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Proud husband & dad. Former Multimedia Producer at @NYCMayor. TeamAdams2021, NYS Assembly. Opinions are my own; opt-out anytime.

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So Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani Mamdani is using his official NYPD taxpayer funded vehicle to chauffeur around Darializa for Congress from one campaign stop the next. A clear violation of city ethics and rules. Will any reporter ask him about it? katie honan

So Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani Mamdani is using his official NYPD taxpayer funded vehicle to chauffeur around Darializa for Congress from one campaign stop the next. A clear violation of city ethics and rules. Will any reporter ask him about it? katie honan

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These claims have been floating around for two days now, and somehow not a single outlet has felt the need to check them against the actual footage. Here is what happened. First, the NYPD was not shutting down a harmless snow day snowball fight. Officers responded after receiving calls about disorderly conduct around the park. Over the loudspeaker, they told people to enjoy themselves and remain inside the park. One officer can clearly be heard encouraging the kids to have fun. They stood back and monitored the situation. Then the snowballs started flying. Not just light powder tossed between friends, but hardened snow and chunks of ice aimed directly at officers. Second, yes, there were kids involved. There were also grown adults in the crowd. Some of them were not calming things down. They were egging it on, urging people to throw ice at uniformed officers. Third, these were not soft, playful snowballs. Many were large, compacted chunks of ice, some the size of a football. Ice like that can break bones and split skin. It did. Officers were hospitalized with facial lacerations. The footage is available for anyone who wants to watch it. When members of the press decline to describe what is plainly visible because it may hurt Mamdani politically, that stops being journalism. It becomes advocacy.

These claims have been floating around for two days now, and somehow not a single outlet has felt the need to check them against the actual footage. Here is what happened. First, the NYPD was not shutting down a harmless snow day snowball fight. Officers responded after receiving calls about disorderly conduct around the park. Over the loudspeaker, they told people to enjoy themselves and remain inside the park. One officer can clearly be heard encouraging the kids to have fun. They stood back and monitored the situation. Then the snowballs started flying. Not just light powder tossed between friends, but hardened snow and chunks of ice aimed directly at officers. Second, yes, there were kids involved. There were also grown adults in the crowd. Some of them were not calming things down. They were egging it on, urging people to throw ice at uniformed officers. Third, these were not soft, playful snowballs. Many were large, compacted chunks of ice, some the size of a football. Ice like that can break bones and split skin. It did. Officers were hospitalized with facial lacerations. The footage is available for anyone who wants to watch it. When members of the press decline to describe what is plainly visible because it may hurt Mamdani politically, that stops being journalism. It becomes advocacy.

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you want to save lives in NYC, start by funding organizations that advocate for people injured or killed by reckless bikers. I’ve been on Amsterdam Ave for five minutes. In that time, I saw three cyclists riding the wrong way and one blowing through a red light. Bike violence is real. And groups like Streetsblog New York City and Transportation Alternatives keep running cover for those who endanger pedestrians and drivers alike. Step one is accountability. Track the injuries and deaths caused by reckless cycling. Right now, that isn’t happening.

you want to save lives in NYC, start by funding organizations that advocate for people injured or killed by reckless bikers. I’ve been on Amsterdam Ave for five minutes. In that time, I saw three cyclists riding the wrong way and one blowing through a red light. Bike violence is real. And groups like Streetsblog New York City and Transportation Alternatives keep running cover for those who endanger pedestrians and drivers alike. Step one is accountability. Track the injuries and deaths caused by reckless cycling. Right now, that isn’t happening.

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Every Orthodox Jew remembers the funerals we couldn’t attend, the loved ones who died alone—because Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo said so. If you believe anyone in our community actually likes Andrew Cuomo, I’ve got beachfront property in Borough Park to sell you. They meet with him out of fear—fear of his spite, his ego, and his cruelty if he ever claws his way back to power.

Every Orthodox Jew remembers the funerals we couldn’t attend, the loved ones who died alone—because Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo said so. If you believe anyone in our community actually likes Andrew Cuomo, I’ve got beachfront property in Borough Park to sell you. They meet with him out of fear—fear of his spite, his ego, and his cruelty if he ever claws his way back to power.

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