Democratic Candidate for NY Assembly, District 66 Donate at https://xitter.gq/t.co/Mf6v8msYBo
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The number of vacant apartments registered with the state increased from 49,426 on April 1, 2024 to 57,421 on April 1, 2025, a concerning trend.
In a city that is desperate to create new housing, where politicians continue touting “AFFORDABILITY” through elaborate...
57,000 rent-stabilized apartments sat empty in NYC, housing agency says
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multi-year plans to build (sometimes over parkland), which just lines the pockets of developers… IT'S TIME TO STAND UP FOR COMMON SENSE SOLUTIONS. Our affordability “crisis” is simply a result of policy failure.
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Homeowners in our city aren’t leverage in a budget standoff. They’re families trying to stay in a city that gets less affordable everyday.
Glad the Mayor came around. Now let’s make sure we never get here again.
New from @MelissaRusso4NY: @NYCMayor officially dropping his property tax threat, (a threat @nytimes reported was in doubt almost as soon as he announced it):
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Good to see progress with a 15 mph e-bike speed limit 👏 But laws don’t work just because they exist—they work when they’re enforced. If safety matters, enforcement has to match the rule. #LicenseTheBikes #EBikeSafety #TrafficLaws #UrbanMobility #StreetSafety @nyc_evsa
A 15 mph speed limit on all e-bikes traveling on New York City streets may soon become the law of the land. amny.com/politics/nyc-bill-o…
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Corinne Arnold for Assembly retweeted
The pied-à-terre tax is a creative way to raise revenue for NYC, but there’s a wrinkle in our system that still protects the billionaires @NYCMayor is trying to tax.
And the burden falls on working class New Yorkers.
Corinne Arnold for Assembly retweeted
Amen, Sister!
Thank you to @Ourtown!
As e-bikes and other motorized vehicles become more common on our streets, our laws need to keep pace with how New Yorkers actually move.
That’s why I support Priscilla’s Law Intro 0802, requiring registration for e-bikes and similar vehicles, and Intro 1312, which lowers the speed limit for electric-assist bicycles.
This is about accountability, safety, and making sure pedestrians feel protected in their own neighborhoods. We can embrace sustainable transportation while still setting clear rules of the road.
Corinne Arnold for Assembly retweeted
Actually, JPMorgan's report warns of a risk of an NYC bond downgrade if the Mayor doesn't close budget gaps through recurring measures (cuts or revenues) to maintain reserves. It does NOT call for taxing anyone.
Mamdani is proposing a $127B budget for a city of 8 1/2M people -- the entire state of Florida has a budget of $116B, and 23M+ people live there
The DSA needs to grow up and join the rest of the adults who have to function on a budget in the real world.
JPMorgan warns that NYC's bond rating could be downgraded if @GovKathyHochul doesn't tax the rich. We need to fill the city's deficit through "recurring measures"—AKA taxes on the rich—to avoid a downgrade.
When even the big banks say tax the rich, we should probably do it.
We all want participation—but it has to include everyone. Where’s the engagement with small homeowners and co-op/condo residents?
A system that only listens to part of the housing ecosystem will never be able to deliver real solutions. #rbg #nyc @NYCMayor
New York, let's get organized.
In a city of over 8 million, just 400 people showed up to speak at the last Rent Guidelines Board hearing — where decisions about rents are made.
We can do better.
If we want a city that works for tenants and landlords alike, we need New Yorkers to show up and make their voices heard.
The next hearings are this June. Visit ORGANIZE.NYC.GOV to get involved.
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Corinne Arnold for Assembly retweeted
NY's climate mandates may send fees in affordable Co-Op City complex soaring from $950 to $4K trib.al/HMpGsRc
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“In particular, rent-stabilized buildings are facing a growing maintenance crisis, as owners who can’t recoup repair costs through rent increases are forced to defer needed work.
Buildings that are 90% to 100% rent-stabilized suffer about four times the rate of immediately hazardous violations as those with 35% or fewer stabilized units.
Mamdani’s publicized inspection of a well-maintained unit reveals how his anti-landlord zeal eclipses any recognition of these economic undercurrents.
If Albany allowed owners to recoup more repair costs and to reset rents upon vacancy, conditions in these buildings would improve.
Freezing the rent would make matters far worse”
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Corinne Arnold for Assembly retweeted
Today is the Sikh Day Parade and Festival! A reminder that Madison Avenue between 27th Street and 37th Street in Manhattan will be closed to honor the celebration.
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Bellevue sees rise in traumatic e-biker crash cases. As do ALL NYC ER Hospitals.Dont look at DOT stats!They are massively inaccurate!Most e vehicle crashes arentreported by NYPD- therefore DOT.We’ve said this for 4 years! @BillMagnarelli ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/exp…
Thank you for breaking this down. This comes down to repeat offenders and enforcement. We need to continue to invest in a system that’s fair but also works in practice, and that means making smart adjustments where needed.
NYC is proving that shoplifting is a simple repeat-offender problem. And an easily solvable one.
Shoplifting increased 64% from 2019 to 2023. It was the same 300 people committing a third of the shoplifting in the city. But only a small portion of retail complaints led to arrests, so retailers stopped calling police and just put their deodorant behind plexiglass, or have you press a button and wait four minutes to buy toothpaste. It's been stupid.
Now the city and state are going after those repeat offenders with a few key tactics:
1) The state now lets prosecutors aggregate thefts across incidents, so five $200 shoplifts from the same Rite Aid becomes a serious felony, not misdemeanor slaps.
2) NYPD started banning serial shoplifters from stores with trespass affidavits so they prosecutors can stack charges when they came back
3) NYPD used data to put foot patrols in commercial corridors and officers at subway stops shoplifters used as escape routes.
4) NYPD encouraged retailers to call them about the thieves who show up everyday to steal small stuff, and then they followed through with arrests.
Thanks to these measures, retail theft is down 20% in the first quarter of 2026, with double-digit declines in every borough. And the recidivism rate dropped from 20% to 13%.
The NYC economy was hemorrhaging $4.4 billion a year to shoplifting. They're now reversing it pretty cheaply, just by tracking repeat offenders, arresting them, and upgrading their charges to make it easier for prosecutors to punish them.
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Corinne Arnold for Assembly retweeted
Hate crimes against Jewish New Yorkers are rising. And too many of the people committing them are kids. That's not just a law enforcement problem. That's a failure of education.
Today the @NYCCouncil Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism held its first hearing. We're not waiting for this to get worse. Thank you to Co-Chairs @InnaVernikov & @EricDinowitzNYC for leading this fight.
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In January, a yeshiva elementary school in my district was forced to shut down early so that "protesters" could chant support for a terrorist organization & support for the October 7th massacre. This is once again, hardly "standing steadfast" with the Jewish people as Mamdani claimed he would. Any First Amendment concerns, while tenuous here, are for the court to decide. If you can't even agree to keep children safe, you are failing in your most basic responsibility.
Last month, the City Council passed two bills related to the constitutional right to protest — one for houses of worship, and one for educational institutions.
Today, I’m letting one bill go into effect, and vetoing the other. I’d like to take a moment to explain why.
As Mayor, I will always make sure the right to protest, prayer and protection are guaranteed for every New Yorker.
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Mamdani’s claim of vetoing one bill while “letting one bill go into effect” omits context: the houses of worship buffer-zone bill passed the City Council with a veto-proof 44–5 majority. Mamdani vetoed having buffer-zones at schools, which passed without a veto-proof majority.
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Corinne Arnold for Assembly retweeted
I joined @SpeakerMenin to take a proactive step in tackling NYC’s housing crisis, unlocking small lots and launching the Advisory Group on Housing Affordability.
As Land Use Chair, I’m focused on cutting outdated barriers & delivering real housing solutions for every generation.
Corinne Arnold for Assembly retweeted
The Rent Guidelines Board ignores over 100 expenses that go into housing. So how can their data be accurate?
We walk under one large expense every single day.
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Landlords and tenants speak out on proposed increases at Rent Guidelines Board meeting 7ny.tv/tEN3KR
ALT Landlords and tenants speak out on proposed increases at Rent Guidelines Board meeting
A #rentfreeze won’t fix a broken system. When current #rentstabilization laws leave 50,000+ apartments vacant because it’s not financially viable to repair them, that’s a policy failure. Let’s fix the rules, open these units, and get #newyorkers into #affordablehomes.
New York Apartment Association CEO Kenny Burgos testifies before the Rent Guidelines Board xitter.gq/i/broadcasts/1OxwblRzR…