Too many people for an indoor pic so we took it outside. This movement is built different.

NOW: Huge turnout for our canvassing launch! It’s cold, it’s five months before the election, but people are FIRED UP to knock on doors and win.

Proud to stand with @hellodcwp.bsky.social Commissioner @saalevine.bsky.social, my elected colleagues and delivery worker leaders today in Long Island City as @mayor.nyc.gov announced a settlement with app companies for violating NYC's minimum pay law. $5+ million is going back to the workers.

You know what time it is. FIELD LAUNCH: Saturday, Jan. 31 at 1:00pm! We’re knocking doors in Bushwick for unions, housing, Medicare for All — and an end to the U.S. war machine. Sign up: act.clairevaldezforcongress.com/field-launch

"Facing a massive budgetary crisis, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social is breaking with technocratic norms to openly explain the deficit while reiterating his pledges to oppose austerity and tax the rich."

I'm honored to earn the endorsement of the Christopher Street Project. LGBTQ+ rights aren’t up for debate—and in Congress I’ll fight back against Republican attacks on trans people, and Democrats who too often echo their fearmongering.

Solidarity with @ilhanmn.bsky.social in the face of this awful attack and the racist threats ginned up against her by the President of United States. Her courage and poise is inspiring.

I’ve marched, protested and been arrested alongside Jewish Voice for Peace Action. When I spoke out early and loudly against the genocide in Gaza, I did it with clarity and conviction because I knew I wasn’t alone. JVPA was there. I'm so proud to run this campaign for Congress with their support.

On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we mark the liberation of Auschwitz and the millions of Jews murdered by the Nazis. As fascism rises, memory is resistance. We stand in solidarity against hate—and with Holocaust survivors in NYC, one of the largest survivor communities in the world.

Thank you Mr. Mayor 🫡 You heard the man: secure.actblue.com/donate/clair...

The G train has 50,000 more daily riders than it did in 2010—when the MTA cut service between Long Island City and Forest Hills. @emilyassembly.bsky.social has led on this for years. I’m with her: bring it back. Read @johnsurico.bsky.social's s op-ed at @nyc.streetsblog.org.

Alex Pretti was executed by Trump’s fascist paramilitary for doing exactly what millions of union members like him do every single day: standing up in solidarity for their neighbors. From last night’s emergency mass call with @socialists.nyc, @justicedemocrats.com and @jvp.bsky.social.

Since this post, new video has emerged making it clear: this was an execution. New Yorkers are gathering again at 4pm today in Union Square to say enough. Abolish ICE.

The morning after tens of thousands of Minnesotans took to the streets in the first citywide general strike in decades, Trump's fascist paramilitary has apparently shot and killed another person. This terrorism and impunity must end.

I’m marching with thousands of New Yorkers in solidarity with the people of Minneapolis and everyone across the country standing up to Trump’s fascist ICE.

Today.

Excited to join @emmavigeland.bsky.social live on @majorityreport.bsky.social at 12:45pm! Watch here.

Before I became mayor, I had the privilege of serving in the New York State Assembly. And on Tuesday, Feb. 3, Astoria & Long Island City can elect @DianaforQueens to continue our work. I'm so proud to endorse Diana, a Queens mom, an immigrant organizer & a democratic socialist.

The richest Americans now hold more wealth than at any time since WWII—the top 1% nearly as much as the bottom 90% combined. This inequality didn’t happen by accident. It’s the result of decades of war on organized labor. Only organizing can reverse it.

The Gov's budget would mean New Yorkers making $1 million+ are actually getting $12 billion in tax *cuts* because of Trump's "big beautiful bill." By recapturing this giveaway to the richest, we can sustainably pay for new social investments and more.

"We must recognize that we can't solve our problem now until there is a radical redistribution of economic and political power.”

Teachers at Growing Up Green Charter School in Long Island City organized with @uft.org. Then negotiations started to drag into "endless, Kafka-esque Zoom calls." Last month, the bosses unilaterally (and possibly illegally) decertified the union. Completely unacceptable.

"When the full weight of the state comes down hard on you, showing up matters." A profound honor to be introduced by Mahmoud Khalil at our launch last weekend.

A week before @nynurses.bsky.social went on strike, Mt. Sinai changed the locks to the union's on-site offices. Executives at the richest hospitals are attacking the very healthcare workers who make their facilities run. NYC stands with union nurses, always.

Meanwhile, Congress just voted to send another $3+ billion in military aid to Israel. Against the views of the vast majority of our party, too many Democrats joined Republicans in continuing to fund a genocide.

New York City stands with Mahmoud Khalil — because he's a New Yorker too. The Trump administration's continued attempt to jail and deport him for speaking out against the Israeli genocide is abhorrent and unconstitutional.

For too long, bosses and oligarchs have made billions by keeping workers under their boots. This campaign is about saying no more. Workers deserve it all.

Justice Democrats have shown what’s possible when we fight alongside working people and raise expectations about what politics can be. I’m proud to have their support as we build a movement to take on the oligarchs and win real power for the working class.

Today I attended @GovKathyHochul's State of the State alongside some of my fellow socialists in office. Exciting progress on childcare, transit, housing and protecting New Yorkers from ICE — but lots of work ahead to make it a reality. Stay in the fight. And tax the rich.

On Saturday, I visited "Ven A Casa: Aquí Es Donde La Gente Sueña," El Puente's vibrant annual Three Kings Celebration that celebrates their decades of visionary organizing in Los Sures and beyond.

I strongly support @sanders.senate.gov’s call to pause construction of new AI data centers until stronger regulations are in place. Technology must work for working people, not just oligarchs.

On my way to Albany this morning, I joined the picket line at Montefiore in solidarity with 15,000+ @nynurses.bsky.social across NYC fighting for a fair contract. Greedy hospital management forced this strike. I stand with the nurses.

Today, tens of thousands of New Yorkers took to the streets to reject authoritarianism at home and imperialism abroad. I was proud to be one of them.

No wars. No kings. No ICE. We’re on the move.

Thank you to the more than 400 friends and comrades who brought the energy and power to SILO in Brooklyn on Friday night for our official campaign launch! It's an honor to be in this movement with you.

When working people organize for power, we can move mountains.

New Yorkers will pay higher prices and still face increased risk of blackouts this year — all while fossil fuel oligarchs and corporate utilities get richer. It doesn’t have to be this way. Public power is the proven solution. Read my op-ed with @dianaforqueens.com.

An incredible feeling to be endorsed by both a mayor and a union president I organized to elect. Thank you @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, @shawnfainuaw.bsky.social and @uawregion9a.bsky.social members who rallied with us today in Brooklyn.

I was proud to be part of the rank-and-file movement that helped democratize our union and elect a president ready to fight the oligarchy. Congress is full of scabs who’ve never stood a picket line. @shawnfainuaw.bsky.social knows we need organizers in Washington and I'm proud to have his support.

Zohran ran his campaign like a union organizer—raising expectations, building power, and winning a real mandate. Now he’s delivering. The Mayor’s support will help us carry that fight forward in Congress for working people. Thank you @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social!

Renee Good should be alive. ICE should be abolished.

When Zohran launched his campaign on a pledge to deliver universal childcare, few thought it was possible. But we organized, we hustled, we voted. And thanks to today's historic commitment, we're one step closer to making it a reality.

Great chatting with @hellgatenyc.com about our big announcement today...and where to get the best produce in Ridgewood.

I'm a union organizer, Assemblymember, and democratic socialist running for Congress in NY-07. I came to politics through low-wage jobs and the labor movement. That’s the perspective I’ll bring to Washington to take on oligarchy, fascism, and war—and win for working people.

Back in Albany with the best crew in the world, comrades who meet the moment always. This year, we continue to build power for working people, demanding universal childcare, healthcare for all, public renewables + a state where all neighbors are safe. That's the floor in 2026.

Today, I joined NYC DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez, CM Julie Won + local leaders to cut the ribbon on the new 29th Street Plaza! This reclaimed space, with a beautiful mural by CUNY student Fernanda Contreras, shows what's possible when we open streets, support artists and bring people together.

It is appalling that Netanyahu gets to speak at the UN as Gaza lies in ruins. Shame on complicit NY leaders who refuse to support a full weapons embargo, shame on Mayor Adams who stood with the Israeli delegation as world leaders had the moral clarity to walk out. Free Palestine.

🚲 What a kickoff! On Sunday, we launched our Protected Ride Sunnyside campaign with an 8-mile ride, spotlighting existing bike lanes and the dangerous gaps that leave riders unprotected. Big thanks to @claireforqueens.bsky.social, @tstc.bsky.social, the Queens Borough President's office, and CB2!

Residents and lawmakers are calling for action on ongoing air pollution and odors from the Blissville plant. Join us for a Green Asphalt Town Hall tomorrow, September 16, to share your concerns and push for solutions to protect our neighborhoods. RSVP: tinyurl.com/greenasphalt2025

Want to learn more about what to say or do when interacting with ICE, and how you can better protect your neighbors? Our office is proud to cosponsor a Know Your Rights training alongside NYIC and Sens. Gianaris and Gonzalez! Register here: bit.ly/AMValdezKYRTraining