Jimmy Oddo
@HeyNowJO
Team @NYCMayor; Commish @nyc_buildings ; recovering elected official; KP's husband; lifelong learner; weight lifting; books; baseball; DMB; and our pug "Jocko"
Alex, seeing this again made my day. This is from Covid days when I was Boro Prez of Staten Island and we had to make our Readers Are Leaders event virtual. The current BP actually created this fantastic reading challenge in the 1990s. Our team was temporary stewards for 8 yrs.
"Readers are leaders" –@jockowillink
It's Friday, but any day of the week can get better with a little Cameo...via the great trumpeter and musician Rashawn Ross and the Dave Matthews Band. You'll be singing it all day, now. You're welcome.
The @NYC_Buildings is hiring! From plan examiners, field inspectors, and more, we're looking for qualified job seekers to fill positions throughout all of our agency divisions. Check out our open positions and apply to join our team: cityjobs.nyc.gov/jobs?options=2… #NYCsSafest
Our @NYC_Buildings Forensic Engineering Unit is investigating what happened in Queens yesterday. Details to follow. Since January 2024, we have required annual observations of parapets. Info on our parapet inspection requirements can be found here: nyc.gov/site/buildings…
We've now removed 374 long standing sidewalk sheds since @NYCMayor announced Get Sheds Down. We've already started work on our expansion of the long standing shed program to now include those standing 3+ years. Enjoy the recently remastered "In the Cage..." @NYC_Buildings
Cross bracing on existing sidewalk sheds leaves New Yorkers feeing — with all respect to @PhilCollinsFeed (@itspetergabriel before him) and Genesis — like they’re in a cage. New shed designs we'll unveil later this year will “get me out of this cage…” @Q1043 @KenDashow
Find yourself a friend like the kid in the Pirates cap and you’ll be set for life.
"Carter Beauford on the drums" are five of the happiest words you can string together. Watching him up close is a delight. #DMB #SPAC
The saying goes, “you should never meet your heroes.” I am happy to say David Wright exceed my expectations every time. He was on his way to a Hall of Fame career, and he’s an even better human being. Congratulations & thank you, No. 5 @mets #DavidWright #lgm
You'll hear a lot about David Wright this week. Here's one. In '08, before a pennant race game, he accompanied family members of 9/11 victims to firehouse by WTC. I went, too. A boy, too young to know the dad he lost, asked Wright to have a catch right there. They did. Mom cried.
Only two players in @Stathead’s database have recorded 600+ walks, 200+ home runs, 175+ stolen bases and a .300+ AVG in their first 10 big league seasons: Mike Trout David Wright
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Seconds matter in saving lives. DO NOT PARK ON FIRE HYDRANTS. On June 27th, a second alarm fire broke out on Jesup Place in the Bronx – a fire that turned fatal, thanks in part to a parked car that blocked a hydrant. The owner of the car received a $4,000 fine following a…