An easy start for Zohran in NYC would be to make the SBS Bx12 free because few pay as it is. Its de facto free but carries the expence of enforcement. Convert other bus lines in the city from de facto free to officially free as the loss of income will be negligible if not nil due to no need of […]

Just listened to @TheWarOnCars Sarah's interview with Tim Gill. His descriptions of Rotterdam and Vienna point Zohran to the future for NYC. Same issue in Rotterdam of loss of child-bearing parents, and how Vienna solved gentrification. Zohran must rebuild NYCHA and target neighborhoods.

Hi @cmbrookspowers.bsky.social @nycspeakeradams.bsky.social - why do you seem to tolerate cars on the sidewalk and lack of enforcement ? No oversight - no votes on bills to address.

@jehiah I have a question about the https://howsmydrivingny.nyc/ site? I just ran a plate on it for a car that was illegally parked and had a stack of summons under the wipers and it only turned up one violation in 2025. I expected a ton of violations. There's text at the top that says: Search […]

Yes on 2-5, No on 6 (don’t drown local elections in federal election cycles). Working Families Party & Democratic ticket for everything else.

@ascentale This may be a subject for #bikenite. I'm curious if anyone wears a mouthguard when bicycling. I got hit by a car going very slowly. I was stopped. A front tooth got broken and a few teeth were chipped. The total cost was over $6,000. Some was covered by my insurance. The rest may be […]

The second fine for an unreadable license plate should double at a minimum. It’s intentional and $65 isn’t enough of a penalty for some people. @tonysimone.bsky.social This was this drivers second ticket of the license plate.

Two months ago this driver got a ticket for “front plate unreadable - mutilated” and they thought that would be good to move to the back of the vehicle. Fine not paid.

Unreadable rear license plate and improperly mounted front plate? Summons issued. 311-24775056

American news media now routinely -- and lazily -- use the word "conservative" to label the radical right wing, i.e. the Trump regime and its cult, now firmly in control of our government and increasingly our media. This is just one way our purported "news" organizations have normalized extremism.

A Chart Climate Denialists Can’t Ignore The chart shows "the percentage of the world’s land that has experienced its hottest month on record in each decade since the 1870s. It reveals that very little of our land surface experienced such records before the 20th century. In contrast, roughly 78% […]

The details, at Zeke Hausfather's blog "Most of the world has recently set all-time heat records Regional exceptions like the 1930s in the continental US notwithstanding" https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/most-of-the-world-has-recently-set

"India's government has begun early-stage talks with local insurers about designing a nationwide climate-linked insurance programme aimed at simplifying the payout process after extreme weather events such as heatwaves and floods. The scheme would adopt a parametric insurance model, where […]

"Our analysis shows that since 2021, more Americans are shifting their news consumption away from TV and toward online sources, especially social media. Misinformation efforts are well-funded, but there are ways to combat misinformation online, such as by “pre-bunking,” i.e. providing correct […]

[Politics, Police] Hmm, I see Alabama is still there celebrating policing's origins in the Deep South. https://www.al.com/news/2025/10/alabama-sheriff-faces-criticism-for-immigration-themed-halloween-decorations.html

I had a really good experience today with a follow up call from the MTN Q team (quality of life) in regard to chronic vehicles on 44th st without license plates. Proactive offer to follow up, and receptive to issues with double parking at this location. “Summons issued” 311-24686979

If you're a #nyc cab driver who fails to yield to pedestrians and cyclists, and you decide to deliberately reverse into the cyclist who calls you out.... You should have noticed the GoPro on his handlebar first. #biketooter #bikenyc #trafficviolence

This is what supporters of Make McGuinness Move do to #ghostbikes, memorializing fellow neighbors who have died. They try to erase the memory and the neighborhood's suffering. #bikenyc

The Trek bike I repaired belonged to a young woman whose mom was there as well. I spent some time explaining what I was seeing on the bike and what to do about it. But the cool thing was afterwards she went and sat with other fixers for hours getting involved in other repairs. Her mom said she […]

Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY. There was also a 71% drop in air pollution. Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople

https://greatergreenways.mysocialpinpoint.com/ Log in, markers. NYC greenway survey #nyc #Greenway #survey

@heidilifeldman My representative, Jared Huffman (supposedly-D-CA) voted in favor of the resolution. He put up a whiny little notice on his web site saying, in essence, that he just HAD to vote for it because the bad Republicans had put him in a no-win situation where if he didn't, they'd accuse […]

https://apnews.com/article/san-francisco-recall-highway-park-8215862dc491a0ee71508a527842df12 “Sunset Dunes is a success. It’s good for the environment, good for our local economy, and it’s bringing joy to people of all ages,” Engardio wrote. “Very soon, we will wonder why this was ever a […]

https://virginiabusiness.com/port-of-virginia-sees-drop-in-cargo-traffic/ “Businesses do not like uncertainty,” he said. “They may not like the policies, but they can live with it if they know what in the world to expect.” #virginia #tariffs #tradewar #shortage #Inflation #logistics #uspolitics

Where do I plug the fuel points into this? Also I want a refund for the free car #parking I'm not using. #BikeTooter #cargobikes #ebikes #leavethecarathome #climateaction #FuckCars #socialism

The Jimmy Kimmel firing, Colbert's show, what's happening at WaPo, CBS... legacy journalism is slowly but surely coming under state control. It is more important now than ever before that we support the independent journalists out there doing the work not beholden to a fascist's bidding.

What's the story with the indefinitely and likely permanently closed Exit 12 northbound off the HHP to St. Clair Place? 1.5 miles long and 2 lanes wide and currently usually totally empty. Closed over two months due to its harming the Amtrak tunnel it crosses. Previously owned by NYC DOT, but […]

24 yrsago I'd just started NYC grad school at Columbia New student friends- kids like me 1000s of miles from home-saw it on TV We kicked a ball around the infamous Columbia camping grass in shock&People yelled at us It smelled when the winds changed Missing posters went up everywhere Still hurts

Hey, I need to remind y'all that *THIS* Thursday, Sept 11, you'll want to be hanging out with a bunch of cool folks at Brazos Tacos (Ix Park). It's very casual, so drop in any time from 5 to 7+ and we'll be there

@Iragersh You point out the other half of this issue: in rich countries, much of the food waste happens "post-fridge". I think a lot has to do with people having time to shop for groceries only once a week. I find it hard to plan that far; now that I can shop more than once a week I eat […]

"Waste from food and other rubbish in landfills accounts for around 10 per cent of all global greenhouse gas emissions, according to the UN’s Environmental Programme. Although underreported in official accounts, that is more than five times the amount produced by the whole of the aviation […]

https://richmond.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/article_469bef1e-6b0d-4418-81ca-f021a8c0473a.html “Some 7 in 10 registered voters liked the idea of allowing faith-based institutions to build affordable housing on land they own by streamlining local permitting processes. This idea […]

GOOD THREAD: One more consequence of too many parked cars in cities (and one more reason to replace surface parking with trees and people-places). All those parked cars are making hot cities even hotter. (at a minimum, choose a white car.) #UrbanHeat

I deleted my thread. Not because I changed my mind about anything, but because the thread turned into a cesspool of nasty replies, totally made up accusations, mischaracterizations... ...+ exactly what I first objected to: It got hijacked so the main point was lost. And this is one reason I […]

Vaccine deniers bringing back contagious diseases and causing everyone to drive instead of taking public transportation thereby making us miss our climate goals is a link I hadn’t made before. https://gothamist.com/news/nj-warns-path-light-rail-riders-of-possible-measles-exposure

Got this ride video up. Such a relaxing ride on a train bike. urbanists.video/w/hkwe3SeD6F...

I really really hope someone better runs against her next year (if we make it that long, lol). https://flipboard.com/@gothamist/gothamist-igeoft02z/-/a-a1CxDDtQTSW6vfOEJNlmOA%3Aa%3A3807498986-%2F0

Going to the grocery store with a tape measure, to try to find something in a clear plastic container of the size I need, as you do...

The benefits of having an amazing public library system cannot be overstated. Almost any books, textbooks, media, vinyl records, they have it here. They have free printing services. Protect and resource libraries.

“After years of advocacy, pilots, and planning, New York is preparing to launch a universal secure bike parking & e-bike charging network that could include up to 500 stations across all 5 boroughs.” Via @momentummag.bsky.social

yo #NYC, check out this cool program giving renters free home batteries (and paying them for it!): responsiblegrid.com the program is done for this summer but they need people to join the waitlist so they can expand it next year. so sign up! #energy #energysky #storage #batteries

Epstein also assigned units in the building to his house managers and used two one-bedrooms to house his pilots on NYC layovers. In the next-door garage, with a private entrance, Epstein stored a Chevrolet Tahoe. But it's the hundreds of underage models that stand out the most.

https://cardinalnews.org/2025/08/22/virginia-has-one-of-the-highest-utility-disconnection-rates-in-the-nation-the-data-center-boom-will-make-things-worse/ “families at or below the poverty threshold pay on average a striking 22% of their income on heating, cooling and power” #virginia #poverty […]

Finally here is a piece that does connect the dots, leading to the twilight of overtourism. " “We have already entered the beginning of the age of non-tourism,” said Gössling, to an uneasy audience of travel agencies, car rental companies, cruise operators and hoteliers. Gössling argues that […]

"Residents of the Western U.S. sweltered in a heat wave Saturday that hospitalized some people, with temperatures forecast to hit dangerous levels throughout the weekend in Washington, Oregon, Southern California, Nevada and Arizona. Portland, Oregon, reported a record high for Aug. 22 […]

If the US government had to pay for medical care of its citizens, it might care more about climate change impacts, air and water pollution, gun violence, traffic crashes, the food we eat, etc. It’s past time for single payer healthcare.