New York City is a special kind of place. It is hopelessly Democrat and liberal, and seems to be sliding even further into that abyss. There does not appear to be much that will keep residents from voting for anyone who doesn't have a "D" after their name. Even when the disastrous consequences of their vote are right in their face, New Yorkers just can't quit Democrats. However, in the age of Trump, it appears that one or two may be starting to connect the dots between their votes and the state of their neighborhood.
Yet the people in her district will continue to reelect her
Residents of America's self-described Democratic Socialist sweetheart, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's (D-NY) district, are becoming increasingly fed up. She seems to find plenty of time for cameras when it comes to being in the national spotlight, and time for issues that don't affect the daily lives of her constituents. Her latest bout of tone-deafness with the people who voted for her comes in a July newsletter that goes out to constituents. In it, she advises on how they can update their “Passport’s Gender Marker” if they do not identify as male or female, as the NY Post exclusively reported.
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AOC goes on in her newsletter to explain that:
“Due to a U.S. District Court’s decision last month, the State Department is honoring requests to update the gender marker on passport applications for the time being. To request this update, the State Department requires an attestation form along with your passport application."
She then offers a link to the State Department website. But if she can fit it into her tight media schedule, AOC might want to make a trip home and see what is going on there; it's not pretty. Rosa Sanchez is the head of the Restore Roosevelt Avenue Coalition. It is a group of residents and business owners along Roosevelt Avenue in the Queens portion of the district, where the crime rate has grown out of control. Sanchez says of AOC's skewed priorities, in an interview with the NY Post:
“We are more focused on the bigger issues. We need our congresswoman’s help to stop crime, drugs, gangs, sex trafficking. I would love for her to address these issues."
Sanchez goes on to say that AOC's Corona neighborhood is “open and diverse” and supports LGBT residents, but she would like to see her pay more attention to her own district. She adds that “Public safety is the big issue along Roosevelt Avenue. We need her help.”
The stretch of Roosevelt Avenue that runs through AOC's district has earned the unfortunate nickname, "The Market of Sweethearts," due to the rampant prostitution. There are also street vendors selling illegal and counterfeit items. In June, several members of the notorious 18th Street Gang were indicted for committing brutal beatings and stabbings to maintain control of illegal activity in the area that also includes distributing fake passports, counterfeit money, drugs, firearms trafficking, and extorting businesses for rent payments. Much of the gang activity is fueled by the massive influx of illegal immigrants to New York.
AOC's constituents have been putting up with this for a while. My colleague Ward Clark has reported how the crime rate in her district has been steadily on the rise since she went to Washington, D.C., in some places as much as 70 percent, more than double the city-wide increase of 30 percent in the same time period. Meanwhile, she is nowhere to be found, and her constituents are not happy.
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There was no mention of Roosevelt Avenue in the newsletter, but AOC did announce that Vaughn College would be admitted into the Enhanced Air Traffic Collegiate Training Initiative, which is a Federal Aviation Administration program. She did attend a meeting in July with her constituents, where she defended attempts at improving the quality of life for those who live and work along Roosevelt Avenue, more specifically about the number of street vendors.
Right after her election in 2018, AOC showed off a pair of worn, dirty shoes with holes in the soles, which she allegedly wore to campaign against 10-term incumbent, now former Rep. Joe Crowley. Warning to AOC: Someone in your district may have just bought a brand new pair of shoes with your House seat written all over them.
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