Newark residents have been the lucky constituents of America’s hardest-working mayor since Cory Booker took office in 2006. And while his jurisdiction doesn’t extend beyond the embattled New Jersey city, his Twitter presence is such that his voice can reach much farther: he’s accumulated over a million followers, and is a fairly prolific scribe when it comes to the 140-character messages.
But it took a massive blizzard to get Booker’s Twitter juices really flowing. Since the wintery deluge began to descend upon the Northeast Sunday night, Booker has personally responded to many Newark residents asking him for his support. If a resident gives an address, Booker will head over, shovel in hand. If there’s a particularly snowed-in part of town, Booker will sprint over and announce his location to his legion of followers. He can pump out 15 tweets per hour, all promising direct relief.
Let’s take a look at the day that Booker has ahead of him. You’re stuck on Bergen and Grumann, @rookie2veteran? No worries. Not an hour later, Cory Bookie announced that he’s “here now to help.”
So, @sexylp40, your mom is stuck on Ninth Ave and 12th and that whole block wasn’t plowed? Cory Booker says “tell her to stay put.”
Worried about the mayor’s back aches after all this snow shoveling, @itsmywayrob? Well, he had a breakfast of Advil and Diet Coke, so you figure it out.
But the snowed-in Queens resident @EminemsRevenge may be out of luck. “Sorry bout Queens, but Nwk is my focus,” Booker tweeted back out her. Cold, Cory.
Here’s a taste of Booker’s day, via a smaple of his Twitter feed. We’re guessing it’s harder than yours.
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