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Fighting for democracy, obsessively reading & walking. Brooklyn forever. #FreeTheVoteNY
The eleventh minute of the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month the guns went silent.
Millions died or were displaced only to have it happen again a generation later.
We still need to learn war is not the solution.
Millions died or were displaced only to have it happen again a generation later.
We still need to learn war is not the solution.
November 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The eleventh minute of the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month the guns went silent.
Millions died or were displaced only to have it happen again a generation later.
We still need to learn war is not the solution.
Millions died or were displaced only to have it happen again a generation later.
We still need to learn war is not the solution.
We can break car culture in this city—look at this breakdown of the Mayor’s race. There are more of us (people using public transit as their main method of getting around) than them (car folks):
November 6, 2025 at 6:14 PM
We can break car culture in this city—look at this breakdown of the Mayor’s race. There are more of us (people using public transit as their main method of getting around) than them (car folks):
The B41 is generally atrocious during the day (extremely slow, as demonstrated in this story) AND at night (you have to wait forever for a bus, then 3 appear at once). These are both fixable problems, so let’s fix them!
Larry Buchanan of the Upshot took a ride on the super-slow B41 bus in Brooklyn ...
www.nytimes.com/video/upshot...
www.nytimes.com/video/upshot...
Video: Can New York City Buses Be Both Fast and Free?
Our reporter Larry Buchanan collects data on the B41 bus in Brooklyn to find out why New York City buses are the slowest in the nation and whether Zohran Mamdani’s campaign pledge to make buses free w...
www.nytimes.com
November 1, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The B41 is generally atrocious during the day (extremely slow, as demonstrated in this story) AND at night (you have to wait forever for a bus, then 3 appear at once). These are both fixable problems, so let’s fix them!
“We basically have hope versus despair. Cuomo is despair.” — Mitchell L. Moss
October 29, 2025 at 4:33 PM
“We basically have hope versus despair. Cuomo is despair.” — Mitchell L. Moss
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Voters are deciding on a proposal to bypass the City Council on planned developments in the neighborhoods that have built the least. They include swaths of eastern Queens and southern Brooklyn.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/29/a...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/29/a...
These Council Districts Produced Zero Affordable Homes This Year
Voters are deciding on a proposal to bypass the City Council on planned developments in the neighborhoods that have built the least. They include swaths of eastern Queens and southern Brooklyn.
www.thecity.nyc
October 29, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Voters are deciding on a proposal to bypass the City Council on planned developments in the neighborhoods that have built the least. They include swaths of eastern Queens and southern Brooklyn.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/29/a...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/29/a...
As @cmgreer.bsky.social says, Cuomo “reeks of yesterday.” (and, the guy doesn’t actually want to be mayor! he just wants a redemption arc…)
I wrote a column about Andrew Cuomo: www.elizabethspiers.com/andrew-cuomo...
Andrew Cuomo is a Nihilist Who Hates New York City
Near the beginning of his mayoral campaign, an eagle eyed observer noticed Andrew Cuomo’s car parked illegally and snapped a photo of it for social media. It wasn’t the worst of Andrew Cuomo’s offense...
www.elizabethspiers.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:13 PM
As @cmgreer.bsky.social says, Cuomo “reeks of yesterday.” (and, the guy doesn’t actually want to be mayor! he just wants a redemption arc…)
Sounds good—if 2M people leave NYC, that will free up housing & we will get millions more in congestion pricing.
Think they will never come to NYC again? fugeddaboutit
Think they will never come to NYC again? fugeddaboutit
October 26, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Sounds good—if 2M people leave NYC, that will free up housing & we will get millions more in congestion pricing.
Think they will never come to NYC again? fugeddaboutit
Think they will never come to NYC again? fugeddaboutit
Hey New York, today is “Golden Day,” the last day of voter registration AND the 1st day of Early Voting, so if anyone you know who is eligible to vote in this state, but not registered, TODAY IS THE DAY for them to go to their poll site & VOTE!
October 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Hey New York, today is “Golden Day,” the last day of voter registration AND the 1st day of Early Voting, so if anyone you know who is eligible to vote in this state, but not registered, TODAY IS THE DAY for them to go to their poll site & VOTE!
Sorry, Curtis, robots, AI, and driverless cars are already here. #NYCMayoralDebate
October 23, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Sorry, Curtis, robots, AI, and driverless cars are already here. #NYCMayoralDebate
Proof he doesn’t actually live in NYC— Cuomo just called them “county” jails (we say “Borough” here, buddy).
#NYCMayoralDebate
#NYCMayoralDebate
October 23, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Proof he doesn’t actually live in NYC— Cuomo just called them “county” jails (we say “Borough” here, buddy).
#NYCMayoralDebate
#NYCMayoralDebate
RIKERS ISLAND IS A TOXIC WASTE DUMP—no one should be there!
And, if we scrap the Borough-based jails, it will cost billions to turn them into affordable housing (& I literally can the Brooklyn jail going up from my window, so it is already being built, dude).
#NYCMayoralDebate
And, if we scrap the Borough-based jails, it will cost billions to turn them into affordable housing (& I literally can the Brooklyn jail going up from my window, so it is already being built, dude).
#NYCMayoralDebate
October 23, 2025 at 12:20 AM
RIKERS ISLAND IS A TOXIC WASTE DUMP—no one should be there!
And, if we scrap the Borough-based jails, it will cost billions to turn them into affordable housing (& I literally can the Brooklyn jail going up from my window, so it is already being built, dude).
#NYCMayoralDebate
And, if we scrap the Borough-based jails, it will cost billions to turn them into affordable housing (& I literally can the Brooklyn jail going up from my window, so it is already being built, dude).
#NYCMayoralDebate
Love @katiehonan.bsky.social & @errollouis.bsky.social taking the candidates to task (“no talking!”). #NYCMayoralDebate
October 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Love @katiehonan.bsky.social & @errollouis.bsky.social taking the candidates to task (“no talking!”). #NYCMayoralDebate
Love Sliwa’s 2% for Parks, yay. #NYCMayoralDebate
October 23, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Love Sliwa’s 2% for Parks, yay. #NYCMayoralDebate
Stop saying the subway is scary!! Literally millions of people ride the subway every day. If you are too scared to ride the subway, you should not be Mayor! #NYCMayoralDebate
October 22, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Stop saying the subway is scary!! Literally millions of people ride the subway every day. If you are too scared to ride the subway, you should not be Mayor! #NYCMayoralDebate
Cuomo sounds so petulant in this debate—he’s obviously pissed that he is losing to someone who is a generation younger & named Zohran… #NYCMayoralDebate
October 22, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Cuomo sounds so petulant in this debate—he’s obviously pissed that he is losing to someone who is a generation younger & named Zohran… #NYCMayoralDebate
No to member deference, Sliwa! That’s one of the problems we’ve had in actually building housing, jeez Louise (& I cannot believe Cuomo & I agree on something , haha) #NYCMayoralDebate
October 22, 2025 at 11:31 PM
No to member deference, Sliwa! That’s one of the problems we’ve had in actually building housing, jeez Louise (& I cannot believe Cuomo & I agree on something , haha) #NYCMayoralDebate
OMG, when will Sliwa & Cuomo learn rent stabilization is NOT rent control & is NOT subsidized (they need to ask who is getting the payout, sigh), the rent increases are limited by the Rent Guidelines Board. #NYCMayoralDebate
October 22, 2025 at 11:26 PM
OMG, when will Sliwa & Cuomo learn rent stabilization is NOT rent control & is NOT subsidized (they need to ask who is getting the payout, sigh), the rent increases are limited by the Rent Guidelines Board. #NYCMayoralDebate
This truly is T2 in a nutshell:
1. The administration pretending something is not happening even though there is photographic evidence.
2. This entire farce of ballroom construction happened with no oversight & is paid for by corrupt oligarchs.
3. He’s literally destroying the people’s house.
1. The administration pretending something is not happening even though there is photographic evidence.
2. This entire farce of ballroom construction happened with no oversight & is paid for by corrupt oligarchs.
3. He’s literally destroying the people’s house.
The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.
October 22, 2025 at 1:56 AM
This truly is T2 in a nutshell:
1. The administration pretending something is not happening even though there is photographic evidence.
2. This entire farce of ballroom construction happened with no oversight & is paid for by corrupt oligarchs.
3. He’s literally destroying the people’s house.
1. The administration pretending something is not happening even though there is photographic evidence.
2. This entire farce of ballroom construction happened with no oversight & is paid for by corrupt oligarchs.
3. He’s literally destroying the people’s house.
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Cuomo alum @PeterKauffmann:
“As governor, Cuomo amassed power, New Yorkers watched that power corrupt him. And when his COVID briefings turned him into an international celebrity, New Yorkers watched how absolute power corrupted him absolutely. www.nydailynews.com/2025/10/21/a...
“As governor, Cuomo amassed power, New Yorkers watched that power corrupt him. And when his COVID briefings turned him into an international celebrity, New Yorkers watched how absolute power corrupted him absolutely. www.nydailynews.com/2025/10/21/a...
Andrew Cuomo will not be a good mayor
In the classic New York coming-of-age story, “A Bronx Tale,” the protagonist asks his hero whether it’s better to be loved or feared. His answer: “It is better to be feared, because fea…
www.nydailynews.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Cuomo alum @PeterKauffmann:
“As governor, Cuomo amassed power, New Yorkers watched that power corrupt him. And when his COVID briefings turned him into an international celebrity, New Yorkers watched how absolute power corrupted him absolutely. www.nydailynews.com/2025/10/21/a...
“As governor, Cuomo amassed power, New Yorkers watched that power corrupt him. And when his COVID briefings turned him into an international celebrity, New Yorkers watched how absolute power corrupted him absolutely. www.nydailynews.com/2025/10/21/a...
October 18, 2025 at 7:43 PM
There are a lot of laugh out loud moments in this #NYCMayoralDebate - Sliwa’s zingers against Cuomo, Zohran correcting Sliwa’s mispronunciation of his name, Cuomo’s delusion about himself, and some of the moderators’ follow ups (“are you saying your shortcoming is social media?”)
October 17, 2025 at 12:25 AM
There are a lot of laugh out loud moments in this #NYCMayoralDebate - Sliwa’s zingers against Cuomo, Zohran correcting Sliwa’s mispronunciation of his name, Cuomo’s delusion about himself, and some of the moderators’ follow ups (“are you saying your shortcoming is social media?”)
I do not believe Andrew Cuomo buys his own groceries (or ever has). I wish the moderators had asked him about specific items & how much they cost (both Sliwa & Zohran mentioned specific costs).
#NYCMayoralDebate
#NYCMayoralDebate
October 16, 2025 at 11:58 PM
I do not believe Andrew Cuomo buys his own groceries (or ever has). I wish the moderators had asked him about specific items & how much they cost (both Sliwa & Zohran mentioned specific costs).
#NYCMayoralDebate
#NYCMayoralDebate
Cuomo is lying & Sliwa is delusional if he thinks there is any negotiating with Trump (& WTF was that about we don’t need a train or money for the subway??).
This debate is exhausting & it’s only 20 minutes in…
#nycmayoraldebate
This debate is exhausting & it’s only 20 minutes in…
#nycmayoraldebate
October 16, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Cuomo is lying & Sliwa is delusional if he thinks there is any negotiating with Trump (& WTF was that about we don’t need a train or money for the subway??).
This debate is exhausting & it’s only 20 minutes in…
#nycmayoraldebate
This debate is exhausting & it’s only 20 minutes in…
#nycmayoraldebate
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Action Alert: @joycewhitevance.bsky.social explains one thing you can do right now to help protect the right to vote. "[F]lood the zone with common sense about voting." https://protdem.org/473cz56
Don't forget our guide to what makes an effective public comment. https://protdem.org/44iTPiu
Don't forget our guide to what makes an effective public comment. https://protdem.org/44iTPiu
A Thing You Can Do Right Now To Help Protect The Right To Vote
The U.S.
joycevance.substack.com
October 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Action Alert: @joycewhitevance.bsky.social explains one thing you can do right now to help protect the right to vote. "[F]lood the zone with common sense about voting." https://protdem.org/473cz56
Don't forget our guide to what makes an effective public comment. https://protdem.org/44iTPiu
Don't forget our guide to what makes an effective public comment. https://protdem.org/44iTPiu
Yes, yes, yes—> “But the darker the world gets, the more of a necessary tonic it seems.”
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
‘Supremely satisfying’: why Strictly Ballroom is my feelgood movie
The latest in our series of writers explaining their favourite comfort watches is a recommendation of Baz Luhrmann’s irresistible audience hit
www.theguardian.com
October 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Yes, yes, yes—> “But the darker the world gets, the more of a necessary tonic it seems.”
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...