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RT @JonCampbellNY: New: NYS Dept. of Health says the vaccine booster mandate for health care workers won't go into effect Feb. 21, as origi… — PolitiTweet.org

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Some parents and educators said they are alarmed by Mayor Adams' plan to decrease education funding by $375 million at a time when students’ academic and mental health needs are more acute than ever. https://t.co/yIDDiyTDhK — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @s_nessen: Bring your daughter to work day is immortalized in the photo history of NYC. https://t.co/Qyt8rOT9CM — PolitiTweet.org

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“I worked in a health clinic during the pandemic as a frontline, essential worker, but when I got sick and couldn’t go back to work, I was ineligible for unemployment and didn’t receive a stimulus payment,” Mariana Velasquez says. “We have been suffering.” https://t.co/4SAI6eIK02 — PolitiTweet.org

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Mayor Adams announced that homeless people riding the subways will now be forced to leave the train at the end of the line and police will ramp up enforcement against spitting, laying down and littering on subways. "The system was not made to be housing." https://t.co/ZCftuDoLdB — PolitiTweet.org

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Once demolition of the long-vacant Seth Boyden Court complex is complete, the area will be turned into a mix of market-rate and affordable units. “Parts of the city that's been this way for a long time, a lot of times get neglected,” said Mayor Baraka. https://t.co/rBn3e6fBNW — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @CWEBCRUZER: .@NYPDTransit chief says all 2,400 transit officers will "treat the homeless with patience, compassion [...] and diminish t… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @s_nessen: And just to be clear, Adams says he’s now allowing police to “do their jobs”and not worry about “naysayers” with iPhones film… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @s_nessen: NYPD will start targeting the A,E,1,2 and N lines next week. NYPD Commissioner Sewell says crime will go down with “sustained… — PolitiTweet.org

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A new partnership aims to turn Central Park into an open-air laboratory for scientists studying the impact of climate change on NYC. Information gained can help the city build new nature-based strategies for staving off the harms of climate change. https://t.co/SgAUh96FaP — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @CWEBCRUZER: @GovKathyHochul suggests Kendra's Law--which forces dangerous people into mental health treatment--will be reviewed. "We… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @CWEBCRUZER: .@NYCMayor says that the homeless will not be riding the subways all day and night. Going forward, he says, we're not goi… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @CWEBCRUZER: He says he unhoused are NOT dangerous. But he says that there are some unhoused who mentally ill and a danger to themselv… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @CWEBCRUZER: .@GovKathyHochul says that the renewed partnership with the city will help bring "unprecedented cooperation that will lead… — PolitiTweet.org

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Because robocalls can't be stopped, here are your morning links: Police say a showtime dancer was stabbed on the L train, NYC City Council is considering legalizing backyard fire pits, a meteor lands on a woman's bed in the middle of the night, and more. https://t.co/lBiB1lrBA2 — PolitiTweet.org

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Recipients of New York City's housing vouchers—which helps homeless individuals and families pay rent to private landlords—are experiencing delays due to simple spelling and clerical errors, keeping them stuck in homeless shelters longer than necessary. https://t.co/MJzlYgKBLZ — PolitiTweet.org

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"'Tick' was a short-lived zine published by African Americans in Brooklyn looking to tell and share their stories which were not being covered in other publications; both Brooklyn and African Americans were under-reported by the Manhattan-centric news." https://t.co/4DktV7r7Nk — PolitiTweet.org

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Roughly 5,000 workers at an Amazon warehouse on Staten Island will begin voting on whether they want to form a union, starting on March 25th, union organizers said Wednesday. https://t.co/8lUaWxvTc0 — PolitiTweet.org

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Mayor Adams said the summer jobs program will help address public safety while introducing teens and young adults to new career opportunities. It will also draw them out of their communities at a time when many teens have been more isolated than ever. https://t.co/d6aHR3QOVl — PolitiTweet.org

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New York City will send home two COVID-19 tests with every public school student on Friday ahead of the week-long midwinter break, but students won’t be required to show a negative test result to return to class on Monday, February 28th. https://t.co/FhZdSI2xwF — PolitiTweet.org

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“Mostly, communities of color, low-income communities just feel ignored,” says Councilmember Marte, who represents the district. “And I think this eventually just builds on who’s listening to you, who’s advocating for you, who’s representing you.” https://t.co/5UgmUmNuUm — PolitiTweet.org

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A group of four public school staffers previously asked Justice Sotomayor to consider a request to block the vaccine mandate for NYC public workers, but were denied. They renewed their request with Justice Gorsuch, who referred the case to the full court. https://t.co/bqhvfigA8o — PolitiTweet.org

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Mayor Adams' proposal falls under this year’s $102.8 billion budget approved and expanded under former Mayor de Blasio. De Blasio initially unveiled a $92.3 billion preliminary budget, only to increase the size after NYC received federal stimulus funding. https://t.co/LpNJLwjidD — PolitiTweet.org

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Because it's ok to eat at restaurants alone, here are your evening links: Anthony Weiner says he would have won the 2013 mayoral election if he stayed in the race, Trump and his kids all must testify under oath in NY AG James' investigation, and more. https://t.co/uGTb6WcLsa — PolitiTweet.org

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“Isn’t it about time we elect a woman as our governor?” Hillary Clinton said at the New York State Democratic Party convention, where Governor Hochul became the first woman ever to be nominated by a major party committee to run for New York governor. https://t.co/OHGQlAcrgS — PolitiTweet.org

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COVID UPDATES: Coronavirus cases continue to decline, with the NYC health department reporting as many cases per day as it was in late November. New Yorkers 75 and older have the lowest vaccination rate of any adult age group. https://t.co/qUCtbPTWpc — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JonCampbellNY: And the full Democratic ticket comes out to "Welcome to New York" by Taylor Swift, the noted New Yorker. — PolitiTweet.org

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Mayor Adams is halting a planned expansion of NYC’s curbside organic recycling program, representing a reversal from the mayor’s promises on the campaign trail, in which he repeatedly touted universal composting as a key tenet of his climate agenda. https://t.co/GdjpygSstJ — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JonCampbellNY: India Sneed-Williams -- who just gave birth on MONDAY -- is here nominating her husband, Jumaane, for governor. "I did… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @brigidbergin: Now Zakiyah Ansari from AQE urges state committee members to support @JumaaneWilliams for Governor. State committee mem… — PolitiTweet.org