Running in Red Hook is going to be the literal death of me, thanks to the endless racetrack of speeding Sprinter vans on last mile delivery routes. He's the one that almost squashed me today: #NY_HYX8197 with 49 violations via @howsmydrivingny.bsky.social: howsmydrivingny.nyc/wnq1wh82

Major props to @propublica.org for landing this big, complicated piece of international reporting suggesting that, contrary to cleaning house of Latin American gangs, Trump is effectively working hand in hand with them against hardworking, noncriminal US residents www.propublica.org/article/buke...

It’s a big day for YLE New York!
1. Our community just hit 10k subscribers! I’m blown away by this milestone and beyond grateful for the support 🫶🫶
2. We published our first health policy voter guide. Voting for the NYC Mayoral Primary starts Saturday. Guide here: open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...

"Caught in this culling were projects to curb stillbirths, child suicides and infant brain damage."

-->the damage is unfathomable. Such important work by @anniewaldman.bsky.social @asiafields.bsky.social @ashleyclarkejourno.bsky.social @zisiga.bsky.social and photographer Bethany Mollenkof

yes indeed! you, too, can get our election newsletter: www.thecity.nyc/newsletter-m...

1/ RFK Jr. started touring nationwide to Make America Health Again ( #MAHA). Chronic disease is a big problem in the U.S.—but his claims that “scientists in the health agencies represent an utter failure,” don’t match the data. Let’s break down what’s true, what’s not, and what really needs fixing.👇

“Honking-mad motorists are laying off the horn in the core of Manhattan since the January launch of congestion pricing, data reveals — with New Yorkers’ beefs about blaring horns plummeting nearly 70% from the same time last year.”
www.thecity.nyc/2025/03/11/t...

BREAKING: The University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University has reneged on their commitment to host the @sciencewriters.org annual conference and withdrew their entire financial support.

The National Association of Science Writers is now looking for a new venue, sponsors, and partners.

"Seven cases of bird flu were detected in poultry during routine inspections at live bird markets in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens in the past week, officials said. The shutdown order for live bird markets is effective from Friday through Feb. 14, and will impact about 80 markets across the state."

An urgent message from the nation's health journalists:

If you're downloading data, @maggiek.bsky.social is trying to log who is gathering what here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

This story just fills me with absolute rage. www.thecity.nyc/2024/12/19/h...

In case you didn't notice (ha), working in journalism is getting weird. CNTI has some questions — and we want to hear from 100 journalists in every country. Help us find out what makes a "journalist," what online life is like for us, and how tech (esp AI) is changing our work(places). bit.ly/3YV2eEj

The team at @thecity.bsky.social finally convinced me to try hanging out here after setting up this account ages ago. Blame/thanks to these wonderful people: go.bsky.app/HwQf98r