"This summer, when Gov. Kathy Hochul abruptly canceled congestion pricing — a plan that would have tolled cars entering Manhattan to pay for subway upgrades — Klein texted me: 'Robert Moses is definitely cackling with glee right now.'" nytimes.com/2024/09/03/nyr…

"The first day of the semester at the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York on Tuesday came with a surprise for seniors that will make them the envy of college students everywhere. Their tuition for the year will be free." nytimes.com/2024/09/03/us/…

He about to have pronouns in his bio within three months this is gonna be hilarious

Me whenever I wear a thobe in non Muslim spaces

my favorite new york social code is when a lone person needs to get a stroller up the subway stairs. nearly instantly, a stranger picks up the other end of the stroller, helps carry it up, then departs as quickly as they appeared. no words are exchanged. eye contact is minimal.

Take a look at the demographic of people who want to stifle public transit development for the rest of us. What do you notice?

Anyone who has hit the “translate” button on most Hebrew language tweets could tell you this. But glad there’s data now.

The weirdest effect instagram has had on culture is that it has created this genre of friends you keep in touch with not by talking to them but by entertaining them. You don’t exchange ideas, you exchange things to laugh at together. You’re not really friends, but your images are

The feds raided the home of NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban this morning. We don’t know why yet. I’m losing track of all the FBI raids on Adams and his senior appointees! nypost.com/2024/09/05/us-…

So while our current Mayor’s people are all being raided by the FBI, our previous Mayor is posting videos of himself pouring coconut flakes on a pizza and eating it from the crust. We are a cartoon.

"Seeing religion as part of New York City desegregation and community control through stories like Chavers Johnson’s helps us to shift the story from one of failure to one of complex negotiations and possibilities." therevealer.org/public-schools…

A few rich, old, and angry Upper West Siders are fighting a plan to add a bus lane in the neighborhood that would benefit 15,000 DAILY riders. If you want to understand local NYC politics in a nutshell, this is it. This is how our city "works." gothamist.com/news/yet-anoth…

"Hasidim are unique in their determination to resist integration into the prevailing culture, while settling down right in the middle of it. The Amish & Mennonites & similar groups chose rural environments consonant with their largely agrarian lifestyle." therevealer.org/hasidic-yeshiv…

This would work so well in tandem with congestion pricing: NYC proposes expanding Brooklyn Bridge bike path entry by removing car lane, parking spots nydailynews.com/2024/09/04/nyc…

I just remembered the time I asked a young mother if I could help her with a stroller up the stairs— she looked confused and actually annoyed that I was talking to her then said yes

"The glue of Paris' operational success during the Games was a modern subway system. NYC’s remains a marvel for its reach and capacity, but Paris made me realize how much we have come to accept: unpredictability, squalor, and a real decline in safety." nydailynews.com/2024/08/18/new…

The biggest hurdle that anyone running against Adams in 2025 will have to overcome is this: “He understands that type of retail game, that old-school stitching together the ethnic fabric of New York City – he understands that better than almost anyone.” cityandstateny.com/personality/20…

New 500-page history book on the Bronx: Frazier's 'Paradise Bronx' makes you want to linger in NYC's 'drive-through borough' npr.org/2024/08/21/nx-…

"There are more little Staten Islands around New York City than you’d think. Anywhere you have low-density housing, high rates of homeownership, and strong local control over development, you’ll find the same attitudes that produce Staten Island politics." thebaffler.com/salvos/i-got-m…

This is the funniest response to my tweets I’ve ever read 😂😂😂