FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 53 YEARS, THE KNICKS ARE NBA CHAMPIONS 🏆
New York defeats San Antonio 4-1 in the NBA Finals, capturing their third championship in franchise history!
Congrats to two people I admire enormously @danamariekaplan & Paul Ochoa - who will be leading efforts to close Rikers & reform capital projects at @NYCDDC respectively.
And gratitude to Pauline Toole for an outstanding job leading Dept of Records & Information for 12 years!
Huge congrats to incoming DDC Commissioner Paul Ochoa. Having reported to him personally for quite a few years it’s easy to say DDC and the City’s in great hands. Looking forward to what’s ahead!
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Some of the reaction to Moody’s revision to a negative fiscal outlook for NYC is way over the top.
We are not in a “downward spiral”, we are not “driving off a cliff”.
NYC’s economy is growing. Tax revenue is growing. Office space is being rented at the fastest rate in 20 years. We had 65m tourists last year.
Yes we have a structural problem in our budget that has been building for years (we spend more than we bring in), which is what Moody’s is reacting to. But this is 100% fixable.
Most other cities in America would be lucky to have an economy as strong as NYC’s.
I had the good fortune of serving as Chief of Staff to Yume Kitasei during peak Covid. As @NYCMayor said "Yume is the perfect person to lead @NYCDCAS ...like many New Yorkers, Yume contains multitudes."
Yume is unflappable, whip smart, kind, and an all-around wonderful pick.
One of my all time favorite colleagues - Sherif is also among the hardest working people I’ve ever worked with. He is exceptionally bright, diligent and effective.
Inspired choice by @ZohranKMamdani to guide New York City’s $116B budget to tackle our affordability crisis.
President Joe Biden is a patriotic American who has always put our country first. His legacy of vision, values and leadership make him one of the most consequential Presidents in American history.
With love and gratitude to President Biden for always believing in the promise of America and giving people the opportunity to reach their fulfillment.
God blessed America with Joe Biden’s greatness and goodness.
Joe Biden, like FDR and LBJ before him, will go down as one of the most consequential Presidents in American history—having led our nation’s recovery through one of its darkest chapters and making record-breaking investments in American families.
Joe’s announcement today reflects what we’ve known all along: he is an American patriot who is willing to put America’s interests over his own.
President Biden deserves enormous credit for bringing the nation back from Covid, reinvigorating our economy, moving us forward to address climate change, among many other accomplishments.
He’s been an excellent president. And today, he’s shown that’s he’s a true statesman.
Joe Biden has not only been a great president and a great legislative leader but he's a truly amazing human being. His decision of course was not easy, but he once again put his country, his party, and our future first.
Joe, today shows you are a true patriot and great American.