Samir
@samir.nyc
Transit enthusiast and housing activist · he/him
Previously at Google, Twitter, and @opennewyork.org.
Previously at Google, Twitter, and @opennewyork.org.
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Menin has completely failed the “would your reaction have been as weak if Paladino had said ‘Jews,’ ‘Hispanics’ or ‘Black people’ instead?” test. It’s disqualifying really.
December 16, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Menin has completely failed the “would your reaction have been as weak if Paladino had said ‘Jews,’ ‘Hispanics’ or ‘Black people’ instead?” test. It’s disqualifying really.
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A million Muslims live in New York City. We belong here, as does every other New Yorker.
This is vile Islamophobia from the Councilwoman and it has no place in our city.
This is vile Islamophobia from the Councilwoman and it has no place in our city.
December 15, 2025 at 10:25 PM
A million Muslims live in New York City. We belong here, as does every other New Yorker.
This is vile Islamophobia from the Councilwoman and it has no place in our city.
This is vile Islamophobia from the Councilwoman and it has no place in our city.
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One of the biggest drivers of high housing costs is that a small, highly motivated group of incumbent homeowners block new housing in their neighborhoods and almost no one is organized to push back.
Young people bear the brunt of that imbalance.
Be a housing fan.
Young people bear the brunt of that imbalance.
Be a housing fan.
December 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
One of the biggest drivers of high housing costs is that a small, highly motivated group of incumbent homeowners block new housing in their neighborhoods and almost no one is organized to push back.
Young people bear the brunt of that imbalance.
Be a housing fan.
Young people bear the brunt of that imbalance.
Be a housing fan.
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Congressman Henry Cuellar was indicted for money laundering, bribery, and conspiracy, allegedly taking about $600,000, mostly from Azerbaijan, to influence U.S. policy.
President Donald Trump pardoned Cuellar, because Trump supports money laundering, bribery, and conspiracy.
President Donald Trump pardoned Cuellar, because Trump supports money laundering, bribery, and conspiracy.
Trump announces a pardon of Henry Cuellar: "I am hereby announcing my full and unconditional PARDON of beloved Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar, and Imelda. Henry, I don’t know you, but you can sleep well tonight — Your nightmare is finally over!"
December 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Congressman Henry Cuellar was indicted for money laundering, bribery, and conspiracy, allegedly taking about $600,000, mostly from Azerbaijan, to influence U.S. policy.
President Donald Trump pardoned Cuellar, because Trump supports money laundering, bribery, and conspiracy.
President Donald Trump pardoned Cuellar, because Trump supports money laundering, bribery, and conspiracy.
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This is fundamentally Nazism. The idea that different peoples than the favored races carry degradation in their very genes, that they cannot strive to become better because biology compels them to be worse. It’s not just repugnant, it’s a bald faced lie.
November 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
This is fundamentally Nazism. The idea that different peoples than the favored races carry degradation in their very genes, that they cannot strive to become better because biology compels them to be worse. It’s not just repugnant, it’s a bald faced lie.
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I think it's shameful that during a second Trump administration, and after NYC voters rejected a return to moderate, conciliatory governance, that a Democrat would tout the entirety of the Council's Republican caucus as her supporters.
Menin says she'll work with Mamdani "on a shared agenda that makes New York more affordable."
GOP members backing Menin, tho, are likely to look to her to be a check on Mamdani. Vickie Paladino said she's with Menin because she "understands all perspectives." www.nydailynews.com/2025/11/26/j...
GOP members backing Menin, tho, are likely to look to her to be a check on Mamdani. Vickie Paladino said she's with Menin because she "understands all perspectives." www.nydailynews.com/2025/11/26/j...
Julie Menin claims victory in NYC Council speaker race with more than 65 percent support
Manhattan Councilwoman Julie Menin claimed victory Wednesday in the City Council speaker’s race after saying she’s secured commitments of support from a super majority of her colleague…
www.nydailynews.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I think it's shameful that during a second Trump administration, and after NYC voters rejected a return to moderate, conciliatory governance, that a Democrat would tout the entirety of the Council's Republican caucus as her supporters.
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Parts of this almost meet the standard of being newsworthy (the president is saying it; the thing he’s saying is that the opposition should be killed).
However we must remember that there is a key countervailing fact (the president is Donald Trump, and he’s just a big ol’ joker, you silly goose).
However we must remember that there is a key countervailing fact (the president is Donald Trump, and he’s just a big ol’ joker, you silly goose).
November 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Parts of this almost meet the standard of being newsworthy (the president is saying it; the thing he’s saying is that the opposition should be killed).
However we must remember that there is a key countervailing fact (the president is Donald Trump, and he’s just a big ol’ joker, you silly goose).
However we must remember that there is a key countervailing fact (the president is Donald Trump, and he’s just a big ol’ joker, you silly goose).
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a lot of poor urban governance is because local politicians and powerful stakeholders like unions are simply incapable of grasping the concept of second-order effects of any policy (in this case, a ton of 99 unit affordable housing projects)
NYC Council has a veto-proof majority on a union-backed bill to set a $40/hour minimum average compensation for workers on city-funded affordable housing projects, kicking in at 100 units www.crainsnewyork.com/politics-pol...
Developers alarmed as council advances minimum wage for affordable housing projects
The Construction Justice Act would set a $40 wage-and-benefit floor, increasing the cost of building.
www.crainsnewyork.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
a lot of poor urban governance is because local politicians and powerful stakeholders like unions are simply incapable of grasping the concept of second-order effects of any policy (in this case, a ton of 99 unit affordable housing projects)
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let's take a moment to appreciate what this goofy city council mailer is really saying: we can't get transit upgrades, parks, school upgrades etc unless a condo developer is involved.
October 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
let's take a moment to appreciate what this goofy city council mailer is really saying: we can't get transit upgrades, parks, school upgrades etc unless a condo developer is involved.
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The last month of the anti-Mamdani campaign was an absolutely shameful undertaking, an attempt to rip the city and Democratic coalition apart and I'm very happy to see it failed.
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
The last month of the anti-Mamdani campaign was an absolutely shameful undertaking, an attempt to rip the city and Democratic coalition apart and I'm very happy to see it failed.
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This to me is the game. I don’t care if Schumer doesn’t like Mamdani, but for him to stand silently by while sex pest Cuomo leans into gutter racism and Islamophobia while accepting endorsements from Trump, Musk and Miller is outrageous from the Senate Minority Leader.
Schumer had a chance to repudiate the gutter racism and Islamophobia of Cuomo's campaign and he just fucking didn't. And that is disqualifying. He should be ashamed and we the voters should make sure he feels that shame.
Reporter: Today is election day in New York City. Did you vote for Mamdani or Cuomo?
Schumer: Look, I voted. And I look forward to working with the next mayor to help New York City.
Schumer: Look, I voted. And I look forward to working with the next mayor to help New York City.
November 4, 2025 at 10:31 PM
This to me is the game. I don’t care if Schumer doesn’t like Mamdani, but for him to stand silently by while sex pest Cuomo leans into gutter racism and Islamophobia while accepting endorsements from Trump, Musk and Miller is outrageous from the Senate Minority Leader.
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As you prepare to vote, NYC, please read my op-ed about the importance of NYC voting yes on questions 2 through 5:
www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/fli...
These changes aren’t about the needs of politicians. They’re about the needs of New Yorkers. /1
www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/fli...
These changes aren’t about the needs of politicians. They’re about the needs of New Yorkers. /1
Vital City | Flip the Script, and the Ballot, for Housing
City Charter changes would help produce the affordable apartments New York desperately needs.
www.vitalcitynyc.org
October 29, 2025 at 11:43 AM
As you prepare to vote, NYC, please read my op-ed about the importance of NYC voting yes on questions 2 through 5:
www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/fli...
These changes aren’t about the needs of politicians. They’re about the needs of New Yorkers. /1
www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/fli...
These changes aren’t about the needs of politicians. They’re about the needs of New Yorkers. /1
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@drichardsqns.bsky.social is right and the council is being duplicitous: Props 2-5 are the housing reforms we need, and the public will still have a voice. Vote yes. www.nydailynews.com/2025/10/17/w...
We must vote YES on affordable housing
Every New Yorker — from a renter in Crown Heights to a homeowner in Cambria Heights — knows that the rent (or mortgage) is too damn high.
www.nydailynews.com
October 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
@drichardsqns.bsky.social is right and the council is being duplicitous: Props 2-5 are the housing reforms we need, and the public will still have a voice. Vote yes. www.nydailynews.com/2025/10/17/w...
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shout out to the “Hot Girls 4 Zohran” page for a great ballot question explainer and endorsement of voting YES on ballot measures 2-4
October 26, 2025 at 6:49 PM
shout out to the “Hot Girls 4 Zohran” page for a great ballot question explainer and endorsement of voting YES on ballot measures 2-4
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who creates the lively art and music scenes if the rent is too high? who makes cultural life? who serves you food or washes your dishes? who creates the fancy little restaurants that draw you to urban living? affordable housing is at the heart of what makes city life worthwhile.
October 26, 2025 at 6:04 AM
who creates the lively art and music scenes if the rent is too high? who makes cultural life? who serves you food or washes your dishes? who creates the fancy little restaurants that draw you to urban living? affordable housing is at the heart of what makes city life worthwhile.
Another year, another NYC Mayoral costume! This was by far the most I've ever been stopped on the street or had people recognize my costume.
So many "do you ride cabs?" "do you smoke cannabis?" and "who likes to slap fannies and kill grannies?"
Make sure to go to findmypollsite.vote.nyc and vote!
So many "do you ride cabs?" "do you smoke cannabis?" and "who likes to slap fannies and kill grannies?"
Make sure to go to findmypollsite.vote.nyc and vote!
October 26, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Another year, another NYC Mayoral costume! This was by far the most I've ever been stopped on the street or had people recognize my costume.
So many "do you ride cabs?" "do you smoke cannabis?" and "who likes to slap fannies and kill grannies?"
Make sure to go to findmypollsite.vote.nyc and vote!
So many "do you ride cabs?" "do you smoke cannabis?" and "who likes to slap fannies and kill grannies?"
Make sure to go to findmypollsite.vote.nyc and vote!
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So who’s the hater and who’s the waiter?
October 23, 2025 at 10:02 PM
So who’s the hater and who’s the waiter?
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This is reprehensible. It's blatant Islamophobia that is an afront to NYC's entire Muslim community. This hatred has no place in our city, our politics, or our party.
October 23, 2025 at 8:11 PM
This is reprehensible. It's blatant Islamophobia that is an afront to NYC's entire Muslim community. This hatred has no place in our city, our politics, or our party.
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it’s honestly crazy how the New York City council, at the behest of speaker Adrienne Adams, is illegally spending millions of your taxpayer dollars on an unhinged NIMBY propaganda campaign
if you live in NYC vote YES on measures 2-5 to make it easier to build affordable housing
if you live in NYC vote YES on measures 2-5 to make it easier to build affordable housing
my kink. getting my mouth taped shut by Vickie Paladino and Bob Holden when I try to build affordable housing in Queens
October 23, 2025 at 2:48 PM
it’s honestly crazy how the New York City council, at the behest of speaker Adrienne Adams, is illegally spending millions of your taxpayer dollars on an unhinged NIMBY propaganda campaign
if you live in NYC vote YES on measures 2-5 to make it easier to build affordable housing
if you live in NYC vote YES on measures 2-5 to make it easier to build affordable housing
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my kink. getting my mouth taped shut by Vickie Paladino and Bob Holden when I try to build affordable housing in Queens
October 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
my kink. getting my mouth taped shut by Vickie Paladino and Bob Holden when I try to build affordable housing in Queens
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Gross that Council is spending public money on illegal electioneering.
Ballot proposals 2-4 push every neighborhood to add new affordable housing, and I'm disgusted to see Council waste money breaking the law instead of ensuring New Yorkers have the housing we desperately need.
Ballot proposals 2-4 push every neighborhood to add new affordable housing, and I'm disgusted to see Council waste money breaking the law instead of ensuring New Yorkers have the housing we desperately need.
October 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Gross that Council is spending public money on illegal electioneering.
Ballot proposals 2-4 push every neighborhood to add new affordable housing, and I'm disgusted to see Council waste money breaking the law instead of ensuring New Yorkers have the housing we desperately need.
Ballot proposals 2-4 push every neighborhood to add new affordable housing, and I'm disgusted to see Council waste money breaking the law instead of ensuring New Yorkers have the housing we desperately need.
Fuck this executive overreach. It's a BUS WAY. Calm tf down.
The DOT should not give into this pressure. Just ignore it and it'll go away, a la the congestion pricing threats.
The DOT should not give into this pressure. Just ignore it and it'll go away, a la the congestion pricing threats.
The US DOT is trying to prevent New York City from implementing a busway on a corridor that serves 28,000 daily bus riders www.nyc.gov/html/brt/htm...
US DOT has already tried to kill congestion pricing, put pauses on 2nd Ave Subway & Gateway Tunnel, & took policing money away from NYC transit.
US DOT has already tried to kill congestion pricing, put pauses on 2nd Ave Subway & Gateway Tunnel, & took policing money away from NYC transit.
October 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Fuck this executive overreach. It's a BUS WAY. Calm tf down.
The DOT should not give into this pressure. Just ignore it and it'll go away, a la the congestion pricing threats.
The DOT should not give into this pressure. Just ignore it and it'll go away, a la the congestion pricing threats.
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We're in an unprecedented housing shortage. We need more affordable housing in every neighborhood of NYC.
If you're not voting for Curtis Sliwa, you should vote @YesOnAffHousing.bsky.social Props 2-5!
If you're not voting for Curtis Sliwa, you should vote @YesOnAffHousing.bsky.social Props 2-5!
GOP nominee Curtis Sliwa says he opposes City of Yes and ballot props 2-5, which he says will "take away your homes and provide you with lithium ion batteries, which are like mini-Chernobyls"
Fact check: False. They won't do that, but they will make your rent more affordable.
Fact check: False. They won't do that, but they will make your rent more affordable.
October 17, 2025 at 2:07 AM
We're in an unprecedented housing shortage. We need more affordable housing in every neighborhood of NYC.
If you're not voting for Curtis Sliwa, you should vote @YesOnAffHousing.bsky.social Props 2-5!
If you're not voting for Curtis Sliwa, you should vote @YesOnAffHousing.bsky.social Props 2-5!
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You couldn't ask for a better endorsement of Ballot Props 2-5 than Sliwa going on an unhinged rant about them. Is Adrienne Adams still sure she wants to hitch her wagon to that sinking ship?
GOP nominee Curtis Sliwa says he opposes City of Yes and ballot props 2-5, which he says will "take away your homes and provide you with lithium ion batteries, which are like mini-Chernobyls"
Fact check: False. They won't do that, but they will make your rent more affordable.
Fact check: False. They won't do that, but they will make your rent more affordable.
October 17, 2025 at 2:00 AM
You couldn't ask for a better endorsement of Ballot Props 2-5 than Sliwa going on an unhinged rant about them. Is Adrienne Adams still sure she wants to hitch her wagon to that sinking ship?
Not a really tough choice on the ballot propositions... Vote YES on 2-5!
I do not want to be aligned with the Republican Candidate, Curtis Sliwa, and neither should you!
I do not want to be aligned with the Republican Candidate, Curtis Sliwa, and neither should you!
GOP nominee Curtis Sliwa says he opposes City of Yes and ballot props 2-5, which he says will "take away your homes and provide you with lithium ion batteries, which are like mini-Chernobyls"
Fact check: False. They won't do that, but they will make your rent more affordable.
Fact check: False. They won't do that, but they will make your rent more affordable.
October 17, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Not a really tough choice on the ballot propositions... Vote YES on 2-5!
I do not want to be aligned with the Republican Candidate, Curtis Sliwa, and neither should you!
I do not want to be aligned with the Republican Candidate, Curtis Sliwa, and neither should you!