@ebottcher.bsky.social
Erik Bottcher
Politician
New York City Council Member, District 3, Manhattan #Village #Chelsea #HellsKitchen #TimesSquare🗽🏳️🌈🚲♻️🐕
Politician
New York City Council Member, District 3, Manhattan #Village #Chelsea #HellsKitchen #TimesSquare🗽🏳️🌈🚲♻️🐕
Thank you Isa Farfan of @hyperallergic.com for covering our @council.nyc.gov Cultural Affairs hearing on censorship in the arts. We heard directly from artists, advocates, and cultural leaders. hyperallergic.com/1059669/how-...
How Can NYC Artists Push Back Against Censorship?
A City Council hearing featured testimony from artists and cultural leaders on funding and free speech, particularly under threats from the Trump administration.
hyperallergic.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Thank you Isa Farfan of @hyperallergic.com for covering our @council.nyc.gov Cultural Affairs hearing on censorship in the arts. We heard directly from artists, advocates, and cultural leaders. hyperallergic.com/1059669/how-...
Join @nyc-dot.bsky.social on 12/5, 1PM-2:30PM online to learn about accessibility improvements and tools that keep buses moving safely.
ASL & captions included.
Register: bit.ly/BusAccessibility
ASL & captions included.
Register: bit.ly/BusAccessibility
November 25, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Join @nyc-dot.bsky.social on 12/5, 1PM-2:30PM online to learn about accessibility improvements and tools that keep buses moving safely.
ASL & captions included.
Register: bit.ly/BusAccessibility
ASL & captions included.
Register: bit.ly/BusAccessibility
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New York’s housing crisis demands action. Co-ops like Penn South keep families stable, but rising costs threaten their future. We must renew and strengthen J-51 through 2035 so co-ops can stay affordable and go green — without pushing residents out.
November 25, 2025 at 7:58 PM
New York’s housing crisis demands action. Co-ops like Penn South keep families stable, but rising costs threaten their future. We must renew and strengthen J-51 through 2035 so co-ops can stay affordable and go green — without pushing residents out.
Penn Station is long overdue for the world class experience New Yorkers deserve 🚆
Yesterday I sat down with “Train Daddy” himself, Andy Byford, for a Policy Perspectives conversation on the future of Penn Station, through running, and what it will take to finally fix this vital gateway to our city.
Yesterday I sat down with “Train Daddy” himself, Andy Byford, for a Policy Perspectives conversation on the future of Penn Station, through running, and what it will take to finally fix this vital gateway to our city.
November 25, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Penn Station is long overdue for the world class experience New Yorkers deserve 🚆
Yesterday I sat down with “Train Daddy” himself, Andy Byford, for a Policy Perspectives conversation on the future of Penn Station, through running, and what it will take to finally fix this vital gateway to our city.
Yesterday I sat down with “Train Daddy” himself, Andy Byford, for a Policy Perspectives conversation on the future of Penn Station, through running, and what it will take to finally fix this vital gateway to our city.
🩸Blood Drive - Today!
Tuesday, November 25 | 1PM - 7PM
Building 8A - 8A Community Room
✅ Walk-ins welcome!
✅ Must be 16+ years old
✅ Remember to eat, drink, and bring a photo ID or donor card
Be someone's reason to be thankful - every donor makes a difference.
Tuesday, November 25 | 1PM - 7PM
Building 8A - 8A Community Room
✅ Walk-ins welcome!
✅ Must be 16+ years old
✅ Remember to eat, drink, and bring a photo ID or donor card
Be someone's reason to be thankful - every donor makes a difference.
November 25, 2025 at 5:50 PM
🩸Blood Drive - Today!
Tuesday, November 25 | 1PM - 7PM
Building 8A - 8A Community Room
✅ Walk-ins welcome!
✅ Must be 16+ years old
✅ Remember to eat, drink, and bring a photo ID or donor card
Be someone's reason to be thankful - every donor makes a difference.
Tuesday, November 25 | 1PM - 7PM
Building 8A - 8A Community Room
✅ Walk-ins welcome!
✅ Must be 16+ years old
✅ Remember to eat, drink, and bring a photo ID or donor card
Be someone's reason to be thankful - every donor makes a difference.
Step into the Winter Wonderland Open House! Celebrate the season with a festive afternoon filled with fun crafts, delicious seasonal treats, and cheerful moments with Santa himself. 🎅❤️
Join the fun on Saturday, December 13, from 11am–1pm at the McBurney YMCA. 🎄✨
Free and for the whole family!
Join the fun on Saturday, December 13, from 11am–1pm at the McBurney YMCA. 🎄✨
Free and for the whole family!
November 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Step into the Winter Wonderland Open House! Celebrate the season with a festive afternoon filled with fun crafts, delicious seasonal treats, and cheerful moments with Santa himself. 🎅❤️
Join the fun on Saturday, December 13, from 11am–1pm at the McBurney YMCA. 🎄✨
Free and for the whole family!
Join the fun on Saturday, December 13, from 11am–1pm at the McBurney YMCA. 🎄✨
Free and for the whole family!
World AIDS Day Panel Discussion
45 Years Later: A Discussion on the AIDS Generation in Older Adulthood
Presented by the Department for the Aging.
📅 December 1, 2025
🕚 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM (admission from 10:00–10:40 AM)
📍 4 World Trade Center
RSVP: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
45 Years Later: A Discussion on the AIDS Generation in Older Adulthood
Presented by the Department for the Aging.
📅 December 1, 2025
🕚 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM (admission from 10:00–10:40 AM)
📍 4 World Trade Center
RSVP: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
November 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM
World AIDS Day Panel Discussion
45 Years Later: A Discussion on the AIDS Generation in Older Adulthood
Presented by the Department for the Aging.
📅 December 1, 2025
🕚 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM (admission from 10:00–10:40 AM)
📍 4 World Trade Center
RSVP: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
45 Years Later: A Discussion on the AIDS Generation in Older Adulthood
Presented by the Department for the Aging.
📅 December 1, 2025
🕚 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM (admission from 10:00–10:40 AM)
📍 4 World Trade Center
RSVP: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Since taking office, I’ve hosted a regular series of Policy Perspectives conversations with leaders and experts who are shaping the future of our city. These forums are an opportunity to hear directly from the people making decisions that affect our lives - and to ask them your questions.
November 23, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Since taking office, I’ve hosted a regular series of Policy Perspectives conversations with leaders and experts who are shaping the future of our city. These forums are an opportunity to hear directly from the people making decisions that affect our lives - and to ask them your questions.
Joined organizer Jesse Greenwald and amazing volunteers to train and canvass businesses in Chelsea and Hell’s Kitchen to prepare for potential ICE activity. We are making sure workers and business owners know their rights, have a plan, and feel supported by their community.
November 23, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Joined organizer Jesse Greenwald and amazing volunteers to train and canvass businesses in Chelsea and Hell’s Kitchen to prepare for potential ICE activity. We are making sure workers and business owners know their rights, have a plan, and feel supported by their community.
Big win for Hell’s Kitchen. I’m proud to announce the new Manhattan Cruise Terminal Community Fund — established after years of advocacy and legislation which will channel up to $1.3 million in its first year into our neighborhood for cleaner air, safer streets, and real investment in our community.
November 23, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Big win for Hell’s Kitchen. I’m proud to announce the new Manhattan Cruise Terminal Community Fund — established after years of advocacy and legislation which will channel up to $1.3 million in its first year into our neighborhood for cleaner air, safer streets, and real investment in our community.
From @nycsanitation.bsky.social: There's NO pickup Thurs., Nov. 27, Thanksgiving.
If that’s your normal TRASH or COMPOST day, set items out Thurs. evening for pickup starting Fri., Nov. 28.
If that's your normal RECYCLING day, set them out for pickup on Thurs. Dec. 4.
Info: on.nyc.gov/3LLMu3M
If that’s your normal TRASH or COMPOST day, set items out Thurs. evening for pickup starting Fri., Nov. 28.
If that's your normal RECYCLING day, set them out for pickup on Thurs. Dec. 4.
Info: on.nyc.gov/3LLMu3M
November 23, 2025 at 4:47 PM
From @nycsanitation.bsky.social: There's NO pickup Thurs., Nov. 27, Thanksgiving.
If that’s your normal TRASH or COMPOST day, set items out Thurs. evening for pickup starting Fri., Nov. 28.
If that's your normal RECYCLING day, set them out for pickup on Thurs. Dec. 4.
Info: on.nyc.gov/3LLMu3M
If that’s your normal TRASH or COMPOST day, set items out Thurs. evening for pickup starting Fri., Nov. 28.
If that's your normal RECYCLING day, set them out for pickup on Thurs. Dec. 4.
Info: on.nyc.gov/3LLMu3M
I’m excited to share that this year we packed and delivered 1,547 BAGS OF FRESH PRODUCE across the district! Thank you to our incredible partners and volunteers — especially Rethink Food, who not only supplied a place to pack, but also provided transportation to deliver to all the senior centers.
November 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I’m excited to share that this year we packed and delivered 1,547 BAGS OF FRESH PRODUCE across the district! Thank you to our incredible partners and volunteers — especially Rethink Food, who not only supplied a place to pack, but also provided transportation to deliver to all the senior centers.
This week, as Chair of the City Council’s Committee on Cultural Affairs, I led an oversight hearing on censorship in the arts. We heard from artists, advocates, and cultural leaders about how recent federal attacks on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs are chilling creative
November 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM
This week, as Chair of the City Council’s Committee on Cultural Affairs, I led an oversight hearing on censorship in the arts. We heard from artists, advocates, and cultural leaders about how recent federal attacks on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs are chilling creative
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Last night, LGBTQIA+ New Yorkers joined us in the People’s House for our Transgender Day of Remembrance Ceremony to remember and honor those we have lost to transphobic violence.
November 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Last night, LGBTQIA+ New Yorkers joined us in the People’s House for our Transgender Day of Remembrance Ceremony to remember and honor those we have lost to transphobic violence.
Thank you, La Luchadora, for your decades of fearless service to Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, Puerto Rico, and beyond. First Puerto Rican woman in Congress and forever our fighter. You opened doors, changed lives, and never backed down.
Breaking News: Nydia Velázquez, a Democratic trailblazer and 16-term New York congresswoman, announced she will retire next year.
Nydia Velázquez, a New York Trailblazer in Congress, to Retire Next Year
Ms. Velázquez, 72, a 16-term congresswoman, said it was time for a new generation of Democrats to step forward.
nyti.ms
November 20, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Thank you, La Luchadora, for your decades of fearless service to Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, Puerto Rico, and beyond. First Puerto Rican woman in Congress and forever our fighter. You opened doors, changed lives, and never backed down.
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Join us for Transgender Day of Remembrance Honoring lives lost to anti-trans violence.
📅 Thursday, November 20, 2025
⏰ 5:30 PM (Doors 5:00)
📍 Council Chambers, City Hall
RSVP by November 17: council.nyc.gov/events or call (212) 482-4120q
📅 Thursday, November 20, 2025
⏰ 5:30 PM (Doors 5:00)
📍 Council Chambers, City Hall
RSVP by November 17: council.nyc.gov/events or call (212) 482-4120q
November 18, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Join us for Transgender Day of Remembrance Honoring lives lost to anti-trans violence.
📅 Thursday, November 20, 2025
⏰ 5:30 PM (Doors 5:00)
📍 Council Chambers, City Hall
RSVP by November 17: council.nyc.gov/events or call (212) 482-4120q
📅 Thursday, November 20, 2025
⏰ 5:30 PM (Doors 5:00)
📍 Council Chambers, City Hall
RSVP by November 17: council.nyc.gov/events or call (212) 482-4120q
NYC Small Business Services & Dept of Environmental Protection are helping businesses prepare for floods! RSVP to receive a FREE flood kit.
Flood Preparedness Town Hall
🗓️: Monday, Dec. 8
⏰: 6:00 PM -8:30 PM
📍New York Law School 185 W Broadway
RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/flood-prep...
Flood Preparedness Town Hall
🗓️: Monday, Dec. 8
⏰: 6:00 PM -8:30 PM
📍New York Law School 185 W Broadway
RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/flood-prep...
November 20, 2025 at 7:19 PM
NYC Small Business Services & Dept of Environmental Protection are helping businesses prepare for floods! RSVP to receive a FREE flood kit.
Flood Preparedness Town Hall
🗓️: Monday, Dec. 8
⏰: 6:00 PM -8:30 PM
📍New York Law School 185 W Broadway
RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/flood-prep...
Flood Preparedness Town Hall
🗓️: Monday, Dec. 8
⏰: 6:00 PM -8:30 PM
📍New York Law School 185 W Broadway
RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/flood-prep...
As the Chair of the NYC Council’s Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries, and International Intergroup Relations, I am writing to let you know about our upcoming oversight hearing that will delve into a timely topic: censorship of the arts.
November 20, 2025 at 3:38 AM
As the Chair of the NYC Council’s Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries, and International Intergroup Relations, I am writing to let you know about our upcoming oversight hearing that will delve into a timely topic: censorship of the arts.
Join us for a community canvass to educate local business owners and managers about constitutional rights and how to protect employees and customers during an ICE raid. RSVP! bit.ly/chelsea-hk-ice
November 19, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Join us for a community canvass to educate local business owners and managers about constitutional rights and how to protect employees and customers during an ICE raid. RSVP! bit.ly/chelsea-hk-ice
It was great to attend the NYCHA Fulton Houses Tenants Association meeting!
November 19, 2025 at 12:20 AM
It was great to attend the NYCHA Fulton Houses Tenants Association meeting!
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Thank you, Council Member @ebottcher.bsky.social, for standing with NYC Paraprofessionals at Thursday’s rally.
He knows that NYC paras deserve to be supported by passing the RESPECT Check!
He knows that NYC paras deserve to be supported by passing the RESPECT Check!
November 17, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Thank you, Council Member @ebottcher.bsky.social, for standing with NYC Paraprofessionals at Thursday’s rally.
He knows that NYC paras deserve to be supported by passing the RESPECT Check!
He knows that NYC paras deserve to be supported by passing the RESPECT Check!