High school theater teacher in @NYCSchools. @UFT Chapter Leader
New York, NY
Joined November 2014
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these people threw tantrums about remote learning for years just to turn around & do this
Linda McMahon on successful uses of AI in classrooms: "The first couple hours every day students really have on headphones, they're in front of their computers, they're getting their subjects fed to them ... the beauty of that is the student almost has a one-on-one tutor ... I have seen it work so well"
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The Blackstone Group is the largest private owner of rent-stabilized apartments in New York City, not small mom and pop landlords.
Valued at $137 billion (not including the $1.3 trillion in assets they control), Blackstone is headed by Stephen A. Schwarzman, whose total yearly compensation exceeds $1 billion.
The idea of the "mom and pop" landlord being priced out of business because of a rent freeze is a myth. Small independent landlords (owning 10 or fewer units) make up only 1.2% of the ownership of rent-stabilized units. Meanwhile large corporations own 87% of those units, with mega corporations like Blackstone Group (owning 1000 or more units) controlling 56% of the market.
Mega corporations like Blackstone are pushing the myth of the small independent landlord to hide the fact that they and other mega corporations control the vast majority of NYC rentals.
And honestly, fuck them.
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It’s the phones. It’s the phones. It’s the phones. It’s the phones. It’s the phones. It’s the phones. It’s the phones. It’s the phones. It’s the phones. It’s the phones. It’s the phones. It’s the phones. It’s the phones. It’s the phones. It’s the phones.
All this tweet does is remind people that you raised the rent 4 years in a row.
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Zohran is out in Prospect Park for the canvass launch for his general election campaign.
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This is one of the most astoundingly stupid things I had ever seen in my life. Cuomo is running on a policy barring middle-class New Yorkers from ONE MILLION rentals in NYC.
Today, I am proud to announce that I will be proposing “Zohran’s law," a law that will keep the rich out of New York’s affordable housing.
@ZohranKMamdani : you say freeze the rent. But for who? Rich people like you? Hardworking, working class New Yorkers are being pushed from their neighborhoods.
Let’s build affordable housing that helps the people who need it. Under Zohran’s law, landlords can no longer rent vacant rent-controlled units to the wealthy.
You are a rich person stealing affordable housing from the poor. And you’re not the only one. It’s past time we address this injustice. Let’s build a new NYC that works for the people who need it.
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SO proud of @alexaforcouncil, a fearless champion for working people & fellow Boricua 🇵🇷, who took on powerful interests in her first term on the NYC Council.
They didn’t like her dissent, and mounted a highly funded challenge to unseat her.
She won anyway. ¡Felicidades, Alexa!
Dems are bleeding union support, so why not continue the trend, say F U to teachers unions and pick Rahm! 🙄
Axelrod pushes for Rahm Emanuel as DNC chair trib.al/AxGxlUO
They made her sit NEXT TO Devon and watch THE WHOLE PROPOSAL, then listen to Jesse Palmer’s paternalistic bs before carting her offstage to promo the new Golden season??? I maybe have never been this disgusted by #TheBachelorette and that is SAYING SOMETHING
Yep, true story, I’m not allowed to give a student an Advil at school but they let me do surgeries! Gotta get parental consent for a field trip to see The Lion King, but not for the surgeries! Public schools amiright
If this convention is all about unity, the quickest path to division is to block a Palestinian-American speaker. If it’s about *vibes*, the quickest way to sour them is to silence Palestinian-American @DNC delegates. #LetRuwaSpeak
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It’s deeply heartbreaking and infuriating that in a DNC convention that is meant to engender hope and uplift voices throughout the party & our nation, that a Palestinian-American is NOT allowed to speak on stage. There is still time to change course. @DNC
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Rachel and Jon deserved every second on that stage. I also believe a Palestinian American voice deserves to be heard on that stage. I’d love to hear from @Ruwa4Georgia and I hope the DNC will give her the chance to be heard.
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Bravo @earlybrgd for re-envisioning PBAT presentations! Elevating student work to community events is a game-changer in Theatre Arts education. Claremont International's stage is set for impact! 🎭🌟 #FallPD23 #IntlsNetwork #ArtEd @NYCSchools @DOEChancellor – at Queens, NY
🌟 PD Facilitator Highlight: Brigid Warnke, Theater Arts Teacher at Claremont International High School! @earlybrgd workshop at the Fall PD Conference reimagines PBAT presentations into large-scale community events. 🎭👩🏫 #FallPD23 #IntlsNetwork #ArtEd
