The MTA's announced A train shut down for five months is unacceptable. In 2019, the MTA repeatedly insisted the only way to fix the L train was to shut it down for 18 months. I brought outside experts together and used innovative technology to get the necessary work done ahead of schedule, while keeping the trains running.
To make such disgusting comments in New York, the home of more Puerto Ricans than anywhere outside of Puerto Rico is even more obnoxious and an insult to all who live here.
From worst to first, this new and well-deserved recognition is a testament to the hardworking men and women in my administration that oversaw this $8 billion transformation under difficult circumstances, in record time and on-budget.
During the last four years, the debate over COVID in nursing homes has been weaponized, distorted and contorted beyond recognition by those using this situation for their own politics. However, anytime this gets taken out of the political arena, the truth wins.
This decision confirms what we said all along: Trooper #1's complaint was a gross abuse of the court system and a transparent attempt to weaponize the Attorney General’s sham report for her own personal financial gain. These efforts have failed.
This report clearly states what we have said since the beginning, the state ‘provided appropriate guidance that was consistent with universal best practices in congregate care and accurately reflected the best understanding of the scientific community at the time they were issued.’
The recognition is a testament to the men and women in my administration who worked night and day to transform this airport from one of the worst in the nation to the very best. They made the impossible possible and this honor is well deserved.
The time for empty statements of condemnation is past. It’s time for real action: Alumni nationwide should halt donations to schools who have not adequately addressed this proliferation of hate and state schools should see their funding stopped until universities address this vile activity.