Today would have been my dad’s 74th birthday.
This season carries gravity. Father’s Day, his birthday, and the anniversary of his passing all fall within 60 days.
For me, grief has no straight path. It revisits, reshapes, and rises when I least expect it.
But alongside it lives a legacy built on generosity and kindness.
He made people feel seen. Gave permission to feel deeply and to laugh through pain. That mission continues.
To those carrying loss right now: you’re not alone.
Happy birthday, Dad. Love you forever.
Absurd.
There are a few protests downtown, and yesterday’s drama was in a suburb 30 minutes away. We’re the biggest county in America, with 10 million people, and you wouldn’t know anything is up unless you read the news or happen to be downtown.
I represent LaGuardia Airport as well as workers for JFK.
Trump gutted the Aviation Safety committee last week.
Air traffic controllers - already understaffed - got Trump’s “buyout” this week with a 1 week ultimatum to decide.
It’s not DEI - it’s him. And Elon too.
To recap, Trump:
-Forced out the FAA chief at Musk's insistence
-Imposed a hiring freeze that reportedly included air traffic controllers
-Fired the TSA head and gutted a key aviation safety committee
-Blamed the DCA crash on DEI
This is disastrous leadership.
Senator Elizabeth Warren destroyed Pete Hegseth with his own words.
Her entire line of questioning was brilliant.
Especially when she called him out for not wanting to adhere to the same oaths as the generals he would potentially oversee.