Ron T. Kim
@rontkim
NYS lawmaker trying out political jiujitsu
🧵on nursing home scandal: On April 14 2020, Berna Lee contacted my office, fearing that her mother, residing in a nursing home in my district, had been negligently exposed to COVID. Berna had been stonewalled. 1/ abc7ny.com/nursing-home-d…
One hope of mine for Mayor @ZohranKMamdani is for more collab between @nycemergencymgt & researchers to integrate the latest innovations in machine learning & weather prediction. Hyper-granular weather and hydrological models that allow us to pinpoint risk areas will save lives.
NYC's stormwater sewer system is built to handle a 5-year storm at 1.75 inches per hour. The subway system's pumps can keep up with 1.5 inches per hour In 1970-1999, a 5-year storm was already 1.83 inches per hour By 2040 we're expecting >2 inches per hour 5-year storms
During the Great Depression, the federal government had to step in to control agricultural pricing, and industries also cried out about socialism/communism. When markets fail working people, the public sector has had a long history of stepping in to reset and find a…
Another way to put this is that Blue states subsidize socialist programs in Red donor states.
California Crackup? Try again. California provides $83.1 billion more than we receive from the federal government. Texas? Receives $71.1 billion more than they provide to the federal government. 71% of the U.S. GDP comes from blue counties.
This is corruption and incompetence at the highest level. Governor Hochul must change course and work with @CaringMajority @CaringMRising to hold PPL accountable and build a caring economy centered around workers and consumers. nypost.com/2025/07/15/us-…
Ironically, bumper sticker messages are very effective. Every solution should be communicated in bumper stickers.
Staten Islanders don’t want bumper sticker slogans, they want real life solutions When I’m Mayor, they will never be the forgotten borough Cuomo sails into Staten Island, courts local moderates - silive.com silive.com/politics/2025/…
My daughter and I celebrated the birthdays of 100+ year olds in my district today! TY CenterLight Pace for all the positive aging programming!
"I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops." - Stephen Jay Gould
There's no busier library in the U.S. than @QPLNYC's Flushing branch. Considering its location in such a diverse and dynamic community, it might be the most important too. Now, it has a brand-new auditorium to host all sorts of programming. Great to help unveil it this weekend!
In response to the fatal fire on July 4th at 43-69 Kissena Boulevard, our Fire Safety Education Unit is sharing lifesaving information in front of Apple Bank at 43-73 Kissena Boulevard and will be there until 2pm today.
Call it whatever you want (privatization, externalization of the state, outsourcing, subcontracting, public ventures, etc.), but the outcome is the extreme concentration of power and wealth by a few. Policies that attempt to deconcentrate this power without fixing the public and…
Dry cleaners, nail salons, beauty suppliers, construction firms, grocery stores, and thousands of other mom-and-pops create a circulatory economy that creates local jobs and keeps money flowing inward. No municipal takeover is necessary.
Real socialists will find it conflicting to build public capacity or manage a government that uplifts capitalist institutions that create more markets for billionaires. Democratic socialists strive to build public capacity for working people but lack generational & institutional…
How do we end the Dems Downfall Syndrome: Overpromise. Under deliver. Keep outsourcing. Govern through press/social media.
Taxing the Rich to break up Billionaires is not the same as taxing to maximize revenues for the state: different mindset, different objective.
6/28. FCBA has always encouraged young Asian Americans to get involved in community volunteer work, believing that serving others selflessly is a way to show one’s value. By joining different activities, they can better understand & choose political ideas that feel right to them.
June 25th marked 75 years since the outbreak of the Korean War. I attended two events hosted by the Korean War Vets Association of Greater New York and the Korean American Association of Queens where we paid tribute to the brave service members who defended freedom and democracy.