Tweets of the Week: Hochul fumbles her Sunset Park moment

By Brooklyn Magazine

Every week (more or less) we try to read the entire internet so you don’t have to and curate (some of) our favorite tweets from the previous seven days. 

This week’s roundup begins on a more serious note. On Sunday the New York City Police Department removed parishioner Genesis Aqunio from a Sunset Park church when she stood up to speak out against Governor Kathy Hochul’s nominee for chief judge in the state’s Court of Appeals.

Aquino, a housing advocate, interrupted the governor to protest the Hochul’s support for Justice Hector LaSalle to lead the state’s top court. As the incident, which was caught on video, took place the day before Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Twitter understandably had thoughts.

Elsewhere, cyclists blocked the intersection where Sarah Schick, a 37-year-old mother of two, was killed last week to demand safer streets.

There were also — Twitter being Twitter — more than a few jokes at the expense of certain borough archetypes and stereotypes. In no particular order, here are your locally sourced, organically grown, free-range observations for the third week of 2023.

I encourage Gov Hochul to return to Sunset Park and have an honest and open town hall meeting without using force to shut down those who oppose your positions. https://t.co/ku8vgX8DGa

— Ron T. Kim (@rontkim) January 17, 2023

https://twitter.com/ZiaJD/status/1615020503667720192

It might seem weird, but it's *VERY* Bay Ridge to be outwardly civil and yet utterly ruthless when dealing with shitty conservatives. https://t.co/S9aTTc4YvR

— Dan Hetteix (@danhetx) January 18, 2023

Cyclists block intersection to demand safer streets.#bikes #brooklyn #cyclists #nyc #safety #Traffic pic.twitter.com/IKeh8TEjYc

— Adrian L. Childress (@ALChildress_) January 20, 2023

In a city of brownstones, Bed Stuy has the best colors. Orange brick and green railings on one corner. Tan masonry and a powder blue cornice on the next. I've always imagined making a clothing line with all the colors cribbed from Bed Stuy streets. pic.twitter.com/KFyfkWkqcU

— Gavin DeDraw (@GavinSnider) January 20, 2023

me when i moved to Bay Ridge https://t.co/rCHQc9dS5j

— Marissa Gins (@marisssus) January 19, 2023

https://twitter.com/femaIeboyfriend/status/1616540571971059726

In case y’all missed last night’s Antifa meeting, Operation Cured Meats has been launched successfully. pic.twitter.com/O1qgkTQwUT

— ember loves bay ridge (@embernic) January 16, 2023

https://twitter.com/nicejewishbutch/status/1615930063857262593

https://twitter.com/_estoc/status/1615795446559166464

If you live in Bed stuy or Bushwick and your haven’t had cuts n slices yet it’s really your fault. I been telling y’all that’s the best pizza in Brooklyn top 5 in NYC.

— Taj (@Tajgothejuice) January 16, 2023

A high school in Bushwick is coaxing teenagers into a long-neglected pool, turning nonswimmers into competitors — and possibly a summer job in a lifeguard chair. via ⁦@coreykilgannon⁩ @NYTimes https://t.co/uB6WXipvyX

— Keiko Morris (@KeikoMorris) January 15, 2023

Report: George Santos being investigated for going around to shuls in flatbush dressed as a jew and collecting money for his 6 daughters' weddings.

— ay (@aimhumor) January 20, 2023

This Flatbush supermarket generates extra $$$ by having an independent coffee shop inside.

✅ Also, lower rent for the cafe.

✅ Lower prices for coffee drinkers!

What a great alliance! pic.twitter.com/dvX3OWxPYy

— Shabazz Stuart (@ShabazzStuart) January 18, 2023

https://twitter.com/FlatbushFantom/status/1615078412187734021

https://twitter.com/TheRealElbow/status/1613916572304961542

A Gut Shabbos from Crown Heights
כאן צוה ה' את הברכה
לקראת שבת לכו ונלכה, כי היא מקור הברכה'
שבת שלום לעם הנצח
⁦#ShabbatShalom pic.twitter.com/T0rg5WLFgQ

— Rabbi Chanina Sperlin (@ChaninaSperlin) January 20, 2023

https://twitter.com/branndannart/status/1615884436096122883

All of this is happening in Crown Heights and Bed Stuy and if you are wondering why a lot of the folks yelling about Bernie ain’t saying a thing .. welp https://t.co/CEca8LoaY0

— 🗽Sydette Cosmic Dreaded Gorgon Clydesdale🇬🇾 (@Blackamazon) January 16, 2023

everyone in crown heights looks like they work at vice and also it’s 2013

— naman (@deleuzesionaI) January 16, 2023

Saw Trevor Noah out tn in crown heights rocking fresh straight backs … it’s giving new year new me

— Reem (@reemredacted) January 14, 2023

https://twitter.com/katherinelamart/status/1615039213677707301

the Park Slope Birkin https://t.co/C2x6CBohHR pic.twitter.com/NsDrADMmMF

— Daniel D'Addario (@DPD_) January 17, 2023

https://twitter.com/piscesadvocate/status/1614790683445067780

https://twitter.com/NewYorkCartoons/status/1615857737187086338

ah yes, the two Williamsburg sentiments pic.twitter.com/EuTyHVlFF3

— LGPD Soundsystem 👻✊⚖💾🏴‍☠️ (@Esquiring) January 19, 2023

On Graham Avenue, otherwise fondly known as the Rodeo Drive of East Williamsburg

— isa (@butch__queen) January 17, 2023

https://twitter.com/0KF0X/status/1614085299285512202

Getting absolutely obliterated by a 12 yr old in a weyes blood shirt at the gowanus climbing gym

— Zoe Sottile (@zoe_sottile) January 18, 2023

giving my pickle rick bong a viking funeral in the gowanus canal

— Karli Marulli (@karlimarulli) January 16, 2023

Build the Gowanus Expressway through Brooklyn they said, it will be great they said. pic.twitter.com/eKyOcmxID6

— Hayden Clarkin (@the_transit_guy) January 15, 2023

Just gonna start calling them the Brooklyn Durants, they ain't shit without him

— Racks (@FraudActivity_) January 20, 2023

i went to a book sale located in a back alley in brooklyn, down a ramp and inside a hole in the wall (garage) where the books were all cramped inside for $1 and i uncrinkled the bills into a man’s sweaty hand as he dragged a cigarette and this is how all books should be sold.

— Rebecca Ritchey (@eatingb00ks) January 20, 2023

Sonny Rollins, who took a leave of absence from the music scene in 1959 – 1961 to “brush up on various aspects of my craft,” pictured on the Williamsburg Bridge, where he practiced during his sabbatical, June 19, 1966 © David McLane #Jazz #jazzmusic #legend pic.twitter.com/Xfz7jk52mm

— Eric Cabrera (@EricCabrera66) January 14, 2023

From Bensonhurst to Coney Island to Ft. Greene to Bed-Stuy to Brownsville and Flatbush
BIG UPS TO BROOKLYN!

Borough Check
-Digable Planets ft GURUhttps://t.co/1GRZoZyKov pic.twitter.com/4U0ZdcYvUv

— Ray K. Hessel (@RaymondKHessel4) January 20, 2023

https://twitter.com/hbolton/status/1616438552258285569