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Adams broadens appeal
with Suozzi endorsement
BY STEPHEN WITT
SWITT@SCHNEPSMEDIA.COM
@POLITICSNYNEWS
Brooklyn Borough President and Mayoral Candidate
Eric Adams today put to rest Mayor
Bill de Blasio’s oft en-used “tale of two cities”
campaign slogan and rhetoric.
Both Adams and U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Queens,
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’ working-class 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
“He understands how government sometimes
doesn’t work as well as it should, or we need
to get all the diff erent pieces of government all
the diff erent 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
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.
“Adams 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 find jobs
to help small businesses work, and to bring businesses,
big businesses, back to New York,” said
Suozzi.
Who do they like?
Yang calls for new
green energy plant
on LIC waterfront
Mayoral candidate Andrew Yang calls for the
development of a green energy plant in Long
Island City. Courtesy of Yang’s campaign
BY BILL PARRY
BPARRY@SCHNEPSMEDIA.COM
@POLITICSNYNEWS
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 last 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 laser-focused 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 fi ght the threat of climate change. And I
believe we can do both right here in communities
like Long Island City.”
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.
Read more on PoliticsNY.com.
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 fi ght 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 peoplepowered
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 fi ght for
a just and equitable city.”
MENG ENDORSES
GENNARO FOR
RE-ELECTION
Congresswoman Grace Meng
endorsed Councilman James F.
Gennaro for re-election.
“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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