@sam_d_1995

Better cities and transit are possible 🚇🏗️ congestion pricing enjoyer, views my own

 Manhattan, NY
Joined September 2010
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There is something deeply wrong with a political system that allows one trillionaire to buy his own personal U.S. Senator.
Elon Musk
@elonmusk20h
There is something deeply wrong with Talarico
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if Zohran can extend the N/W to LaGuardia he should become mayor for life
Amelia
@amelia_tweetzOct 19
Having a train that takes you directly to the airport is genuinely one of the top 10 things a city can offer. No expensive taxis, no sitting in traffic, no begging someone to drop you off. Just get on the train and arrive at the airport. Every major city should have this.
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I do think it should be mentioned the chief organizer of this campaign (even listed first) is a millionaire whose views from her apartment would be blocked by new public housing being built next door
World to Win@w2wdsaOct 20
NYC-DSA members in Lower Manhattan: Vote for the STOP THE DEMOLITION SLATE! World to Win is thrilled to share that our delegate candidates include 3 Fulton & Elliott-Chelsea tenant leaders and 5 community organizers who have spent years fighting displacement in Chelsea.
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Just last fall, one of the leaders of this slate was rallying with Zohran’s Republican challenger and Vickie Paladino, who has called for Zohran to be deported, the “expulsion of Muslims" and posts about throwing leftists out of helicopters. Disappointing!
World to Win@w2wdsaOct 20
NYC-DSA members in Lower Manhattan: Vote for the STOP THE DEMOLITION SLATE! World to Win is thrilled to share that our delegate candidates include 3 Fulton & Elliott-Chelsea tenant leaders and 5 community organizers who have spent years fighting displacement in Chelsea.
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Hey @elonmusk any update on this?
sam
@sam_d_1995Oct 18
when did you first realize that Elon was a grifter? for me, it was the “verbal government approval” of a hyperloop back in 2017
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when did you first realize that Elon was a grifter? for me, it was the “verbal government approval” of a hyperloop back in 2017
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extremely common congestion pricing W kinda funny how everyone freaked out over congestion pricing before it went into effect, but now that it’s working, everyone has moved on and it’s quietly reducing congestion & making the subway better
Governor Hochul Press Office
@NYGovPressOct 15
THIS HOLE IN THE GROUND WILL BECOME A BRAND NEW ELEVATOR THANKS TO CONGESTION PRICING
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honestly NYC probably has the strongest Mayor + Governor combo of any major city in the country right now with Zohran + Hochul creating the strongest economic growth in the country and pushing major pro-housing reforms
Zohran Kwame Mamdani
@ZohranKMamdaniOct 15
Unlike Bruce Blakeman, we don’t use AI to make our videos. So everything in this one is real. Election Day is November 3rd. Early Voting starts October 24th and runs until November 1st.
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Long Island is one of the most interesting places in the world. Smart, wealthy, hard-working people, most of whom have some real connection to NYC (work there, child lives there, ancestors there) but who hate it. Wonderful geography that is mostly wasted. Bizarre culture.
sam
@sam_d_1995Oct 16
it’s actually crazy how bad the zoning is on Long Island. Look at all of these LIRR stations that are a ~30 minute train ride from Manhattan. all surrounded by parking lots, strip malls, mansions, and golf courses. we need to make it legal to build more housing here!
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it’s actually crazy how bad the zoning is on Long Island. Look at all of these LIRR stations that are a ~30 minute train ride from Manhattan. all surrounded by parking lots, strip malls, mansions, and golf courses. we need to make it legal to build more housing here!
sam
@sam_d_1995Oct 13
crazy moment in the NY governor debate: Hochul says she wishes she pushed even harder on YIMBY policies, meanwhile, Blakeman literally *brags* about how his NIMBY policies have made housing so expensive
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oh my god James Talarico just highlighted his single stair reform bill at his town hall that’s my pro-housing GOAT and the next senator from Texas
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Blakeman: housing prices have skyrocketed under my administration! Appreciate the congrats!
sam
@sam_d_1995Oct 13
crazy moment in the NY governor debate: Hochul says she wishes she pushed even harder on YIMBY policies, meanwhile, Blakeman literally *brags* about how his NIMBY policies have made housing so expensive
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It’s always a fun game to switch “property values” and “housing prices” in any sentence, because they’re the same thing with opposite valences.
David Weigel
@daveweigelOct 14
I keep thinking about this exchange. Blakeman says he's "created wealth" because of the skyrocketing home prices in Nassau County. The idea that young families are priced out just doesn't occur at all
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thank you county executive!!!!
sam
@sam_d_1995Oct 13
crazy moment in the NY governor debate: Hochul says she wishes she pushed even harder on YIMBY policies, meanwhile, Blakeman literally *brags* about how his NIMBY policies have made housing so expensive
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Newsflash: Nearly 4-in-5 New Yorkers actually WANT more housing, especially near transit. (via @AJeffNY @StreetsblogNYS)
sam
@sam_d_1995Oct 13
crazy moment in the NY governor debate: Hochul says she wishes she pushed even harder on YIMBY policies, meanwhile, Blakeman literally *brags* about how his NIMBY policies have made housing so expensive
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This is one of the reasons CA and NY struggle in housing. It's not just that many Dems have NIMBY tendencies. It's that the Republicans there are actively worse! Hochul deserves praise for her push on this, even though, as she says, much more is needed.
sam
@sam_d_1995Oct 13
crazy moment in the NY governor debate: Hochul says she wishes she pushed even harder on YIMBY policies, meanwhile, Blakeman literally *brags* about how his NIMBY policies have made housing so expensive
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Amazing. Blakeman brags about building the lowest number of homes in the nation and raising the price of housing by over *41%* in 4 years, while Hochul is (rightly) proud of taking on hard fights to build more and actually work to bring down housing costs for NYers.
sam
@sam_d_1995Oct 13
crazy moment in the NY governor debate: Hochul says she wishes she pushed even harder on YIMBY policies, meanwhile, Blakeman literally *brags* about how his NIMBY policies have made housing so expensive
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here's Bruce Blakeman tonight claiming "I never said that I would cut Medicaid in half" -- immediately followed by a clip of him saying on Fox Business in June that "we make sure we cut Medicaid in half"
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I keep thinking about this exchange. Blakeman says he's "created wealth" because of the skyrocketing home prices in Nassau County. The idea that young families are priced out just doesn't occur at all
sam
@sam_d_1995Oct 13
crazy moment in the NY governor debate: Hochul says she wishes she pushed even harder on YIMBY policies, meanwhile, Blakeman literally *brags* about how his NIMBY policies have made housing so expensive
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Oh my god. In my 31 years of life, I’ve never heard a politician brag about raising the price of homes by FOURTY ONE PERCENT in four years.
sam
@sam_d_1995Oct 13
crazy moment in the NY governor debate: Hochul says she wishes she pushed even harder on YIMBY policies, meanwhile, Blakeman literally *brags* about how his NIMBY policies have made housing so expensive
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