Nolan Hicks
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Examining how we make passenger rail better (electric/modern) for NYU-Marron. Prev: NY Mag, NY Post-Metro, NYDN. Hook’em🤘. 🏳️🌈. Tips? bynolanhicks@gmail.com; Signal/WhatsApp.
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After three weeks of labor strife, it became clear over the weekend that both sides of the nurses' strike in New York City had re-engaged, with the two sides each sharing new offers and agreeing to resume negotiations today.
After Weeks of Rancor, a Glimmer of Hope in N.Y.C. Nurses’ Strike
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:43 PM
After three weeks of labor strife, it became clear over the weekend that both sides of the nurses' strike in New York City had re-engaged, with the two sides each sharing new offers and agreeing to resume negotiations today.
Every single stop someone (probably the same person) is standing in the doors
February 1, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Every single stop someone (probably the same person) is standing in the doors
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The most Newsom quote ever to Newsom: “This is me taking the mask off. And it’s not just me taking a mask off and then sanitizing what’s underneath. It’s scrutinizing what’s underneath. It’s stress-testing it, and it’s trying to crack it open further and further.” www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Gavin Newsom opens the oppo book in his new memoir
“Young Man in a Hurry” focuses on the personal more than the political, but Newsom’s likely 2028 run is the undeniable subtext.
www.politico.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:15 PM
The most Newsom quote ever to Newsom: “This is me taking the mask off. And it’s not just me taking a mask off and then sanitizing what’s underneath. It’s scrutinizing what’s underneath. It’s stress-testing it, and it’s trying to crack it open further and further.” www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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Liam flies home 😭 www.tiktok.com/t/ZThyEQ96F/
Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos received a wings pin in the cockpit on his flight back to Minneapolis. Liam and his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, asylum seekers who were detained by federal agents last...
TikTok video by ABC News
www.tiktok.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Liam flies home 😭 www.tiktok.com/t/ZThyEQ96F/
Spurs offense actually showing up in the second half
February 1, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Spurs offense actually showing up in the second half
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This huge @wsj.com scoop about a UAE government-linked company agreeing to invest $500m in the Trump family’s crypto company makes the 1st term concerns about foreign officials staying in Trump’s DC hotel seem quaint by comparison. 🎁🔗
‘Spy Sheikh’ Bought Secret Stake in Trump Company
$500 million investment for 49% of World Liberty came months before U.A.E. won access to tightly guarded American AI chips.
www.wsj.com
February 1, 2026 at 4:07 PM
This huge @wsj.com scoop about a UAE government-linked company agreeing to invest $500m in the Trump family’s crypto company makes the 1st term concerns about foreign officials staying in Trump’s DC hotel seem quaint by comparison. 🎁🔗
what is in the water in fulham
February 1, 2026 at 3:53 PM
what is in the water in fulham
I have a very dumb q: Can you just show up and walk into the Transit Museum? Or are they still doing the timed entry?
February 1, 2026 at 3:19 PM
I have a very dumb q: Can you just show up and walk into the Transit Museum? Or are they still doing the timed entry?
'You've Got The Love' ending up on a rental portal website commercial is oddly fitting, seeing as the song began its life as an anthem for... a diet video.
February 1, 2026 at 2:58 PM
'You've Got The Love' ending up on a rental portal website commercial is oddly fitting, seeing as the song began its life as an anthem for... a diet video.
What is ManU for the last 2-3 years without Bruno Fernandes
February 1, 2026 at 2:21 PM
What is ManU for the last 2-3 years without Bruno Fernandes
Knitted banner in two weeks time is pretty pretty good
February 1, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Knitted banner in two weeks time is pretty pretty good
It's kind of incredible that despite the evident need, there's never been a serious study of a Cross-Bronx rail link? Or am I just drawing a giant blank?
February 1, 2026 at 12:07 AM
It's kind of incredible that despite the evident need, there's never been a serious study of a Cross-Bronx rail link? Or am I just drawing a giant blank?
It's almost like
Wowsers look at what happened to posts on Twitter/X about London crime after monetisation of posts was introduced…
economist.com/britain/2026...
economist.com/britain/2026...
January 31, 2026 at 11:35 PM
It's almost like
If you live in New York and you see someone in a camp, on a sidewalk, under an underpass, in a subway station: Call 311, and you'll likely be referred to 911 because of the temps outside. Get them help. This weather is dangerous.
By law*, the city will provide them with a bed inside.
*Settlements
By law*, the city will provide them with a bed inside.
*Settlements
January 31, 2026 at 11:26 PM
If you live in New York and you see someone in a camp, on a sidewalk, under an underpass, in a subway station: Call 311, and you'll likely be referred to 911 because of the temps outside. Get them help. This weather is dangerous.
By law*, the city will provide them with a bed inside.
*Settlements
By law*, the city will provide them with a bed inside.
*Settlements
it has somehow gotten more brick
January 31, 2026 at 11:18 PM
it has somehow gotten more brick
I really wish there was a way to get the natural light back into Parsons-Archer
January 31, 2026 at 10:44 PM
I really wish there was a way to get the natural light back into Parsons-Archer
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Judge orders US to release father and 5-year-old taken into custody during Minnesota immigration crackdown.
January 31, 2026 at 8:29 PM
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Judge orders US to release father and 5-year-old taken into custody during Minnesota immigration crackdown.
The modernist future of downtown Jamaica, circa 1970
January 31, 2026 at 7:20 PM
The modernist future of downtown Jamaica, circa 1970
Can someone please explain to me what games are on Peacock these days and which ones aren't? We didn't even get PL show today
January 31, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Can someone please explain to me what games are on Peacock these days and which ones aren't? We didn't even get PL show today
going through all kinds of subway photos for reasons; and it gives me, a Brooklynite, no pleasure to conclude that the No. 7's aerial backdrops mean it looks the best
January 31, 2026 at 5:26 PM
going through all kinds of subway photos for reasons; and it gives me, a Brooklynite, no pleasure to conclude that the No. 7's aerial backdrops mean it looks the best
Pizza Hut Classic, the viral vintage sensation of sitting down for a pizza that the company doesn't seem to want to talk about. But social media means people are making the pilgrimage -- slate.com/life/2026/01...
Pizza Hut Has Quietly Undertaken a Campaign to Return to Sit-Down Restaurants. I Can See Why People Are Obsessed.
People travel from all over for the gleeful novelty of chain pizza ordered from real menus, served by real people, and eaten off checkered tablecloths.
slate.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Pizza Hut Classic, the viral vintage sensation of sitting down for a pizza that the company doesn't seem to want to talk about. But social media means people are making the pilgrimage -- slate.com/life/2026/01...