@josephtedeschi68.bsky.social
Where to purchase the Car-Hating Activist tee shirt to supper the work of @transalt.org ?
Thanks to the @nypost.com for letting me check an item off my bucket list (“be the target of a meaty hit piece by a world-class NYC tabloid”) and for highlighting @transalt.org proposals for better walking, biking, & transit!
More nice ideas here:
transalt.org/road-to-affo...
More nice ideas here:
transalt.org/road-to-affo...
November 30, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Where to purchase the Car-Hating Activist tee shirt to supper the work of @transalt.org ?
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Props to the protestors who the New York Times credits for foiling ICE’s intended raid in Chinatown earlier today.
So many people are showing they know what it means to be New Yorkers!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
So many people are showing they know what it means to be New Yorkers!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
Several Arrested as Protesters Block Federal Agents in Manhattan Garage
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November 29, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Props to the protestors who the New York Times credits for foiling ICE’s intended raid in Chinatown earlier today.
So many people are showing they know what it means to be New Yorkers!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
So many people are showing they know what it means to be New Yorkers!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
More essential reporting on “street-level” issues from @nyc.streetsblog.org
The city handed over the largest number of coveted zones for collecting business waste to private haulers with the worst safety records — undermining a key goal of industry reform.
City Gave Garbage Routes To Companies With Bad Safety Records: Audit - Streetsblog New York City
Companies with the most safety violations scored big under Mayor Adams.
buff.ly
November 29, 2025 at 12:55 AM
More essential reporting on “street-level” issues from @nyc.streetsblog.org
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The NYPD will continue to park on the sidewalks in front of their precincts, everyone else be damned.
EXCLUSIVE: NYPD Rejects Ending 'Self-Enforcement' Scandal at Precinct Houses - Streetsblog New York City
Police brass are refusing to implement a major reform recommended by city probers earlier this year. And the agency won't say why.
buff.ly
November 25, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The NYPD will continue to park on the sidewalks in front of their precincts, everyone else be damned.
Lower Broadway near Canal. Heavy police presence as street is closed but street-market thriving nearby. I fear @nypdnews.bsky.social inviting back ICE. @nyc.streetsblog.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Lower Broadway near Canal. Heavy police presence as street is closed but street-market thriving nearby. I fear @nypdnews.bsky.social inviting back ICE. @nyc.streetsblog.org
They are carrying your water @nytpitchbot.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/o...
Opinion | Chris Christie: Keep Sports Betting Legal
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November 14, 2025 at 11:55 AM
They are carrying your water @nytpitchbot.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/o...
Exceptional reporting here - and, the @nytimes.com graphics department is indispensable. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Why Is It So Hard to Fix Penn Station?
The nation’s busiest transit hub stands as a symbol of a condition that afflicts so many attempts to get big things done in America: inertia.
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Exceptional reporting here - and, the @nytimes.com graphics department is indispensable. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Yeah. No one is leaving: apple.news/Ap0j21HjYRke...
Nearly a million New Yorkers ready to flee NYC if Mamdani becomes mayor — possibly igniting largest exodus in history: poll — New York Post
Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers are prepared to bolt from the Big Apple if socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani wins Tuesday’s mayoral race — potentially setting the stage for the largest populatio...
apple.news
November 6, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Yeah. No one is leaving: apple.news/Ap0j21HjYRke...
This line from an @nytimes.com NEWS ARTICLE about Newsom / Prop 50... "He’s a product of arguably the most liberal state in the country and a promoter of policies that are seen as out-of-touch with many voters." First, maybe Governor not "product". Second, attribution or writer/NYT opinion?
November 5, 2025 at 12:06 PM
This line from an @nytimes.com NEWS ARTICLE about Newsom / Prop 50... "He’s a product of arguably the most liberal state in the country and a promoter of policies that are seen as out-of-touch with many voters." First, maybe Governor not "product". Second, attribution or writer/NYT opinion?
Average annual tuition at LSU for in state residents is around $12,500… So a termination package equal to annual tuition of about 4,300 students. Seems fair. apple.news/ALl3s_PuxRZe...
Fired Brian Kelly failed to live up to LSU's 'high hopes' — ESPN
A day after a 49-25 loss to Texas A&M in Baton Rouge, LSU fired coach Brian Kelly on Sunday night, with athletic director Scott Woodward announcing in a statement that
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October 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Average annual tuition at LSU for in state residents is around $12,500… So a termination package equal to annual tuition of about 4,300 students. Seems fair. apple.news/ALl3s_PuxRZe...
Smart reporting here by @nyc.streetsblog.org about the ICE raids on Canal and the absence of any NYPD response. nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/10/27/u...
Ugly Truth: Feds' Canal Street Raid Pushed Aside NYPD, Safety and Free Speech - Streetsblog New York City
President Trump's heavily armed and masked immigration troops are turning American cities into battlegrounds — and eliminating accountability and free speech in the public realm.
nyc.streetsblog.org
October 27, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Smart reporting here by @nyc.streetsblog.org about the ICE raids on Canal and the absence of any NYPD response. nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/10/27/u...
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If Zohran Mamdani becomes mayor — and is true to his vision for a fair, livable city — he will have to take on this long-ignored corridor. Here's how.
OPINION: Canal Street — Not The Vendors — Is the Problem - Streetsblog New York City
If Zohran Mamdani becomes mayor — and is true to his vision for a fair, livable city — he will have to take on this long-ignored corridor. Here's how.
buff.ly
October 26, 2025 at 10:08 PM
If Zohran Mamdani becomes mayor — and is true to his vision for a fair, livable city — he will have to take on this long-ignored corridor. Here's how.
Great piece here on the upside down world of Kimlau square - despite overwhelming percentage of use by pedestrians (many, Chinatown's elderly residents), most of the space is given to cars. We need more than one "village" in NYC. nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/10/22/c...
Chinatown Plaza Redesign A Good First Step, But City Must Go Bigger - Streetsblog New York City
Almost everyone walks through Kimlau Square – even though most of the space is for cars.
nyc.streetsblog.org
October 26, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Great piece here on the upside down world of Kimlau square - despite overwhelming percentage of use by pedestrians (many, Chinatown's elderly residents), most of the space is given to cars. We need more than one "village" in NYC. nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/10/22/c...
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In Queens's 19th Council District, we endorse Ben Chou, a NYC firefighter challenging Vickie Paladino. He supports completing the district's greenways, expanding hardened daylighting, adding a Bayside ferry route, and increasing LIRR service. More about Ben here: www.streetspac.org/2025_nyc_gen...
October 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
In Queens's 19th Council District, we endorse Ben Chou, a NYC firefighter challenging Vickie Paladino. He supports completing the district's greenways, expanding hardened daylighting, adding a Bayside ferry route, and increasing LIRR service. More about Ben here: www.streetspac.org/2025_nyc_gen...
The man in the Macintosh has resurfaced. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/s... @joycesociety.bsky.social
Is This Dapper Man Going to Crack the Louvre Heist Case?
www.nytimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 11:36 AM
The man in the Macintosh has resurfaced. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/s... @joycesociety.bsky.social
@nytimes.com This piece manifestly contradicts itself. Let me show you. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/n...
Speed Limits Are Taking the Wind Out of Cyclists’ Exhilarating Commutes
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October 24, 2025 at 9:54 PM
@nytimes.com This piece manifestly contradicts itself. Let me show you. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/n...
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We're thrilled today to announce our endorsements for Mayor, Comptroller, Borough President, and City Council for New York City's November 4th general election, headlined by @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social for Mayor. Read all about our full slate of candidates here: www.streetspac.org/mamdani_2025...
October 22, 2025 at 2:18 PM
We're thrilled today to announce our endorsements for Mayor, Comptroller, Borough President, and City Council for New York City's November 4th general election, headlined by @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social for Mayor. Read all about our full slate of candidates here: www.streetspac.org/mamdani_2025...
Important reporting here on clash with Ice on Canal Street. To local residents/observers (I am one) this conflict was inevitable. Hopeful our new Mayor (all in for Zoron) will act to transform Canal Street for the better of NYC and its residents. @transalt.org nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/10/22/w...
Wednesday's Headlines: When ICE Came to Canal Street - Streetsblog New York City
Federal agents swarmed all over the blocks around our office on Tuesday, so we went outside and covered it. Plus other news.
nyc.streetsblog.org
October 22, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Important reporting here on clash with Ice on Canal Street. To local residents/observers (I am one) this conflict was inevitable. Hopeful our new Mayor (all in for Zoron) will act to transform Canal Street for the better of NYC and its residents. @transalt.org nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/10/22/w...
@npr.org I think your framing of "advocates divided" on free buses is misleading. Free buses may not be a top priority - but all advocates for free bus rides also support increased funding, frequency and reliability. This is why we have congestion pricing! apple.news/Af_hj0kkoR8m...
Should the bus be free? Transit advocates are divided — NPR
“Free buses” is one of the big ideas that helped Zohran Mamdani win the Democratic mayoral primary in New York City. But the track record in cities that have stopped collecting fares is mixed.
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October 16, 2025 at 11:40 AM
@npr.org I think your framing of "advocates divided" on free buses is misleading. Free buses may not be a top priority - but all advocates for free bus rides also support increased funding, frequency and reliability. This is why we have congestion pricing! apple.news/Af_hj0kkoR8m...
Excellent piece on a boondoggle averted. nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/10/14/s...
State Pauses Billion-Dollar Route 17 Expansion in Hudson Valley - Streetsblog New York City
One of the biggest highway boondoggles in the state may finally die a merciful death, thanks to Gov. Hochul.
nyc.streetsblog.org
October 15, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Excellent piece on a boondoggle averted. nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/10/14/s...
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Best combination of a terrible headline and a great article I've seen in a while. Click-bait put to a good use.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/o...
Opinion | With Mamdani, the Left Finally Has Its Trump
www.nytimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Best combination of a terrible headline and a great article I've seen in a while. Click-bait put to a good use.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/o...
Not sure "windfall" captures the essence here... Maybe "ends" or "cut" or "wetting the beak"... www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...
Big Investors Await Windfall From Trump’s Argentina Bailout
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October 10, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Not sure "windfall" captures the essence here... Maybe "ends" or "cut" or "wetting the beak"... www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...
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There is exactly one way to rapidly cut pollution at scale, save money both at the govt and household level, and do it without federal help.
The best fastest thing to do on climate is to just make cities safer for walking and biking. That's it.
Every climate person should be working on this.
The best fastest thing to do on climate is to just make cities safer for walking and biking. That's it.
Every climate person should be working on this.
City Hall: Experts at King’s College London estimated that, from when the Mayor came into office in 2016, without additional action it would take 193 years for London to meet legal limits. It has been achieved in nine years.
October 1, 2025 at 12:01 AM
There is exactly one way to rapidly cut pollution at scale, save money both at the govt and household level, and do it without federal help.
The best fastest thing to do on climate is to just make cities safer for walking and biking. That's it.
Every climate person should be working on this.
The best fastest thing to do on climate is to just make cities safer for walking and biking. That's it.
Every climate person should be working on this.
First, add keep off grass sign. Next, add grass.
September 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
First, add keep off grass sign. Next, add grass.