I did take a moment of personal privilege to ask: Why does Penn Station wait until the last minute to announce track numbers?

🎥 Watch the full forum here: www.facebook.com/share/v/1FmR...

Have thoughts or questions about Penn Station and regional transit? Drop them in the comments ⬇️

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.

🩸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.

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!

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...

Our next conversation will focus on the future of Penn Station, with special guest Andy Byford who is now serving as Special Advisor to the Amtrak Board of Directors on the redevelopment of Penn Station.

Please join us on Monday, November 24 at 5:00 p.m. via Zoom

RSVP: bit.ly/bottcherbyford

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.

Thanks to all of you for standing with us. Let’s keep the momentum going! mailchi.mp/council/crui...

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

Lastly, thank you to Whole Foods for supplying thousands of bags to this effort. Every other Tuesday morning, our incredible volunteers came together to pack bags, support our seniors, and build community. We couldn’t do it without you.

📸: @ultraclay.bsky.social

Many thanks to all the centers who help make this program possible: VISIONS at Selis Manor, Encore Senior Center, Hudson Guild, Greenwich House - Our Lady of Pompeii, Greenwich House - Westbeth Artists Housing, and Penn South Program for Seniors.

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.

expression and threatening the work of institutions that uplift marginalized communities.

This is a critical moment for artistic freedom in NYC, and I’m grateful to everyone who showed up, testified, and made their voices heard.

Watch the hearing here: nyc.legistar.com/MeetingDetai...

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

Council Members Erik Bottcher, Tiffany Caban and Jumaane Williams pose with trans community members for a Transgender Day of Remembrance celebration in Council Chambers.

Public Advocate Jumaane Williams speaks at a Transgender Day of Remembrance celebration in Council Chambers.

Council Member Erik Bottcher speaks at a Transgender Day of Remembrance celebration in Council Chambers.

Council Member Tiffany Caban speaks at a Transgender Day of Remembrance celebration in Council Chambers.

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.

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

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...

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

It was great to attend the NYCHA Fulton Houses Tenants Association meeting!

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!

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

Join NYC Health Dept for World AIDS Day on Mon 12/1, 9:30am–1pm at the LGBT Center. Theme: “Rising to the Challenge.” Speakers, performances, data update + light breakfast. Then gather at the NYC AIDS Memorial for name readings. RSVP: tinyurl.com/WADETE2025