Ben Guttmann
@guttmann.bsky.social
Exec. Director at Queens Economic Development Corporation. A former marketing guy who also teaches at Baruch College and wrote a book. Nobody wins unless everybody wins.
This is great news!
Breaking News: Kathryn Garcia, a top aide to Gov. Kathy Hochul, is expected to be named the next executive director of the Port Authority.
Kathryn Garcia Expected to Be Named New Head of the Port Authority
Ms. Garcia, who ran for mayor of New York in 2021 after serving as the city’s sanitation commissioner, would succeed Rick Cotton, who is retiring.
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December 9, 2025 at 9:37 PM
This is great news!
December 5, 2025 at 6:47 PM
QEDC removed 129 graffiti sites last year. But we also helped put some paint on walls this year.
December 2, 2025 at 12:38 AM
QEDC removed 129 graffiti sites last year. But we also helped put some paint on walls this year.
November 22, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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We’re hiring!
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
November 6, 2025 at 1:36 PM
We’re hiring!
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
Attention good people!
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has released a resume portal via his transition site, offering jobs for people of all skill levels “to help build an administration of public servants that will drive down costs and keep all New Yorkers safe.”
www.transition2025.com/apply
www.transition2025.com/apply
A New Era for NYC
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is ready to work to make New York safe and affordable for all of its residents.
www.transition2025.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Attention good people!
I’ve also settled on No for #6. Good arguments either way, but I think it’s ultimately better to keep NYC elections separate from the Presidential cycle.
Just in: Zohran Mamdani says he's voting yes on ballot questions 1-5 and no on 6.
November 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I’ve also settled on No for #6. Good arguments either way, but I think it’s ultimately better to keep NYC elections separate from the Presidential cycle.
Cool job alert: Go become director of the LAGCC SBDC and do cool Queens stuff with us. www.rfcuny.org/careers/post...
Job Postings
Job Postings
www.rfcuny.org
November 4, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Cool job alert: Go become director of the LAGCC SBDC and do cool Queens stuff with us. www.rfcuny.org/careers/post...
This frog stuff is brilliant
October 10, 2025 at 11:04 AM
This frog stuff is brilliant
We should absolutely do this
We introduced a bill to restore year-round open dining and make it easier for restaraunts.
Outdoor dining was a silver lining of the pandemic, and New Yorkers want it back. We can simplify the process for restaurants to secure permits and give us more places to dine together.
Outdoor dining was a silver lining of the pandemic, and New Yorkers want it back. We can simplify the process for restaurants to secure permits and give us more places to dine together.
October 9, 2025 at 10:57 PM
We should absolutely do this
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i really think the only reason we haven't created new states — which was a common political tactic in the 19th century, see nevada and the dakotas — is that 50 is a round number
August 11, 2025 at 9:41 PM
i really think the only reason we haven't created new states — which was a common political tactic in the 19th century, see nevada and the dakotas — is that 50 is a round number
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Not an original point but worth saying again - there is not a single element in this picture that identifies any of these folks as law enforcement agents. No badges, no uniforms, no vests. Out of context it just looks like a bunch of random guys are kidnapping a mayoral candidate.
Breaking News: Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller who is running for mayor, was detained by ICE agents at an immigration court as he tried to escort a migrant out of the courthouse to prevent his arrest. nyti.ms/4jWkANE
June 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Not an original point but worth saying again - there is not a single element in this picture that identifies any of these folks as law enforcement agents. No badges, no uniforms, no vests. Out of context it just looks like a bunch of random guys are kidnapping a mayoral candidate.
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Here's a longer video of Brad Lander's detention just now inside 26 Federal Plaza as he tried to walk a man out of immigration court, by masked federal agents.
June 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Here's a longer video of Brad Lander's detention just now inside 26 Federal Plaza as he tried to walk a man out of immigration court, by masked federal agents.
It's my birthday this weekend, which means it is time for one of my favorite things: sharing some fun facts that I learned over the past 12 months.
Here are 36 things I learned in my 36th year: www.benguttmann.com/blog/36-thin...
Here are 36 things I learned in my 36th year: www.benguttmann.com/blog/36-thin...
36 things I've learned in my 36th year - Ben Guttmann's Blog
It’s my birthday again in just a few days, which means I get to do one of my favorite things: share a bunch of fun facts. For the third year running, I’m sharing what I’ve learned this year – but only...
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June 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
It's my birthday this weekend, which means it is time for one of my favorite things: sharing some fun facts that I learned over the past 12 months.
Here are 36 things I learned in my 36th year: www.benguttmann.com/blog/36-thin...
Here are 36 things I learned in my 36th year: www.benguttmann.com/blog/36-thin...
Early AI influencer Dr. Seuss
May 30, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Early AI influencer Dr. Seuss
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Tonight, Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band opened their Land of Hope & Dreams Tour. Bruce launched this run of shows with three statements about the situation in the United States, with comments preceding his songs Land of Hope and Dreams, House of a Thousand Guitars and My City of Ruins.
Land of Hope and Dreams
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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May 14, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Tonight, Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band opened their Land of Hope & Dreams Tour. Bruce launched this run of shows with three statements about the situation in the United States, with comments preceding his songs Land of Hope and Dreams, House of a Thousand Guitars and My City of Ruins.
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NYC! We brought back Meet Your Mayor just in time before the June primary.
The mayoral candidates told us where they stand on big issues. Who is the top match for you? Take our quiz, in partnership with @Gothamist.com, to find out:
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The mayoral candidates told us where they stand on big issues. Who is the top match for you? Take our quiz, in partnership with @Gothamist.com, to find out:
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Take the Quiz: Meet Your Mayor 2025
Candidates for NYC mayor told us where they stand on issues. Which is the top match for you? Find out before heading to the polls.
buff.ly
May 14, 2025 at 10:01 AM
NYC! We brought back Meet Your Mayor just in time before the June primary.
The mayoral candidates told us where they stand on big issues. Who is the top match for you? Take our quiz, in partnership with @Gothamist.com, to find out:
buff.ly/1FJjfrXhttps...
The mayoral candidates told us where they stand on big issues. Who is the top match for you? Take our quiz, in partnership with @Gothamist.com, to find out:
buff.ly/1FJjfrXhttps...
I don't think that there has been as unambiguously successful a public policy in my lifetime as congestion pricing. (Maybe universal pre-k?)
(Chart from www.nytimes.com/interactive/...)
(Chart from www.nytimes.com/interactive/...)
May 12, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I don't think that there has been as unambiguously successful a public policy in my lifetime as congestion pricing. (Maybe universal pre-k?)
(Chart from www.nytimes.com/interactive/...)
(Chart from www.nytimes.com/interactive/...)
Fun fact: When Andrew Cuomo was elected NY Attorney General in 2006, his republican opponent was Jeanine Pirro
The entire administration is going to be staffed by Fox News hosts
May 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Fun fact: When Andrew Cuomo was elected NY Attorney General in 2006, his republican opponent was Jeanine Pirro
Is everybody in a group chat with Pete Hegseth without me?
April 20, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Is everybody in a group chat with Pete Hegseth without me?
Come work with me at QEDC! I don't start officially until July, but we're hiring before then for an Operations Manager to help with some admin and logistics.
More info below, and please share with good people! www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
More info below, and please share with good people! www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
April 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Come work with me at QEDC! I don't start officially until July, but we're hiring before then for an Operations Manager to help with some admin and logistics.
More info below, and please share with good people! www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
More info below, and please share with good people! www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
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I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.