Virginia K. Smith
@vksmith.bsky.social
co-founder @nygroove.nyc, digital @marketplace.org
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The New York Groove is coming to the stage on Tuesday. Members get in for just 5 bucks! Details and tickets here: nygroove.nyc/new-york-gro...
January 2, 2026 at 10:05 PM
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Here's my obituary for the ability to buy time in New York City, which died today along with the MetroCard (includes a guest appearance by Shilpa Ray) nygroove.nyc/add-value-ad...
'Time' is no longer for sale in New York City
RIP the add ‘value/add time’ meme, buried alongside the MetroCard
nygroove.nyc
January 1, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Here's my obituary for the ability to buy time in New York City, which died today along with the MetroCard (includes a guest appearance by Shilpa Ray) nygroove.nyc/add-value-ad...
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3908 words on what to expect/look for during Zohran Mamdani’s first year. I wrote it all last night nygroove.nyc/everything-y...
Everything you need to know about Zohran Mamdani's first year as mayor
The Zohran era is officially upon us — here's what to expect
nygroove.nyc
January 1, 2026 at 3:38 PM
3908 words on what to expect/look for during Zohran Mamdani’s first year. I wrote it all last night nygroove.nyc/everything-y...
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"If Mamdani wants to make the bus fast, he has a lot of power to do something about it, because the Department of Transportation has control of the city’s streets and can put down bus lanes in plenty of places..."
Everything you need to know about Zohran Mamdani's first year as mayor
The Zohran era is officially upon us — here's what to expect
nygroove.nyc
January 1, 2026 at 3:43 PM
"If Mamdani wants to make the bus fast, he has a lot of power to do something about it, because the Department of Transportation has control of the city’s streets and can put down bus lanes in plenty of places..."
I've come down with a classic case of Ken Burns mania nygroove.nyc/nyc-revoluti...
New York’s Revolutionary War history is cooler than Boston and Philly’s, actually — here’s where to find it
A guide to what to do with yourself once you've finished the new Ken Burns
nygroove.nyc
December 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I've come down with a classic case of Ken Burns mania nygroove.nyc/nyc-revoluti...
I could not possibly love this slice of festive city history from @jessjoseph.bsky.social more nygroove.nyc/christmas-ne...
How Christmas as we know it was invented by New York City immigrants
American Santa is a Native New Yorker and don't you forget it
nygroove.nyc
December 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I could not possibly love this slice of festive city history from @jessjoseph.bsky.social more nygroove.nyc/christmas-ne...
the concept of gruns having a wellness publication and its editor’s “#1 Black Friday pick” being Gruns
November 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
the concept of gruns having a wellness publication and its editor’s “#1 Black Friday pick” being Gruns
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New York Groove subscriber Zohran Mamdani has converted the president to socialism
November 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
New York Groove subscriber Zohran Mamdani has converted the president to socialism
haters, waiters etc. nygroove.nyc/nyc-golden-a...
What an embarrassing time to be a New York City hater
Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral race triumph puts the lie to New York City’s doubters and haters
nygroove.nyc
November 6, 2025 at 7:42 PM
haters, waiters etc. nygroove.nyc/nyc-golden-a...
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. @davecolon.bsky.social bids good riddance to the worst rubbish imaginable nygroove.nyc/andrew-cuomo...
Andrew Cuomo was the worst of us
Andrew Cuomo has cemented his legacy as a man who will do anything, say anything, hurt anyone, just to keep a grip on power.
nygroove.nyc
November 5, 2025 at 4:09 AM
. @davecolon.bsky.social bids good riddance to the worst rubbish imaginable nygroove.nyc/andrew-cuomo...
a story about the movie industry that's actually hopeful and not depressing? only in new york, baby nygroove.nyc/10-microcine...
Microcinemas are booming in New York City — here’s where to find them
The larger theater industry may be struggling, but small independents are having a moment
nygroove.nyc
October 30, 2025 at 2:17 PM
a story about the movie industry that's actually hopeful and not depressing? only in new york, baby nygroove.nyc/10-microcine...
take the quiz right now or someone will show up at your door and make you move to columbus nygroove.nyc/real-new-yor...
Quiz: How much of a real New Yorker are you?
This quiz gets right to the heart of it: what makes someone a New Yorker or a filthy transplant
nygroove.nyc
October 16, 2025 at 2:04 PM
take the quiz right now or someone will show up at your door and make you move to columbus nygroove.nyc/real-new-yor...
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even below the ground, the rent is too damn high. @timdonnelly.com reports: nygroove.nyc/funeral-cost...
Can you afford to die in New York City?
Being dead won’t save you from the city’s housing crisis
nygroove.nyc
October 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
even below the ground, the rent is too damn high. @timdonnelly.com reports: nygroove.nyc/funeral-cost...
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We’re having a great time
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October 11, 2025 at 1:44 AM
We’re having a great time
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goodnight, Irene's 😔 nygroove.nyc/here-are-som...
Here are some dive bars we miss
Let's remember some dives.
nygroove.nyc
October 3, 2025 at 8:28 PM
goodnight, Irene's 😔 nygroove.nyc/here-are-som...
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Open House NY is coming up and tickets go up tomorrow so you better read @vksmith.bsky.social's guide if you want to be prepared to be nosy! nygroove.nyc/open-house-n...
The best things to see at Open House New York 2025
It's your annual chance to gain access to the city's coolest, usually-off-limits sites — for free
nygroove.nyc
October 2, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Open House NY is coming up and tickets go up tomorrow so you better read @vksmith.bsky.social's guide if you want to be prepared to be nosy! nygroove.nyc/open-house-n...
it's the most wonderful time of the year (Open House New York season) nygroove.nyc/open-house-n...
The best things to see at Open House New York 2025
It's your annual chance to gain access to the city's coolest, usually-off-limits sites — for free
nygroove.nyc
October 2, 2025 at 2:25 PM
it's the most wonderful time of the year (Open House New York season) nygroove.nyc/open-house-n...
excellent sharpie work everyone keep it up nygroove.nyc/ai-subway-ads/
Photos: Everyone hates those AI subway ads as much as you
Friend dot com? More like Enemy dot com!!
nygroove.nyc
September 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
excellent sharpie work everyone keep it up nygroove.nyc/ai-subway-ads/
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We call ours Gorfield. We even gave him a bowtie. No matter how bad life is going for you at least you know you're doing better than him.
September 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM
We call ours Gorfield. We even gave him a bowtie. No matter how bad life is going for you at least you know you're doing better than him.
incredible things happening on Facebook marketplace…..
September 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
incredible things happening on Facebook marketplace…..
sorry for filling all of you with unreasonable hope that your favorite defunct dive bar might also someday come back nygroove.nyc/siberia-bar-...
Siberia, one of New York City’s scummiest dive bars, has reopened — again
The late '90s dive bar inside a subway station has found a new home inside a different subway station, two decades after shutting its doors.
nygroove.nyc
September 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
sorry for filling all of you with unreasonable hope that your favorite defunct dive bar might also someday come back nygroove.nyc/siberia-bar-...
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Raleigh vs. Judge what is this a North Carolina gerrymandering lawsuit?
September 25, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Raleigh vs. Judge what is this a North Carolina gerrymandering lawsuit?
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if your plan was to turn to sports to escape the endless onslaught of awful news, we've got bad news pal nygroove.nyc/mets-fans-ba...
Mets fans balk at ICE ad onslaught during games
ICE recruitment ads have been all over the sports airwaves, shattering escapism
nygroove.nyc
September 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
if your plan was to turn to sports to escape the endless onslaught of awful news, we've got bad news pal nygroove.nyc/mets-fans-ba...
big things happening in midtown 👍🏻
September 11, 2025 at 6:31 PM
big things happening in midtown 👍🏻
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Sleeping With Other people came out 10 years ago today, and remains a criminally underrated entry in the NYC rom-com canon, plus a time capsule of the de Blasio-era city.
plus, it contains what @davecolon.bsky.social considers the greatest rom-com line ever written:
nygroove.nyc/happy-10th-b...
plus, it contains what @davecolon.bsky.social considers the greatest rom-com line ever written:
nygroove.nyc/happy-10th-b...
Happy 10th birthday Sleeping With Other People, an excellent little New York rom-com
An understated, modest movie that feels familiar as a city movie because its characters just live here, like you do.
nygroove.nyc
September 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Sleeping With Other people came out 10 years ago today, and remains a criminally underrated entry in the NYC rom-com canon, plus a time capsule of the de Blasio-era city.
plus, it contains what @davecolon.bsky.social considers the greatest rom-com line ever written:
nygroove.nyc/happy-10th-b...
plus, it contains what @davecolon.bsky.social considers the greatest rom-com line ever written:
nygroove.nyc/happy-10th-b...