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Mark D. Levine @marklevinenyc.bsky.social · 5d

Data on shootings in NYC so far in 2025 is just out:

Lowest on record for first nine months of any year in NYC history. Ever. Since modern reporting began in 1960s.

Remind the world of this every time Trump says he is going to send the military into our streets to save us.

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Mark D. Levine @marklevinenyc.bsky.social · 7d

This will damage the nation’s largest and most important economic engine but hey this administration is always happy to shoot the country in the foot in the name of political vengeance…

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Mark D. Levine @marklevinenyc.bsky.social · 8d

The current homepage of HUD.gov.

This is unhinged. This should not be legal.

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Mark D. Levine @marklevinenyc.bsky.social · 8d

NYC is a trillion-dollar economy that sends far more to Washington in taxes than we ever get back (unlike most red states living off our subsidy).

If Trump cuts our federal funding, will he also stop collecting our taxes?

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 8d

President Trump threatened to cut off federal funding to New York City if front-runner Zohran Mamdani is elected mayor.

Mamdani needs the money “to fulfill all of his FAKE Communist promises,” Trump wrote of the democratic socialist.

After Adams exit, Mamdani looks to solidify lead in NYC as Trump meddles

The front-runner faces a field of opponents led by former New York governor Andrew M. Cuomo, a Democrat who is running as an independent and hoping to pull off an upset.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Mark D. Levine @marklevinenyc.bsky.social · 12d

NEW: Monthly data just out shows NYC lost 4,500 jobs in August.

The employment slowdown is real, nationally and locally.

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Melissa Moschitto @anthromel.bsky.social · 13d

Trans and gender expansive students in NYC are under attack. Thank you Manhattan Borough President @marklevinenyc.bsky.social for pushing back against this dangerous rhetoric. NYC Mayor Eric Adams should be ashamed.

Mark D. Levine @marklevinenyc.bsky.social · 13d

The Trump admin has threatened to cut funding for magnet schools in NYC unless we abandon our policies ensuring respect for trans students.

Alarmingly the mayor has responded by echoing Trump’s talking points.

My letter urging the City to stand firm in the face of this threat:

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Mark D. Levine @marklevinenyc.bsky.social · 13d

The Trump admin has threatened to cut funding for magnet schools in NYC unless we abandon our policies ensuring respect for trans students.

Alarmingly the mayor has responded by echoing Trump’s talking points.

My letter urging the City to stand firm in the face of this threat:

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Craig Spencer MD MPH @craigspencer.bsky.social · 14d

After yesterday’s rambling press conference on acetaminophen and autism, I wrote for TIME about the disastrous medical guidance offered by the president and why this was even worse than the ‘inject bleach’ press conference during Covid

OpEd and accompanying video interview👇
time.com/7319680/crai...

Trump Is Breaking Americans’ Trust in Doctors

"The President riffed on claims so easily disproven that they bordered on absurd," writes Dr. Craig Spencer.

time.com

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Juan Manuel Benítez @juanmabenitez.bsky.social · 18d

Read the recap of my wide-ranging interview with @marklevinenyc.bsky.social for the “Juan Manuel Benítez Wants to Know” podcast! open.substack.com/pub/juanmabe...

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Mark D. Levine @marklevinenyc.bsky.social · 19d

Big news: With RFK Jr waging an all-out war on science, Northeast states are standing up the Northeast Public Health Collaborative to make our own vaccine recommendations and coordinate strategy. Includes NYS, NYC, NJ, MA, CT, RI, PA & ME.

We need much more of this.

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Mark D. Levine @marklevinenyc.bsky.social · 27d

The sky over the WTC memorial is crystal blue clear right now. Exactly like it was on that horrific day 24 years ago.

I am feeling painful parallels this morning to that horrible time. This is truly the most fearful for the future of our country I’ve felt since then.

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Mark D. Levine @marklevinenyc.bsky.social · Sep 5

A major economic challenge we're not talking enough about: It's getting harder and harder for young people to find entry-level jobs. We are definitely feeling this in NYC.

Nat’l unemployment rate for ages 16-24 just hit 10.5%, highest it's been since the pandemic. Rising steadily.

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Mark D. Levine @marklevinenyc.bsky.social · Sep 5

Great news: In response to RFK’s anti-vax moves last week, NY will allow pharmacies to provide covid vax WITHOUT a prescription. (Age 3+)

Hochul to Sign Order to Get Around U.S. Limits on Covid Vaccine

www.nytimes.com

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Mark D. Levine @marklevinenyc.bsky.social · Sep 3

Let’s be clear: Trump intervening in the NYC mayor’s race will be political poison to any candidate who benefits.

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Mark D. Levine @marklevinenyc.bsky.social · Aug 28

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Mark D. Levine @marklevinenyc.bsky.social · Aug 28

Tonight one of the CDC’s top public health leaders, Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, has resigned from his post.

Below is his full resignation letter.

You should read every word.

This is a truly scary moment for public health in America.
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Mark D. Levine @marklevinenyc.bsky.social · Aug 28

The disaster unfolding:
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CDC director being ousted refuses to resign, says RFK Jr. is ‘weaponizing public health’

Susan Monarez was confirmed as the CDC’s director in July. Three top agency officials announced resignations as the Trump administration moved to oust her.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Mark D. Levine @marklevinenyc.bsky.social · Aug 28

There is a purge underway tonight because those professionals have refused to roll over as RFK ramps up his war on the covid vaccine.

We are entering uncharted territory. The foundations of public health in the country are cracking.
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Mark D. Levine @marklevinenyc.bsky.social · Aug 28

Americans need to understand what’s happening tonight at the CDC.

This was an agency held together over the last 7 months by scientists with decades of experience in public health, who hung on despite a relentless assault on science-based policy by RFK and Trump.
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Mark D. Levine @marklevinenyc.bsky.social · Aug 26

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Thee NYC angry black latina mom! ♉️🇩🇴🗽 🐝💛 @urbanmodernism.bsky.social · Aug 26

Do yourself a favor and follow Mark Levine, Manhattan Borough President. If you want real NYC insight—not the nonsense takes—he’s the one to watch

Mark D. Levine @marklevinenyc.bsky.social · Aug 26

What Trump has done so far to help fight crime in NYC:
* Cut our FEMA anti-terror funding
* Cut our DOJ gun violence prevention grant
* Proposed cutting our DOJ funding for hate crime response
* And most importantly: Refused to lift a finger to stop the flow of guns into NYC from other states

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Mark D. Levine @marklevinenyc.bsky.social · Aug 26

What Trump has done so far to help fight crime in NYC:
* Cut our FEMA anti-terror funding
* Cut our DOJ gun violence prevention grant
* Proposed cutting our DOJ funding for hate crime response
* And most importantly: Refused to lift a finger to stop the flow of guns into NYC from other states

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Mark D. Levine @marklevinenyc.bsky.social · Aug 25

Article:

How the Electoral College Could Tilt Further From Democrats Amid Redistricting and Population Shifts

With red states growing fast, the Democratic Party will have a tough path to the White House without making more states competitive, according to a New York Times analysis.

www.nytimes.com

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Mark D. Levine @marklevinenyc.bsky.social · Aug 25

It’s much harder to build housing in Blue states than it is in Red states.

So yes people are moving away from Blue states.

One more reason that addressing the housing shortage in NY and elsewhere must be an urgent priority.

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Mark D. Levine @marklevinenyc.bsky.social · Aug 21

The outskirts of Hurricane Erin will impact NYC’s coastal areas tonight.

A High Surf Advisory (up to 9-16 ft) & High Rip Current Risk are in effect through Fri.

NWS has issued a coastal flood advisory, with a warning for SE Queens.

Please stay out of dangerous surf & use caution near shoreline.

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