events/bayridge

I REALLY wish the state would crack down on this the way they insist on trying to crack down on class size. Or maybe city council could force this report the way they’ve pushed on other things.

does Jenifer Rajkumar know she's not comptroller yet?

Wow. The race for comptroller got intense FAST. This page is comprehensive, too— half a whole opposition briefing book in public jeniferrajkumar.com

Creating the brightest possible educational future calls for innovation and collaboration. Community Organizer Lupe Hernandez joined City & State NY's #EducationInNYSummit to hear from policy makers and educators on closing the achievement gap, accessible learning, and more.

New York City non-profit organization (noun): a front line provider of crucial NYC services typically owed millions (and often in debt from fronting $$ waiting to be paid back) by the City of New York for services rendered. We've gotta do better. #NationalNonprofitDay

cc: New York Appleseed Mobilization for Justice New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) The Legal Aid Society MomsUnited4BlackLivesNYC #mu4blmnyc Paullette Healy #EndMayoralControlNow @urbanmodernism Rima Izquierdo Tom Sheppard Kaliris Salas-Ramirez, PhD Citywide Council for District 75 Wanda Ivette Johnnie Stevens KEA @KyEdCo1 Black Leadership Action Coalition of Kentucky CIDNY النجمة عطية Labor Network for Sustainability ATU, Transit Union NeighborsForBuses Raise Your Hand Lupita (she/her/ella)

Incredible summit hosted by City & State NY great to be in community with my colleagues Lupita (she/her/ella) from Office of the Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams office Jo Anne Simon 文雅麗 🟧 and the new Deputy Chancellor of DIAL Christina Foti and Kulsoom from Coalition for Asian American Children and Families