Standing with delivery workers: With the swipe of a pen last week, Mayor Adams vetoed a set of bills that would establish minimum pay rules for thousands of Instacart delivery workers. I called him out for siding with deep-pocketed corporate interests, eroding pay protections, and criminalizing small businesses. Meanwhile, Instacart's astroturf campaign is spreading lies about these bills to distract the public as it rips off customers and workers. New Yorkers aren't falling for it.
A better budget: At the annual meeting of the New York State Financial Control Board (CFB), I was proud to present my analysis of the New York City’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Adopted Budget. Today, the biggest threat to our economy comes from the Trump Administration's fiscal policies. Meanwhile, instead of planning for uncertainty, Mayor Adams has continued to underbudget and has failed to make a deposit into the Rainy Day fund or increase the general reserve. We cannot let short-term thinking compromise long-term stability.
Pool Party Summer: The weather has been chillier lately (how about this rain?) but if you still need to cool off, the great news is that the Red Hook Pool is finally open after weeks of closure. The neighborhood should not have been left without a cooling option in the height of summer, but now residents can dive into the fun. Grateful to the Parks Department for making it happen!
NO to ICE: For weeks, 26 Federal Plaza has been a site of human rights abuse as ICE uses the 10th floor as an inhumane de facto jail. Together with the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), doctors, and activists, we rallied outside to demand medical access, release for all detainees, and an end to Trump's mass cruelty. I also attended immigration court as a witness again, continuing to share about the ICE abductions I witnessed, and encouraging all New Yorkers to do the same.
