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Sen. Jabari Brisport @jabaribrisport.bsky.social · Mar 18

In the age of Trump, threats to academic freedom (usually made w/ disingenuous justifications) are increasingly common & dangerous; NY can't let that fly. 

Here's our joint letter on Gov. Hochul’s efforts to interfere at CUNY, & the removal of a Palestinian studies job listing: bit.ly/CUNYLETTER

Image shows page 1 of the letter -- a PDF of the letter is available at bit.ly/CUNYLETTER

Image shows page 2 of the letter, including signatures from State Senators Jabari Brisport (SD-25), and Julia Salazar (SD-18); and Assemblymembers Zohran Mamdani (AD-36), Emily Gallagher (AD-50), Marcela Mitaynes (AD-51), Phara Souffrant Forrest (AD-57), Claire Valdez (AD-37), and Sarahana Shrestha (AD-103) -- a PDF of the letter is available at bit.ly/CUNYLETTER

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NYS Senator Julia Salazar @salazarsenate.bsky.social · Mar 3

Would love to discuss this further.

NYS Senator Julia Salazar @salazarsenate.bsky.social · Feb 10

@juliasalazar.bsky.social "Put simply, our criminal justice system isn’t working. Maybe it hasn’t really ever worked,” Judge Wilson said. “Prolonged incarceration is very expensive, and it does not make us safer.”

Chief Judge Wilson in strong support of our bill, Second Look Act:

Top Judge Favors a Second Chance for Those Languishing in Prison

Rowan Wilson, the chief judge of New York State’s highest court, used his State of the Judiciary address to push back against prolonged incarceration.

www.nytimes.com

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NYS Senator Julia Salazar @salazarsenate.bsky.social · Feb 7

The Joint Legislative Budget Hearing on Public Protection is next week! Use our Linktree to watch the Hearing LIVE.

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¡La Audiencia Conjunta de Presupuesto Legislativo sobre Protección Pública es la próxima semana! Utilice nuestros Linktree para ver la audiencia EN VIVO.

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NYS Senator Julia Salazar @salazarsenate.bsky.social · Feb 7

Solicitar una Metrocard de precio reducido es simple: podemos ayudar a los constituentes a hacerlo. Habrá citas limitadas disponibles en nuestra oficina de Evergreen el 27 de febrero, así que envíe el formulario de Viaje de Mitad de Precio para reservar la suya hoy.
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NYS Senator Julia Salazar @salazarsenate.bsky.social · Feb 7

Applying for a reduced-price Metrocard is simple, and our office can help YOU determine your eligibility! Limited appointments will be available at our Evergreen office on 2/27, so submit the Fair Fares form to reserve yours today.
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NYS Senator Julia Salazar @salazarsenate.bsky.social · Feb 7

"This is the knowledge of sun, and of how to love even when there is no sunlight [...] a strength against the less obvious forms of narrowness and night."

Happy Black History Month!

NYS Senator Julia Salazar @salazarsenate.bsky.social · Feb 7

"But what is in my blood and skin of richness, of brown earth and noon-sun, and the strength to love them, comes the roundabout journey from Africa through sun islands to a stony coast."

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NYS Senator Julia Salazar @salazarsenate.bsky.social · Feb 7

Born to Caribbean immigrants, Lorde wrote in 1962, "I was not born on a farm or in a forest, but in the centre of the largest city in the world – a member of the human race hemmed in by stone, away from earth and sunlight."

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NYS Senator Julia Salazar @salazarsenate.bsky.social · Feb 7

Pictured with contemporaries Barbara Smith, Cherrie Moraga & Hattie Gossett, Audre Lorde was a New Yorker, writer, teacher and revolutionary whose legacy has left an indelible mark on literature, political thought, and social movement work in New York City and abroad.

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NYS Senator Julia Salazar @salazarsenate.bsky.social · Feb 6

Share this link with a youth seeking workforce experience this summer 2025. SYEP Applications are due Friday, 2/28! application.nycsyep.com
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Comparta el enlace para postularse a SYEP con un joven que busca experiencia laboral este verano de 2025. ¡Las solicitudes vencen el viernes 28 de febrero!

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NYS Senator Julia Salazar @salazarsenate.bsky.social · Feb 4

TODAY: Our Tenant Support Unit is back every 2nd Tuesday of the month. Get referrals for free legal help (walk-ins welcome 10 AM-2 PM).

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HOY: La Unidad de Apoyo Inquilinos regresa a nuestra oficina Evergreen cada segundo martes del mes. Obtene ayuda gratis (sin cita 10 AM-2 PM).

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NYS Senator Julia Salazar @salazarsenate.bsky.social · Jan 28

New Yorkers expect us - and have entrusted us - to fight for their public safety.

www.timesunion.com/opinion/arti...

Editorial: Legislature can prevent the next fatal prison beating

In the wake of Robert Brooks' fatal beating, a cluster of proposed bills would hold correctional staff better accountable for misdeeds.

www.timesunion.com

NYS Senator Julia Salazar @salazarsenate.bsky.social · Jan 28

While it's true that NYC is the safest large city in the country, it’s also true that any acts of violence don't make any of us feel safe.

It doesn't have to be this way. We can and must act to change it:

www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Responding to the tragedy at Marcy

www.politico.com

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NYS Senator Julia Salazar @salazarsenate.bsky.social · Jan 28

These are just a few bills on a much longer list.

We need to fight for them all - and we need to close Marcy: politi.co/4g7v9M5.

We have the support to do it:

bit.ly/3WExDKV

Prison Safety is Public Safety Package - Robert Brooks

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NYS Senator Julia Salazar @salazarsenate.bsky.social · Jan 28

New Yorkers have demanded public safety - and that starts with cleaning up our own house.

New Yorkers in our custody are our neighbors. Violence in prisons today begets trauma and violence in our communities tomorrow.

We can put an end to it.

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NYS Senator Julia Salazar @salazarsenate.bsky.social · Jan 20

@juliasalazar.bsky.social Our district office is closed in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Nuestra oficina del distrito está cerrada en cumplimiento del día de Martin Luther King Jr.

NYS Senator Julia Salazar @salazarsenate.bsky.social · Jan 13

@juliasalazar.bsky.social On Thursday, 1/30: PULP-NY + my office's Constituent Services unite for a webinar made for NYC residents to learn their rights to access utilities in their homes and be informed of service changes. Register here to receive the Zoom link: bit.ly/4gMXOHo?r=qr

NYS Senator Julia Salazar @salazarsenate.bsky.social · Jan 9

The structural change this particular bill promises would help prevent such devastation from recurring by making the SCOC more independent, accountable, and effective. Now is the time to pass the SCOC updates we have been calling for. #JusticeforRobertBrooks

NYS Senator Julia Salazar @salazarsenate.bsky.social · Jan 9

The fatal beating of Robert Brooks by corrections officers, which was enabled by passive medical staff at the scene and captured on body cameras whose footage is now public, not only underscores the urgency of comprehensive DOCCS reform, but also makes this pressing need patently undeniable.

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NYS Senator Julia Salazar @salazarsenate.bsky.social · Jan 9

The SCOC is charged with the indispensable role of ensuring our corrections system is safe, secure, and humane, and yet New York’s prisons continue to foster terrible violence, suffering, and distress. Read the Katal Center's press release here: katalcenter.org/the-state-co...

The State Commission of Correction is Failing to Keep Incarcerated People Safe - Katal Center for Equity, Health, and Justice

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, January 9, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, [email protected] • 347-201-2769 Follow on Twitter/X @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers With Jails and Prisons from Rikers to Marcy i...

katalcenter.org

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NYS Senator Julia Salazar @salazarsenate.bsky.social · Jan 8

Being sworn in to serve New York State on the first day of Senate session 2025-2026! Let's get it done.

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NYS Senator Julia Salazar @salazarsenate.bsky.social · Jan 8

@juliasalazar.bsky.social The op-ed (co-authored by Kieran Harrington and I) in support of the Housing Access Voucher Program was published today in the Albany Times-Union! Read on to learn more about the rigorous HAVP bill.

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NYS Senator Julia Salazar @salazarsenate.bsky.social · Jan 7

Suspensions and resignations won’t bring justice to Robert Brooks. Arrests must be made to show that brutality and abuse of power have no place in our NYS correctional system. BPHA Caucus is right; no more delays. #JusticeForRobertBrooks

NYS Senator Julia Salazar @salazarsenate.bsky.social · Jan 2

The Tenant Support Unit is back! On 1/8, get free assistance with repairs, landlord harassment, eviction protection and referrals for free legal help | ¡La Unidad de Apoyo al Inquilinos regresa! En 1/8, obtene ayuda gratis de un especialista en apoyo al inquilino de la ciudad de Nueva York.