Shabazz Stuart
@shabazzstuart.bsky.social
Born, raised and reside in Brooklyn.🗽CEO of Oonee. Working to make our cities better places to live. 🚲🛴👷🏾Unapologetically Woke. 📣✊🏾🫶🏾
🇺🇸🇧🇧 📍Brooklyn
🇺🇸🇧🇧 📍Brooklyn
15 years ago today, I tried cross-country skiing.
February 11, 2026 at 4:32 PM
15 years ago today, I tried cross-country skiing.
I know a young Black man (early 20s with a job) who is so desperate to find affordable housing that he is considering going through the DHS system as a homeless individual so that he can get housing assistance.
This is not the first time I've heard this strategy.
This is not the first time I've heard this strategy.
“As time passes, it’s become clear that having the home I want probably means leaving New York.” In a new essay, Naomi Jackson writes about how a notable number of Black residents are leaving the city — no longer able to afford it.
I Miss My Black Brooklyn
A notable number of Black residents are leaving the city — no longer able to afford it. I might be one of them.
www.curbed.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:11 PM
I know a young Black man (early 20s with a job) who is so desperate to find affordable housing that he is considering going through the DHS system as a homeless individual so that he can get housing assistance.
This is not the first time I've heard this strategy.
This is not the first time I've heard this strategy.
It's easy to blame Lyft for Citibike's problems rather than confront the fact that we are running up against the economic constraints of a model that receives no direct taxpayer support.
Sanctioning Lyft and demanding more service doesn't change the economic reality that better service costs $$$.
Sanctioning Lyft and demanding more service doesn't change the economic reality that better service costs $$$.
February 10, 2026 at 6:25 PM
It's easy to blame Lyft for Citibike's problems rather than confront the fact that we are running up against the economic constraints of a model that receives no direct taxpayer support.
Sanctioning Lyft and demanding more service doesn't change the economic reality that better service costs $$$.
Sanctioning Lyft and demanding more service doesn't change the economic reality that better service costs $$$.
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NEW: An immigration court has terminated removal proceedings against Tufts doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk, finding that DHS did not meet its burden of establishing that she was removable, her lawyers tell the Second Circuit. live-awp-vermont.pantheonsite.io/app/uploads/...
February 9, 2026 at 11:38 PM
NEW: An immigration court has terminated removal proceedings against Tufts doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk, finding that DHS did not meet its burden of establishing that she was removable, her lawyers tell the Second Circuit. live-awp-vermont.pantheonsite.io/app/uploads/...
Will never understand why @nyctransit.bsky.social refuses to change the outdated roll sin signs on the R68 Q trains.
The Q hasn’t terminated at 57th since 2017
The Q hasn’t terminated at 57th since 2017
February 8, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Will never understand why @nyctransit.bsky.social refuses to change the outdated roll sin signs on the R68 Q trains.
The Q hasn’t terminated at 57th since 2017
The Q hasn’t terminated at 57th since 2017
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“I miss the way NYC was in the 80s. It had way more culture back then.” 🫠
February 7, 2026 at 12:15 AM
“I miss the way NYC was in the 80s. It had way more culture back then.” 🫠
Unless my gen-z friends are extremely uncool, “progressive content hub” doesn’t seem like something young people would say.
February 6, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Unless my gen-z friends are extremely uncool, “progressive content hub” doesn’t seem like something young people would say.
I think the thornier 800 lb gorilla is: How do we reconcile a largely market based system with public interest, especially in the age of social media.
What does it mean for an oligarch to purchase a major media org/platform? Should there be orgs like the BBC/NPR that increasingly invest/compete…
What does it mean for an oligarch to purchase a major media org/platform? Should there be orgs like the BBC/NPR that increasingly invest/compete…
Does it seem like new platforms are going to coalesce to ever 'feel' like legacy media, or do we need to get used to having a fractured landscape of adhoc journalism orgs?
February 5, 2026 at 3:08 PM
I think the thornier 800 lb gorilla is: How do we reconcile a largely market based system with public interest, especially in the age of social media.
What does it mean for an oligarch to purchase a major media org/platform? Should there be orgs like the BBC/NPR that increasingly invest/compete…
What does it mean for an oligarch to purchase a major media org/platform? Should there be orgs like the BBC/NPR that increasingly invest/compete…
Twitter, Washington Post and CBS have been purchased and largely gutted and/or perverted and the effects are just starting to be felt.
I think it’s time we embraced a new paradigm on media and the public interest. There is no easy answer but it’s an essential convo.
I think it’s time we embraced a new paradigm on media and the public interest. There is no easy answer but it’s an essential convo.
February 5, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Twitter, Washington Post and CBS have been purchased and largely gutted and/or perverted and the effects are just starting to be felt.
I think it’s time we embraced a new paradigm on media and the public interest. There is no easy answer but it’s an essential convo.
I think it’s time we embraced a new paradigm on media and the public interest. There is no easy answer but it’s an essential convo.
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JUSTIFIED “FUCK ICE” CHANTS #AEWDynamite
February 5, 2026 at 3:04 AM
JUSTIFIED “FUCK ICE” CHANTS #AEWDynamite
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WOW.
February 5, 2026 at 4:05 AM
WOW.
They did? Slaves too.
February 5, 2026 at 4:08 AM
They did? Slaves too.
Never been so upset at NYC dog owners. 😤
February 5, 2026 at 3:34 AM
Never been so upset at NYC dog owners. 😤
FWIW one the simplest ways to increase the affordability of NYC transit *today* would be to auto-enroll SNAP recipients into Fair Fares via HRA adjunctive eligibility.
SNAP is a strong proxy for Fair Fairs eligibility and 75-90% of eligible NYers have SNAP vs only 30-35% for Fair Fares.
SNAP is a strong proxy for Fair Fairs eligibility and 75-90% of eligible NYers have SNAP vs only 30-35% for Fair Fares.
February 5, 2026 at 3:26 AM
FWIW one the simplest ways to increase the affordability of NYC transit *today* would be to auto-enroll SNAP recipients into Fair Fares via HRA adjunctive eligibility.
SNAP is a strong proxy for Fair Fairs eligibility and 75-90% of eligible NYers have SNAP vs only 30-35% for Fair Fares.
SNAP is a strong proxy for Fair Fairs eligibility and 75-90% of eligible NYers have SNAP vs only 30-35% for Fair Fares.
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An excellent, lucid profile of one young man’s journey through the digestive system of an ICE detainment. Maria Silva reports.
Guatemalan migrant rebuilds life after judge finds ICE detention illegal
A Guatemalan man living in Dutchess County recounted his two weeks in detention. His experience highlights an ongoing legal battle over who can be detained.
www.timesunion.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:08 PM
An excellent, lucid profile of one young man’s journey through the digestive system of an ICE detainment. Maria Silva reports.
I will also say that I don't think I've ever seen a situation like this where it's <freezing for so long after a storm. Most of the times, the snow melts within a few days, there isn't one day in two weeks that will be above freezing after the snow in NYC, which is historic.
I think it's okay to admit there is room for improvement in snow clearance w/o having your NYC bonafides questioned. Not sure how this has become the dominant narrative--but the crosswalks are legitimately concerning for the mobility challenged and elderly and that should concern us all.
January 31, 2026 at 8:52 PM
I will also say that I don't think I've ever seen a situation like this where it's <freezing for so long after a storm. Most of the times, the snow melts within a few days, there isn't one day in two weeks that will be above freezing after the snow in NYC, which is historic.
Pet Peeve: Saying that sidewalks are the responsibility of the property owner and not the city ignores the fact that it's *the city* that is ultimately responsible for enforcement.
...and if that accountability system doesn't work, then its *the city* that then is in charge of creating new system.
...and if that accountability system doesn't work, then its *the city* that then is in charge of creating new system.
January 31, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Pet Peeve: Saying that sidewalks are the responsibility of the property owner and not the city ignores the fact that it's *the city* that is ultimately responsible for enforcement.
...and if that accountability system doesn't work, then its *the city* that then is in charge of creating new system.
...and if that accountability system doesn't work, then its *the city* that then is in charge of creating new system.
Noticing that the subway is generally under-appreciated in the comments on social: roughly speaking 70% of all NYCTA ridership in NYC is on the subway and this includes about 20% of bus riders who are either transferring to or from the subway (and would still pay the fare)
I think it's okay to admit there is room for improvement in snow clearance w/o having your NYC bonafides questioned. Not sure how this has become the dominant narrative--but the crosswalks are legitimately concerning for the mobility challenged and elderly and that should concern us all.
January 31, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Noticing that the subway is generally under-appreciated in the comments on social: roughly speaking 70% of all NYCTA ridership in NYC is on the subway and this includes about 20% of bus riders who are either transferring to or from the subway (and would still pay the fare)
