[NYCHA]
Williams: “This situation is a dire emergency for children across the city…with the thousands of empty hotel rooms and suites across the city, that these rooms immediately be used to house these families until the units are safe for the return of children.”
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[Transgender Violence]
Williams: “We are in a state of crisis – we need to meet it with urgency, clarity, and resolve. Trans women, particularly trans women of more color, are being killed with impunity, and it is past time to meet that emergency with real change that can end this epidemic of violence.”
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[NYC School Closings]
Williams: “The message has been mixed, and the results are clear – cases are rising and New York is at risk of another wide-scale outbreak if proper precautions are not taken.”
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[Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams]
Williams: “The Governor’s executive order seems to demonstrate a greater interest in securing headlines than housing security.”
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[Re-imagining Policing and Public Safety]
Williams: “Amid a citywide and national dialogue about police reforms, the campaign to re-define public safety goes beyond promoting enhanced transparency and accountability measures in a revised policing model.”
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[NYC Schools Reopening]
Williams: “The Mayor needs to listen to the students, parents, teachers, scientists and school staff, who are imploring him to prioritize safety, not a schedule.”
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[NYC School Reopening Strategy]
Williams: “The city is not prepared to resume in-person learning on the arbitrary date of September 10th, and the prudent course of action is to open remotely while critical infrastructure is put in place.”
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[Police Misconduct Files]
Williams: “Unfortunately, for too long, disingenuous actors including the leadership of several law enforcement unions have sought to shield bad actors within the department from scrutiny or consequence.”
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[Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams]
Williams: “Rezonings must be done with the community needs in mind and in full consultation with that community. I have previously called for a moratorium on all rezonings until a racial impact study has been completed…”
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[Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams]
Williams: “When Con Edison can oversee historic blackouts, leave New Yorkers in the dark, and then get a rate hike, it’s long past time for change, for bold ideas that meet the scope of the challenge.”
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