emily lipstein
@emilylip.bsky.social
urban mildlife // engagement editor @nyc.streetsblog.org // co-host @rabbith0lepod.bsky.social // formerly social @ motherboard, gizmodo // she/her
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They’re just out there setting records at everything.
Love in a cold climate: Winter Olympic village runs out of condoms after three days
Free condoms for competitors at the Winter Olympics have run out within a record-breaking three days
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:58 PM
They’re just out there setting records at everything.
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Real talk: Is this a thing we can collectively lobby? Friend's fiance died at **35** from colon cancer with no family history. Insurers are killing people for sport and profit.
Caught my breast cancer at 36 because I started mammograms at 30. The recommended screening ages are a joke all around.
Caught my breast cancer at 36 because I started mammograms at 30. The recommended screening ages are a joke all around.
Love how colon cancer keeps killing people under 50 and yet insurance doesn't cover colonoscopy without cost-sharing until age 45.
I just paid $1,584 out of pocket for mine thanks to my deductible and copays
I just paid $1,584 out of pocket for mine thanks to my deductible and copays
February 11, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Real talk: Is this a thing we can collectively lobby? Friend's fiance died at **35** from colon cancer with no family history. Insurers are killing people for sport and profit.
Caught my breast cancer at 36 because I started mammograms at 30. The recommended screening ages are a joke all around.
Caught my breast cancer at 36 because I started mammograms at 30. The recommended screening ages are a joke all around.
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Recidivist reckless driver and Queens Council Member Joann Ariola mocked her own constituents as they marched in protest of an eleventh-hour decision by Mayor Adams to re-open Forest Park's Freedom Drive to vehicle traffic.
Too bad her video made it clear that she was the only one driving there...
Too bad her video made it clear that she was the only one driving there...
February 10, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Recidivist reckless driver and Queens Council Member Joann Ariola mocked her own constituents as they marched in protest of an eleventh-hour decision by Mayor Adams to re-open Forest Park's Freedom Drive to vehicle traffic.
Too bad her video made it clear that she was the only one driving there...
Too bad her video made it clear that she was the only one driving there...
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NYC used to ban parking on certain snow routes to help clear the white stuff faster, but swept away the policy during the Bloomberg administration to give drivers a break, @jktrotter.bsky.social and @emilylip.bsky.social report. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/02/06/w...
FLASHBACK: What Happened To Car-Free 'Snow Routes' — And Could They Have Helped City Clear the Streets? - Streetsblog New York City
What happened to the bright red signs that banned parking from snow emergency routes in New York City?
nyc.streetsblog.org
February 6, 2026 at 3:26 PM
NYC used to ban parking on certain snow routes to help clear the white stuff faster, but swept away the policy during the Bloomberg administration to give drivers a break, @jktrotter.bsky.social and @emilylip.bsky.social report. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/02/06/w...
With the City Council and Speaker Menin poised to bring back year-round outdoor dining, it's worth revisiting @nyc.streetsblog.org's video from last spring about why making the program seasonal destroyed everything that was good about it in the first place. youtu.be/IN6ofmozbdU?...
Who Ruined Outdoor Dining in NYC?
YouTube video by Streetsblog NYC
youtu.be
February 4, 2026 at 1:56 PM
With the City Council and Speaker Menin poised to bring back year-round outdoor dining, it's worth revisiting @nyc.streetsblog.org's video from last spring about why making the program seasonal destroyed everything that was good about it in the first place. youtu.be/IN6ofmozbdU?...
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NEW: NEW: HHS is working on an AI tool to analyze VAERS—a database of vaccine injury claims to which anyone can make submissions—and "generate hypotheses." This is from @emilymullin.bsky.social:
HHS Is Making an AI Tool to Create Hypotheses About Vaccine Injury Claims
Experts worry Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Health Department will use an internal AI tool to analyze vaccine injury claims in a way that furthers his anti-vaccine agenda.
www.wired.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:49 PM
NEW: NEW: HHS is working on an AI tool to analyze VAERS—a database of vaccine injury claims to which anyone can make submissions—and "generate hypotheses." This is from @emilymullin.bsky.social:
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And now, here's an update on the federal government's legal battle to end congestion pricing — from Streetsblog's resident courtroom sketch artist @davecolon.bsky.social #art youtube.com/shorts/zkcnn...
An illustrated congestion pricing lawsuit update #nyc #congestionrelief #law #explained
YouTube video by Streetsblog NYC
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February 3, 2026 at 7:57 PM
And now, here's an update on the federal government's legal battle to end congestion pricing — from Streetsblog's resident courtroom sketch artist @davecolon.bsky.social #art youtube.com/shorts/zkcnn...
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Absolute scum. And I believe these images are AI.
February 2, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Absolute scum. And I believe these images are AI.
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Take note of all the politicians like Bob Holden who have spent years, if not decades, protesting every homeless shelter proposed now concern-trolling over unsafe conditions for unhoused people living on the streets through this cold spell. It's not genuine. It's disgusting hypocrisy.
February 2, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Take note of all the politicians like Bob Holden who have spent years, if not decades, protesting every homeless shelter proposed now concern-trolling over unsafe conditions for unhoused people living on the streets through this cold spell. It's not genuine. It's disgusting hypocrisy.
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And with that "Streetsblog is unsure what that means" became a permanent intrusive thought and unwilling part of my vocabulary
The 70th Street bike lane is in the Epstein Files. buff.ly/97ywL08
The Streetsblog Angle: The 70th Street Bike Lane Is In the Epstein Files! - Streetsblog New York City
Somewhere, maybe, Woody Allen finally regrets opposing that bike lane.
nyc.streetsblog.org
January 30, 2026 at 8:32 PM
And with that "Streetsblog is unsure what that means" became a permanent intrusive thought and unwilling part of my vocabulary
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The 70th Street bike lane is in the Epstein Files. buff.ly/97ywL08
The Streetsblog Angle: The 70th Street Bike Lane Is In the Epstein Files! - Streetsblog New York City
Somewhere, maybe, Woody Allen finally regrets opposing that bike lane.
nyc.streetsblog.org
January 30, 2026 at 8:18 PM
The 70th Street bike lane is in the Epstein Files. buff.ly/97ywL08
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New York's hottest club is the Bushwick Citi Bike Igloo
Citi Bike recorded over 24,000 rides on Tuesday, a day after this week's snowstorm ended — when most bikes across NYC were still snowed into docks.
With the price of Citi Bike continuing to outpace inflation and the increase in subway fare, what does Lyft owe its customers? youtu.be/GzLmzEzhxZo?...
With the price of Citi Bike continuing to outpace inflation and the increase in subway fare, what does Lyft owe its customers? youtu.be/GzLmzEzhxZo?...
Citi Bikes are still snowed in after this weekend's storm #nyc #bike #wintercycling #snowstorm
YouTube video by Streetsblog NYC
youtu.be
January 30, 2026 at 5:20 PM
New York's hottest club is the Bushwick Citi Bike Igloo
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This kind of neglect send the message that cycling is a cute pastime and not a serious mode of transportation that people rely on. Weird behavior for a bike share company.
Citi Bike recorded over 24,000 rides on Tuesday, a day after this week's snowstorm ended — when most bikes across NYC were still snowed into docks.
With the price of Citi Bike continuing to outpace inflation and the increase in subway fare, what does Lyft owe its customers? youtu.be/GzLmzEzhxZo?...
With the price of Citi Bike continuing to outpace inflation and the increase in subway fare, what does Lyft owe its customers? youtu.be/GzLmzEzhxZo?...
Citi Bikes are still snowed in after this weekend's storm #nyc #bike #wintercycling #snowstorm
YouTube video by Streetsblog NYC
youtu.be
January 30, 2026 at 5:41 PM
This kind of neglect send the message that cycling is a cute pastime and not a serious mode of transportation that people rely on. Weird behavior for a bike share company.
god bless the thousands of brave soldiers who were able to get citi bikes out on tuesday when every station in the city was essentially encased in snow and ice
Citi Bike recorded over 24,000 rides on Tuesday, a day after this week's snowstorm ended — when most bikes across NYC were still snowed into docks.
With the price of Citi Bike continuing to outpace inflation and the increase in subway fare, what does Lyft owe its customers? youtu.be/GzLmzEzhxZo?...
With the price of Citi Bike continuing to outpace inflation and the increase in subway fare, what does Lyft owe its customers? youtu.be/GzLmzEzhxZo?...
Citi Bikes are still snowed in after this weekend's storm #nyc #bike #wintercycling #snowstorm
YouTube video by Streetsblog NYC
youtu.be
January 30, 2026 at 5:09 PM
god bless the thousands of brave soldiers who were able to get citi bikes out on tuesday when every station in the city was essentially encased in snow and ice
except for impressions. your donations will fund an acting class for all of us, who can do a middling brad lander and only a slightly better gale brewer
The thing about Streetsblog is that in addition to being excellent reporters, everyone who works is a classically-trained actor www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzLm...
Citi Bikes are still snowed in after this weekend's storm #nyc #bike #wintercycling #snowstorm
YouTube video by Streetsblog NYC
www.youtube.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:07 PM
except for impressions. your donations will fund an acting class for all of us, who can do a middling brad lander and only a slightly better gale brewer
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The thing about Streetsblog is that in addition to being excellent reporters, everyone who works is a classically-trained actor www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzLm...
Citi Bikes are still snowed in after this weekend's storm #nyc #bike #wintercycling #snowstorm
YouTube video by Streetsblog NYC
www.youtube.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:04 PM
The thing about Streetsblog is that in addition to being excellent reporters, everyone who works is a classically-trained actor www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzLm...
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Andy Byford wants to:
1. Exclude NY and New Jersey from planning effort of new Penn Station
2. Privatize the station, so NY and New Jersey will have no input into running it for generations to come
3. Make New York and New Jersey pay for it.
Lol, LMAO, etc etc.
1. Exclude NY and New Jersey from planning effort of new Penn Station
2. Privatize the station, so NY and New Jersey will have no input into running it for generations to come
3. Make New York and New Jersey pay for it.
Lol, LMAO, etc etc.
Andy 'Train Daddy' Byford said it will be a "challenge" to convince New York State and City officials to contribute cash towards Trump's multi-billion-dollar Penn Station renovation.
Byford Hopes Cash-Strapped NYC Will Help Fund Trump's Penn Station Rehab - Streetsblog New York City
The Trump administration controls the future of Penn Station — but Amtrak honcho Andy Byford wants New York to pay for it.
buff.ly
January 29, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Andy Byford wants to:
1. Exclude NY and New Jersey from planning effort of new Penn Station
2. Privatize the station, so NY and New Jersey will have no input into running it for generations to come
3. Make New York and New Jersey pay for it.
Lol, LMAO, etc etc.
1. Exclude NY and New Jersey from planning effort of new Penn Station
2. Privatize the station, so NY and New Jersey will have no input into running it for generations to come
3. Make New York and New Jersey pay for it.
Lol, LMAO, etc etc.
beyond devastated oh my god
January 29, 2026 at 12:44 PM
beyond devastated oh my god
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Not just any journalist, she won the goddamn Triple Crown of broadcast journalism (an Emmy, a Peabody, and a Murrow) in 2024 for her reporting on Gaza.
This is textbook censorship of the highest degree
This is textbook censorship of the highest degree
Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda with 1.4m followers reports TikTok ban https://aje.news/ljjuww
January 29, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Not just any journalist, she won the goddamn Triple Crown of broadcast journalism (an Emmy, a Peabody, and a Murrow) in 2024 for her reporting on Gaza.
This is textbook censorship of the highest degree
This is textbook censorship of the highest degree
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Days after NYC got a foot of snow, crosswalks and bus stops are still impassible in some places — especially for people pushing strollers and disabled New Yorkers using mobility aids.
So who's fault is it? youtube.com/shorts/L4bP6...
So who's fault is it? youtube.com/shorts/L4bP6...
Crosswalks and bus stops are still blocked by snow in NYC #snowstorm #nyc
YouTube video by Streetsblog NYC
youtube.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Days after NYC got a foot of snow, crosswalks and bus stops are still impassible in some places — especially for people pushing strollers and disabled New Yorkers using mobility aids.
So who's fault is it? youtube.com/shorts/L4bP6...
So who's fault is it? youtube.com/shorts/L4bP6...
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These people cannot imagine being such a part of a community that the bicycle shop mourns you. It's as alien to them as a language they don't speak.
January 25, 2026 at 2:26 AM
These people cannot imagine being such a part of a community that the bicycle shop mourns you. It's as alien to them as a language they don't speak.
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AND BIKEWAYS *insert heart eyes sub snowflakes for hearts*
We're getting a snowstorm tomorrow. But New York City is prepared.
January 25, 2026 at 5:32 PM
AND BIKEWAYS *insert heart eyes sub snowflakes for hearts*
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I spent the most formative years of my political life reading headlines like this seemingly every week.
January 25, 2026 at 4:07 PM
I spent the most formative years of my political life reading headlines like this seemingly every week.
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Post your #sneckdown pics in the replies and show @mayor.nyc.gov how much space is available to make streets safer!
Snow is nature's urban planner: It can show us what parts of the roadway drivers don't use — and what can be reclaimed for pedestrians.
Post your photos and videos of all the #sneckdowns you see and tag us and @mayor.nyc.gov so today's winter wonderland can inspire better streets year-round!
Post your photos and videos of all the #sneckdowns you see and tag us and @mayor.nyc.gov so today's winter wonderland can inspire better streets year-round!
January 25, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Post your #sneckdown pics in the replies and show @mayor.nyc.gov how much space is available to make streets safer!