Oh, man. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Bronx and Queens constituents went off on her in The New York Post.
They hate that AOC makes everything about herself:
Her district offices in the Bronx and Queens offer little to justify the $1.9 million the congresswoman gets to run them — one is only open a single weekday and the other is closed on Fridays, with phones that go unanswered and constituents urged to discuss their problems “by appointment only.”AOC’s town halls used to be monthly events – now are only held once in a blue moon, there’s virtually no way to get in a question, and sometimes she only phones in and doesn’t bother coming in person, galled constituents said.
The latest town hall took place in Jackson Heights last month. It turned into a mess with AOC only taking six questions before she fled.
The constituents have pressured her to address an $8 billion casino proposed by New York Mets owner Steve Cohen near Citi Field.
AOC reminded them that the area “has been redistricted” out of her district.
The Jackson Heights town hall had already been rescheduled because she “fell ill” after one of her many trips.
Instead of speaking to those she represents, AOC spends most of her time flying on private jets with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to cry about “oligarchs.” They’re ticked off:
“This woman has done nothing for the community she was once again elected to serve,” said Lauro Vazquez of Woodside, Queens.—“Of course, it’s cancelled [Jackson Heights town hall] — too busy jet setting around on private jets screaming about ‘oligarchs’ and setting up her bid for a POTUS run,” said Vazquez. “This woman has done nothing for the community she was once again elected to serve.”“It’s hard to find a private plane – it’s Easter weekend,” mocked Jackson Heights resident Tatiana Lacatus of the cancelled event. “She is too big for us.”Elmhurst’s Ramses Frias, a Republican City Council candidate, called Ocasio-Cortez an “absentee landlord” disconnected from the reality of her working-class constituents.“She’s flying around on private jets, talking about the oligarchy, which is not really resonating with the regular guy – the person going shopping over here at the supermarket,” he said, sarcastically adding, “She’s a rock star.”
Concerning the casino, the constituents noted how AOC has no problem latching onto issues outside of her district:
She made headlines in 2021 by briefly volunteering to work at a Houston food bank and help raise more than $5 million for Texans after the state was devastated by winter storms – yet some of her own constituents said she did little to assist New Yorkers that same year who were slammed by Hurricane Ida and still dealing with the pandemic.The congresswoman paid only lip service after the Trump administration last month announced it was cancelling $200 million in grants for climate-friendly “cloudburst projects” that help absorb heavy rains, according to critics. Some of these projects were slated for parts of flooding-plagued parts of Queens.
Jackson Heights resident Gloria Contreras pointed out that AOC only tackles issues if it gets national attention: “She’s about her and getting worldwide attention while ignoring her constituents.”
The constituents still fume over AOC’s killing of an opportunity to bring an Amazon headquarters to Queens, which would have created 25,000 jobs.
The thing is…will the district keep voting in AOC?
New York’s 14th Congressional District has over 700,000 people.
The district has elected AOC three times. She has dominated all of them, too, winning by over 70% each time.
AOC is up for reelection in 2026. Despite the outcries, I bet she wins again. It’s a solid Democrat district.
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