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“He understands how government sometimes doesn’t
work as well as it should, or we need to get all the
different pieces of government all the different silos
to work together to work as one to help little kids who
are trying to get through school, to help families to
help people to fi nd jobs to help small businesses work,
and to bring businesses, big businesses, back to
New York.”
—Congressoman Tom Suozzi
on Eric Adams Mayoral candidate Andrew Yang calls for the
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Adams broadens appeal
with Suozzi endorsement
Who do they like?
Yang calls for green
energy plant on LIC
waterfront
BY BILL PARRY
Mayoral frontrunner
Andrew Yang
made a campaign stop
along the East River in
Long Island City calling
for the development
and construction of the
proposed River Green
Power (RGP) plant this
week.
Yang was joined by
Bishop Mitchell Taylor,
the senior pastor of
Center of Hope International
and co-founder
of Urban Upbound, to
highlight how the project
could be a model for
district energy plants to
provide green heating
and cooling services for
neighboring buildings.
The plant would
drastically reduce reliance
of fossil fuels
while helping buildings
exceed the requirements
of the recently
enacted Local Law 97.
Developer Bruce Teitelbaum
has plans to
build the green energy
hub on his property
just north of Anable
Basin known locally as
“Lake Vernon.” In addition
to construction
of a geothermal heating
and cooling plant,
the RGP proposal calls
for bringing in private
capital to upgrade the
heating and cooling
systems at the Queensbridge
Houses NYCHA
development nearby.
“Our city lost 700,000
jobs during the pandemic
and the truth is that
right now our recovery
is behind much of the
rest of the country,”
Yang said. “As mayor,
I’m going to be laserfocused
on creating
jobs and getting New
Yorkers back to work.
Beyond the extraordinary
challenge we have
ahead of us to rebuild
our city’s economy, we
also have to think about
how we can create jobs
that also fight the threat
of climate change.”
The six-acre site is
next to the parcels of
land that were part of
Amazon’s HQ2 campus
proposal and were
later part of the ill-fated
YourLIC development
plan.
“The proposed River
Green Power plant is
exactly the kind of innovative,
job-creating
green infrastructure
projects we should by
backing not just to get
our city back on its feet,
but back on its feet and
sprinting towards the
future,” Yang said.
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BY STEPHEN WITT
Brooklyn Borough
President and Mayoral
Candidate Eric Adams
today put to rest Mayor
Bill de Blasio’s oftenused
“tale of two cities”
campaign slogan and
rhetoric.
Both Adams and U.S.
Rep. Tom Suozzi (DQueens,
Long Island)
hammered home the
theme of one city working
together at a press
event in front of the
Tony Beechurst Deli
in Whitestone. At the
event, both Suozzi and
the Italian American Political
Action Committee
endorsements Adams for
mayor.
“We’re going to move
forward, but the only
way we do that is by
unifying our city, not
divided our city. It’s not
us against them. It’s not,
who’s going to one-up the
other, it is who’s going to
come here together to
make sure that this is a
city for all New Yorkers.
Make sure that it’s affordable
and is safe, and
that as a government we
are held accountable,”
said Adams.
In introducing and
endorsing Adams, Suozzi
also struck the one city
united theme in referencing
Adams’ workingclass
background and his
being a former New York
City Police Captain.
“He Adams understands
and respects and
admires the police. We
hear this whole thing
about Black Lives Matter
versus Blue Lives
Matter. You know what?
It’s both. It’s not one of
the two. You can respect
and admire the police department
as Eric did as a
former police officer, but
you also could look for
reform to make sure it
looks out for people’s interest
to make sure that
it treats people fairly.
You can do both of those
things,” said Suozzi.
Suozzi also pointed
out that Adams, a Bayside
High School graduate,
also would come to
the mayor job with years
of government experience
as both a state senator
and borough president.
The Suozzi and Italian
American PAC endorsement
also gave Adams
a chance to expound
on his small business
recovery plan.
“We’re going to help
our small businesses
with loans, back-office
help and tax breaks,
so they can keep New
Yorkers employed. We’re
going to suspend this
commercial rate tax for
small businesses that
need extra help to survive,
such as bars and
restaurants. We got to
eliminate the fees for
starting or restarting a
small business, we’re going
to cut the red tape by
eliminating bureaucracy
for small businesses,”
said Adams.
development of a green energy plant in Long Island
City. Courtesy of Yang’s campaign
Kim endorses Won in City
Council District 26
State Assembly member
Ron Kim endorsed Julie Won in
her campaign for New York City
Council in District 26.
“We need leaders like Julie
who will fight relentlessly for
working families and have the
courage to speak truth to power,”
said Kim. “Her advocacy for
tenants, small businesses, and
the Invest in our New York campaign
proves her commitment to
our people-powered movement.
She will be a true ally for grassroots
activists seeking to realize
a truly progressive agenda for
our city.”
Won said she was honored to
receive Kim’s endorsement.
“From taking on corporate
greed, to advocating for seniors,
to standing up to the governor of
New York, Assemblymember
Kim has proven himself
to be a champion for
working people, and
a paragon of political
courage,” Won said.
“As a fellow immigrant
and Korean-American, I
am proud to count Assemblymember
Ron Kim as an ally
in my fight for a just and equitable
city.”
Meng endorses Gennaro
for re-election
Congresswoman Grace
Meng endorsed Councilman
James F. Gennaro for reelection.
“Jim Gennaro has been a dedicated
and hard working public servant
and he will continue to fight
for his constituents in the City
Council, I am excited that Jim
recently reentered public
service, and look forward
to working with him to
help our city recover from
the COVID-19 pandemic
as well as strengthening
our economy and addressing
the many other issues impacting
Queens,” Meng said.
Gennaro said he was honored
to receive her endorsement.
“I share Rep. Meng’s vision
and look forward to working with
her to deliver for our community
and fight for our shared values.
I will be Rep. Meng’s partner as
we lead the community to a postpandemic
brighter future,” he
said.
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