Aries Dela Cruz @ADelaCruzNYC Twitter profile

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Aries Dela Cruz

1 year

From the Book of Common Prayer: O God, whose glory fills the whole creation, and whose presence we find wherever we go: Preserve those who travel; surround them with your loving care; protect them from every danger; and bring them in safety to their journey's end. Amen.

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

2 years

For folks who grew up here: if you’ve attended a NYC public school, you were required to show proof of a polio vaccine so you should be all set.

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

3 years

Instead of clapping at 7pm can we just open our windows and scream collectively

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3 years

Community affairs vs intergov

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@ADelaCruzNYC

3 years

Governor Hochul: “If you ask @galeabrewer ’s husband, he’ll tell you the only difference between God and Gale is God is everywhere and Gale is everywhere but home.”

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

3 years

New year, new me! Let’s get to work. Follow @AriesNYS for updates.

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

3 years

One other thing you should know is that when an intern’s parents kicked them out for being gay, they were taken in by Gale and Cal.

Gale A. Brewer

@galeabrewer

3 years

A huge thank you to every member of my staff and 800+ interns (some of whom became staff) over the past 8 years. I couldn’t have done this without you!

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

3 years

When your finance director is too online cc @OrganizerMemes

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

2 years

I asked GPT to write trailer for a new season of Succession featuring Gale Brewer. Gale Brewer: "I'm not afraid of you, Mr. Roy."

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

2 years

Are those the— The Assemblywoman Alicia Hyndman chips? Yes

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

3 years

Doesn’t need a clap out ceremony and she insists on carrying her own bags and boxes.

Gale A. Brewer

@galeabrewer

3 years

Still carrying my own bags, not too far…just across the park. What’s next? — Gale

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

2 years

My mom just told me I should befriend the new White House press secretary bc she seems like a nice person and would be a good professional contact and could teach me things

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

2 years

Nothing makes you feel older than having to explain what TRL was, to a young person. Literally felt like I was in a Ken Burns documentary

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

2 years

The magic words are “Can you just give me the reference number for this case so I can follow up with my state insurance regulator” and “I am recording this call”

Arianna Rebolini

@AriannaRebolini

2 years

DID YOU KNOW if you are in NY and have been getting the runaround from your health insurance, you can tell them your next step will be submitting formal complaints w the NY attorney general & dept of financial services and they'll miraculously get it solved real quick

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

3 years

Farewell email from the boss

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

3 years

Happy Executive Budget FY23 Day to all who celebrate

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

5 months

If you think I do the most you should meet these two

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

3 years

Rename 👏 the 👏 Manhattan Bridge 👏 after 👏 Gale 👏 Brewer

Dana Rubinstein

@danarubinstein

3 years

As we drove through the Hugh Carey tunnel onto the FDR last night, the following question occurred to me: Are any major pieces of infrastructure in NYC named for women? No, right?

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

1 year

Yeah I’m doing SOMOS this year. Savoring Omelettes, Monuments and Outlandish Shopping

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

2 years

And just like that

CPAC

@CPAC_TV

2 years

"It will no longer be possible to buy, sell, transfer or import handguns anywhere in Canada. In other words, we're capping the market for handguns," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says at a news conference in Ottawa as he outlines government's new gun control bill. #cdnpoli

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

6 months

Programming note, 4/20 is Aries Dela Cruz Appreciation Day in the borough of Manhattan per proclamation by the borough president in April 2018.

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

3 years

Lots of things to be grateful for on this day but the first being that they don’t announce the age like they do in Politico sometimes

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

2 years

So proud of @MartiGCummings , a member of Cathedral of @StJohnDivineNYC --a community that is called to come out from hiding from dark places & to proclaim the good news of equality, and of being one family, and one body. Grateful for Marti's witness & gifts to the world.

Pop Crave

@PopCrave

2 years

President and Dr. Biden have invited renowned NYC drag artist Marti Gould Cummings to the White House for the signing of the Respect for Marriage Act.

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

3 years

Birthday Cake cream cheese. Who did this and who hurt them

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

3 years

Me on January 1, awaiting new developments in the speaker campaign

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

1 year

I mean…slay? 💁‍♀️

TheBlaze

@theblaze

1 year

This is a Communications Director for the US department of the Interior:

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@ADelaCruzNYC

1 year

New Jersey

@NJGov

1 year

no thanks

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

3 years

The way the producers of Inventing Anna used 1 Centre Street's arched vault driveway as a stand-in for a building in Paris is, in a way, a kind of invention in itself.

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

2 years

Where are NYC’s LGBTQ institutions and advocacy groups on the government’s monkeypox response? The silence speaks volumes

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

2 years

That guy sobbing in the old Chelsea Clearview Cinemas watching Everything Everywhere All at Once this evening was me sorry guys

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

2 years

Comms / Finance

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

2 years

This is titled “Party Unity” #innercircle2022

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

2 years

Legal, Field, Comms, Finance

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

2 years

Omw to Inner Circle, or as one of my friends referred to it, “East Coast Political Coachella”

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

6 months

When reached for comment she said “This is crazy.”

City & State NY

@CityAndStateNY

6 months

Gale Brewer is going to the Met Gala this year We’ve secured the first look at her outfit

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

2 years

Born in Hawaii to immigrant parents, Cecilia Marshall, a 4’11 Filipina woman was sent by the employment office clerk in NYC to the NAACP headquarters because of the color of her skin. As stenographer then secretary, she played a supporting role in Brown v. Board of Ed. 1/?

Legal Defense Fund

@NAACP_LDF

2 years

Cecilia “Cissy” Marshall, a former NAACP legal secretary who safeguarded the reputation and legacy of her late husband, LDF founder Thurgood Marshall, died today. She was 94.

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

3 years

Programming note: Tomorrow is March 37, 2022 in the State of New York, fiscally.

Dan Clark

@DanClarkReports

3 years

No budget deal expected to be announced tonight. Byeeeee

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

3 years

A new chapter begins!

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

3 years

Cleaning out my google drive and I have a copy of DNAist contact info. Blast from the past.

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

1 year

Happy Birthday to my former boss, @galeabrewer , who always disliked acknowledgements or celebrations of her birthday or any kind of birthday!

New York City Council

@NYCCouncil

1 year

Please join us in wishing Council Member @galeabrewer a very happy birthday! 🎉

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

3 years

Electeds, staffers, lawyers, candidates, consultants, advocates, and CBOs right now:

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

3 years

Just learned my office is in the same building as City & State. I think I will go ahead and investigate the ping pong table

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

2 years

Congrats to @MelissaSklarz , the new Govt Relations Liaison for EQNY. Last time i saw her, she teasingly described me as “Prince of Manhattan.” ☠️☠️☠️ Melissa has a powerful voice and generosity of spirit that will serve her well in this new gig.

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

2 years

I’m so deeply worried about my friends who are front line leaders and artists in the LGBTQ movement, and at the same time proud of their leadership and witness to love. In this time of darkness they are the light that shines the way.

Marla Diamond

@MDiamond8

2 years

Video of assault outside Councilman Erik Bottcher’s Chelsea building during protest over drag queen story hour he promoted. ⁦ @ebottcher ⁩ Video:unnamed source ⁦ @wcbs880 ⁩

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

3 years

Not trying to start a fight but we really need to start pronouncing it controller

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

6 months

I don’t mention this story often but when Hillary clinched the nomination & made history, my mother stopped her in the handshake line to tell her about all my accomplishments. So, Happy Mother’s Day to my own comms person

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

3 years

I wish everyone a happy apportionment

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

1 year

I said Last Question

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

3 years

Remember when it was 60 degrees yesterday

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

2 years

Gay men cobbling together informal social networks to be able to access preventative healthcare and post-exposure treatment in the face of stigma, resource scarcity, and conflicting information. Is it the 80s? Not quite. But it's the Wild Wild West out there if you're a gay man.

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

3 years

End of an era

Edward Russell

@ByERussell

3 years

BoltBus, a staple of the so-called "Chinatown bus" set between DC, NYC and Boston, has "no intention" to come back after closing during the pandemic.

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

3 years

Shoutout to everyone still working on this Friday

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

1 year

Best way to spot an idiot, says Gov. Pritzker in this commencement speech a few weeks ago, is to look for the person who is cruel. “Empathy and compassion are evolved states of being. They require the mental capacity to step past our most primal urges.”

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

3 years

Three rallies happening right outside City Hall right now, taxi workers, deliveristas, and environmentalists

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

2 years

Gonna tell my kids this was the Grand Staircase in the Albany Capitol building

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@ADelaCruzNYC

3 years

Mondays am I right

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

1 year

Deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Cynthia Doty, a stalwart Manhattan community leader and BOE clerk. Her quiet dignity and leadership were a source of strength and inspiration for Manhattanites.

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

2 years

Happy Birthday to Gale Brewer, who used to tell me “I hate celebrating my birthday—I’ve never celebrated anything in my whole life.” #ClassicGale

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

1 year

If you’ve been in NYC politics and government these past few years you wouldn’t be able to forget one of the nicest and sweetest individuals. Please keep Jacob, his family, and his community in your thoughts, and support this GoFundMe.

Aaron Ghitelman

@Ghitelman

1 year

I’m still in shock. Yesterday @JacobPriley was hit by a SUV and is in critical condition He is one of the kindest people I’ve ever been lucky enough to work for If you can afford to help, please join me in donating. If you can’t, please share this post

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

3 years

Growth is recognizing you’re too old for Coachella

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

3 years

New: Just got my state government employee borrower’s card from the @NYSLibrary and I am excited beyond measure.

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

2 years

No place on Earth like it. ❤️🗽

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

3 years

. @galeabrewer during her weekly scheduling meetings

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@ADelaCruzNYC

2 years

. @SkyeStats shared this on IG, and now I can’t unsee it

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

3 years

A few NYC Council Members are short on comms directors! If we know each other well DM me your LinkedIn profile.

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

2 years

Who gave @marianguerra_ permission to be this 🔥 🔥 🔥 in @CityAndStateNY

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

3 years

Congrats to @galeabrewer -- Oversight is where it's at. For those keeping count, three amazing women lead oversight/investigations from New York - @CarolynBMaloney in Congress, @LucyLangNYC in state government, @galeabrewer in NYC Council.

Jeff Coltin

@JCColtin

3 years

New York City Council committee assignments and chairs. There's a new subcommittee on COVID Recovery and Resiliency, chaired by Moya, and a special committee on the Twin Parks fire, chaired by Feliz.

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

1 year

I don’t think we as a nation have felt this united since American Idol season 1

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@ADelaCruzNYC

3 years

Well at least it’s Friday

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@ADelaCruzNYC

2 years

#BrewCrew at #NYSABPRL

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

3 years

go ahead and send a Dunkies’ gift card or Venmo a cup of coffee to your favorite state employee working on the budget (If you have no business before the state or expect to have any in the future)

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

3 years

Hail to the Chiefs: Happy Birthday to @MichaelJMallon & @JBlascoNYC — leaders in their field & in their community.

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

2 years

Out and in government

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

3 years

Hail to the chief—Happy Birthday @JeffLewisNY .

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

11 months

I only wish I thought of this

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

1 year

Scoop: Source familiar tells us member of the administration is no longer in his 20s.

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

3 years

I wish there was some kind of listserv or newsletter for low/moderate income, first generation types in government and politics who aren’t necessarily part of either the consultant class or the nonprofit activist complex class.

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

2 years

The vibes are exquisite on the Upper West Side. #Manhattanhenge

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@ADelaCruzNYC

2 years

Hopefully it’s not about being haunted by ghosts of ULURPs past!

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

2 years

Notify NYC needs to advise everyone there’s no reason to be outside. It’s dark, cold, and every time you do it somehow you’ve spent 60 dollars.

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

2 years

This whole time???

New York Metro Weather

@nymetrowx

2 years

👋🏼 Hello from the weather office where for some unknown reason, we cannot stop thinking about corn. How’s everybody doing out there this morning?

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

3 years

Last night I govsplained to someone that the GSA is the Federal government’s @NYCDCAS .

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

2 years

turns out we should always use the Supreme Court as a threat when it comes to elections

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

6 months

I knew Conor from his start at Bwog, Columbia’s irreverent student blog, and throughout his career afterwards, including his unlikely Inner Circle roles bc he was always shying from the spotlight. Eternal be his memory 🦋

carl campanile

@ccampy

6 months

Annual Inner Circle honors late New York Post reporter Conor Skelding via @nypmetro

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

3 years

New Yorkers, it of course goes without saying but if you must do delivery today…tip generously.

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

8 months

Flaco was for us a symbol of resilience & nature’s call to freedom. In his flight he reminded us of the joy & beauty of the world, & the value of liberty. May his brief life in this city inspire us to continue to protect & cherish the lives of all creatures on this fragile earth.

WCS

@TheWCS

8 months

We are saddened to report that Flaco, the Eurasian eagle owl discovered missing from @centralparkzoo after his exhibit was vandalized just over a year ago, is dead after an apparent collision with a building on West 89th Street in Manhattan.

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@ADelaCruzNYC

3 years

Prayers are w/ Governor Hochul, the state legislature & the NYC Council as they kick the year off today. Grant them courage and wisdom, enkindle in them fervent charity, and a strong will to make sound decisions for our people in this time of immense crisis.

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

2 years

Jan 20, 2020 - First case of COVID in the US. NINE days later, White House Coronavirus Task Force is formed with HHS Secretary as chair. May 18, 2022 - First Monkeypox case in US. SIXTY EIGHT days later, US *considers* naming a Monkeypox Coordinator. We have learned nothing.

Monkeypoxtally

@Monkeypoxtally

2 years

The White House weighs declaring monkeypox a health emergency. The White House plans to name a national monkeypox coordinator.

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@ADelaCruzNYC

2 years

My culture is not a costume

Angie Phifer

@AngPhifer

2 years

spookiest costume out there

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@ADelaCruzNYC

3 years

Wow

Empire State Building

@EmpireStateBldg

3 years

Happy #NationalPetDay

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@ADelaCruzNYC

3 years

A former BP just answered my personal call on a Friday to help a homeless constituent of theirs find housing. There’s good in the world. Hope you’re all safe and sound tonight.

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

3 years

Wrapping up my normal Sunday routine of grocery shopping and then get home and order food

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@ADelaCruzNYC

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These totally slapped but they were basically candy right? I would eat more than the recommended serving.

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@ADelaCruzNYC

2 years

Easily the best $7 you can spend in Chinatown

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@ADelaCruzNYC

3 years

#AdvanceCamp reunion.

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Aries Dela Cruz

@ADelaCruzNYC

3 years

A veto statement for the ages from Utah GOP Gov. Spencer Cox: “Rarely has so much fear and anger been directed at so few. I don’t understand what they are going through or why they feel the way they do. But I want them to live.”

Peter Bonilla

@pebonilla

3 years

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox's statement on why he vetoed bill banning transgender participation in girls' sports is really quite something for its humility, and worth reading.

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@ADelaCruzNYC

3 years

Seeing a lot of posts about getting a PCR for your employer so that you can get paid sick leave—and a lot of folks only have Rapid test results. You only need an order of isolation or quarantine to qualify for sick leave & you can get that by calling @nycHealthy or Test & Trace.

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@ADelaCruzNYC

2 years

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife

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@ADelaCruzNYC

3 years

In college I would go to the library or coffee shop to do work, and not get anything done until I went home...now it's the exact opposite.

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@ADelaCruzNYC

2 years

@galeabrewer Jesus Christ, Gale Brewer bikes. She says the two most controversial topics in this city is real estate and bicycles. She has lots of opinions on both. Do we want her biking in this weather? Probably not. Photo of her delivering PPE to constituents during the height of the panny.

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