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spicytoastaficionado t1_j63vx5g wrote

>we want ACTUALLY affordable and low income housing

KRJ demanded 100% affordable housing, with over 50% of that at 30% AMI.

There's also the weird, racist "they will not replace us" rhetoric coming from her, but that is a whole different story.

Very interesting how gentrification and demographic changes are considered acceptable and even progressive in Georgia and Texas, but not in NY.

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Also, Mark Levine is such a weasel. He is whining about the truck depot, while at the same time admitting that the sabotaged residential proposal included his demand of 50% affordable units.

And yet, he refuses to publicly call out KRJ for torpedoing the project, because he is a coward.

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anObscurity t1_j64kii3 wrote

Levine is the most annoying politician. I follow almost every NYC politician on both sides of the aisle on twitter but I had to unfollow him, it got too dang annoying. The “complain about problem thoroughly under his control” pattern is the worst

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CactusBoyScout t1_j65if01 wrote

I worked at a large concert venue when the vaccines first rolled out and distribution was a big logistical question.

We reached out to Levine multiple times to volunteer our space as a mass vaccination site. He never gets back to us and a few days later posts on social about how it’s hard to find spaces in Manhattan that work for this and to reply to his tweet with ideas.

We were like HELLO?? CHECK YOUR VOICEMAIL/EMAIL. Just seemed like he wanted to post on social about being deeply involved with the logistics without actually doing anything.

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anObscurity t1_j65n4zp wrote

Yes this is exactly his vibe. Like wants to appear like he is the person calling out dysfunction while simultaneously holding power to curb that dysfunction and doing nothing.

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Wowzlul t1_j6740wa wrote

Levine continually shouted about how the city needed to lock itself down, hardcore yo, in the same way you'd find in NE Asia or Europe, well into 2021.

Yet in late 2021 there was such pitiful uptake of covid vaccines among freaking nursing home patients.

Dude just wants to grandstand. He freaks me out. He's always on, always selling, always about Levine.

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Wowzlul t1_j65fvhk wrote

Well get used to him. He'll probably be the mayor in a few years. Ugh.

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Miki_Dash t1_j65co86 wrote

Easy to say if you’re not a member of that ethnic group! Gentrification and demographics should not be legal as they continue to select the chosen few to take over neighborhoods that is a working community and displace families! They contribute to homelessness and give homage to developers that are willing to do this.

People like you can only see this as a win/win. How could you understand as you’re born into “privilege”.

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