{"id":97,"date":"2023-01-11T17:39:33","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T17:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/joann-ariola\/?p=97"},"modified":"2023-01-11T17:45:11","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T17:45:11","slug":"councilwoman-ariolas-january-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/joann-ariola\/2023\/01\/11\/councilwoman-ariolas-january-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"Councilwoman Ariola&#8217;s January Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/joann-ariola\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2023\/01\/Joan-Ariola-Header-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98\" width=\"848\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/joann-ariola\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2023\/01\/Joan-Ariola-Header-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/joann-ariola\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2023\/01\/Joan-Ariola-Header-1-400x114.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.work-bites.com\/view-all\/in-nyc-theyre-lining-up-left-amp-right-to-defeat-medicare-advantage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/joann-ariola\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2023\/01\/118229trim-1024x965.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-99\" width=\"842\" height=\"792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/joann-ariola\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2023\/01\/118229trim-1024x965.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/joann-ariola\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2023\/01\/118229trim-400x377.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/joann-ariola\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2023\/01\/118229trim-1300x1225.jpeg 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 842px) 100vw, 842px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fighting For Our Retirees<\/h1>\n<p>Councilwoman Ariola joined several Council colleagues on the steps of City Call this week, showing their support for the city&#8217;s retirees at risk for losing their health insurance. \u201cI have been at the forefront and leading this march to support our retirees, and will not let go, I will not let up,\u201d Ariola said. \u201cOur retirees deserve the retirement benefits and healthcare benefits that they were promised and it is our job as their elected officials to make sure that remains intact.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.work-bites.com\/view-all\/in-nyc-theyre-lining-up-left-amp-right-to-defeat-medicare-advantage?utm_source=hs_email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9G2wgGx64vgWqr-6hvYIWkLwvL4xfI9ypR8FIl5kkJTPnGBQ8DuMr4wHzIGvUv2J9xxvpl\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rockawave.com\/articles\/alma-realty-moving-forward-with-surfside-development-proposal\/?utm_source=hs_email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz--9_xIcah0joplY5Ad8aji1TJzb40uI4995Y-OTLxqC_FFSS_0QFDGZYfgWbpK0-TLJD4fY\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"761\" src=\"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/joann-ariola\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2023\/01\/1SHAFT-1024x761-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/joann-ariola\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2023\/01\/1SHAFT-1024x761-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/joann-ariola\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2023\/01\/1SHAFT-1024x761-1-700x520.png 700w, https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/joann-ariola\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2023\/01\/1SHAFT-1024x761-1-768x571.png 768w, https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/joann-ariola\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2023\/01\/1SHAFT-1024x761-1-400x297.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Opposing Alma<\/h1>\n<p>Councilwoman Ariola attended a recent meeting concerning new developments at the Surfside buildings along Rockaway&#8217;s Shore Front Parkway, where she vehemently opposed a developers plan to add hundreds of new units to the area. Citing the developer&#8217;s inability to care for the buildings they already own, Ariola joined many other concerned residents in opposing the new construction.&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rockawave.com\/articles\/alma-realty-moving-forward-with-surfside-development-proposal\/?utm_source=hs_email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_-O0_XMYlg1PCIa89k7ER5sAWk7I17l6fNGGa0WLxhmZ09jVfDm3L9qPWqtUEJCsaBGc0U\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/12\/31\/nyc-council-caucus-wants-unvaxxed-parents-at-school-events\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"692\" src=\"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/joann-ariola\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2023\/01\/vax-letter-to-doe-01-1024x692.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/joann-ariola\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2023\/01\/vax-letter-to-doe-01-1024x692.png 1024w, https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/joann-ariola\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2023\/01\/vax-letter-to-doe-01-700x473.png 700w, https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/joann-ariola\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2023\/01\/vax-letter-to-doe-01-768x519.png 768w, https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/joann-ariola\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2023\/01\/vax-letter-to-doe-01-1536x1038.png 1536w, https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/joann-ariola\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2023\/01\/vax-letter-to-doe-01-400x270.png 400w, https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/joann-ariola\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2023\/01\/vax-letter-to-doe-01-1300x878.png 1300w, https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/joann-ariola\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2023\/01\/vax-letter-to-doe-01.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lifting The Mandates<\/h1>\n<p>The Councilwoman penned a letter to the NYC Department of Education Chancellor David Banks and Health Department Commissioner Ashwin Vasan, demanding that the vaccine mandates preventing parents and guardians from attending extracurricular school activities be lifted immediately.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/12\/31\/nyc-council-caucus-wants-unvaxxed-parents-at-school-events\/?utm_source=hs_email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz--9_xIcah0joplY5Ad8aji1TJzb40uI4995Y-OTLxqC_FFSS_0QFDGZYfgWbpK0-TLJD4fY\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><strong>Upcoming Events<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"729\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/joann-ariola\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2023\/01\/321065032_712991673423295_1614112660523283168_n-729x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/joann-ariola\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2023\/01\/321065032_712991673423295_1614112660523283168_n-729x1024.jpg 729w, https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/joann-ariola\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2023\/01\/321065032_712991673423295_1614112660523283168_n-498x700.jpg 498w, https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/joann-ariola\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2023\/01\/321065032_712991673423295_1614112660523283168_n-768x1079.jpg 768w, https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/joann-ariola\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2023\/01\/321065032_712991673423295_1614112660523283168_n-285x400.jpg 285w, https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/joann-ariola\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2023\/01\/321065032_712991673423295_1614112660523283168_n.jpg 780w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" 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and will not let go, I will not let up,\u201d Ariola said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong><small><a href=\"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/joann-ariola\/2023\/01\/11\/councilwoman-ariolas-january-newsletter\/\">READ 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