Tim “Positive Subway” Smith
@positivesubway.bsky.social
One time Joe Lhota said he wanted to see some positive tweets about the subway, and I answered the call. Repeal Hecht-Calandra. NYCDOE/NYCPS parent emeritus. All content is handcrafted _just_ for you and represents my personal opinions only
I will just note for the record that I don’t believe I saw a single person who is melting down over the Hochul endorsement melt down over Mamdani’s stark, absurd flip-flop on the one education issue he cared to take a position on during the campaign
Primary Mamdani from the left!
NYC Chancellor Samuels backs Gov. Hochul’s plan to extend mayoral control of schools by 4 years
February 4, 2026 at 9:36 PM
I will just note for the record that I don’t believe I saw a single person who is melting down over the Hochul endorsement melt down over Mamdani’s stark, absurd flip-flop on the one education issue he cared to take a position on during the campaign
It’s Antoniover
NEW: Mayor Mamdani is set to endorse Gov. Hochul’s reelection run this week, providing her a critical inroad with progressive voters, per four sources.
It deals a near fatal blow to Antonio Delgado's campaign.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
It deals a near fatal blow to Antonio Delgado's campaign.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to endorse Gov. Kathy Hochul
The endorsement, expected this week, gives Hochul a critical inroad with left-leaning voters.
www.politico.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:08 PM
It’s Antoniover
This network charges $3,000+ per month for five-day/week pre-preschool care
Breaking News: Bright Horizons child care centers in New York City are facing dozens of complaints, including claims of abuse, records show.
Bright Horizons Child Care Centers Face Dozens of Alarming Complaints
In New York City, health officials have moved to shut down one center where workers were charged with child abuse. Records show that problems extend across the network.
nyti.ms
February 4, 2026 at 7:31 PM
This network charges $3,000+ per month for five-day/week pre-preschool care
Hat off, outer layer tied around my waist, excessive heat warning issued for Bronx County
February 4, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Hat off, outer layer tied around my waist, excessive heat warning issued for Bronx County
Hochulmentum meter just broke
Gov. Kathy Hochul has selected former New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams as her running mate, creating New York's first all-female ticket.
Read more: http://specne.ws/GCjLcr
Read more: http://specne.ws/GCjLcr
Gov. Hochul selects Adrienne Adams as running mate
This is Hochul's third lieutenant governor pick in five years.
specne.ws
February 4, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Hochulmentum meter just broke
A hopeful, uplifting update: Philadelphia (city and team) rallied around him
www.nytimes.com/athletic/700...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/700...
February 4, 2026 at 4:23 PM
A hopeful, uplifting update: Philadelphia (city and team) rallied around him
www.nytimes.com/athletic/700...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/700...
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The Washpost won't be able to cover sports, local news, a lot of foreign news, or books, but it does have the budget for op-ed columnists, like this one from the National Review, who just discovered the gasoline costs more in California than Texas.
February 4, 2026 at 4:10 PM
The Washpost won't be able to cover sports, local news, a lot of foreign news, or books, but it does have the budget for op-ed columnists, like this one from the National Review, who just discovered the gasoline costs more in California than Texas.
One of my best friends and post-college roommates who would later become a sports journalist had a relative from the DMV save the WaPo’s sport section every day and mail them to him in weekly batches, it was considered that essential to understanding the state of things. Unreal that it’s just…gone
WaPo's Matt Murray told staff the paper is shuttering sports, moving remaining staff to features, shrinking foreign coverage, restructuring metro, closing books coverage, suspending Post Reports podcast
“Whole company now waiting for a live or die email” one staffer said
More in tonight’s Status
“Whole company now waiting for a live or die email” one staffer said
More in tonight’s Status
February 4, 2026 at 2:41 PM
One of my best friends and post-college roommates who would later become a sports journalist had a relative from the DMV save the WaPo’s sport section every day and mail them to him in weekly batches, it was considered that essential to understanding the state of things. Unreal that it’s just…gone
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What Bezos is doing to the Washington Post -- what moneyed goons like Heath Freeman and others have done to hundreds of papers nationwide -- in a very real way undermines the shared sense of factual reality we need in order to survive.
This is heartbreaking. This is infuriating.
This is heartbreaking. This is infuriating.
February 4, 2026 at 2:24 PM
What Bezos is doing to the Washington Post -- what moneyed goons like Heath Freeman and others have done to hundreds of papers nationwide -- in a very real way undermines the shared sense of factual reality we need in order to survive.
This is heartbreaking. This is infuriating.
This is heartbreaking. This is infuriating.
That reminds me—NYSED should be posting 2025–2026 public school enrollment any day now. My annual post showing the extreme attrition for the current 12th-grade Success Academy cohort will be hot on the data release’s heels, watch this space!
Who will provide weekend and after hours care when half of the families drop out?
February 4, 2026 at 2:21 PM
That reminds me—NYSED should be posting 2025–2026 public school enrollment any day now. My annual post showing the extreme attrition for the current 12th-grade Success Academy cohort will be hot on the data release’s heels, watch this space!
Left out of this puff piece is the fact that the student teachers will be paid a flat $40K per year and the staff providing wraparound care will be *parents of enrolled students* being paid a flat $50K a year.
The secret sauce here is wage/OT theft.
The secret sauce here is wage/OT theft.
NYC charter school to open 7 days a week year-round - an apparent first for state and US
NYC charter school to open 7 days a week year-round - an apparent first for state and US
"We are trying to address a critical part of affordability for parents, which is childcare,'' founder Eric Grannis told The Post.
nypost.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Left out of this puff piece is the fact that the student teachers will be paid a flat $40K per year and the staff providing wraparound care will be *parents of enrolled students* being paid a flat $50K a year.
The secret sauce here is wage/OT theft.
The secret sauce here is wage/OT theft.
Part of me can’t help but wish that one Italian who took action on this wasn’t in a coma
February 4, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Part of me can’t help but wish that one Italian who took action on this wasn’t in a coma
I simply don’t understand this
1. Don’t move cars
2. Don’t move cars
3. Profit?
1. Don’t move cars
2. Don’t move cars
3. Profit?
February 4, 2026 at 3:42 AM
I simply don’t understand this
1. Don’t move cars
2. Don’t move cars
3. Profit?
1. Don’t move cars
2. Don’t move cars
3. Profit?
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BREAKING -- New York and New Jersey both jointly sued the Trump administration tonight over the regime's refusal to restore funds for the Gateway Project's Hudson River Tunnel.
The tunnel is expected to run out of money Friday if the funds stay frozen.
Story TK w/ @mollycranenewman.bsky.social
The tunnel is expected to run out of money Friday if the funds stay frozen.
Story TK w/ @mollycranenewman.bsky.social
February 4, 2026 at 1:09 AM
BREAKING -- New York and New Jersey both jointly sued the Trump administration tonight over the regime's refusal to restore funds for the Gateway Project's Hudson River Tunnel.
The tunnel is expected to run out of money Friday if the funds stay frozen.
Story TK w/ @mollycranenewman.bsky.social
The tunnel is expected to run out of money Friday if the funds stay frozen.
Story TK w/ @mollycranenewman.bsky.social
Why does the next reporter pretend that this absurdly demeaning exchange (that would have ended a Biden presidency) hadn’t happened? Why do any of these professionals put up with this shit?
KAITLAN COLLINS: What would say to Epstein survivo---
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
February 3, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Why does the next reporter pretend that this absurdly demeaning exchange (that would have ended a Biden presidency) hadn’t happened? Why do any of these professionals put up with this shit?
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Not sure I've ever seen anything quite like this press release from the NY State court system demanding a correction by the NY Post.
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February 3, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Not sure I've ever seen anything quite like this press release from the NY State court system demanding a correction by the NY Post.
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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...
Nothing’s changed here; Delgado should seriously start thinking about winding down his campaign 🤷🏻♂️
The real news in this poll is that people will be writing dissertations for years about how Kirsten Gillibrand does it. We are in multiple crises and 30% of New Yorkers don’t even know who she is!!
The real news in this poll is that people will be writing dissertations for years about how Kirsten Gillibrand does it. We are in multiple crises and 30% of New Yorkers don’t even know who she is!!
February 3, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Nothing’s changed here; Delgado should seriously start thinking about winding down his campaign 🤷🏻♂️
The real news in this poll is that people will be writing dissertations for years about how Kirsten Gillibrand does it. We are in multiple crises and 30% of New Yorkers don’t even know who she is!!
The real news in this poll is that people will be writing dissertations for years about how Kirsten Gillibrand does it. We are in multiple crises and 30% of New Yorkers don’t even know who she is!!
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New: Menashe Shapiro, ex-Mayor Eric Adams' deputy chief of staff at City Hall, testified last week before a federal grand jury that's hearing evidence as part of a corruption probe into Frank Carone, Adams' longtime confidant, per sources.
In Playbook: www.politico.com/newsletters/...
In Playbook: www.politico.com/newsletters/...
February 3, 2026 at 12:51 PM
New: Menashe Shapiro, ex-Mayor Eric Adams' deputy chief of staff at City Hall, testified last week before a federal grand jury that's hearing evidence as part of a corruption probe into Frank Carone, Adams' longtime confidant, per sources.
In Playbook: www.politico.com/newsletters/...
In Playbook: www.politico.com/newsletters/...
I think it is kind of weird how angry Bluesky is with the small number of colleges who have been targeted by Trump and have had to lay people off, suspend medical studies, etc., specifically because he believes they are too “woke,” as opposed to being primarily angry with Trump for attacking them
February 3, 2026 at 1:05 PM
I think it is kind of weird how angry Bluesky is with the small number of colleges who have been targeted by Trump and have had to lay people off, suspend medical studies, etc., specifically because he believes they are too “woke,” as opposed to being primarily angry with Trump for attacking them
The three Times reporters pumping their fists tonight—the game is back on and we helped make it happen!
February 3, 2026 at 5:02 AM
The three Times reporters pumping their fists tonight—the game is back on and we helped make it happen!
If you are wondering how in the world the residents of a school district in the “deep blue” New York City metropolitan area could possibly elect a Republican antivaxxer cop who is a member of Moms 4 Liberty to their board, these graphics may help you grasp their economic anxiety
February 3, 2026 at 3:38 AM
If you are wondering how in the world the residents of a school district in the “deep blue” New York City metropolitan area could possibly elect a Republican antivaxxer cop who is a member of Moms 4 Liberty to their board, these graphics may help you grasp their economic anxiety
Thinking of Debra Messing, Maria Danzilo, Reza, and Jessica Tisch’s Cuomo-funding relatives tonight
www.nyc.gov/site/nypd/ne...
www.nyc.gov/site/nypd/ne...
February 3, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Thinking of Debra Messing, Maria Danzilo, Reza, and Jessica Tisch’s Cuomo-funding relatives tonight
www.nyc.gov/site/nypd/ne...
www.nyc.gov/site/nypd/ne...
Another one for the “the Times really needs an ombudsman” file
Three reporters on this for months, tons of breathless push alerts and promises that Harvard was about to bend the knee…did things change, or did preserving access cloud their vision on this all along?
Three reporters on this for months, tons of breathless push alerts and promises that Harvard was about to bend the knee…did things change, or did preserving access cloud their vision on this all along?
The Trump administration is no longer trying to get cash from Harvard as it seeks a settlement. At this point, the White House seems happy to get a signature on anything they can call a compact.
Trump Drops Demand for Cash From Harvard After Stiff Resistance
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Another one for the “the Times really needs an ombudsman” file
Three reporters on this for months, tons of breathless push alerts and promises that Harvard was about to bend the knee…did things change, or did preserving access cloud their vision on this all along?
Three reporters on this for months, tons of breathless push alerts and promises that Harvard was about to bend the knee…did things change, or did preserving access cloud their vision on this all along?
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BREAKING Star Tribune:
Eight additional federal prosecutors are in the process of leaving the Minnesota U.S. Attorney's Office, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation.
The departures follow the mass exit of six veteran prosecutors who left the office last month.
Eight additional federal prosecutors are in the process of leaving the Minnesota U.S. Attorney's Office, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation.
The departures follow the mass exit of six veteran prosecutors who left the office last month.
The latest: Eight more federal prosecutors set to leave the Minnesota U.S. Attorney’s Office
The recent wave of departures follows the mass exodus of six veteran prosecutors last month who quit in protest of recent directives from the U.S. Department of Justice.
www.startribune.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:01 PM
BREAKING Star Tribune:
Eight additional federal prosecutors are in the process of leaving the Minnesota U.S. Attorney's Office, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation.
The departures follow the mass exit of six veteran prosecutors who left the office last month.
Eight additional federal prosecutors are in the process of leaving the Minnesota U.S. Attorney's Office, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation.
The departures follow the mass exit of six veteran prosecutors who left the office last month.