Ben Tocker
@bentocker.bsky.social
kvetchy New Yorker • comms @ YAFFED (opinions here are my own) • yeshiva grad • Brooklyn CB4 member • 2x World’s Coolest Uncle • Mr. Met was at my Bar Mitzvah
and she did start me off with a high-quality vanilla
November 20, 2025 at 5:36 AM
and she did start me off with a high-quality vanilla
hoping to start a new tradition where @isabelfattal.bsky.social
tests all her gift guide ideas on me first…she totally nailed my last bday gift with this one
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
tests all her gift guide ideas on me first…she totally nailed my last bday gift with this one
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 AM
hoping to start a new tradition where @isabelfattal.bsky.social
tests all her gift guide ideas on me first…she totally nailed my last bday gift with this one
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
tests all her gift guide ideas on me first…she totally nailed my last bday gift with this one
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
some positive signs of high voter turnout: went to cast my ballot for our next disgraced, hated, piss-drinker and they had already run out of stickers by early afternoon
November 4, 2025 at 10:19 PM
some positive signs of high voter turnout: went to cast my ballot for our next disgraced, hated, piss-drinker and they had already run out of stickers by early afternoon
Can someone please remind @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
that our constitution guarantees the right to a sound basic education to ALL students, not just the ones in public school?
Look at the deliberate pause there. He deregulated private schools in the Assembly. He knows exactly what he’s saying.
that our constitution guarantees the right to a sound basic education to ALL students, not just the ones in public school?
Look at the deliberate pause there. He deregulated private schools in the Assembly. He knows exactly what he’s saying.
October 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Can someone please remind @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
that our constitution guarantees the right to a sound basic education to ALL students, not just the ones in public school?
Look at the deliberate pause there. He deregulated private schools in the Assembly. He knows exactly what he’s saying.
that our constitution guarantees the right to a sound basic education to ALL students, not just the ones in public school?
Look at the deliberate pause there. He deregulated private schools in the Assembly. He knows exactly what he’s saying.
Thanks @nyc-dot.bsky.social for making it more difficult to buy kosher groceries!
I’ve using the Bedford Ave bike lane for years to shop at Hatzlacha. Bike parking has always been difficult to find. But I guess now they’ve decided this space would be better served by a double-parked minivan!
I’ve using the Bedford Ave bike lane for years to shop at Hatzlacha. Bike parking has always been difficult to find. But I guess now they’ve decided this space would be better served by a double-parked minivan!
October 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Thanks @nyc-dot.bsky.social for making it more difficult to buy kosher groceries!
I’ve using the Bedford Ave bike lane for years to shop at Hatzlacha. Bike parking has always been difficult to find. But I guess now they’ve decided this space would be better served by a double-parked minivan!
I’ve using the Bedford Ave bike lane for years to shop at Hatzlacha. Bike parking has always been difficult to find. But I guess now they’ve decided this space would be better served by a double-parked minivan!
Spent all day atoning for being a hater just for God to tempt me again immediately
October 3, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Spent all day atoning for being a hater just for God to tempt me again immediately
none of these guys would last an hour at the cigar factory
September 30, 2025 at 5:24 AM
none of these guys would last an hour at the cigar factory
one like and I’ll do it
September 3, 2025 at 2:02 AM
one like and I’ll do it
yes, my road ahead definitely involves watching the Mets play like ass and then going “waaa”
August 14, 2025 at 2:32 AM
yes, my road ahead definitely involves watching the Mets play like ass and then going “waaa”
American healthcare system: “heyyyyyy there’s this new drug that’ll cure yr migraines, u should try it ;)
…also, u need to “be seen” by a specialist every 3 months or else no meds and u get even worse migraines than before ;) also, all the specialists are always overbooked ;) $65 co-pay, pls ;)”
…also, u need to “be seen” by a specialist every 3 months or else no meds and u get even worse migraines than before ;) also, all the specialists are always overbooked ;) $65 co-pay, pls ;)”
June 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
American healthcare system: “heyyyyyy there’s this new drug that’ll cure yr migraines, u should try it ;)
…also, u need to “be seen” by a specialist every 3 months or else no meds and u get even worse migraines than before ;) also, all the specialists are always overbooked ;) $65 co-pay, pls ;)”
…also, u need to “be seen” by a specialist every 3 months or else no meds and u get even worse migraines than before ;) also, all the specialists are always overbooked ;) $65 co-pay, pls ;)”
went to shul tonight and the only thing anyone was interested in doing was talk about politics. Typical.
June 9, 2025 at 2:15 AM
went to shul tonight and the only thing anyone was interested in doing was talk about politics. Typical.
…and in this house, Chimpanzini Bananini is a hero - end of story!
May 25, 2025 at 3:22 AM
…and in this house, Chimpanzini Bananini is a hero - end of story!
Why do we accept this kind of duplicitous BS from our elected officials? Look at how @zellnor.bsky.social spoke about substantial equivalency on April 25 vs now. He’s lost my vote. I think it’s in everyone’s interest that people don’t accept having another mayor who lacks integrity and lies to us.
May 14, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Why do we accept this kind of duplicitous BS from our elected officials? Look at how @zellnor.bsky.social spoke about substantial equivalency on April 25 vs now. He’s lost my vote. I think it’s in everyone’s interest that people don’t accept having another mayor who lacks integrity and lies to us.
When I was in yeshiva, we learned this from the Gemara (Talmud): "That which is hateful to you, don't do to another. That's the entire Torah, the rest is interpretation."
The Torah of AMs Wieder, Eichenstein, Yeger, Weprin, Berger?
Well, that can be summed up as: "F*ck you, I got mine".
Go study.
The Torah of AMs Wieder, Eichenstein, Yeger, Weprin, Berger?
Well, that can be summed up as: "F*ck you, I got mine".
Go study.
May 13, 2025 at 8:11 PM
When I was in yeshiva, we learned this from the Gemara (Talmud): "That which is hateful to you, don't do to another. That's the entire Torah, the rest is interpretation."
The Torah of AMs Wieder, Eichenstein, Yeger, Weprin, Berger?
Well, that can be summed up as: "F*ck you, I got mine".
Go study.
The Torah of AMs Wieder, Eichenstein, Yeger, Weprin, Berger?
Well, that can be summed up as: "F*ck you, I got mine".
Go study.
My boss: "Hey Ben, what's your plan for framing the conversation around the bad legislation in the budget bill in a way that everyone can understand?"
Me:
Me:
May 8, 2025 at 11:55 PM
My boss: "Hey Ben, what's your plan for framing the conversation around the bad legislation in the budget bill in a way that everyone can understand?"
Me:
Me:
once in a while you can get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right
April 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
once in a while you can get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right
also really amazed by the turnout at City Hall this morning! Incredible job by @openplans.org @transalt.org @familiesforsafestreets.org los deliveristas unidos, etc.
April 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
also really amazed by the turnout at City Hall this morning! Incredible job by @openplans.org @transalt.org @familiesforsafestreets.org los deliveristas unidos, etc.
grasslight goatkeep girlboss
February 6, 2025 at 3:57 AM
grasslight goatkeep girlboss