Reposted by Zakiyah AnsariNYC Progressives @nycprogressives.bsky.social · 20/05/2026With news that a veto override attempt on Introduction 175-B has been delayed, Caucus leaders Sandy Nurse, Tiffany Cabán, Alexa Avilés, and Kayla Santosuosso issue the following statement: 1156
Reposted by Zakiyah Ansarimichaelkink.bsky.social @michaelkink.bsky.social · 09/03/2026“Taxing the ultra‑wealthy is the only way to keep the promise of universal child care and move toward the more equitable New York we say we want to be.” Listen to @zansari8.bsky.social @aqeny.bsky.social & Marina — they know what’s up 🙏🏻 www.nydailynews.com/2026/03/09/u...nydailynews.comUniversal child care needs new taxes at the topWhen Mayor Mamdani rolled out his preliminary budget, he made the trade‑offs painfully clear. New York is staring down a $5.5 billion shortfall. He said that we can either raise property taxes, or … 023
Reposted by Zakiyah Ansari#PeoplesBudgetNYC #CareNotCuts @peoplesplannyc.bsky.social · 13/05/2026As New Yorkers grapple with a historic affordability crisis, we are still calling on the state to contribute recurring reliable revenue through taxes on corporations and billionaires. We need this revenue to fund the agenda NYers deserve & voted for. 022
Zakiyah Ansari @zansari8.bsky.social · 27/10/2025The record early voting was DEFINITELY not for CUOMO!!! I'm confident of that. GOTV everyone!! 010
Reposted by Zakiyah AnsariAlliance for Quality Education @aqeny.bsky.social · 04/09/2025This Friday from 5-6pm, our Co-Executive Director @zansari8.bsky.social will be joining Dr. Bernard Gassaway to dig into what it truly means to fight for Black liberation through public education, across every stage of learning. Listen on your radio or call (212) 209-2877 to tune in! 012
Reposted by Zakiyah Ansari#PeoplesBudgetNYC #CareNotCuts @peoplesplannyc.bsky.social · 01/07/2025For 3 years, @nycprogressives.bsky.social & @council.nyc.gov have been fighting just to undo #EricAdams’ cuts — to schools, libraries, CUNY, & more. Now CMs say the process is broken & NYC needs to reform/rebalance it to serve/protect NYers & our $. We agree! Watch ⬇️ #CareNotCuts #NYCBudgetJustice 099
Reposted by Zakiyah AnsariNew Yorkers Against Cuomo @nyersagainstcuomo.bsky.social · 16/05/2025"Los neoyorquinos que están cansados de las payasadas de Eric Adams no deberían permitir que nuestro exgobernador caído en desgracia utilice la alcaldía como una forma de escalar de nuevo al poder." - Diana Ayala eldiariony.com/2025/05/15/e...eldiariony.comEl regreso de Cuomo significa alquileres más altos, más corrupción... - El Diario NYEl exgobernador quiere llevar el mismo libro de jugadas al Ayuntamiento. Su campaña ya está impulsada por los mismos donantes ricos que le apoyaron ante 01112
Reposted by Zakiyah AnsariRob Milton @therobmilton.com · 20/05/2025- the best episode of my favorite show! 06117
Reposted by Zakiyah AnsariZohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 19/05/2025Crystal Hudson has been a champion for affordable housing, universal childcare and civil rights on the New York City Council, fighting not only for the residents of central Brooklyn but each and every one of us in this city. I'm so proud to have her support. 237644
Reposted by Zakiyah AnsariMaria Kaufer @kaufermaria.bsky.social · 20/05/2025🚨Friends, especially NYC friends, please, please donate up to $250 by midnight tonight to Adrienne Adams' campaign. As Zohran Mamdani says, in order to defeat Andrew Cuomo, we need as many viable, good candidates as possible to get their message out to NYC voters secure.actblue.com/donate/aftp-... 🙏🏼x.com 031
Reposted by Zakiyah AnsariNew York Working Families Party @nywfp.bsky.social · 19/05/2025Join the NYWFP teletown hall today @ 4PM with Mayoral Candidates Adrienne Adams @bradlander.bsky.social @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social & @zellnor.bsky.social by dialing 718-554-6366☎️ 33118
Reposted by Zakiyah AnsariAlliance for Quality Education @aqeny.bsky.social · 19/05/2025Congratulations to AQE's own Marina Marcou-O'Malley being named @cityandstateny.bsky.social's nonprofit trailblazers, along with Murad Awawdeh of @thenyic.bsky.social, Dede Hill of @schuylercenter.bsky.social and Kim Sweet of @afcnewyork.bsky.social!cityandstateny.comThe 2025 Nonprofit TrailblazersInnovative leaders serving vulnerable New Yorkers. 164
Reposted by Zakiyah AnsariZohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 17/04/2025👍 502144141537
Reposted by Zakiyah AnsariCitizen Action of New York @citizenactionny.org · 14/04/2025we can’t believe we have to say this, but New Yorkers deserve a mayor who governs by and for the *people* not ChatGPT 37419
Reposted by Zakiyah AnsariAlliance for Quality Education @aqeny.bsky.social · 09/04/2025Gov. Hochul is putting her reelection campaign before the needs of New York’s working families by stalling crucial budget decisions, jeopardizing child care, + delaying updates to how our schools are funded. Now, she’s proposing changes to election rules that could give her even more political power 074
Zakiyah Ansari @zansari8.bsky.social · 05/04/2025www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025... This is what it looks like to fight for our children’s rights✊🏾❤️ Thank you NYS Education Department for not just accepting the nonsense. #EducationforLiberationchalkbeat.orgTrump gave states 10 days to sign anti-DEI policy. NY Education Department is refusing.In a Friday letter to the U.S. Education Department, New York officials said they will not certify that the state is eliminating DEI in schools, despite threats to pull federal funding. 010
Reposted by Zakiyah AnsariLindsey Boylan @lindseyboylan.bsky.social · 29/03/2025I so appreciated the opportunity to chat with @andyostroy.bsky.social on why the monster that is Andrew Cuomo cannot be our mayor. Please listen in and share. ✊✊✊✊ 110929
Reposted by Zakiyah AnsariMake the Road NY @maketheroadny.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Today, we are at the NY State Capitol with New Pride Agenda & allies to emphasize the importance of passing the Housing Access Voucher Program (#HAVP) and increasing the Lorena Borjas Transgender and Non-Binary Wellness and Equity Fund. 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 0157
Reposted by Zakiyah AnsariAlliance for Quality Education @aqeny.bsky.social · 07/03/2025To make sure every family has access to affordable child care, NYS must raise wages for child care educators. Only permanent, ongoing funding for the workforce can ensure a sustainable system. @leaderasc.bsky.social @speakercarlheastie.bsky.social pls include this $1.2B investment in your budget 🙏🏾 031
Reposted by Zakiyah AnsariThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/03/2025🔥 Rep. Al Green is not new to standing up 681322808908
Reposted by Zakiyah AnsariSeth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 06/03/2025What a photo. Green must be the start of something, not the end. 13015525910311
Reposted by Zakiyah AnsariZohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 05/03/2025The only thing New Yorkers hate more than a politician they disagree with is one they can’t trust to tell them the truth. 113722
Reposted by Zakiyah AnsariNew York Working Families Party @nywfp.bsky.social · 05/03/2025“The Working Families Tax Credit will be a GAME CHANGER” - @votejgr.bsky.social It’s time to put real money into the pockets of New Yorkers and improve the lives of millions of families across the state. Tell Hochul: pass the WFTC! wfpus.org/passthewftc 1265
Reposted by Zakiyah AnsariKercena A. Dozier, Esq. @kercenadozier.bsky.social · 03/03/2025At the #HarlemFreedomRally, @zansari8.bsky.social built a powerful case for why New Yorkers protest Mayor Eric Adams & are calling for him to step down. It is due to his long-standing pattern of acting in his own self-interest & not in the interest of New Yorkers, or his constituents. (Video 1 of 3) 122
Reposted by Zakiyah AnsariKercena A. Dozier, Esq. @kercenadozier.bsky.social · 03/03/2025At the #HarlemFreedomRally, @zansari8.bsky.social built a powerful case for why New Yorkers protest Mayor Eric Adams & are calling for him to step down. It is due to his long-standing pattern of acting in his own self-interest & not in the interest of New Yorkers, or his constituents. (Video 3 of 3) 022
Reposted by Zakiyah AnsariNew York Working Families Party @nywfp.bsky.social · 01/03/2025New York women say #HellNoCuomo #NoMasCuomo 27937
Reposted by Zakiyah AnsariAlliance for Quality Education @aqeny.bsky.social · 27/02/2025The evidence is clear - staffing shortages are devastating working families and communities. @speakercarlheastie.bsky.social @leaderasc.bsky.social: fight for a permanent $1.2B investment in the child care workforce in the final budget. This #BlackHistoryMonth we demand #NYCUniversalChildCare 041
Zakiyah Ansari @zansari8.bsky.social · 28/02/2025100% I was thinking the same thing. OMG! O see am @saturdaynightlive.bsky.social SKIT in his future. 000
Zakiyah Ansari @zansari8.bsky.social · 31/01/2025This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/do...sign.moveon.orgDon't cut NPR and PBS funding! Millions of Americans rely on public media for their news and educational programming. In many rural areas in our country, public broadcasting is their main avenue for receiving news, emer... 020
Reposted by Zakiyah AnsariAlliance for Quality Education @aqeny.bsky.social · 22/01/2025Yesterday, Gov. Hochul released her executive budget proposal, claiming it would make life “a little better” for families + kids, but a “little better” just isn’t enough—not when New York families need real, bold change. Join us for Advocacy Day on 2/4 and make our New York families’ demands heard! 081
Reposted by Zakiyah AnsariAlliance for Quality Education @aqeny.bsky.social · 22/01/2025Get on the bus with us to Albany! Let’s make sure state legislators hear our call for a more equitable public education, a child care system on the path to true universality, and tax fairness that makes the ultra-wealthy pay their fair share—because transformational change for New York starts NOW! 052
Reposted by Zakiyah AnsariAlliance for Quality Education @aqeny.bsky.social · 27/01/2025Mayor Adams' $300M budget cuts threaten child care centers, leaving working families in crisis. NYC must invest in universal child care to support its working communities and ensure every child gets the quality care they need. comptroller.nyc.gov/newsroom/com... 0116
