Samuel Santaella
@samuelsantaella.bsky.social
Lifelong outer-borough #NYC resident. 10 years demanding better ways to not drive.
Expect posts about NYC transit, modernizing regional rail, #bikeNYC, dangerous streets, undoing car supremacy, and climate change overall.
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Expect posts about NYC transit, modernizing regional rail, #bikeNYC, dangerous streets, undoing car supremacy, and climate change overall.
🌐 nycstreetsutures.wordpress.com
The three-station pilot for platform screen doors, first announced in 2022, is nowhere to be seen.
October 2, 2025 at 11:49 PM
The three-station pilot for platform screen doors, first announced in 2022, is nowhere to be seen.
Bus riders still need #6MinuteService.
@ridersalliance.org @governor.ny.gov @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
@ridersalliance.org @governor.ny.gov @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
September 28, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Bus riders still need #6MinuteService.
@ridersalliance.org @governor.ny.gov @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
@ridersalliance.org @governor.ny.gov @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
Photo 1 is possible because Photo 2 is happening.
Since the 165 St Bus Terminal in Jamaica, Queens closed for reconstruction, 4 bus lines won't run on 89 Ave anymore for a few years.
That makes 89 Ave a surprisingly good location for today's block party…
…and a weekly #OpenStreet, I dare say. 👀
Since the 165 St Bus Terminal in Jamaica, Queens closed for reconstruction, 4 bus lines won't run on 89 Ave anymore for a few years.
That makes 89 Ave a surprisingly good location for today's block party…
…and a weekly #OpenStreet, I dare say. 👀
September 13, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Photo 1 is possible because Photo 2 is happening.
Since the 165 St Bus Terminal in Jamaica, Queens closed for reconstruction, 4 bus lines won't run on 89 Ave anymore for a few years.
That makes 89 Ave a surprisingly good location for today's block party…
…and a weekly #OpenStreet, I dare say. 👀
Since the 165 St Bus Terminal in Jamaica, Queens closed for reconstruction, 4 bus lines won't run on 89 Ave anymore for a few years.
That makes 89 Ave a surprisingly good location for today's block party…
…and a weekly #OpenStreet, I dare say. 👀
Any thunderstorm drops my weather rating at least 4 points
I hate thunder so much
I hate thunder so much
September 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Any thunderstorm drops my weather rating at least 4 points
I hate thunder so much
I hate thunder so much
Congrats man!
August 19, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Congrats man!
The three-station pilot for platform screen doors, first announced in 2022, is nowhere to be seen.
August 10, 2025 at 11:56 PM
The three-station pilot for platform screen doors, first announced in 2022, is nowhere to be seen.
August 6, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Bus riders still need #6MinuteService. @ridersalliance.org @governor.ny.gov @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
August 6, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Bus riders still need #6MinuteService. @ridersalliance.org @governor.ny.gov @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
Try wordpress.com (not .org). They have a free *plan* that you can use forever (in case you end up liking it and it's sufficient), and you can fully purge your account (including all content) from account settings
July 31, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Try wordpress.com (not .org). They have a free *plan* that you can use forever (in case you end up liking it and it's sufficient), and you can fully purge your account (including all content) from account settings
I heard about it through the NotifyNYC app.
At this rate I should be grateful Eric Adams hasn't pulled the plug on this.
At this rate I should be grateful Eric Adams hasn't pulled the plug on this.
July 15, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I heard about it through the NotifyNYC app.
At this rate I should be grateful Eric Adams hasn't pulled the plug on this.
At this rate I should be grateful Eric Adams hasn't pulled the plug on this.
I now see why MTA was apprehensive to combine the Q50 and Q90 (old Q48) in the #QueensBusNetworkRedesign.
Shown below is the *scheduled* worst case scenario for how long it takes a Q90 bus to leave LGA and head back to Flushing.
The Q50 to Co-op City can take a little over an hour.
Shown below is the *scheduled* worst case scenario for how long it takes a Q90 bus to leave LGA and head back to Flushing.
The Q50 to Co-op City can take a little over an hour.
July 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I now see why MTA was apprehensive to combine the Q50 and Q90 (old Q48) in the #QueensBusNetworkRedesign.
Shown below is the *scheduled* worst case scenario for how long it takes a Q90 bus to leave LGA and head back to Flushing.
The Q50 to Co-op City can take a little over an hour.
Shown below is the *scheduled* worst case scenario for how long it takes a Q90 bus to leave LGA and head back to Flushing.
The Q50 to Co-op City can take a little over an hour.
June 23, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I'm sure Eric Adams will be fine stuffing his head in a fridge for three or so consecutive days.
(Don't rank him. Or Cuomo.)
(Don't rank him. Or Cuomo.)
June 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I'm sure Eric Adams will be fine stuffing his head in a fridge for three or so consecutive days.
(Don't rank him. Or Cuomo.)
(Don't rank him. Or Cuomo.)
DON'T JOIN THE CUOMO TRAIN.
(Credit for the original image goes to @cityandstateny.bsky.social. Also volume warning: turn volume down!)
(Credit for the original image goes to @cityandstateny.bsky.social. Also volume warning: turn volume down!)
June 6, 2025 at 5:34 PM
DON'T JOIN THE CUOMO TRAIN.
(Credit for the original image goes to @cityandstateny.bsky.social. Also volume warning: turn volume down!)
(Credit for the original image goes to @cityandstateny.bsky.social. Also volume warning: turn volume down!)
oh no, not again
June 6, 2025 at 2:02 AM
oh no, not again
Yes, the old 165th Street terminal is a ghost town.
June 3, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Yes, the old 165th Street terminal is a ghost town.
Until I find out how to satisfactorily shrink a video to satisfy Bluesky's 100 MB requirement, here's photos of Day 2 of the interim bus terminal at 168 Street in Jamaica, #SEQueens
Formerly a parking lot. Who knows whether it'll be just a parking lot again in 2 years or whatever.
Formerly a parking lot. Who knows whether it'll be just a parking lot again in 2 years or whatever.
June 3, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Until I find out how to satisfactorily shrink a video to satisfy Bluesky's 100 MB requirement, here's photos of Day 2 of the interim bus terminal at 168 Street in Jamaica, #SEQueens
Formerly a parking lot. Who knows whether it'll be just a parking lot again in 2 years or whatever.
Formerly a parking lot. Who knows whether it'll be just a parking lot again in 2 years or whatever.
Bus riders still need #6MinuteService.
May 31, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Bus riders still need #6MinuteService.
Glad I got my Hammels Wye credit in lol
May 19, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Glad I got my Hammels Wye credit in lol
The biggest surprise in tech for me in 2025, in the era of online-everything and now AI as well
is that I can pay for things with my phone's NFC while in airplane mode.
(yes I rode the $3 carousel in #ProspectPark after speaking at a rally, what of it)
is that I can pay for things with my phone's NFC while in airplane mode.
(yes I rode the $3 carousel in #ProspectPark after speaking at a rally, what of it)
May 19, 2025 at 12:19 AM
The biggest surprise in tech for me in 2025, in the era of online-everything and now AI as well
is that I can pay for things with my phone's NFC while in airplane mode.
(yes I rode the $3 carousel in #ProspectPark after speaking at a rally, what of it)
is that I can pay for things with my phone's NFC while in airplane mode.
(yes I rode the $3 carousel in #ProspectPark after speaking at a rally, what of it)
On one hand, highways can provide shelter instead of dividing a neighborhood.
On the other hand, the shelter is moot because of people driving over puddles forming above, thanks to
✨ impermeable surfaces ✨
From yesterday's Get Around New York rally
On the other hand, the shelter is moot because of people driving over puddles forming above, thanks to
✨ impermeable surfaces ✨
From yesterday's Get Around New York rally
May 17, 2025 at 6:36 PM
On one hand, highways can provide shelter instead of dividing a neighborhood.
On the other hand, the shelter is moot because of people driving over puddles forming above, thanks to
✨ impermeable surfaces ✨
From yesterday's Get Around New York rally
On the other hand, the shelter is moot because of people driving over puddles forming above, thanks to
✨ impermeable surfaces ✨
From yesterday's Get Around New York rally
May 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM