Rachel Holliday Smith
@rachelholliday.bsky.social
managing editor at THE CITY (@thecity.nyc) • news if I must, local joy where I can find it • bird enjoyer • bluesky elder (derogatory) • tell me something good: [email protected]
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Do you have a child in a #NYC public school, in 4th Grade or below?
Did you know they probably have a college savings account already, via NYC Kids Rise? Starting in 2021, it set up every Kindergartener with an NY 529 acct + a $100 initial deposit.
WOW. I'm beyond impressed. @thecity.nyc has it.
Did you know they probably have a college savings account already, via NYC Kids Rise? Starting in 2021, it set up every Kindergartener with an NY 529 acct + a $100 initial deposit.
WOW. I'm beyond impressed. @thecity.nyc has it.
How New York Families Can Save for College — and How Some Have $100 Already
NYC Kids Rise aims to make college and career training more accessible for all students regardless of income. Here’s how it works.
www.thecity.nyc
December 1, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Do you have a child in a #NYC public school, in 4th Grade or below?
Did you know they probably have a college savings account already, via NYC Kids Rise? Starting in 2021, it set up every Kindergartener with an NY 529 acct + a $100 initial deposit.
WOW. I'm beyond impressed. @thecity.nyc has it.
Did you know they probably have a college savings account already, via NYC Kids Rise? Starting in 2021, it set up every Kindergartener with an NY 529 acct + a $100 initial deposit.
WOW. I'm beyond impressed. @thecity.nyc has it.
in my book, this is the law
You're not allowed to have a dog on the subway not in a bag or carrier. Unless I'm allowed to pet it, then it is strongly encouraged.
December 1, 2025 at 9:29 PM
in my book, this is the law
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Before he was flown to NYC, Luigi Mangione was held under constant watch in a special housing unit at a Pennsylvania state prison. A correctional officer testified the facility’s superintendent told him the prison “did not want an Epstein-style situation.”
apnews.com/article/mang...
apnews.com/article/mang...
Luigi Mangione fights to exclude evidence from his trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO
Luigi Mangione has appeared in court seeking to bar evidence from his state trial over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
apnews.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Before he was flown to NYC, Luigi Mangione was held under constant watch in a special housing unit at a Pennsylvania state prison. A correctional officer testified the facility’s superintendent told him the prison “did not want an Epstein-style situation.”
apnews.com/article/mang...
apnews.com/article/mang...
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The purpose of public transit is to let me scritch some beasties
green coat guy living my DREAM: sitting in front of a friendly stranger’s dog who wants head stratches
more than anything
more than anything
December 1, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The purpose of public transit is to let me scritch some beasties
green coat guy living my DREAM: sitting in front of a friendly stranger’s dog who wants head stratches
more than anything
more than anything
December 1, 2025 at 5:55 PM
green coat guy living my DREAM: sitting in front of a friendly stranger’s dog who wants head stratches
more than anything
more than anything
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NYC is set to get three new casinos — two in Queens, one in The Bronx.
We took a look at what this means for the MTA’s bottom line. From October 22 in @thecity.nyc 🎲 🎰 🃏 💰
www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/22/c...
We took a look at what this means for the MTA’s bottom line. From October 22 in @thecity.nyc 🎲 🎰 🃏 💰
www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/22/c...
Who’s Banking on Big Bucks from Casinos? New York’s Transit System
The MTA is projecting billions in revenue from proposed NYC-based gaming halls, which are poised to win up to three licenses later this year.
www.thecity.nyc
December 1, 2025 at 4:27 PM
NYC is set to get three new casinos — two in Queens, one in The Bronx.
We took a look at what this means for the MTA’s bottom line. From October 22 in @thecity.nyc 🎲 🎰 🃏 💰
www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/22/c...
We took a look at what this means for the MTA’s bottom line. From October 22 in @thecity.nyc 🎲 🎰 🃏 💰
www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/22/c...
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NEW: The final three contenders for a lucrative downstate casino license were all approved by the state’s Gaming Facility Location Board on Monday.
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3 NYC Casino Plans Approved by State Board Ahead of Final Decision at Year’s End
Bally’s in The Bronx and two casino projects in Queens will now advance to the final round of approvals before they can begin building.
www.thecity.nyc
December 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
NEW: The final three contenders for a lucrative downstate casino license were all approved by the state’s Gaming Facility Location Board on Monday.
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The Gaming Facility Location Board recommends Bally’s Bronx, Metropolitan Park, and Resorts World for downstate casino licenses @thecity.nyc
December 1, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The Gaming Facility Location Board recommends Bally’s Bronx, Metropolitan Park, and Resorts World for downstate casino licenses @thecity.nyc
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please, you don’t understand …. my cat … my cat is so dumb and cute and stupid and perfect … please
December 1, 2025 at 2:48 AM
please, you don’t understand …. my cat … my cat is so dumb and cute and stupid and perfect … please
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Not lentil, but Soup Army reporting in that I made a nice chicken and dumpling soup during Chicago's snowfall yesterday
December 1, 2025 at 2:46 AM
🫡🫡🫡🫡
the lentil soup enjoyer has logged on once again!!!
December 1, 2025 at 2:35 AM
the lentil soup enjoyer has logged on once again!!!
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going around my apartment turning on my lamps at 4:47 p.m. like a woman lighting the candles in her farmhouse
November 6, 2024 at 9:50 PM
going around my apartment turning on my lamps at 4:47 p.m. like a woman lighting the candles in her farmhouse
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This, by my colleagues in Culture, is the exact thing I needed to read. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/t...
Glenn Close, Ethan Hawke and Others Mourn Tom Stoppard
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:44 PM
This, by my colleagues in Culture, is the exact thing I needed to read. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/t...
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new york is magic
stopped by a queens classic today: schmidt’s candy on jamaica avenue, which has been around for 100 years!
November 30, 2025 at 2:42 AM
new york is magic
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November 30, 2025 at 1:49 PM
GREAT newsletter written for years by my former editor and friend … you’ll love it!
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Thanks to the @nypost.com for letting me check an item off my bucket list (“be the target of a meaty hit piece by a world-class NYC tabloid”) and for highlighting @transalt.org proposals for better walking, biking, & transit!
More nice ideas here:
transalt.org/road-to-affo...
More nice ideas here:
transalt.org/road-to-affo...
November 29, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Thanks to the @nypost.com for letting me check an item off my bucket list (“be the target of a meaty hit piece by a world-class NYC tabloid”) and for highlighting @transalt.org proposals for better walking, biking, & transit!
More nice ideas here:
transalt.org/road-to-affo...
More nice ideas here:
transalt.org/road-to-affo...
hey someone is copying me, please report and/or unfollow or block! thank you
November 30, 2025 at 5:15 AM
hey someone is copying me, please report and/or unfollow or block! thank you
stopped by a queens classic today: schmidt’s candy on jamaica avenue, which has been around for 100 years!
November 30, 2025 at 2:37 AM
stopped by a queens classic today: schmidt’s candy on jamaica avenue, which has been around for 100 years!
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we have to go back. to warn them.
November 28, 2025 at 2:49 AM
we have to go back. to warn them.
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Getting right to work.
Mamdani Team to Terminate 179 Adams City Hall Staffers
Mayor’s Office shakeup in store “as is standard practice for a mayoral transition.”
www.thecity.nyc
November 25, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Getting right to work.
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This is so incredible. You have to see the photos. These workers held the line for THREE YEARS www.publicsource.org/post-gazette...
November 25, 2025 at 5:29 AM
This is so incredible. You have to see the photos. These workers held the line for THREE YEARS www.publicsource.org/post-gazette...
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If you live in a city with a decent Chinatown and are hosting or attending a potluck Thanksgiving, I highly recommend getting some char siu and chopped roast duck. Always a hit with my friends, not that expensive, and barely any leftovers. Sometimes I pick up egg tarts for dessert.
November 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
If you live in a city with a decent Chinatown and are hosting or attending a potluck Thanksgiving, I highly recommend getting some char siu and chopped roast duck. Always a hit with my friends, not that expensive, and barely any leftovers. Sometimes I pick up egg tarts for dessert.
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Yes!
I’m visiting mom in Indiana this week. Today I made a Sweet Potato Pie and a Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie.
(She didn’t have bourbon, so I subbed what she did have: Fireball. She’s a feisty 77.)
I’m visiting mom in Indiana this week. Today I made a Sweet Potato Pie and a Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie.
(She didn’t have bourbon, so I subbed what she did have: Fireball. She’s a feisty 77.)
November 25, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Yes!
I’m visiting mom in Indiana this week. Today I made a Sweet Potato Pie and a Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie.
(She didn’t have bourbon, so I subbed what she did have: Fireball. She’s a feisty 77.)
I’m visiting mom in Indiana this week. Today I made a Sweet Potato Pie and a Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie.
(She didn’t have bourbon, so I subbed what she did have: Fireball. She’s a feisty 77.)
are we doing pie discourse over here
November 25, 2025 at 11:23 PM
are we doing pie discourse over here