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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

2 years

Yesterday, an elected official asked me if my cane was “for show.” Years ago that comment - in the midst of a work event in front of others - would’ve embarrassed and upset me. Now it angers me beyond words at those we elect & knowing how many of us deal with this everyday.

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

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I’m waiting for the @MTA to stop pretending those cameras not working are an outlier. From my accident & other shitty moments on the subway following it, I learned the truth about our transit system: there are no working camera in a majority of stations

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

9 months

This is an example of how ingrained ableism is in society & here it’s coupled w/ ageism. Mobility aids are used by millions of Americans everyday, myself included. Showing people using mobility aids as a negative thing that makes them “incapable” of doing the job harms us all.

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The New Yorker cover (And the cover story)

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

1 year

Last night a Senator greeted me, looked down at my cane and joked, “Is that for self defense?” Just now another Senator - who has seen me with a cane for years now - started a meeting by pointing to my cane and asking how my recovery is going. You all are exhausting me.

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

9 months

More personally, showing elected officials using mobility aids and/or being disabled as a way to illustrate that they cannot or should not be in that role is hurtful & keeps disabled people from not just running for office, but being a part of public life. Do better, @NewYorker .

Alex Thompson

@AlexThomp

9 months

The New Yorker cover (And the cover story)

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

Can we please get a @NGPVAN system update so buildings are tagged #ADA -accessible? I’m asking for myself & every other disabled candidate/volunteer that sees a flight of stairs & either can’t do them or sacrifices their well-being to get up them to talk to voters. #CripTheVote

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

He resigned.

no context schitt’s creek

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

28 days

Sorry not sorry - I’m happy with this decision on #CongestionPricing . There was little to no care for the impact this policy will have on disabled NYers. We need more accessible subways & buses before we start forcing NYers to use the largely inaccessible public transit system.

POLITICO

@politico

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Hochul considering congestion pricing delay amid concerns from Democratic leaders

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

4 years

THREAD: Today is the 7th anniversary of my subway accident. It's a day that forever changed my life and made me want to fight not just for myself, but for all of us. (1/3) #AccessibilityForAll #ADA #MidtownEast #UpperEastSide #EastHarlem #RooseveltIsland #NYC #RebeccaForNewYork

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@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

🧵Today there was an unnerving moment while campaigning. A man followed me around the community & I didn’t notice I was being followed until 74th St. when he popped out in front of me asking if my cane was a weapon I’d use on him if he “got close" to me. (1/6)

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

Being a #disabled candidate is an exercise in patience & preparation. The patience is for the intrusive & disrespectful questions & jokes. Example from tonight: “What’s that for (my cane)? If you can’t walk, should you run?” It was a joke to them but not to me. #CripTheVote

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

1 year

When your ableism makes you feel entitled to verbally abuse a person legally operating a vehicle for those who cannot rely on our public transit system - or ride a bicycle for that matter.

The Fight against Anti-Car

@NoBikeLanes

1 year

Episode 16: This is the mentality that TransAlt and others have enabled, a cyclist screaming at an ACCESS A RIDE van out of all things to move. This needs to stop.

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

2 years

“The construction unions have learned, send the attractive women to meet with us.” - NYS elected official

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

I just walked by a group of 5 police officers, 2 of which were smoking cigars hanging out on a Saturday night *while working*. One of the officers smoking sees me w/ my cane and asked, “Are you a pimp with that cane?” Ask me again why we need to #DefundThePolice ...

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

ICYMI: I’m so proud to have the endorsement of progressive hero @CynthiaNixon in our race for City Council, and I’m honored to be a part of her movement to empower NY’s working families. #RebeccaForNewYork

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

🧵After much anticipation, the votes are (finally) in. While we fought hard and ran a great campaign, I will not be the next Council Member in District 5. I am proud of how close we came, the expectations we exceeded, and the people-powered movement that we launched. (1/6)

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

Experiences like this aren’t new for women. This also isn’t unique to women running for public office. It’s pervasive in society & that’s why I’m speaking out. It was scary but tomorrow I’ll be back out there, undeterred & unabashed, b/c that’s what women do. (6/6)

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

There’s a whole “kid invited to the grown-ups table” vibe when you’re a young, progressive woman running for office. It’s frustrating and disrespectful, and honestly, also hurtful. I’m young and nice, but experienced and knowledgable, don’t get it twisted.

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

I was planning to rank @Dianne4NYC #1 but as a union member & longtime labor advocate, I can’t support a union busting candidate that fires workers for organizing. It’s been deeply disappointing to hear how she’s treated her campaign staff. I’ll be ranking @mayawiley #1 on 6/22.

Mayorales Union

@MayoralesUnion

3 years

Over 40 workers on the @Dianne4NYC Campaign were just terminated. More to come soon.

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

The charter school talk is concerning. Charters cherry pick students & don’t meet every child’s educational needs, especially disabled students. Talk to me about funding public schools, not about supporting these quasi-private schools that take public funding from our schools.

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

I voted! It was surreal to rank myself #1 for City Council and bring home our fight for an accessible & affordable NYC. Polls are open until 9PM tonight - check your polling location at and remember to rank me #1 ! #RebeccaForNewYork

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

2 years

Public bathrooms are a statewide issue, not just a NYC issue. Signed, A woman that just drove 2+ hours to LI & can’t find a bathroom

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

1 year

"Disability only becomes a tragedy when society fails to provide the things we need to lead our lives — job opportunities or barrier-free buildings, for example," she said. "It is not a tragedy to me that I'm living in a wheelchair."

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

People often ask how I campaign w/ a disability and/or while in pain & here it is: me, coyly resting my leg on the ledge to avoid standing on it while in pain today. I’ll take pain and persistence over the continuing status quo of ableism any day. #CripTheVote #RebeccaForNewYork

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

2 years

I still wear a mask on the subway and this is why. We went from making choices to keep others safe to sacrificing countless NYers & American’s health and safety.

Disabled New Yorkers Face Off With MTA Over Dropped Mask Mandate

The transit agency’s flippant new signs deliver poor public health messaging, disability advocates charge.

www.thecity.nyc

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

Personal 🧵: Today was a great day but also a difficult one for me as a #disabled candidate. I knew the hectic pace & activity would increase my pain & decrease mobility but by the time the rally came, my leg was on fire & I had to push through the pain trying not to limp. (1/3)

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

To frame why this is so important, I climbed 35 flights of stairs today. That’s just one day on the campaign. Now, I can’t walk as a result of doing voter outreach. I’m lucky to have the mobility I do but I shouldn’t have to choose pain or voter outreach. #CripTheVote

Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

Can we please get a @NGPVAN system update so buildings are tagged #ADA -accessible? I’m asking for myself & every other disabled candidate/volunteer that sees a flight of stairs & either can’t do them or sacrifices their well-being to get up them to talk to voters. #CripTheVote

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@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

It's an honor to be among @AOC 's @CouragetoChange candidates! I'm excited to fight with you all for an NYC that is more affordable, accessible, and just for all residents. #RebeccaForNewYork

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

Join me on Monday, March 15th @ 7:30pm for a #DisabilityJustice Town Hall! We’ll discuss the platform we unveiled this week and how we can work together to revolutionize #accessibility & #inclusion . Zoom Registration: #CripTheVote #RebeccaForNewYork

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

I'm still thinking about being double carded for brunch, vaccine card & state ID, by a bouncer that probably makes barely min. wage w/o healthcare or other benefits who is now tasked with COVID-compliance in a global pandemic. We ask too much of workers we knowingly undervalue.

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

2 years

There is no such thing as low skill or unskilled labor - and some of the jobs he mentions were even heralded as essential workers in recent months making it more insulting. Imagine what it’s like to be a New Yorker performing one of these *skilled* jobs and hear this.

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

As a disabled New Yorker, #DisabilityJustice & #accessibility are at the heart of my campaign. Today, I'm proud to unveil our #DisabilityJustice platform, Disability Justice: An Accessibility & Inclusion Overhaul for #NYC : #CripTheVote #RebeccaForNewYork

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

4 years

Snow removal is an #accessibility issue. When sidewalks, curb cuts, crosswalks, elevators & escalators are blocked, neighbors can't access the community safely. We have the power to change that. Join us ➡️ Donate ➡️

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@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

As a woman putting herself out there publicly for the campaign, I knew there would be moments like this and have already dealt with stalking & harassment from men while helping organize the #UES4BLM vigil. But this was different and scarier. (4/6)

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@RebeccaLamorte

1 year

All good things must come to an end but this ending has been harder to bear. Forrest, 2009-2023 ❤️ [Image Description: Forrest, a brown dachshund with a gray face wearing a blue bandana with the words ‘Rebecca For New York’ on it, stands on the East River Esplanade.]

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@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

2021 candidates trying to keep track of all the endorsement questionnaires, forums, #Zooms and virtual events...

Sara Pearl

@skenigsberg

3 years

Caption contest go

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

🧵This shameful incident is all too common for parents of children with disabilities in #NYC , and to the disabled community as a whole. We can and must do better as a city. (1/3)

The $93 million Learning Bridges program was supposed to give priority to kids with special needs...

The $93 million Learning Bridges program was supposed to give priority to kids with special needs amid COVID-spurred school shutdowns. But parents said they were shunted aside, time after time.

www.thecity.nyc

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

1 year

“I felt like a circus monkey,” Hinds said. I’m struggling to find the words for this. It’s also making me think back to the only debate of my 2021 campaign in an inaccessible venue that had me walk up multiple flights of stairs to attend as a candidate.

Paralyzed councilman asked to climb out of wheelchair onto debate stage

A theater's lack of wheelchair accessibility forced Chris Hinds to hoist himself onto stage when the Denver City Council member arrived for a debate.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

I’m out in the neighborhood and a woman just stopped me to say I’m the only candidate she’s ever donated to in her entire life. She thanked me for running and said she’s proud to vote for me. Brb while I cry on 2nd Avenue🥲

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

2 years

But what are the accessibility protocols and how will they be enforced?

New York Post

@nypost

2 years

Permanent outdoor dining plan for NYC heads to City Council

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

When a voter has been following your campaign & comes down to the lobby of their building to speak with you so you don’t have to hurt yourself walking up 5 flights of stairs to them❤️ That’s the community care and compassion I’m here for. #CripTheVote #RebeccaForNewYork

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@RebeccaLamorte

2 years

We turned out loud and proud for accessibility today ✊

UpperEastSite.com

@uppereastsiteny

2 years

A small counter-protest led by a disabled Upper East Sider drowned out a rally against the MTA’s planned subway elevator installation at the northeast corner of East 68th Street and Lexington Avenue. #UES

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

Running #inclusive campaigns shouldn't be a luxury cost but w/ @NYCCFB rules, it is. #ASL , #accessibility & language translation costs MUST be exempt from the spending cap. Sign our letter & join the fight to make #NYC elections more #inclusive :

Sign to ask the NYC CFB to exempt accessibility, interpretation, and translation costs from the...

Dear Chairman Schaffer: We are writing today to request the New York City Campaign Finance Board immediately move to exempt accessibility and inclusion costs, including American Sign Language (ASL)...

docs.google.com

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

I’m FAN GIRLING at work right now seeing that @AyannaPressley followed me! I’m inspired by you, your work, and the values you lead with in Congress.

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@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

I’m honored to have the support of progressive icon & activist @CynthiaNixon . Her historic campaign for Governor changed NY & brought forth a progressive movement rooted in justice & empowering working families; a movement my campaign is proud to be a part of. #RebeccaForNewYork

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

Another example of @MTA 's #ableism & not new behavior sadly. In 2019, they removed benches from the Canal St. Q station. I reached out saying disabled NYers, seniors & others need them re-installed. The @MTA never even responded to me, illustrating their disregard. #CripTheVote

Aaron Carr

@aaronAcarr

3 years

Alternative title: MTA unveils anti-homeless benches which fuck the disabled, elderly, and anyone who wants to sit down.

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@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

I had a feeling something wasn’t right & was worried for my safety. I’m thankful @spicypolitic saw my text to come quickly, as odd & rude as it must’ve seemed, and provided me a safe haven and support. (5/6)

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

I’m struggling right now but tonight I’ll prepare my body & plan to accommodate my pain & mobility better tomorrow. Campaigning w/ a disability is different & I’ll rise to every occasion for it so disabled New Yorkers have the voice in gov’t we need. (3/3) #CripTheVote

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

4 years

Seen at #CarlSchurzPark just now. @NYC_DOT and @NYCParks is this an official #NYC traffic sign? Please advise. #UpperEastSide #NYC #BlackLivesMatter

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@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

This is 30. #RebeccaForNewYork [Image Description 1: Baby Rebecca has a bow on her head and is being held by her grandfather.] [Image Description 2: Rebecca, a white woman with curly hair and glasses on, smiles in the middle of James Cagney Way.]

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

11 months

when #CongestionPricing fails to address the needs of disabled New Yorkers through implementation, can we at least get an alternate side parking carve out?

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

1 year

White supremacy is what kept this white woman from being expelled for the very same actions and protest her two black colleagues are being expelled for. It’s racist & if you aren’t calling it out, you’re a part of the problem.

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

5 years

Today, I’m excited to announce my campaign for New York City Council! I’m ready to be our voice at the Council fighting for bold, progressive policies that will help our community thrive. #RebeccaForNewYork #UpperEastSide

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

The man & I had spoken hours earlier at 79th & 1st Ave. I stepped away from him when he began spewing anti-Asian, racist rhetoric. He then followed @caspian_brock & I across the street as we took campaign pics. I thought he’d left from there but now know he didn’t. (2/6)

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

I don’t say this for sympathy, I say it because being a disabled New Yorker made me learn to handle moments like that. Disabled New Yorkers are forced to find a way to make our inaccessible city work for us & today, that included campaigning for me through the obstacles. (2/3)

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

4 months

This is what a disabled person looks like. #DisabilityPride

Ola Ojewumi

@Olas_Truth

4 months

This is what a disabled person looks like. #DisabilityPride

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

“You slid into my mailbox so I figured I’d slide into your DMs.” Hope they sent that to every candidate that sent them mail during the election🙄🙃

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

4 years

I am a New Yorker with a disability running for City Council to make New York an accessible city for EVERYONE. I need to raise $2,000 by the end of the year. Can you make a small contribution today? #CripTheVote #DisabilityTwitter #RebeccaForNewYork

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

His comment about my cane being used as a weapon against him as he came closer to me made me uncomfortable & nervous about what he would do next. I texted @spicypolitic to come outside quickly while I did my best to stay calm and not appear unnerved by the man. (3/6)

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

"sweet tits" I don't know what my breasts or physical appearance have to do with affordable housing. I don't respond to trolls or negativity but I will always call out the sexism, sexualization & objectification women running for office face everyday.

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

Thank you, @emmagf . I refer to myself as disabled, that’s the preferred term in the disability community. My and other’s needs are not “special.” It’s time society stop viewing & speaking about disabled people & accessibility as a “special need.”

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

2 years

Today we fought for what’s right, an end to the delay that’s kept an elevator from being installed at the 68th Street 6-train station 👇

Nick Garber

@nick_garber

2 years

Outside the 68th St-Hunter College subway stop on the UES, where there are dueling rallies for and against the @MTA ’s plan to build an elevator on the block’s northeast corner. Opponents from the adjacent Imperial House complex are joined by @SquireforNY , citing traffic concerns

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

Rebecca is ready for the Carnegie Hill Neighborhood Association debate! This is Rebecca’s staffer Sabina, and I’ll be live tweeting the debate (1/x) #RebeccaForNewYork

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

As a City Council candidate, & as a disabled New Yorker with over a decade of legislative experience, I was proud to release my disability justice plan. Disability justice has to be a part of every NYC Democratic primary campaign platform. (1/2) #CripTheVote #RebeccaForNewYork

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

7 months

“A $15 fee to go to your doctor, a $15 fee to go see your family, to go out and enjoy the city that you call home is a financial barrier for many disabled people,” Lamorte said. Read my comments in @uppereastsiteny on the news this week about #CongestionPricing & the $15 toll👇

UpperEastSite.com

@uppereastsiteny

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"We won't be able to live as full a life as we want to." Disabled New Yorkers say the new $15 'congestion pricing' toll will leave them behind. FREE TO READ.

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

Thank you @Dianne4NYC for adopting our platform & recognizing the importance of disability justice! @mayawiley , @scottmstringer , @KGforNYC , @ericadamsfornyc , @AndrewYang , @RayForMayor , @ShaunDonovanNYC , @Art4MayorNYC , & @PaperboyPrince , can we count you in too? #CripTheVote

Dianne Morales

@Dianne4NYC

3 years

Today, I'm proud to adopt @RebeccaLamorte ’s Disability Justice platform in its entirety. Disabled New Yorkers deserve nothing less than full access to our city, and this platform will ensure just that. Thank you for leading on this important work, Rebecca.

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3 years

I see building accessibility disparity every day while campaigning. Yesterday, I knocked in an building with an elevator & today, I canvassed a walk-up with stairs that increase pain in my leg. We need an accessible city for all New Yorkers. #RebeccaForNewYork #CripTheVote

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

4 years

Happening now outside Trump Tower, #BlackLivesMatter mural being painted on 5th Avenue #NYC

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

“This is my first time voting and I voted for you!” Today is too emotional and amazing🥺 #RebeccaForNewYork [Image Description: An excited 18 year old voter and Rebecca smiling.]

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

🧵While we await final results I want to thank the amazing people that got me to this place: @spicypolitic , @caspian_brock , @SA_Dirienzo , @bdevaan , @DylanSForest , @MJLange12 , @GordonsChirps , @samsheldon98 & @saraefisch . I couldn't have done this without each of you. (1/13)

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

2 years

Congestion pricing will impact disabled NYers unlike others. Many of us rely on cars b/c public transit is widely inaccessible, especially in the outer boroughs, and yet the board announced today & convo about this policy as a whole lacks disability representation. Sigh.

🚇 Riders Alliance

@RidersAlliance

2 years

Today @MTA announced the Traffic Mobility Review Board to implement congestion pricing. Congestion pricing is win for transit, traffic, and the climate. @GovKathyHochul owes riders and drivers a fair plan with no special interest exemptions for privileged groups of drivers.

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3 years

I just called a voter who said they had their 2nd Pfizer #COVID19 vaccine & aren’t feeling their best for a convo. I shared I’m currently experiencing the same thing after my 2nd dose & we shared tips for each other to try to feel better. Love the community care as we campaign ❤️

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

NYC is cool and all but not being able to start my day like this is killing the vibe 🏝

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@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

Spiderman is on the Upper East Side! [Image Description: A newspaper stand outside the subway converted into The Daily Bugle stand from the Spiderman movies.]

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@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

This was what true community #solidarity looks like. Thank you @BillyFreelandNY and @kimmosc for coming to today’s press conference and working with me to make #NYC elections more #inclusive ! #RebeccaForNewYork

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@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

#ThanksToTheADA I was able to run for office on a platform rooted in disability justice and accessibility, working to continue the fight for disabled New Yorkers and Americans the passage of the ADA and so many disabled people & advocates began before me. #CripTheVote #ADA31

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

🧵After 18 months of campaigning, the ballots have been cast. While we await the results I wanted to say, from the bottom of my heart, thank you. This race has been the greatest challenge and most incredible experience of my life. (1/6)

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

I’m so proud of the race we’ve run. #RankedChoiceVoting results need to be tabulated but tonight’s results show the progressive movement for justice we’ve built in District 5 is real and here to stay. #RebeccaForNewYork

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

"Inaccessibility is not just an inconvenience, it’s a system of segregation." #CripTheVote #RebeccaForNewYork

OPINION: New York Needs a 'Disability' Agenda - Streetsblog New York City

The status quo of inaccessibility must be done away with immediately, says one Council candidate from the Upper East Side.

nyc.streetsblog.org

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

We can and we must, accessibility shouldn’t be optional.

COLONIALISM IS FALLING, PALESTINE WILL BE FREE

@BreeNewsome

3 years

Can we please maintain all the accessibility improvements that accompanied the pandemic, including offering virtual attendance for every event where possible?

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

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Polls just closed on day one of Early Voting! Caption this photo: #RebeccaForNewYork

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

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Is it weird I want to buy champagne and pop it for the vaccination occasion?? It’s been a long year for all of us, I know I can’t be alone in this feeling🍾

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Rebecca Lamorte

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I’m sitting in the @CentralParkNYC Conservancy Garden, listening to Simon & Garfunkel’s “Only Living Boy In New York,” and sipping a frosé. I hope all candidates, staff, and volunteers are finding their time to rest, relax and recover❤️

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

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I'm reviewing the #SOTS2023 briefing book & came across this - I'd love to work with you on it, @GovKathyHochul . A few ideas: - repeal the sub minimum wage - implement legally binding remote work & flexible scheduling - work w/ federal gov't on SSDI rules & income restrictions

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

Heard through my apt door in response to my campaign sign there: New Neighbor 1: “Do you think she lives there or they support Rebecca?” New Neighbor 2: “There’s no way Rebecca lives here.” I popped out & we had a lovely chat. Candidates live in studio apts in walk-ups too!

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

1 year

Nothing brings New Yorkers together like collectively yelling at a car with New Jersey license plates that’s making an illegal traffic move on Columbus Ave

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

#ICYMI read my op-ed in @TeenVogue 👇 "Everything changed for me that Saturday seven years ago. Now, I will not stop fighting until everything changes in this city for people with disabilities." #CripTheVote #RebeccaForNewYork

How My Subway Accident Changed My Life

Rebecca Lamorte is running for City Council to increase accessibility for all New Yorkers.

www.teenvogue.com

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Rebecca Lamorte

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3 years

This curly haired, cane rocking, #union repping woman will be on the ballot June 22nd! How surreal is that?! Very, when you’re a first time candidate. Special shout out to @caspian_brock for coordinating petitioning to get us on the ballot! #CripTheVote #RebeccaForNewYork

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

Okay and @AndrewYang following up by saying we need to address homelessness so people feel good coming to the city again. How about we need to address homelessness to help our neighbors without homes and not make it about tourists? This guy is heartless.

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

1 year

You genuinely love to finally see it *it being a focus on accessibility for transportation like never before

Secretary Pete Buttigieg

@SecretaryPete

1 year

Good morning! Many Americans settled back into daily routines this week after the holidays. For many, transit is part of that - but too many Americans lack access due to disability. Here's what we're doing about it. 🧵

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Rebecca Lamorte

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On Monday we sent a letter to @NYCCFB asking them to exempt language translation, #ASL interpretation & #accessibility costs from the spending cap. Yesterday, they rejected our request. Join us Monday at 6pm to fight for #inclusive elections. #CripTheVote #RebeccaForNewYork

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

When you’re targeted with a poll for your own Council race... *sips tea*

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

Last week I asked all NYC candidates to release a #DisabilityJustice platform. I didn’t have to ask @elizaorlins though b/c she was already working on one and thinking of ways to improve our unjust criminal justice system for disabled New Yorkers. Check it out👇 #CripTheVote

Eliza Orlins

@elizaorlins

3 years

As District Attorney, I will work in partnership with New Yorkers who are disabled to both reduce violent crime and empower members of the disability community who have experienced a crime. Check out our policy release in @politicony and read it here:

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

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@bd_wetz Also an accessibility issue! It’s like when they started removing seating from subway stations to “combat homelessness.”

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

*sips petty tea while looking at all the law and order trolls in my notifications the past year*

Communities United for Police Reform

@changethenypd

3 years

FYI: after months of widespread fear-mongering, @NYCMayor decided just this morning to share statistics showing crime is lower than last year.

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

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The “return to the office” rhetoric is an ableist, capitalist myth.

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

Closing down an early voting poll and perched on a hydrant so I don’t have to stand and put weight on my leg. These hectic days are taking a toll on my body but it’s a sacrifice I’ll make time and again to bring about change longterm for all of us. #CripTheVote

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

2 years

I know a thing or two about subways and cameras 👇

New York Post

@nypost

2 years

Busted MTA cameras failed these subway violence victims, too

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

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A 77 year old man just cried to me about happy it makes him to know I’m here to fight for accessibility and disabled New Yorkers. Kim, I’m here to fight for you and all of us. Brb while I cry on York Ave🥺

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Rebecca Lamorte

@RebeccaLamorte

3 years

“Flip flops and a cane? Guess you don’t need that cane.” It’s funny to me how many people offer medical feedback or critique my use of a cane but aren’t doctors. Pro-tip: Keep your uninformed comments to yourself 😉

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