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David Brand
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David Brand
@DavidFBrand
Covering housing for @WNYC @Gothamist | [email protected] | Past: @CityLimitsNews, @QueensEagle & before that, a Licensed Social Worker
Joined February 2009
- “That’s not my signature ... It’s not even spelled correctly" “I’m beyond angry" “That sucks, whoever did that" We found dozens of people who say they never signed petitions for Mayor Adams' independent bid ... but whose supposed signatures nevertheless appear on the docs
- The Eclipse is the greatest unifying moment in New York City since the Earthquake of Last FridayThe Earthquake is the greatest unifying moment in New York City since the Blue Light Over Astoria of 2018 gothamist.com/news/ny-nj-ear…
- Mayoral candidate @ZohranKMamdani is addressing the big crowd of tenants and organizers outside LaGuardia College after the vote. He’s repeating his campaign pledge to freeze rents
The NYC Rent Guidelines Board has voted on a preliminary range for the next increase on rent-stabilized apartments: • 1.75 to 4.75% on new 1-year leases • 4.75 to 7.75% on new 2-year leases - hell yeah
Mayor Adams' hype men, socialites and legal bills: How one strange fundraiser fell flat buff.ly/3V7sH0N - Three Columbia students sued the school in housing court saying they were illegally locked out of their dorms after being arrested or issued a citation at pro-Palestine protests Story by @ramseykhalifeh for @Gothamist-@WNYC
- A Bklyn mom pawned her engagement ring to pay for food. A Bronx mom spent a year borrowing money while she tried to reopen her food stamp case NYC's SNAP process is in disarray, with 40% of applicants forced to wait for access New for @CityLimitsNews citylimits.org/2022/11/10/40-…
- Donella Kandell, a veteran mail carrier, was shopping in Jamaica when she saw @AOC @GregMeeksNYC & @Tom_Suozzi speaking out against Trump @USPS cuts “I love what I do, but we don’t know what’s going to happen,” she said. “We already feel the cuts.”
- .@BernieSanders is tapping his email list to recruit volunteers to serve as recount observers for @CabanForQueens Wow
- Major crime is up in NYC, but this graph from the Mayor's budget presentation makes a 7.5% increase seem like a ~200% increase
- "He did confirm that Hochul had visited his diner...However, one thing he emphatically asserted was that the subject of congestion pricing never came up: 'It’s not my business. I don't talk politics here'" @lizkimtweets checks @GovKathyHochul's "the diners made me do it" claimNEW: I visited all 3 NYC diners @GovKathyHochul said informed her decision to delay congestion pricing. gothamist.com/news/gov-hochu…
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