Dear Eric Adams (NYC Mayor), I was sitting on the subway and saw an ad for a City hotline that read “Safety is a Human Right.” It was discussing domestic violence and human trafficking. Apparently, safety is only a human right in these contexts because the City releases violent offenders back onto the streets everyContinue reading “Ideas for NYC: Open Letter #5”
Tag Archives: Eric Adams
Ideas for NYC: Open Letter #4
Dear Eric Adams (NYC Mayor), We need to discuss the bridges and tunnels. Let’s start with the bridges. The Macy’s Firework Show on July 4th utilized the Brooklyn Bridge nicely. The best part of the show was the American flag waterfalling off of the Brooklyn Bridge. The projections on the Brooklyn Bridge were fun andContinue reading “Ideas for NYC: Open Letter #4”
Ideas for NYC: Open Letter #3
Dear Eric Adams (NYC Mayor), It has been a minute, and today, I bring to you an important matter— an assault on the eyes— the newly “painted” Verrazano Bridge. Let’s hope this is primer— but look at this bridge, half painted brown. What is this? The brown looks terrible. If the idea is to makeContinue reading “Ideas for NYC: Open Letter #3”
Ideas for NYC: Open Letter #2
By: Gabriela Yareliz Dear Eric Adams (Mayor): Public things require courteous and considerate users. Absent that, they are destroyed. Public libraries (which we should talk about because funding is being cut, and they barely function pre-cut), public pools, public parks— but let’s talk about public transport. Public transport is the pool everyone is peeing in.Continue reading “Ideas for NYC: Open Letter #2”
Ideas for NYC: Open Letter
Dear Eric Adams (Mayor), You keep saying you are living a biblical moment. I want to tell you about my biblical moment. You love to compare yourself to Jesus, so here is a short prayer for relief (here I am hoping you have a Google Alert for your own name (on brand) or divine interventionContinue reading “Ideas for NYC: Open Letter”
GABRIELA YARELIZ 