Update 2 Alarm Fire 3700 block 24th St NE. Fire under control. No injuries. Red Cross NCGC notified for updated 6 adults & 3 children displaced. Investigators on scene to determine cause. Thanks to Fort McNair Engine Co. 46 and MontgomeryCo(MD)Fire for filling DC firehouses. #DCsBravest

Commemorating May Day with UNITE HERE Local 25 and Council colleagues. I’m proud to stand by hospitality workers—who are at the center of a thriving industry—as they fight for better wages, reversing staff cuts, and protecting guest services. The message is clear: respect their work.

My team is closely monitoring this tragic fire. Fortunately, we've learned the house was vacant. We will be on the ground to support neighbors in the aftermath.

Great news: bus shelters at all #Ward5 metro stations (Fort Totten, Brookland-CUA, and Rhode Island Ave - Brentwood) are getting much needed replacement in the coming months! Check in out👇🏾Replacements are already underway at Fort Totten.

Improvements are coming to the Dog Park in The Park @ LeDroit! Join DPR & DC Department of General Services next Wednesday to learn more about the resurfacing, new benches, receptacles, and bag dispensers!

📍 The Park at LeDroit, 286 V Street NW
⏰ 6:30 - 7:30 PM
📆 Wed, May 8
💻 ledroitdogpark.splashthat.com

The budget oversight hearing is ongoing with Department of Energy & Environment, DC Green Bank, and DC Water. Councilmembers Charles Allen, Councilmember Matt Frumin, CM Janeese Lewis George, and Councilmember Zachary Parker now asking questions.

Watch: dc.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.ph…

Exciting news: Metro will unveil their proposed 2025 Better Bus Network next month! They've also produced a helpful video on their proposed new bus route names. Check it out in the latest edition of the Better Bus Dispatch: mailchi.mp/wmata/routeren…

great to see these six freshly planted trees in the recently reconstructed median strip on the unit block of Rhode Island Ave NW in #BloomingdaleDC

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Meetings continue as Councilmember Parker meets with ward 5 to address questions and concerns. #CNHEDAdvocacyDay 💛
#AmplifyCommunityVoices 📣

Asking questions now of the Commission on Arts and Humanities. Tune in 👇🏾

Today, I conducted a walkthrough with DC Department of Public Works of Flagler Street in Bloomingdale. DPW rerouted sweepers and towed a car with fake tags. I’m grateful for DPW’s partnership as I work to ensure all Ward 5 neighbors live in safe and clean neighborhoods.

I started my morning reading to the pre-k 4 class at AppleTree at Rocketship Public Schools Rise campus in Ward 5. We read Nolan’s Safari by Felicia Truong, and the students loved it!