We live in a district with rich history and deep cultural significance. From the top of the district to its bottom where we welcomed immigrants from across the sea, the history of Lower Manhattan is vast and a source of…
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Giving Back This Holiday Season
Even in 2020, many of us in New York City have much to be thankful for in our lives. Healthy and happy families being foremost. And being surrounded, as well, by strong and wonderful communities of friends and loved ones.…
Small Business Saturday Is So Critical This Year
Covid-19 has been good to Amazon. Jeff Bezos got a lot richer. Our local stores and restaurants however have been suffering. As our city climbs out from this pandemic we need to get people back into stores and local establishments. And Small…
Maud Speaks at Rally in Support of SHSAT
Maud participated in a protest Friday against the Mayor and Chancellor's delay in setting a testing date for the SHSAT test; as well as, for the Gifted & Talented program. Of course, the delay and lack of details have frustrated…
Happy Birthday Kamala Harris
It's amazing to think that nearly four years ago I cast a vote for what we all hoped would be the first female president. But we have another opportunity to see an equally strong female leader in the White House.…
Downtown Needs Transparency in Housing Homeless
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s decision to move approximately 240 homeless men from one hotel to another is the wrong decision. For the men who are being treated like political chess pieces. And for the Downtown Manhattan FiDi community ignored and…
Ribbon Cutting at French Dual Language Pre-K
Maud attended a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the opening of the French Dual Language Universal pre-Kindergarten (UPK) at the UPK center on East 76th Street. An achievement fought for over many months. Councilmember Ben Kallos acknowledged the multiyear effort…
Today We Launch #DowntownTogether
Neighbors, In this moment when we are relying on our communities, neighbors and local government like never before, I wanted to take the opportunity to talk with you. And to listen to you. So today I am launching #DowntownTogether. It’s…
Discussion: Public Schools, Women in Politics
I sat down last December with women-owned business advocates FromAtoSHE -- we spoke about school diversity, life in New York City and what it means to be a women in politics. You can read the article here and see our…
A Perk for N.Y.’s Richest Areas: First Dibs on Top Public Schools
The New York Times ran a piece about High School admission on Aug 27, 2020 which quoted me saying that the creation of academically strong, and therefore coveted schools, should be “replicated.” And they should! We need to stop the…
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