Tim “Positive Subway” Smith
@positivesubway.bsky.social
One time Joe Lhota said he wanted to see some positive tweets about the subway, and I answered the call. Repeal Hecht-Calandra. NYCDOE/NYCPS parent emeritus. All content is handcrafted _just_ for you and represents my personal opinions only
That reminds me, NYU doesn’t want people to see the acceptance rate for the full-pay international students who comprise 26% of undergraduates
November 30, 2025 at 6:56 AM
That reminds me, NYU doesn’t want people to see the acceptance rate for the full-pay international students who comprise 26% of undergraduates
If you’re admitting 50% of the class ED you’ll get some mean tweets from the “equity” crowd
If you’re admitting . . . 70%? 80%? . . . ED you’re risking a tipping point where RD applicants realize they’re drawing dead and don’t apply. A rising acceptance rate would be intolerable, so cover-up it is
If you’re admitting . . . 70%? 80%? . . . ED you’re risking a tipping point where RD applicants realize they’re drawing dead and don’t apply. A rising acceptance rate would be intolerable, so cover-up it is
November 30, 2025 at 6:11 AM
If you’re admitting 50% of the class ED you’ll get some mean tweets from the “equity” crowd
If you’re admitting . . . 70%? 80%? . . . ED you’re risking a tipping point where RD applicants realize they’re drawing dead and don’t apply. A rising acceptance rate would be intolerable, so cover-up it is
If you’re admitting . . . 70%? 80%? . . . ED you’re risking a tipping point where RD applicants realize they’re drawing dead and don’t apply. A rising acceptance rate would be intolerable, so cover-up it is
Things can always be better than they are, but college is worth the cost, and in New York State SUNY and CUNY are accessible and low/no tuition for low to middle income families. The state’s well-resourced private colleges are effectively free for families around the state’s median HHI
November 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Things can always be better than they are, but college is worth the cost, and in New York State SUNY and CUNY are accessible and low/no tuition for low to middle income families. The state’s well-resourced private colleges are effectively free for families around the state’s median HHI
Opinion | I was deep in neighborhood Facebook groups and Twitter replies all summer and fall posting that Mandummy would institute sharia law, seize private property, raze synagogues, and create a white people tax. Here’s why it’s outrageous that he hasn’t picked me to be his schools chancellor.
Zohran Mamdani didn’t add people and groups that actively campaigned against him to his transition team, and the New York Post is ON IT
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November 29, 2025 at 12:49 AM
One more thing: I am begging people to think critically about why there are Kumons in Tenafly, Scarsdale, Darien, etc and not confidently assert that it’s because the schools are terrible
November 28, 2025 at 11:34 PM
One more thing: I am begging people to think critically about why there are Kumons in Tenafly, Scarsdale, Darien, etc and not confidently assert that it’s because the schools are terrible
I don’t doubt that Montclair’s schools have their issues, especially second-wave segregation
To hold it up as proof of all that’s wrong with K-12, with affirming quotes from the Hoover Institution, isn’t something to take seriously /end
To hold it up as proof of all that’s wrong with K-12, with affirming quotes from the Hoover Institution, isn’t something to take seriously /end
November 28, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I don’t doubt that Montclair’s schools have their issues, especially second-wave segregation
To hold it up as proof of all that’s wrong with K-12, with affirming quotes from the Hoover Institution, isn’t something to take seriously /end
To hold it up as proof of all that’s wrong with K-12, with affirming quotes from the Hoover Institution, isn’t something to take seriously /end
Progressivism led to Montclair keeping its schools closed too long and hiring people who stole money (but the schools spend too much anyway). Throw in some opt-out, stitch together quotes from several “reformers”—there’s a Chris Cerf sighting ffs!—and voila, all liberal enclaves failed their kids
November 28, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Progressivism led to Montclair keeping its schools closed too long and hiring people who stole money (but the schools spend too much anyway). Throw in some opt-out, stitch together quotes from several “reformers”—there’s a Chris Cerf sighting ffs!—and voila, all liberal enclaves failed their kids
Waiting until later to read this because I am 90% sure there are inferences in here that will ruin my day
November 28, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Waiting until later to read this because I am 90% sure there are inferences in here that will ruin my day
It’s awesome that the same readership that was whipped up into an Islamophobic frenzy by this paper is now being whipped up into a frenzy because the mayor isn’t taking staffing recommendations from the freaking Manhattan Institute, “elections have consequences” doesn’t apply when libs win, I guess
November 28, 2025 at 3:39 AM
It’s awesome that the same readership that was whipped up into an Islamophobic frenzy by this paper is now being whipped up into a frenzy because the mayor isn’t taking staffing recommendations from the freaking Manhattan Institute, “elections have consequences” doesn’t apply when libs win, I guess
otoh I almost respect Place’s sticking to its guns and not scrubbing its website of pro-Cuomo content like the New York City Charter School Center has
November 28, 2025 at 3:30 AM
otoh I almost respect Place’s sticking to its guns and not scrubbing its website of pro-Cuomo content like the New York City Charter School Center has
It’s OUTRAGEOUS that PLACE NYC isn’t getting a prime seat in Zohran’s inner circle, I insist on speaking to the manager
November 28, 2025 at 3:26 AM
It’s OUTRAGEOUS that PLACE NYC isn’t getting a prime seat in Zohran’s inner circle, I insist on speaking to the manager
That explains it!
November 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
That explains it!
www.youtube.com/c/kennyofall...
(I don’t know how I found out about this guy, it’s the only YouTube content I regularly watch, but it’s so great)
(I don’t know how I found out about this guy, it’s the only YouTube content I regularly watch, but it’s so great)
Kenny of All Trades
Thanks for checking out the channel. My name is Kenny and I live in Minnesota. I am sharing my passion and love for the great outdoors by bringing you on my explorations in my truck camper. Im a simp...
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November 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
www.youtube.com/c/kennyofall...
(I don’t know how I found out about this guy, it’s the only YouTube content I regularly watch, but it’s so great)
(I don’t know how I found out about this guy, it’s the only YouTube content I regularly watch, but it’s so great)
The thing is though that the Minnesota short-bed truck camper Youtuber I religiously watch buys Rao’s sauce at the supermarket outside of the Superior National Forest, their products are somehow available everywhere now!
November 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The thing is though that the Minnesota short-bed truck camper Youtuber I religiously watch buys Rao’s sauce at the supermarket outside of the Superior National Forest, their products are somehow available everywhere now!