Shout out to the hard work of grassroots organizers who successfully led a wave of marijuana legalization, expungement, & drug decriminalization efforts last night.
At this unprecedented time in the world, the nation, in higher education, and for Rutgers, join us in welcoming Jonathan Holloway, the 21st President of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.
When I won in 2018, many dismissed our victory as a “fluke.”
Our win was treated as an aberration, or bc my opponent “didn’t try.”
So from the start, tonight’s race was important to me.
Tonight we are proving that the people’s movement in NY isn’t an accident. It‘s a mandate.
I was on the streets last night in NYC. And what I seen by DAY, were peaceful protests and like-minded people who wanted peace. By night, it was a whole different energy, police were hostile, many undercover AGENTS in taxis and unmarked cars....
And somehow, in the middle of all of this, I’m still seeing celebrations and picnics in the park? Must be real nice not to be affected by the murders of black people and violence ensued by police all over our country rn.