Archive: Lt. Governor Brian Benjamin

NOW: I’m meeting with @MayorMikeSpano, @mayorsph, and Violence Prevention Leaders from the lower Mid-Hudson region to discuss the major wins in our budget. Our investments will go to mental health infrastructure & community-based organizations fighting gun violence on the ground.

It’s Monday & we’ve got a full house here in Irvington, NY! Today, @LtGovBenjamin joins @Columbia & @EmpireStateDev to cut the ribbon on the FIRST IN THE NATION Linear Accelerator (LINAC) Booster, allowing us to more readily target and eliminate cancer cells before they spread.

New Yorkers, it’s 4:44 AM—and we have got ourselves a budget.

At 4:15 PM, @LtGovBenjamin will join @GovKathyHochul as she makes an announcement on the FY 2023 Budget. TUNE IN HERE: governor.ny.gov

On #TransDayOfVisbility, I’m reminded of the heroism and persistence of our transgender siblings. For them, we must keep marching toward a future in which all people—especially those who identify as trans—can express their truest selves without fear of judgment & harm #GENDA 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

Good morning New York! At 7:30 AM, wake up with @LtGovBenjamin as he chats with @DanMannarino on #PixOnPolitics. We’ll be talking all things bail reform and public safety.

This is a moment to rise up. @GovKathyHochul and I believe that our chief responsibility to the people of New York is to keep them safe—and justice is a central part of that duty. Let’s deal with the problems that are plaguing our community, and let's do it together. It’s time.

Lt. Gov. Benjamin on why the Hochul administration is backing bail changes.

NY has an additional 2.3GW of community solar projects now under construction. Today's event is a reminder of just how bright the path forward is for ensuring #communitysolar remains an accessible, affordable way for all New Yorkers to enjoy a #cleanenergyfuture.

Happening NOW: @LtGovBenjamin convenes the Citywide Council of Presidents’ Danny Barber and Reginald Bowman, @KGforNYC, @NYCHA Chair Greg Russ, @CVHaction, @LegalAidNYC, and other advocates to discuss the NYCHA Trust.

Rounded out yesterday’s trip to Buffalo with a visit to @forty3north, an @EmpireStateDev accelerator that attracts start-ups to Buffalo and invests in them. This is how we create opportunity hubs in New York!

HAPPY ST. PAT’S! ☘️🍀 @LtGovBenjamin is LIVE NOW on Good Day New York with @BIANCApeters8 and @danbowensfox5, discussing the gun violence roundtables he’s hosted so far in NYC and Rochester. And, today, he’s in Buffalo!

- Roundtable discussion with critical violence prevention leaders ✅⁣⁣⁣ - Lunch meeting with local electeds to brainstorm public safety solutions ✅⁣⁣⁣ - Meeting with the great students at Rochester Economic Opportunity Center ✅⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ That’s my kind of Wednesday 🙌🏾

LIVE from Rochester: @LtGovBenjamin continues to pound the pavement on public safety as a statewide priority. Today, the Lieutenant Governor and Mayor @realmalikevans meet with violence prevention leaders in Rochester as the city reels from 5 murders since March 1st.

Yesterday’s conversation in Brooklyn kicked off the first of many we will be having across New York on public safety. Rebuilding from the pandemic will require our trusted community partners’ leadership in restoring faith, ending fear, and giving birth to a new era of positivity.

Starting NOW in Bed-Stuy: @GovKathyHochul and @LtGovBenjamin meet with violence prevention leaders who are bringing peace to our streets as New York City battles a recent spike in gun violence.

We can't create an inequitable system where certain communities do not get the services, the hospitals, the educational facilities, the RESOURCES—ALL the things—needed to have an opportunity for a greater life. We need equity. I'm glad my sister @Powers4Queens is on the case.

Celebrated my friend @mvelaznyc at her inauguration today. She will be the FIRST WOC to represent the 13th CD in New York City! The woman power of the majority female city council will only make New York stronger than ever before.

This afternoon, I joined @GovKathyHochul, @TheRevAl, and @CHLActionPlan CEO Debra Frazier to discuss the racial health disparities we see in New York. The government, our church leadership, and those in health equity all have a role to play in lifting up our Black communities.

Congratulations to the winners of this year’s @bklynfdn Spark Prize awardees: @ArabAmericanNY @BKMovement @BlackWomensBP @GswellMural @Weeksville. Your work makes Brooklyn a more equitable, inclusive space for all people of color.