Patrick Tine
@patricktine.bsky.social
Rapid response reporter for the Times Union in Albany, NY. Former planning editor at Spectrum News. Once Upstate New York okayest art critic.
https://www.timesunion.com/author/patrick-tine/
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The fire on Western Ave that killed 2 people occurred in a building that had not had a residential occupancy permit for almost five years. The codes dept. said the city never brought legal proceedings against the landlord: www.timesunion.com/news/article...
Official: Building in fatal fire did not have occupancy permit
City Buildings Director Richard LaJoy said owner of 241 Western Ave. had been referred for prosecution in 2021 but city lawyers did not act.
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December 6, 2025 at 11:40 PM
The fire on Western Ave that killed 2 people occurred in a building that had not had a residential occupancy permit for almost five years. The codes dept. said the city never brought legal proceedings against the landlord: www.timesunion.com/news/article...
Shoutout to the Hyde Park Marriott which has a channel playing the Ken Burns Roosevelt documentary on loop 24/7.
November 22, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Shoutout to the Hyde Park Marriott which has a channel playing the Ken Burns Roosevelt documentary on loop 24/7.
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This doesn’t happen without Maria’s intrepid reporting on this policy change, which USCIS tried to keep quiet.
BREAKING: USCIS is reinstating halted naturalization ceremonies in several New York counties, per U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler. The move comes days after a @timesunion.com report revealed abrupt cancellations in at least seven counties. www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley...
USCIS reverses course, reinstates halted naturalization ceremonies across New York
The move comes days after the Times Union revealed abrupt cancellations in at least seven counties, sparking bipartisan criticism and demands for answers.
www.timesunion.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:53 PM
This doesn’t happen without Maria’s intrepid reporting on this policy change, which USCIS tried to keep quiet.
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you hit mid november and all of a sudden the angle of the sun at 2:30PM on a weekday becomes an act of violence
November 18, 2025 at 7:58 PM
you hit mid november and all of a sudden the angle of the sun at 2:30PM on a weekday becomes an act of violence
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Breaking late on Monday: a man has died mysteriously in upstate New York after “striking” two state police troopers with his vehicle.
More when I know it.
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More when I know it.
www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley...
Driver dies after striking two state troopers in Cairo
The troopers, assigned to the State Police Catskill barracks, suffered non-life-threatening injuries during a Route 23 traffic stop.
www.timesunion.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Breaking late on Monday: a man has died mysteriously in upstate New York after “striking” two state police troopers with his vehicle.
More when I know it.
www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley...
More when I know it.
www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley...
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The late Glenn Burke, who hit .340 for the Spokane Indians in 1972, was born on this day in 1952. A talented outfielder for the Dodgers and A's, Burke was the first openly gay player in MLB and is also credited with inventing the high five. He tragically died from AIDS-related complications in 1995.
November 16, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The late Glenn Burke, who hit .340 for the Spokane Indians in 1972, was born on this day in 1952. A talented outfielder for the Dodgers and A's, Burke was the first openly gay player in MLB and is also credited with inventing the high five. He tragically died from AIDS-related complications in 1995.
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Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
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Really wild how all these Harvard scientists and mathematics guys constantly talked about how Jeffrey Epstein was this brilliant, "misunderstood" man and then you read his emails and he's clearly a barely literate lecher, extremely easy to understand
November 12, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Really wild how all these Harvard scientists and mathematics guys constantly talked about how Jeffrey Epstein was this brilliant, "misunderstood" man and then you read his emails and he's clearly a barely literate lecher, extremely easy to understand
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Inbox immediately filled up with DG horror stories after this went online
The entire six-member team at a Dollar General in Duanesburg allegedly walked off the job last week, citing poor work conditions.
Entire team at upstate store decides to ‘part ways’ with Dollar General
The entire six-member team at a Dollar General in Duanesburg allegedly walked off the job last week, citing poor work conditions.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Inbox immediately filled up with DG horror stories after this went online
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“Unfettered” is out today, I read it and am working on a follow-up story/book review.
Of note: Buzz Bissinger is not mentioned at all, nor is he credited on the copyright page/acknowledgments.
Of note: Buzz Bissinger is not mentioned at all, nor is he credited on the copyright page/acknowledgments.
For @defector.com, I tried to figure out what's going on with John Fetterman's political memoir, ghostwritten by Buzz Bissinger
It may not shock you to learn that Fetterman and Bissinger haven't gotten along (to put it politely), according to my sources
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It may not shock you to learn that Fetterman and Bissinger haven't gotten along (to put it politely), according to my sources
defector.com/nobody-wants...
Nobody Wants To Talk About John Fetterman And Buzz Bissinger's Pricey Memoir Project | Defector
In January 2024, Semafor media reporter Max Tani published a small scoop: Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman and writer Buzz Bissinger (most famous for authoring Friday Night Lights) were working tog...
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November 11, 2025 at 5:59 PM
“Unfettered” is out today, I read it and am working on a follow-up story/book review.
Of note: Buzz Bissinger is not mentioned at all, nor is he credited on the copyright page/acknowledgments.
Of note: Buzz Bissinger is not mentioned at all, nor is he credited on the copyright page/acknowledgments.
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pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
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November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
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“woke” is when you acknowledge that black people have contributed to the united states
Two panels commemorating the contribution of Black American soldiers towards the liberation of the Netherlands in World War Two have been quietly removed from a cemetery in Limburg. It follows a complaint by right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission.
November 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
“woke” is when you acknowledge that black people have contributed to the united states
Perfect Albany evening celebrating the celebrated William Kennedy. A true honor being present to hear him read.
November 6, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Perfect Albany evening celebrating the celebrated William Kennedy. A true honor being present to hear him read.
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I've seen enough: The city of Albany — chartered in 1686, the capital of New York since 1797 — has elected its first Black mayor, Dorcey Applyrs. Photo by the Times Union's Lori Van Buren.
November 5, 2025 at 2:07 AM
I've seen enough: The city of Albany — chartered in 1686, the capital of New York since 1797 — has elected its first Black mayor, Dorcey Applyrs. Photo by the Times Union's Lori Van Buren.
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this will be the sagrada familia of sports documentaries
an architectural marvel that will never be truly finished
an architectural marvel that will never be truly finished
November 4, 2025 at 12:01 AM
this will be the sagrada familia of sports documentaries
an architectural marvel that will never be truly finished
an architectural marvel that will never be truly finished
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A downstate hospital protested the bidding process for grants supporting victims. A $125 million program is now in disarray, though officials say funding for most recipients will continue.
NY's crime victim funds on hold after comptroller decision
A downstate hospital protested the bidding process for grants supporting victims. A $125 million program is now in disarray, though officials say funding for most recipients will continue.
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October 31, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A downstate hospital protested the bidding process for grants supporting victims. A $125 million program is now in disarray, though officials say funding for most recipients will continue.
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Local supermarkets, gas stations and even farmers stand to lose millions of dollars if federal food stamp benefits aren't paid out next month.
Supermarkets, gas stations and farmers stand to lose millions in SNAP revenue
Local supermarkets, gas stations and even farmers stand to lose millions of dollars if federal food stamp benefits aren't paid out next month.
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October 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Local supermarkets, gas stations and even farmers stand to lose millions of dollars if federal food stamp benefits aren't paid out next month.
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The lesson: Nobody survives the wilderness alone. In love with hazard orange and tranquil blue, the humor and danger all caught up together. Thanks @corraldesign.bsky.social (design) and Giacomo Girardi (art), and everyone at @fsgbooks.bsky.social, for promoting beautiful, true caregiver stories.
COVER REVEAL! 🌊 A GUIDE TO OPEN WATER LIFESAVING by @virginiaeeubanks.bsky.social is a spirited, wise, often hilarious, profoundly moving story of one woman's efforts to survive caregiving, trauma, love, and the systems seemingly set up to fail us. Available on August 11, 2026. bit.ly/4hAFUJb
October 30, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The lesson: Nobody survives the wilderness alone. In love with hazard orange and tranquil blue, the humor and danger all caught up together. Thanks @corraldesign.bsky.social (design) and Giacomo Girardi (art), and everyone at @fsgbooks.bsky.social, for promoting beautiful, true caregiver stories.
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it's been shameful living in a country that does not have a Quality Ballroom
October 23, 2025 at 9:09 PM
it's been shameful living in a country that does not have a Quality Ballroom
This and the general attitude MLB towards ruining the radio broadcasts with ads has been driving me crazy all year. There’s also a Progressive ad just tries to neg you into buying insurance. So glad @laurentheisen.bsky.social wrote about it.
The MLB app won’t stop forcing me to remember 9/11: defector.com/the-mlb-app-...
The MLB App Won't Stop Forcing Me To Remember 9/11 | Defector
As a woman about town who loves baseball, I have followed a good deal of these playoffs with my trusty wired headphones, moving from place to place while listening to the games’ radio streams on the…
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October 17, 2025 at 1:36 PM
This and the general attitude MLB towards ruining the radio broadcasts with ads has been driving me crazy all year. There’s also a Progressive ad just tries to neg you into buying insurance. So glad @laurentheisen.bsky.social wrote about it.
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Ali Sajad Faqirzada, who resettled with his family in Ulster County in 2022, was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on Tuesday.
ICE arrests Afghan refugee living in New Paltz after asylum hearing
Ali Sajad Faqirzada, who resettled with his family in Ulster County in 2022, was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on Tuesday.
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October 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Ali Sajad Faqirzada, who resettled with his family in Ulster County in 2022, was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on Tuesday.
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If loneliness is an epidemic, Matthew Mardon had found the cure, greeting friends and teammates with a smile and a hug, and confiding in them after a game
After his death from a collision with an alleged drunk driver, the response from his kickball league was overwhelming
After his death from a collision with an alleged drunk driver, the response from his kickball league was overwhelming
Matthew Mardon was killed last month in a car crash. His teammates at Empire State Kickball League remember him for his selflessness and competitive spirit.
Matthew Mardon was killed in a car crash. At his kickball league, his memory lives on
Matthew Mardon was killed last month in a car crash. His teammates at Empire State Kickball League remember him for his selflessness and competitive spirit.
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October 15, 2025 at 12:16 PM
If loneliness is an epidemic, Matthew Mardon had found the cure, greeting friends and teammates with a smile and a hug, and confiding in them after a game
After his death from a collision with an alleged drunk driver, the response from his kickball league was overwhelming
After his death from a collision with an alleged drunk driver, the response from his kickball league was overwhelming
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If you leave one magazine job and go write a book, apparently for a major publisher, and you deliver your manuscript and take another magazine job less than a year later, when did the exile part happen, exactly?
Scoop: Olivia Nuzzi has written a book during her year in exile, in which she is set to in part address her relationship with RFK Jr. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/olivia-nuz...
Have I Got Nuzzi For You
Olivia Nuzzi is set to address her relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a forthcoming book, galleys of which are circulating among a select group of readers, Status has learned.
www.status.news
October 15, 2025 at 2:10 AM
If you leave one magazine job and go write a book, apparently for a major publisher, and you deliver your manuscript and take another magazine job less than a year later, when did the exile part happen, exactly?
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this is actually a pretty big black mark on Hulu that they had the opportunity to chronicle an extremely newsworthy spectacle and are letting UNC back out of it because it makes them look bad
October 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
this is actually a pretty big black mark on Hulu that they had the opportunity to chronicle an extremely newsworthy spectacle and are letting UNC back out of it because it makes them look bad