Are we under appreciating Citi Bikes secondary function as public furniture? Hottest seats in the house for movie night on 31st Ave

I've been adding POPS and DOT plazas to Google Maps and OpenStreetMap to raise their visibility, categorizing them as parks so they show up in searches & listing required hours to prevent early closures (a persistent issue with POPS). Even in data-rich NYC, a map is never complete.

The inaugural Astoria Farmers Market!

Picked up 40 lbs of free compost from the new Queens giveback site on a Citi Bike - a first according to good folks at @nycsanitation.bsky.social.

Check it out every Wed & Sat.

www.nyc.gov/site/dsny/wh...

That’s what Dr. Shiva told me in 2013 when I interviewed her about our divestment campaign at Berea College. While few ever saw my little interview, that quote was picked up by @350.org & @greenpeace.org & found a life of its own. I see it every Earth Day, and each year it’s more relevant than ever.

NYC urbanists, the 2025 #JanesWalk schedule is live!

I’ll be leading two free walking tours of Astoria’s fruit trees:

• Saturday, May 3 at 9 AM
• Sunday, May 4 at 3 PM

www.mas.org/events/janes...

Join us this Sunday @ Astoria Food Pantry. Do you already grow figs? Bring cuttings to share with your neighbors! Do you want to grow figs? Just bring yourself and learn how to propagate and care for your new tree.

Yesterday's march felt like deja vu in many ways. Some notable differences - a lot less cars, and a lot more supportive drivers. #CongestionPricing works!

We need this kind of multimodal connectivity to extend the ferry’s catchment area. But a 6 minute schlep to transfer to the nearest Citi Bike station makes this commute far less appealing for most riders.

RIP Shoupdog.

My neighborhood forums are full of drivers understandably upset that the new two-way protected bike lane on 31st Ave in #Astoria isn’t yet full of cyclists. Driving is already hard enough in the city, why convert traffic lanes for cyclists who don't exist?

During this morning’s rush hour, commute times through the Holland Tunnel dropped from 23 minutes to just 12.
www.congestion-pricing-tracker.com

Look at those beautiful unclogged streets!
#CongestionPricing #NYC

During my very unemployed summer, I biked down every street in Astoria Queens & mapped out 1000s of fig trees in front yards. They're mostly heirloom cuttings from Greece & the Mediterranean. Now r/Astoria is talking about doing a propagation exchange help preserve these cultivars!

NYC's Socialist Belt stretches from Eastchester to Sunset Park. Astoria is the first district in the US to elect DSA reps at municipal, state, and federal levels.

Buy Nothing in NYC:
📍260k total members
📍103 groups ranging from 100-15k members, averaging ~2.5k
📍Activity varies widely: The Buswick-E W’burg-Ridgewood group has 15k members but <1k posts/month, while some smaller groups like S Central Sheepshead Bay see 400 posts/month with only 800 members

$15 would've resulted in 17% less traffic (haven't seen the projections for $9), meaning trucks will reach their destinations faster, taxis can serve more passengers, commuters will arrive to work on time, and ambulances, like the one behind me, won’t be stuck in traffic with sirens blaring.

Happy to see the #CongestionPricing page on the MTA's website is now fully directed at drivers. This is what the messaging should've been from the start. Drivers don't care about saving the subway or air pollution. The program became controversial bc drivers weren’t convinced of its merit. 🚗🧠