Kicy Motley, De Blasio Aide, Known For Crass Remarks

Why does De Blasio have such trouble finding people to work for him who the public can respect?

The post below was published in March 2014

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Kicy Motley

New de Blasio aide has history of vulgar tweets

By Beth DeFalco

, March 27, 2014

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This is what passes for “community relations” in Mayor de Blasio’s New York.

A foul-mouthed former campaign aide to the mayor who was previously scolded for her Twitter rants against the NYPD and NAACP was quietly hired as the mayor’s new co-director of community affairs in Brooklyn.

Kicy Motley was spotted by The Post last week cheering on de Blasio at the mayor’s first bill-signing ceremony in Brooklyn.

Motley, 28, a volunteer in de Blasio’s campaign last year, was caught going on a Twitter tear.

Her highlight reel included:

-  “NYPD fatally shoot knife-wielding man in Times Square. (VIDEO) F–k. The. Police” Motley wrote on Aug. 11, 2012, after cops shot Darrius Kennedy, 51.

-  She slammed the NAACP in January 2013 for siding with drink companies against Bloomberg’s soda ban: “@NAACP aka corporate d–k riders. Standing withsoda makers for a few bucks.”

- In February 2013, she linked to an article highlighting Bloomberg’s pro-gun-control efforts and wrote, “Hey rest of #America, welcome to Bloomberg using his #money to mess up your sh-t.”

-  Motley also used Twitter to cheer crazed ex-LAPD cop Chris Dorner, who went on a wild shooting spree across Southern California in February 2013 after claiming he was fired because of racism.

“There’s a part of me rooting for #Dorner. This racist, imperialist country gets the best of people sometimes. It makes some snap. #lapd,” she tweeted several days before Dorner was killed by cops during a standoff.

After The Post exposed the tweets, Motley pulled down her Twitter page and apologized, but stayed on with the campaign.

“These tweets do not reflect my values, and I regret posting them in haste. I apologize for any pain they may have caused,” she said in a prepared statement released by the campaign at the time.

Last month, the Capital New York Web site reported that de Blasio had cleaned out Bloomberg’s Community Affairs Unit and replaced its members with his loyalists, including Motley.

Community directors spend most of their time out in the field working with elected officials, community boards, civic associations, community-based organizations and tenants associations, the mayor’s office said.

“Kicy was hired for this assignment because of her deep knowledge of Brooklyn and her commitment to the citizens of this city. She is well versed in constituent casework and navigating city agencies, which is part of her duties,” de Blasio spokesman Phil Walzak told The Post.

Motley is working on housing issues, Walzak said.

The mayor’s office would not provide her salary information.

Bill de Blasio campaign aid apologizes for offensive tweets

By Sally Goldenberg

 

YOU DON’T SAY! Kicy Motley, a Bill de Blasio aide, was told by the campaign to stop posting controversial tweets.

 

Bill de Blasio’s new mayoral campaign aide is a Twitter terror who has littered the Web site with foul-mouthed rants against everyone from the NYPD to the NAACP.

“NYPD fatally shoot knife-wielding man in Times Square. (VIDEO) F–k. The. Police,” ranted de Blasio volunteer coordinator Kicy Motley on Aug. 11 2012, after cops shot Darrius Kennedy, 51, on Seventh Avenue.

In addition to using gangsta-rap-like language to blast the cops, the campaign aide also slammed the NAACP in January for siding with drink companies against Bloomberg’s soda ban.

“@NAACP aka corporate d–k riders. Standing with soda makers for a few bucks,” she wrote.

In February, she linked to an article highlighting Bloomberg’s pro-gun-control efforts and wrote, “Hey rest of #America, welcome to Bloomberg using his #money to mess up your sh-t.”

She also used Twitter to cheer crazed ex-LAPD cop Chris Dorner, who went on a wild shooting spree across Southern California after claiming he was fired because of racism.
“There’s a part of me rooting for #Dorner. This racist, imperialist country gets the best of people sometimes. It makes some snap. #lapd,” she tweeted several days before Dorner was killed by cops during a standoff.

After being questioned by The Post, Motley apologized for her remarks and took her Twitter page down. She had been tweeting under the handle @BrooklynKicy.

“These tweets do not reflect my values, and I regret posting them in haste. I apologize for any pain they may have caused,” she said in a prepared statement released by the campaign.

A campaign spokesman added, “These tweets are clearly unacceptable and do not in any way reflect the views of our campaign, and Kicy has been disciplined for making them.”
A source said she was scolded for the tweets and told to suspend her use of social media.
Motley started working in Public Advocate de Blasio’s office sometime in August and seven months later was hired for the Democrat’s mayoral campaign.

According to her LinkedIn page, she was also an intern in the City Council for eight months last year.

Motley plays an important role in the campaign, responsible for training volunteers and organizing campaign events.

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Kicy Motley

Brooklyn Borough Director at Office of the Mayor - Community Affairs Unit

Location

Greater New York City Area

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Civic & Social Organization

	Office of the Mayor - Community Affairs Unit, The Aardvark Movement
	New York City Mayoral Campaign, City of New York, New York City Council
Education	University of Miami