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NYC Councilwoman for CD 40.

[Rita C. Joseph @CMRitaJoseph]

New York City!!!!!💙🧡💙
Job well done @nyknicks

[The FADER @thefader]

Celebrate Haiti's return to the World Cup finals with this new, moving @MichaelBrun-produced short film

"Grenadye Alaso!" 🇭🇹⚽️

https://t.co/rT2Iz6AFvA

[Michaël Brun @MichaelBrun]

Grenadye Alaso! 1974-2026 🇭🇹
@fhfhaiti #FIFAWorldCup

[NYCProgressives.bsky.social @NYCProgressives]

More than half of NYC Council members sent a letter to Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch, the city’s district attorneys and administrative judges urging the city to investigate why a handcuffed woman was forced to give birth in a BK courtroom last month

[ESPN @espn]

NEW YORK STAND UP 🔥

THE KNICKS ARE BACK IN THE NBA FINALS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE '99 ‼️

[Kevin Powell @poetkevinpowell]

MALCOLM X, one of my greatest heroes and life inspirations, celebrates his spiritual 101st birthday today, MAY 19.

[Council Member Shahana Hanif @CMShahanaHanif]

I am heartbroken and horrified by today’s mosque shooting in San Diego and the deaths of three victims. This violence is the direct result of the normalization of Islamophobic rhetoric. Leaders who repeat that we are dangerous, invaders, violent, terrorists — the blood of these victims is on your hands. I will not stop speaking out against Islamophobia.

As we approach Eid, I will also urge @NYCMayor and @NYPDnews to take extra precautions to ensure our community is safe. This violence was meant to isolate us with fear. Instead, we will stand together in solidarity.

[CCCNewYork @CCCNewYork]

No child in the foster system should have to switch schools or miss school because NYC has failed to provide a way to get them there. We urge @NYCMayor to invest $3M to provide interim transportation for students waiting for @NYCSchools bus service.

https://t.co/KJhCFEJnO9

[Chalkbeat @Chalkbeat]

NYC students in foster care are entitled to school bus service, but it can take weeks or more to start. Advocates are calling on city officials to invest $3 million to provide transit while they wait. https://t.co/FGEcrPblm7

[Chalkbeat @Chalkbeat]

NYC students in foster care are entitled to school bus service, but it can take weeks or more to start. Advocates are calling on city officials to invest $3 million to provide transit while they wait. https://t.co/NOT3QrdMqS

[NYS Senator Zellnor Y. Myrie 米维 @SenatorMyrie]

✅ The Senate just passed my bill to expand voter protections for Haitian Creole speakers and New Yorkers of Middle Eastern and North African descent.

Our state's diversity is a strength, and our democracy is strongest when every voter's rights are protected. ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼✊🏻

[Crystal Hudson @crystalforbk]

Today, Chief Justice John Roberts' Supreme Court betrayed Black voters. Whether America has fundamental rights is hinged on Black folks having fair representation in the country we built. This decision has implications beyond Congress. We must continue to stand up and fight back.

[NY AG James @NewYorkStateAG]

The Supreme Court's decision to restrict the Voting Rights Act weakens one of our most powerful civil rights laws.

The Voting Rights Act was born on the Edmund Pettus Bridge. This decision dishonors that legacy.

I'll keep fighting to protect voting rights and our democracy.

[NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs @NYCImmigrants]

TPS is not just a designation—it's a lifeline. It has allowed people to work, support their families, to contribute to their communities, and to begin rebuilding their lives after unimaginable hardship.  

NYC stands firmly in support of TPS for our Haitian and Syrian communities.

Read @NYCMOIACommr @faiza_n_ali op-ed w/ @NYCHealthCommr in @NYDailyNews:
https://t.co/ZDBYSbW6DC

[Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley @RepPressley]

TPS holders have served as a backbone for our families, our economy, and our country.

That's why we're calling on the Supreme Court to uphold the law, save lives, and defend Temporary Protected Status.

Because an attack on TPS holders is an attack on all of us.

[PS 249 The Caton School @249Ps]

Huge thanks to Council Member @RitaJoseph for kicking off our Staff Appreciation Week in such a refreshing way! 🌿✨
Our team had an amazing time with the @HortSociety planting, blending custom teas, and making aroma sprays. We feel appreciated!!☕️🌱
#WhereCollegeBeginsInPrek

[Rita C. Joseph @CMRitaJoseph]

My colleague and Brooklyn Delegation Co-Chair @CMChiOsse was arrested this morning while standing with his community as they are fighting a deed theft case. It is evidently clear the NYPD used excessive force and I am calling for his immediate release.

[Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost @RepMaxwellFrost]

BREAKING: The House just passed a 3-year TPS extension for Haiti. This is a HUGE win for 350,000 Haitian families and proof that doing the right thing is still possible.

I’ll never stop showing up and fighting for the people. Now, on to the Senate.

[Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley @RepPressley]

UPDATE: My discharge petition to extend TPS for Haiti just passed with bipartisan support, the second vote needed to get this done & defend our Haitian neighbors.

I made one final appeal to my colleagues before we vote on final passage of the underlying bill later today.