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Council Member Ariola Explains Vote on General Orders

New York City Council · Apr 24, 2025 · starts 1:10:55 · 1 min 23 sec

Council Member Joann Ariola explains her vote, criticizing personal attacks made during the session and casting her votes on the general orders calendar.

Council Staff

Ariola.

Joann Ariola

Permission to explain my vote.

Amanda C. Farías

Commission, Granted.

Joann Ariola

Thank you.

Joann Ariola

Majority Leader, in the beginning of every session, you say that we need to have be polite with each other and treat each other with respect.

Joann Ariola

And that was not done today.

Joann Ariola

And what was been done was a member brought up in discretions of other members instead of voting their conscience and what they believed on these bills.

Joann Ariola

And that's petty and it's wrong.

Joann Ariola

We should not be looking at and saying who tweeted something, who did something in a moment of passion, and who did something that they already were were was dismissed.

Joann Ariola

What we should say is look at each one of our Twitter feeds and tell me if there is anyone without sin, cast the first stone.

Joann Ariola

And on that note, I will vote uh no on twelve uh 1201A, twelve oh three A, twelve oh four A, two four six A, uh home rule SLR1, and I on all the rest.

Joann Ariola

Thank you for the time.

Council Staff

Council Member S L R one, I'm sorry, I missed that.

Council Staff

S L R one.

Council Staff

Clarification, Council Majority Minority Leader Ariola, S L R One.

Joann Ariola

I'm a no.

Council Staff

Thank you.