A tenant-led organization in NYC fighting to preserve Section 9 public housing in the US, the only deeply affordable housing option that remains.
Joined February 2023
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It costs @NYCHA 59k to rehabilitate a unit. But somehow @NYCMayor rather fund privatization at the rate of 2.8B over the next five years #savesection9 #nycha #keeppublichousingpublic
During the executive budget hearing, as the chair of public housing, I sat down with the finance committee to create transparency and keeping NYCHA accountable with specific budgeting allocations
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During the executive budget hearing, as the chair of public housing, I sat down with the finance committee to create transparency and keeping NYCHA accountable with specific budgeting allocations
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Jun 15
He's ethnically cleansing chelsea
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NYC CAN'T UPZONE ITS WAY INTO "AFFORDABILITY"!
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Jun 14
His share is $2,800? This rent-stabilized apartment rents for more than $8,000?
> Mr. Rivera, 29, said he pays about $2,800 a month to share a rent-stabilized three-bedroom apartment in Brooklyn with two roommates.
nytimes.com/2026/06/12/nyreg… via @NYTimes
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Jun 12
Reminder: Zohran and his family keep an extra luxury home in Uganda in a neighborhood surrounded by armed security because everyone else is so poor.
Reason #1,000,000,000,000 why we should tax the rich.
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Not too sound too corny but imagine what we could accomplish if just 25% of this group cared about elections
Why are there so many school buses in Times Square at this hour?
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The vibes were slightly off at Mamdani's Puerto Rican heritage event at Gracie Mansion today, taking place amid anger from some in the local Boricua community over how the mayor has handled planning around the annual festivities.
w/ @joeanuta
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Jun 13
NY-13 midterm electorates are only ~20-25% white.
They are ~30-35% Latino and 30-35% Black.
It’s effectively a two-person race, so if Darializa wins she can’t do it with the aforementioned “predominantly white, middle class, suburban college educated type” transplants alone.
Jun 13
Since roughly 2010 a large migration of predominately white, middle class, suburban college educated types have descended into urban cities that were cleaned up btw 1994-2010 by reform moderates like Giuliani. Without knowing it, they inherited a safer and more prosperous city. Many from this cohort use their DSA/lefty politics and canvass for these POC candidates as a way to rationalize their presence in the cities and believe that this kind of politics can correct the inherent asymmetry between their smart little NPR life and the Puerto Rican teens selling weed and pressed pills down the street. Alas, their savior politics actually makes things worse for these people.
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Interesting perspective. Jay Z is definitely harmful but this song was ruined by Adams and somehow survived his administration. The kids need options.
Jun 14
The emergence of “Empire State of Mind” as an NYC anthem perfectly delineates the moment when I stopped relating to or maintaining any connection to my hometown
The song is noxious to me
Basically the last era of good NYC ended with the rise of Jay-Z and Giuliani
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Jun 13
Translation:
“Keith — I know we haven’t spoken since 2016 when I beat you by 850 votes in a super toxic primary where we accused each other of racist voter suppression, but I might lose & I suddenly need your machine so I’m gonna endorse your son. Pretty please endorse me.”
Rep. Adriano Espaillat formally endorses Assembly Member Jordan Wright, son of Manhattan Dem boss and Espaillat rival Keith Wright.
"This is a meeting again of families that must come together, and we have come together, and it will be for the best interest of our community."
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Congressional Black Caucus PAC Chair (and Queens Dem boss) Gregory Meeks with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Black Harlem leaders are doubling down on their support of Rep. Adriano Espaillat on the 1st day of early voting.
Notably absent: Keith Wright
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#Publichousing is a liberator. When your income determines your rent you are safe to create. It’s why we shape culture! Question is will @claireforny support our citywide solutions? savesection9.org/public-hous…
Jun 11
Art can't be a luxury made by and for the few. But the cost of living has made it impossible for so many New Yorkers to create the culture that makes this city beautiful.
I joined Mayor @ZohranKMamdani at MoMA PS1 to talk about my journey in the arts and keeping NYC vibrant.
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Congress also used to fund #publichousing construction: In 1979, 55,000 new units were included in the budget, a number reduced to zero just five years later- result of budget decisions made by Congress across administrations of both parties. thehill.com/opinion/finance/…
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Donate to the Coalition for a National Infrastructure Bank @SaveSection9 is collaborating with them towards Section 9 rehabilitation and expansion. paypal.com/donate/?hosted_bu…
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Maybe we shouldn't invest 1.2B in privatizing #publichousing @NYCMayor
DEVELOPING: NYC cash crunch worsens with risk of hitting negative balance in November: sources. @NYCMayor and @NYCComptroller teams work thru weekend to blunt pushback from nonprofits after @NBCNewYork reported possible delays in billions they’re owed 7/1
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Since roughly 2010 a large migration of predominately white, middle class, suburban college educated types have descended into urban cities that were cleaned up btw 1994-2010 by reform moderates like Giuliani. Without knowing it, they inherited a safer and more prosperous city. Many from this cohort use their DSA/lefty politics and canvass for these POC candidates as a way to rationalize their presence in the cities and believe that this kind of politics can correct the inherent asymmetry between their smart little NPR life and the Puerto Rican teens selling weed and pressed pills down the street. Alas, their savior politics actually makes things worse for these people.
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