So many of our favorite small businesses across NYC have been forced to close down due to exorbitant rent hikes.
What if we had rent stabilization for commercial spaces like we do for residential apartments?
That’s what Assemblymember Emily Gallagher @emilyassembly and State Senator Julia Salazar @senatorjuliasalazar are looking to make happen with the Small Business Rent Stabilization Act.
We chat about the bill, how small businesses closing down impacts the community, and more!
🎥 Robert Deary-Andall @futuristicmind
#brooklyn #ginospizza #flatbushavenue #smallbusinesses #nycsmallbusinesses #commercialrentstabilization
These are dark times. People can’t afford healthcare, utilities, and food. Our immigrant neighbors are afraid to leave their homes. We are watching our opportunities shrink as our costs rise and our wages stagnate.
Those of us in positions of power have an obligation to deliver for our people. We must tax the rich so working people can have bread and roses, too.🌹
Our socialists in office were on the move in Albany this past week for the first session of the state assembly rallying for child care and taxing the rich to get it. Last week, @govkathyhochul and @nycmayor announced major expansions to public child care in NYC and statewide—absolute proof that our pressure is working.
But we haven’t won yet. Now we have about three months to make sure legislators actually deliver and fund universal child care for the long term.
Come phonebank and canvass for our Tax the Rich: Fund Child Care campaign and help us secure these programs and to make sure the funding is there for them to continue.
Starring our NYS socialists in office @jabaribrisport , @_juliasalazar , @marcelaforny , @pharaforassembly , @gonzalez4ny , @emilyassembly , @sarahanaforassembly , and @claireforny .
Edited, shot, directed by @is__ab .
Additional footage by @scottheins & @romkeh .
This was a big week for me in Albany! I passed two bills—the No Toxics Tent Act and the Substance Use Disorder Treatment Bill of Rights Act. These bills will make New Yorkers healthier and safer. I also passed my balcony solar bill, the SUNNY Act, through the Energy Committee! It’s hard to feel great about Albany right now, given the budget is 45 days late and the governor is holding us hostage to try and force through her policy priorities. But I am proud to fight for my constituents and pass bills that will improve their lives!
I sent a letter to the MTA with @emilyassembly and @cmrestler , urging them to reconsider their current construction plan for the G train this year. The G train is a lifeline for Greenpoint residents and small businesses of Northen Brooklyn. Multiple consecutive weekend shutdowns will isolate the community and cause severe disruptions. They deserve better.
The budget process is wonky. If you’re not a legislative nerd, it can be downright boring. But the Governor’s abuse of the budget process is a huge part of why we’re not getting anything done in Albany. We are in a moment of crisis—immigrants are being kidnapped, half a million New Yorkers are about to lose healthcare, climate crisis is moving faster than expected, the cost of housing is out of control, and people are barely making ends meet. This is not sustainable. I’m fighting to change how we do this process so we can make government work for people. But the first step is making sure you all understand how this process works and where it breaks down.
People are more than the worst thing they’ve ever done. Incarcerated people regularly transform their lives while inside, especially when they are able to access the programs and incentives to support their rehabilitation. The Earned Time Act recognizes that these shifts are possible, creates a system to incentivize good behavior, and allows people who have transformed their lives to return home to their families. We must pass it this session.
Our 4th engagement on Social Housing just completed last Thursday evening! Pictured here: Social Housing Engagement workshop that AIA Bkyn Housing Committee developed and facilitated at SUNY Purchase per the request of NYPIRG students! AIA Bkyn worked in collaboration with AIA WHV and CSSNY. NYS Senator Shelley Mayer, and primary bill sponsor NYS AM Emily Gallagher plus Assembly members Chris Burdick and Steve Otis hosted the event. AIA architects facilitated conversation about existing housing conditions and helped participants visualize future social housing. And learn about the Bill called NY Social Housing Development Authority - (S5674/A6265). These Engagements are also affecting the bill - as input occurs from people around the state.
Since last Fall, AIA Housing Committee members have been working with NYS AM Emily Gallagher’s office and CSSNY to create housing boards for an active workshop that encourages conversations about things loved or not working with participants existing housing. Then, participants imagine housing typologies and unit types that may work better for preferred living and what future housing could look like - everything from the residential unit and mixed uses to support services, the surrounding environment and reimagined transporation. This continues our work last Fall with Social Housing panel discussions and with engagements we designed. Excited for this New York Roadshow to keep going! I am chair of the Housing Committee at AIA Bkyn - and come join us and help plan events on topics you want to learn about such as Social Housing ! @emilyassembly@purchasenypirg@cssnyorg@aiawhv@aiabrooklyn
Join me and @senatormichellehinchey on Monday at 6 pm for a free screening of the most inspiring film I’ve seen all year, Teenage Wasteland!
🗓️Monday, May 11
🕰️6-8:30 pm
🍿NYS Museum!
It’s been described as “equal parts Erin Brockovich and Scooby Doo.” And in this moment, when the federal government and our state leadership are rolling back climate protections, it’s an essential reminder of the power of local people. I hope to see you there!
For NYC renters like me, rent stabilization has been a lifeline to stay in the community I love and have put down roots in. All New York tenants deserve the stability and protection offered by rent stabilization. We must pass the REST Act this session!
Do you know an amazing woman who has gone above and beyond to improve our community?? Non-traditional types of service are encouraged! Go to www.nyassembly.gov/gallagher to nominate your woman of distinction by May 18!
Monday, May 11–join me and @senatormichellehinchey for a FREE screening of the incredible documentary Teenage Wasteland at the New York State Museum in Albany. I loved this film as soon as I saw it, and I can’t wait to share it with you!
