Neil Young opens with Big Crime… “Big Crime in DC at the White House”. (And normal camera angles!)

Watching CNN’s Farm Aid broadcast. Once Dylan came on, just two cameras, both fairly wide shots. No Dylan close-ups. Guessing this has to be on his orders (last Dylan show I attended, no cellphone shots allowed). Anyway, his set is quite good so far: All Along the Watchtower, Ramona, Highway 61…

Clarke is also chair of the Congressional Black Caucus

Kash Patel's notes during his congressional testimony as photographed by Getty: "Good fight with Swalwell"

Breaking News: A fight is said to be playing out over the fate of a U.S. attorney who hit roadblocks while investigating New York’s attorney general, Letitia James, and the former FBI director James B. Comey, two Trump foes.

“Trump poised to fire US attorney for resisting effort to charge NY AG Letitia James: Sources Trump officials had pushed Erik Siebert to bring criminal charges against James.” abcnews.go.com/US/trump-poi...

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer are calling for the resignation of the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, following Jimmy Kimmel's suspension. Read more: http://specne.ws/9RDwpn

IN BOX: "Is Your Pet Having a Midlife Crisis? (Sept. is Pain Awareness Month)"

Rep. Yvette Clarke, chair of the influential Congressional Black Caucus, says President Trump is trying to “whitewash” American history, adding his administration is in “denial” about the “accurate” history of the U.S. Read more: http://specne.ws/pfKsFe

[In 2021] "Mr. Redford reflected on his mortality, telling Mr. Woodward ... At one time there was a long road ahead of me and now that road is a lot shorter, and I don’t have a lot of time to mess around. So you do the best you can with what you’ve got left.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/b...

They’ve been so bad so so long, I’ll call this a moral victory for Giants.

I might vote for him twice.

I am writing in “Russell Wilson” for mayor.

Mayor Eric Adams’ parks department is moving ahead to let the Related Companies continue running the city-owned Wollman Rink — apparently ending the Trump Organization’s quest to reclaim control of the popular sports facility in Central Park.

Rachael Ray campaigned against a California bill to phase out the use “forever chemicals” in products including nonstick cookware. * She also sells her own nonstick cookware, including a 12-piece Cucina set priced at $179.99, @hirokotabuchi.bsky.social reports.

Read that 140,000 people are enrolled in the 9/11 Health Program - and that 44,000 of them have 9/11-related cancers. Plus, so many already have died. The magnitude of loss from what happened that day is almost hard to comprehend.

The subway had its safest summer in 15 years, according to police data, a vastly different picture than the one painted by the Trump administration www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/n...

BREAKING The killer of Charlie Kirk remains at large. FBI Director Kash Patel just now: “The subject in custody has been released after an interrogation by law enforcement. Our investigation continues and we will continue to release information in interest of transparency.”

New: Influential billionaires are again lining up to boost Cuomo's mayoral bid, including by offering Eric Adams lucrative private sector jobs to get him out of the race. That includes a job offer for Adams at Related, the real estate firm, per sources. www.nydailynews.com/2025/09/09/n...

Listen to a podcast with an A.I.-generated host? I'll pass.

🚨 New: “Presidency Boosts Trump’s Net Worth By $3 Billion In A Year” “Vaulted him 118 spots on The Forbes 400, where he lands at No. 201 this year.” @danalexander21.bsky.social for @forbes.com

"It’s a wound that’s still open always ... I’m always reminded of it, because it’s the same job my dad did. I try to keep the positive thoughts, not what happened to him, but more of what he did for a living, giving his life up for the City of New York."

"Trump Tried to Kill the Infrastructure Law. Now He’s Getting Credit for Its Projects. Signs bearing President Trump’s name have gone up at major construction projects financed by the 2021 law, which he strenuously opposed ahead of its passage." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/u...

Giants games should come with a warning: Watching this team could be hazardous to your mental health.

The cost of a ticket to see Larry David in NY is pre-tay, pre-tay steep.

The Athletic confirms this: www.nytimes.com/athletic/660...

A wonderful look at the history of ‘One Toke Over the Line’ and the folk duo behind it. (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/09/06/a...

Meanwhile on that slender riotous island …

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A White House official confirmed to NY1 on Friday preliminary discussions are taking place on ways to take over the 9/11 Memorial and Museum. Read more: http://specne.ws/Cj9mQy

Aaaand … the streak continues.

Kerry Kennedy calls for her brother to resign. As she’s said in the past, “RFK in this job is dangerous.”

If Adams abdicates, the public advocate would become NYC mayor for the first time the job was created in 1994.

Some Muslim leaders who appeared with Mayor Adams at City Hall today said they had no idea the event was an endorsement rally and were offended to find out the mayor's campaign had billed it as such. "It’s not doing justice to Muslims," one of them said. www.nydailynews.com/2025/09/04/a...

BREAKING: New York Governor Kathy Hochul is set to sign an executive order allowing pharmacists to prescribe and administer Covid-19 vaccines to anyone who requests them, regardless of age or underlying conditions.

Adams has been offered a job at HUD, @jccoltin.bsky.social reports. www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

The pundit class keeps saying this is a slam dunk winning issue for the president.

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“When he showed up at the House’s impeachment proceedings against Mr. Trump in 2021 carrying a grocery bag from Zabar’s, he went viral. Asked what was inside, he answered: “A babka and the Constitution, what else?””

WSJ edit board: “Congress has ceded too much power over trade to the President. .. If he can impose a tax on any imported product any time he wants, he really has the power of a king. The lower courts are doing their duty, and soon it will be up the Supreme Court.” www.wsj.com/opinion/trum...

Oh, come on. It’s still August. #halloweencreep

Jeremy Lin retires: “Its been the honor of a lifetime to compete vs the fiercest competitors under the brightest lights…to challenge what the world thought was possible for someone who looks like me.…I’ll forever be the kid who felt fully alive everytime I touched a basketball”

When it’s time to go, this is how you do it. Great story, great obit. (gift link) “My death has been an amazing experience,” she said of the well-wishes she had received.” . www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/b...

Get ‘em while it’s hot, I guess.

I think people are forgetting that this new booster hasn’t yet received ACIP approval. Probably 10-14 days away. Full availability won’t be really knowable until then. Many pharmacies want that guidance and assurance.

Looks like the COVID vaccine is no longer easily available in many places, including NY, even for those who are eligible under the newly restrictive FDA guidelines (seniors, people with at least 1 health condition) Much confusion. What a mess. (Gift article) www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/w...

This is what happens when you order delivery in DC right now.

Enid Nemy gets the byline for the NYT obituary of the somewhat-mysterious Maurice Tempelsman. She retired long ago, but lived to see another of her obits published. She’s now 101! www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/b...