Ben Thomases
benthomases.bsky.social
Ben Thomases
@benthomases.bsky.social
Settlement House Executive Director
Former NYC Food Policy Coordinator
New York Jew
Posts are my own.
I think it is impossible for City OMB to put a price tag on it until the State provides more info about how they are going to implement the cuts…
September 30, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Has it occurred to you that climate change will be very bad for the state of NJ?
February 20, 2025 at 4:34 AM
I am curious what you think about the prospect of massive federal budget cuts. Cutting $1 Trillion of federal education aid to state and local govt etc. do you think this kind of reverse stimulus would be likely to trigger a recession?
February 11, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Reposted by Ben Thomases
As a student of history, I'm not being hyperbolic. The federal government built the Black middle class in DC, and in many parts of the U.S., largely because it was one of the first organizations to hire Black professionals and prohibit discrimination. It is amongst the most diverse US workforce.
January 22, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I am happy to know it will make subway service better and also happy to know that on the rarer occasions when I drive into manhattan it will be faster!
January 17, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Like a lot of New Yorkers I both drive and ride the subway and I love congestion pricing!
January 17, 2025 at 3:00 AM
I would just amend that to say normalizing the crazy to generate clicks because that’s all that matters.
January 13, 2025 at 4:07 AM
And proud of it!
January 8, 2025 at 5:20 PM