Another election cycle is upon us! This year, thanks to a recent New York State Supreme Court decision, the primary elections have been split into two. The first will take place on June 28, where folks across the state will cast their ballot for their chosen assembly member. Incumbent Emily Gallagher, who was elected in 2020, now faces her first ever challenger with Paddy O’Sullivan.We spoke to the assembly member about Good Cause eviction,…
Assemblymember Emily Gallagher Is Running for Reelection: Interview with Greenpointers
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Emily has my vote! Also, based on her literary taste, it sounds like she would enjoy Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters and Severance by Ling Ma—both also happen to be set in Greenpoint 🙂
I find it amusing that she’s trying to “protect tenants from eviction” when she herself and all her nbk “insert name” little nonprofit scamming friends are all gentrifiers who moved here and pushed out long time residents.
She should do everything in her power to kill the resumption of 4 day alternate side parking in this area on July 5. It is a lose, lose, lose situation for everybody. The streets will still not be cleaned since there are no places to go for cars. Parents, workers, seniors will be greatly troubled with the time it takes out of their lives and traffic and air pollution will be increased by the few people who move their cars. Go to the near door greenpoint blog. It is by far the number one topic there and almost everybody is against the resumption.
On a friendly note, remove the word socialist for your title. It is lethal in America since 1776. It helped kill Bernie.
Oh. one more thing, where was the 11-1 freebee screen door ice cream handout sat. June 18 with your appearance in McCarren park by Driggs and Lorimer.
You lost the ice cream addiction vote and could be the difference in the upcoming primary.
Gallagher is divisive and panders to a cohort trying to “reimagine” our district and all of NYC. I know the city is always changing and welcomes new / innovative ideas and voices but not at the expense of making our city COMPLETELY different. We move here / remain here because this is already the greatest city in the world!!!! Maybe Im wrong but the Assemblywoman does not seem to appreciate the intelligence of her constituents and the diversity of our district. Stop trying to fix everything that isn’t broken and listen to people who are not your friends, you may learn something.
I have found Emily to be unresponsive, which is something that could never be said of her predecessor. And on an overall basis, her attitude toward the concerns of long-time residents is dismissive, particularly when it comes to the proposed revamp of McGuinness which is likely to drive even more car traffic onto local streets, creating hazardous conditions, bringing more noise and more pollution to an already challenged environment.
As evidence of her incompetence one need only to look to her support for the elimination of parking under the BQE, a move that sends cars roving and roaming in search of non-existent spots, and delivers to the people a dangerous bike path to nowhere.
Big thinking is always welcome, as are improvements, but performative actions based on zero experience in urban planning and a haughty indifference to the people are not.