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CORONAVIRUS & MONKEYPOX
1. HERE’S THE NY SCOOP
THE STATS:
18, 319,004vaccines administered across NYC 1,519 new hospitalizations 11,642 new cases (wear your masks) 1,960Monkeypox Cases in NY (no update)
GOOD NEWS
Tourists Keep The Broadway Phantom Alive – The Phantom of the Opera was going to have its last curtain call after its 35th anniversary. However, once tourist got the news, ticket sales spiked! The musical saw its highest-grossing week ever: $2.2 million. Broadways announced an eight-week extension of the run, to April 16.
Where To Find Mocktails In NYC? – With nonalcoholic drinks becoming the new norm among young New Yorkers, bars are updating their menus to meet the growing needs of sober New Yorkers. Between August 2021 and August 2022, total dollar sales of nonalcoholic drinks in the US stood at $395 million, showing a year-on-year growth of 20.6%! Buh bye White Claw, hello Smartwater!
BAD NEWS
NYPD And Medical Workers Sweep The Streets – Mayor Adams latest effort to make NYC safer is to remove anyone who is considered mentally ill to care for themselves, even if they do not pose a threat to others. Wait, but who is making the call? The NYPD…yeah, ok we see compassion from them all the time…
FROM THE EDITOR
2. WE MADE IT TO 100!!!!!
hey! hola! 你好! Thank you so much for letting us into your inbox every Tuesday! Your messages of feedback, positivity and encouragement make writing these newsletters worth it!
WE MADE IT TO 100… SO WHAT’S NEXT? We want to continue meeting amazing New Yorkers! So come on, don’t be shy, reply to this email or slip into our DM’s. You make this community so special and we want to hear how you do your part in making NYC a better place.
Don’t you love when someone gets you? One of the best parts of dating someone is connecting with them on a deeper level… like discovering they have the same love for early 2000’s Emo rock as you do. That’s why we love the Blink Date. No more wasting time swiping through hundreds of profiles or messaging with flaky people. All you do is tell Blink what you’re looking for and when you’re free and they set you up on a phone date. You’ll be surprised how much you can get to know someone in just 10 minutes! Want to try it out? Sign up for the waitlist today!
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CORONAVIRUS & MONKEYPOX
1. HERE’S THE NY SCOOP
THE STATS:
18, 319, 004 vaccines administered across NYC 598 new hospitalizations 6,933 new cases (wear your masks) 4,148 Monkeypox Cases in NY
GOOD NEWS
A New Soccer Stadium is Coming to NYC – A 25,000 seat stadium for The New York City Football Club is set to open in Willets Point in Queens by 2027. The project includes affordable housing for 2,500 homes, the city’s largest development since the Mitchell-Lama developments of the 1970s! Gooooooal!
Does Composting Save Lives? – Turns out composting is pretty legit. Queens implemented a composting program in October that has already prevented 1 million pounds of food scraps and yard waste from landfills. Biggest pro? Less rats!
BAD NEWS
This Weed Isn’t Going Anywhere– Almost 300K lbs of cannabis have no place to go. Worth nearly $750 Million dollars, the weed has been in limbo as the city delayed giving permits out to NY dispensaries. The first applications were approved just yesterday.
WORDS OF ADVICE
2. LAYOFF SCHMAYOFFS…
IS NYC ALL DOOM AND GLOOM RIGHT NOW? With layoffs, an upcoming recession, and the rapture that is Elon Musk taking over Twitter has got us all wondering…Is New York City also about to go under?
Alas, the future is not so grim. When large companies are tightening up, others are thriving. Just take a look atBuiltinNYC, where there are over 7,000 open roles across 600 companies hiring right now in NY.
Plus, don’t forget about the $350 million cash infusionGovernor Kathy Hochul signed to create the NYS Office of Strategic Workforce Development (OSWD) to support NY’s workforce with job creation, training and investment into new technologies.
WE’RE HERE FOR YOU! If you’re hiring, looking for a new role or starting up your own business, we want to support you! Reply back to this email and we’ll add it to the next newsletter.
It’s cuffin’ season folks! And as New Yorkers, we know you’re way too busy to be swiping and messaging for hours and hours each day! Don’t you wish there was a way to skip to the good part?
Ciaooo! reader Taly Matiteyahu may have found the solution! Last year, Taly launched Blink Date – a swipe-free dating app that connects you with people for phone dates, so you can get to know someone without weeks of texting first.
You’d be surprised how easy it is to meet and vibe with someone. Curious what it’s like? Just listen to the podcast above to hear a real Blink Date and sign up for the waitlist today.
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CORONAVIRUS & MONKEYPOX
1. HERE’S THE NY SCOOP
THE STATS:
18, 311,476 vaccines administered across NYC 1,184 new hospitalizations 10,210 new cases (wear your masks) 4,140 Monkeypox Cases in NY
GOOD NEWS
Abortion Rights are Safe in NYC- With Kathy Hochul’s gubernatorial win, NYC’s abortion rights are staying put. NYC is launching the first-in-nation phone line to connect anyone in NYC to licensed local providers for financial support, transportation and lodging. Call 877-NYC-AHUB.
Famed Party Spot of the 2010s Jane Hotel is Closing – Rest in Power Jane Hotel. Too many nights of debauchery were spent here, and to be honest, we’re surprised it was still around. In any case, the bad news is the hotel is being replaced by yet another members-only club. Ok we get it people, you wanna be another Soho House but like “different”!
BAD NEWS
Voting Isn’t Cool Anymore, ApparentlyFewer New Yorkers cast ballots in this election than 4 years ago, with the 5 boroughs seeing the steepest declines. What happened to us? We used to be cool.
THROWBACK MACHINE
2. SO…WHAT WAS NYC LIKE IN THE 2000’S?
This week we’re taking a deep dive into the ciaooo! mag time machine and entering the 2000’s, when Giuliani was Mayor, texting was revolutionary, and Shaggy dominated the radio waves.
A QUICK RECAP ON THE TOP HITS OF NOVEMBER 15, 2000
Top TV Show: Survivor
Top Radio Hit: With Arms Wide Open – Creed
Top Movie: Charlie’s Angels
Top Phone: Nokia 3310
Top Music Player: The iPod comes out
Top News: The controversial election between George Bush vs Al Gore, the Mad Cow Disease Outbreak and controversy over background checks on gun control.
The year is 2000. Hilary Clinton has just been elected to the NY Senate and Mayor Giuliani is at the helm. NYC’s crime level is at a historic low. After 7 years of a consistent downward trend on crime, NYC has become the safest large city in America. But what was it that made NYC so safe, compared to today? Before Giuliani’s Trump fused fiasco, Giuliani was once respected for cleaning up NYC’s streets. His aggressive, albeit controversial and racist policy included cracking down on all crimes, from minor ones like subway-fare beatings (155,000 ppl were jumping turnstiles everyday) to taking down mafia bosses. According to police commissioner Bernard B Kerik, their “Quality of Life Initiative 2000” was one of the most “successful public safety efforts ever undertaken”. In Giuliani’s time he granted some progressive reform including:
Protection for undocumented immigrants and allowing their children to go to school.
Domestic partnership rights for gay and lesbian New Yorkers.
Fun Fact: Giuliani was credited with popularizing the perp walk, or public shaming and parading of suspects in front of the press.
Controversially, he also employed incredibly racist tactics like “Stop and Frisk” which targeted people of color. He was known for supporting the NYPD despite the horrific shootings of innocent black men like Amadou Diallo.
SO HOW DIFFERENT IS IT FROM TODAY?
Apparently, not much more. Replace Giuliani with current Mayor Eric Adams; you’ve got some parallels. Both were government veterans, with Giuliani as former District Attorney and Adams as Police Commissioner. Both believe in being “tough on crime,” whose solutions mainly fixate on adding more police to the streets instead of implementing more social services or establishing relationships between communities and the NYPD.
Over 20 years apart, both have been accused of targeting thehomelessand throwing them off the streets. While Giuliani was credited with making NYC safer, he had a lot of factors supporting him, including a growing economy nationwide, the end of the crack epidemic, and an influx of immigrants boosting the NYC economy.
There are some significant differences, though, including the legalization and standardization of cannabis, an influx of climate change initiatives, and an incredibly diverse population that has and can implement real change! We’re excited to see what happens next! What do you think? Feel free to write us back!
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Swiping is so 2000s. Remember back in your high school days when you’d spend hours talking to your crush on the phone? You’d learn all about them, which is a LOT more than we can say for today’s dating apps, where we just text back and forth until one person flakes, ghosts, or worse, does both.
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Oh, We’re About to Become Snitches– If you’re a biker, or just overall citizen, a new bill is being sponsored that would allow anyone to report any vehicle blocking a bike or bus lane or sidewalk resulting in a $175 ticket (and $44 throwback to the snitch). Side hustle..what???
BAD NEWS
NY’s Concealed Carry Gun Law Temporarily Blocked A judge in Syracuse ruled that people can no longer carry guns in Times Square, public playgrounds, libraries, nurseries and preschools, “but mental hospitals, places of worship, public parks, zoos, theaters, conference centers, protests and bars are no longer off limits”. Bruh…what?
GIVE US THE SCOOP
2. WHAT’S ON THE BALLOT THIS YEAR?
IT’S VOTING DAY! Today, you, yes, you and millions of other voters will help to shape the future of America. If that sounds dramatic, it’s because it is! And it is absolutely true!
Today, we’ll be voting on Congress, state houses, governor’s seats, local offices and here in NY, ballot measures surrounding issues like the cost of living, climate change and racial justice.
WHY SHOULD WE CARE ABOUT THE MIDTERMS? Just like high school, midterms are essential to the trajectory of your school year, or in America’s case, the next presidential election. How we do in this election will dictate what party will be in control of the House and Senate. If you want a little refresher on what this means, check out our handy guide (with pictures) to the elections here.
According to the Cook Political Report,212 districts are leaning right, and only 187 are left leaning. A party must win 218 House seats for a majority, and we’ll find out shortly who will be the next majority leader.
MEANWHILE, IN NEW YORK CITY There are over4.9 million active voters in NYC, yet, only 18% or about 884,000 people have voted as of this morning. As mentioned in our last newsletter, this year’s midterms are especially contentious as several Democratic-held offices like Oregon, Nevada, Wisconsin, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, New Mexico, and even New York could potentially swing Republican. It’s a tight race.
SO, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR YOU? In NYC, we’re keeping our eyes on the Hochul (L) vs Zeldin (R) racefor governor, which will impact abortion rights, climate change, affordable housing and crime. Here’s a very brief breakdown below:
Abortion Rights – Hochul is pro-abortion, whereas Zeldin co-sponsored legislation that would ban most abortions.
Crime – Hochul supports limits on gun ownership. Zeldin is for gun ownership. He also plans to suspend bail reform & implement a harsher stance on crime, making safety one of his top priorities.
Affordable Housing – Hochul has a five-year, $25 billion plan to create 100k new homes. Zeldin has not put a plan in place yet.
Fracking – Hochul is against fracking upstate. Zeldin is pro fracking due to the number of jobs and boost to the economy.
Taxes – Both candidates have pledged to cut taxes but Zeldin wants to remove income tax entirely in NY.
So, make sure you go and vote! Have any questions – feel free to write back and we’ll respond!
Bruh…It’s getting dark a LOT earlier now– Daylight saving time ends this Sunday, November 6th, 2022. Sunset this Sunday will be at 4:46pm. Welp..Seasonal depression, here we come.
GIVE US THE SCOOP
2. WHAT’S ON THE BALLOT THIS YEAR?
Y’ALL. SO MUCH IS HAPPENING THIS ELECTION. This year’s midterm elections are volatile! For the first time in 20 years, it seems NY may be in danger of turning into a…red state! In a post-pandemic city with rising crime, rent and gas prices, New Yorkers are turning to Republican candidates in key districts. That’s why it’s more important than ever that you vote.
FYI: Early voting is happening now and ends Sunday, Nov. 6, two days before Election Day.
WHO’S ON THE BALLOT?
Governor: Incumbent Kathy Hochul (D) is going against Lee Zeldin (R). Polls are showing a close race.
Senator: 5 Time Senator Chuck Schumer (D) is running against Joe Pinion (R).
Attorney general: Current AG, Letitia James, is running against Michael Henry (R). Letitia James is known for filing lawsuits against Trump for lying on his taxes & the sexual assault claims against former Gov Cuomo.
State Senate and Assembly Seats – Over 26 seats are up for grabs this election, and in neighborhoods like South Brooklyn, Staten Island and the Hudson Valley, Republican candidates are inching closer to the finish line.
AN ACT TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE You’ll also be asked whether to approve the Environmental Bond Act of 2022, aka The “Clean Water, Clean Air, and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act”. This would allow New York to borrow up to $4.2 billion, through a bond issuance, for projects related to greenhouse gas emissions, flood risk, clean water, land conservation, and other climate-related matters. The last Bond Act was passed over 20 years ago.
Critics argue that NY is already in debt and doesn’t need more. While literally everyone else who has some semblance of care for the planet and the future of NY has approved of it. Even the fiscally conservative state comptroller, Thomas DiNapoli has approved of it.
A BALLOT PROPOSAL FOR RACIAL JUSTICE? Ballot proposals allow you to vote directly on an issue. They are brought to light by elected officials. This year, you can expectballot proposals on racial justice that will:
Add a Statement of Values to Guide Government – apreambleto all city charters to add the value “just and equitable city for all”.
Develop a new city agency and commission specifically for improving racial equity.
Measure and create a new “true cost of living” specific to NYC and not the nation (since we all know NYC is much more expensive than say…Charlotte).
SO WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO? LOTS of big issues are in the midterm elections this year, so make sure you go out and vote!
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