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WELCOME TO THE GOLDEN AGE OF NEW YORK CITY
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Mary Black - Farewell Farewell
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Jesse Jackson's David and Goliath speech
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I'm wearing my Knicks hat today
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Big tech companies like Uber have been spending big to deregulate auto insurance in New York state, at the expense of crash victims, and Gov. Hochul is pushing their cause in the name of "affordability."
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'CAR'-Tastrophe: Big Tech is Secretly Behind Hochul's Auto Insurance Rate Cut Push - Streetsblog New York City
Is Uber really interested in a more affordable New York?
https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/22/car-tastrophe-big-tech-is-secretly-behind-hochuls-auto-insurance-rate-cut-push
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Gov. Hochul is pushing an Uber-backed proposal to make it harder for car crash victims to receive compensation for their injuries under the guise of affordability — and with the support of the new mayor.
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Gov. Hochul's Uber-Backed Car Insurance 'Reforms' Threaten Payouts To Crash Victims - Streetsblog New York City
Hochul wants to limit payouts to crash victims under the banner of "affordability" and claims that "staged crashes" drive up insurance rates.
https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/14/gov-hochuls-car-insurance-cuts-threaten-payouts-to-crash-victims-experts
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Billy Bragg Unwelcome Guest The Ark; Ann Arbor, MI. 9 11 10
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Streetsblog NYC
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Unlicensed drivers killed nearly 300 pedestrians, cyclists and motorists on city streets between 2021-2024 — and their percentage share of the carnage soared in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, new city data analyzed by Streetsblog shows.
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Unlicensed Drivers Comprise One-Quarter Of Street Fatalities: Data - Streetsblog New York City
Unlicensed drivers are now responsible for one-quarter of road fatalities — and are linked to fatal crashes much more often now than pre-pandemic, a new Streetsblog analysis shows.
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Richard Vallée
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One of the biggest tells of how blatantly screwed up medicine's mishandling of chronic illnesses is comes from physicians who end up suffering from them pretty much all saying that it's nothing like what they were taught it's like and no one else in the profession is bothered by that.
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Streetsblog is not going to be less critical of the mayor just because suddenly it's someone all our readers think is their boyfriend
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Good Tsar, bad Boyars - Wikipedia
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the zohramp saga seems to indicate the mayor's word/agenda is not only not being followed by NYPD, but actively undermined
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'Zohramp' At Williamsburg Bridge Still NYPD Ticket Trap ... For Cyclists - Streetsblog New York City
The NYPD was back to ticketing cyclists at the Williamsburg Bridge bike path in Manhattan even before the asphalt had fully dried on the new "Zohramp."
https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/08/zohramp-at-williamsburg-bridge-still-nypd-ticket-trap
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Billy Bragg on Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
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twitter is freaking me out right now i need the warm embrace of the bluesky echo chamber
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NOT ME
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Tom Waits - Ol' 55 (Live on VH1 Story Tellers, 1999)
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Tom Waits - "Tom Traubert's Blues" (Live on The Human Factor)
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MORE STREETSIES TO VOTE ON 1. FAILURE OF THE YEAR
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Streetsies 2025: The Biggest Failures Of The Year - Streetsblog New York City
2025 was rough year to be a cyclist in New York City, now's your chance to vote for what pissed you off the most.
https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/12/24/streetsies-2025-the-biggest-failures-of-the-year
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still time to vote for the 2025 streetsie for advocate/s of the year on nyc dot streetsblog dot org
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Streetsies 2025: Advocate(s) of the Year - Streetsblog New York City
Little changes on New York City's streets without fighting for it — but who did it best? Please vote for this year's honoree.
https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/12/22/streetsies-2025-advocates-of-the-year
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The New York Groove
2 months ago
We're taking our 'get off the internet' advice literally. Here's the lineup for the 1st edition of New York Groove Live! at
@caveatnyc.bsky.social
on Jan. 6:
@hbwhbwhbw.bsky.social
, Chika,
@dmey.bsky.social
+ Team Groove of course. Get early bird tix through Dec. 30!
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Sophia Lebowitz
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Mamdani's new DCWP commissioner wants to stop "companies like Instacart and DoorDash" from "bully[ing] their way into record profits on the backs of workers and consumers."
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Mamdani Appoints Pro-Labor Lawyer To Run Worker Protection Agency - Streetsblog New York City
"My life's work has been about ensuring that money and power cannot trample the rights and dignity of working people," said the incoming DCWP commissioner, Sam Levine.
https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/12/23/mamdani-appoints-pro-labor-lawyer-to-run-worker-protection-agency
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Heather Hogan
2 months ago
Seems like a pretty cool time to donate to
@thesicktimes.org
, a newsroom where two of the best humans I have ever met call the shots!
the-sick-times.fundjournalism.org/donate/
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Award-Winning Reporter Dave Colon
2 months ago
Prospect-Lefferts Gardens was gonna get its first protected bike lanes ever but in one final insult, Eric Adams' DOT kicked the project to next year, hopefully
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Adams Once Again Delays Pared-Down Protected Bike Lanes In Prospect-Lefferts Gardens - Streetsblog New York City
The Department of Transportation punted its plans for protected bike lanes in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens until 2026.
https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/12/22/adams-once-again-delays-pared-down-protected-bike-lanes-in-prospect-lefferts-gardens
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VOTE FOR STREETSBLOG ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR.
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Streetsies 2025: Advocate(s) of the Year - Streetsblog New York City
Little changes on New York City's streets without fighting for it — but who did it best? Please vote for this year's honoree.
https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/12/22/streetsies-2025-advocates-of-the-year
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Calvin Coolidge: The Disabled Chief Executive
Scholars often speak of Calvin Coolidge in unflattering terms. He is referred to as "a figurehead president," as having had "no drive," as having been a "do nothing president," as a president "a...
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Chris Sommerfeldt
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NYC's DOI finds the Conflicts of Interest Board erred in allowing First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro to remain Madison Square Garden's lawyer while at City Hall without a public waiver. This comes after we first reported Mastro would remain MSG's lawyer:
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Nolan Hicks
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That’s basically every ‘no’ vote on City of Yes, plus the votes got by nixing the specific eastern Queens R varieties from the ADU requirements … plus Manhattan. I’d suggest this has the makings of a very anti-building/pro-neighborhood-character Council. (Charter revisions look set to be a *bfd*)
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Sophia Lebowitz
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Menin got over $100K spent on her by Uber, $1,600 donation from Tony Argento, $1,000 from Randy Mastro, no response to questions about it:
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this sucks. it sucks that menin will even accept her endorsement.
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3 months ago
Vickie Paladino's perspective is "We should do the Crusades again"
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Chris Sommerfeldt
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Menin says she'll work with Mamdani "on a shared agenda that makes New York more affordable." GOP members backing Menin, tho, are likely to look to her to be a check on Mamdani. Vickie Paladino said she's with Menin because she "understands all perspectives."
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Julie Menin claims victory in NYC Council speaker race with more than 65 percent support
Manhattan Councilwoman Julie Menin claimed victory Wednesday in the City Council speaker’s race after saying she’s secured commitments of support from a super majority of her colleague…
https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/11/26/julie-menin-claims-victory-nyc-council-speaker-race-crystal-hundson-mamdani/
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WELCOME TO THE GOLDEN AGE OF NEW YORK CITY
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W. 233rd St. and Broadway, the Bronx, Election Day Eve, 2025
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Ronee Blakley - "Dues" - LIVE at The Bitter End 10/13/10
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CUPCAKE CLAN "SPEED BEER" OTTOBAR 12/26/12
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Hoyt Axton - Joy To The World (Live at Farm Aid 1985)
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Second Ave. Sagas
4 months ago
Eric Adams in his lame-duck period doing everything advocates have been asking him to do for years is interesting, to say the least. He's making it so that Mamdani can't claim all these easy wins in January simply be implementing plans Adams has put on ice for 4 years.
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Will The Circle Be Unbroken - Hoyt Axton | The Midnight Special
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Ringo Starr on The Hoyt Axton Show - The No No Song
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Rebecca Fishbein
4 months ago
I hope New York Jews understand that the dual loyalty trope is used against them, too. If Cuomo feels comfortable attacking Mamdani in this way, what’s to stop him from turning on NY’s Jewish pop when it stops being politically advantageous for him to support?
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G.B.T.V. CultureShare ARCHIVES 1999: RAS SHORTY I & THE LOVE CIRCLE "Who god bless" (HD)
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5 months ago
If the 5 unions now holding out had accepted pattern bargaining, none of these contract work rules would've been discovered. Let's see if the politicians and the MTA hold firm, and roll back some of these ridiculous rules.
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MONEY TRAIN: How LIRR Unions 'Game' The System - Streetsblog New York City
An old work rule means that the MTA would have to pay millions of dollars just to provide a little extra service after special events like Mets games or the Ryder Cup.
https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/10/08/money-train-how-lirr-unions-game-the-system
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Award-Winning Reporter Dave Colon
5 months ago
However the ~$30 million cut to the MTA under the Transit Security Grant Program, which was revealed by the Streetsblog National Security Desk, has still not been restored and is still being litigated in federal court
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Fortunately that's all in the Streetsblog story that just went up:
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What does Matt Yglesias propose Democrats do here? Cave?
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Emma the Sewer Socialist
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I called my Senators about this a few days ago and it is already a tough time in my life before I had to beg for my existence and the existence of my friends and community from people who are supposed to represent us. It’s incredibly draining. We need others to speak on our behalf here, too.
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“when it comes to transportation, Adams has been insincere, uninvested and un-open to criticism — a toxic combination in a leader”
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jamelle
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yeah they're just murdering random people on these boats
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"Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani, the frontrunner to succeed Adams, has his own big transportation promises, and a record of criticizing Adams for failing to live up to his. Andrew Cuomo, his main remaining opponent, doesn't even have a streets transportation plan."
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Monday's Headlines: Eric Rolled Edition - Streetsblog New York City
Mayor Adams is no longer running for re-election. Plus more news.
https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/09/29/mondays-headlines-eric-rolled-edition
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