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Liz Denys
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Thrilled to be a member at a community studio and glazing and firing pieces again. While I'm still setting up my own full home studio and itching to get to do my own glaze chemistry, it feels amazing to get to see pieces all the way through again in the meantime - and be around other ceramists!
Three circular spoonrests are being glazed in an intricate striped pattern. Thin teal or blue lines run vertically across the piece. Behind them, thick glossy yellow and orange stripes make up the background.
November 15, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Since Council gutted outdoor dining and many places don't have parks or even benches, I've found myself eating at what is often the best option: a docked Citibike (I usually ride it right after and am mindful not to block anyone wanting a bike):

✅ outdoors
✅ table
✅ seat
Citibike basket as a table holding my drink while my right hand holds my sandwich.
November 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Bad news for me, a public clock enjoyer, that the south-facing clock on the old Williamsburg Savings Bank is broken. Looking forward to freaking out that I'm late every time I bike up 4th Ave.
The south-facing clock has stopped displaying 6:30.
November 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Incredible news for me: the latest @ranchogordo.bsky.social Bean Club box is the perfect size to fit easily on the front of a @citibikenyc.bsky.social. Going to use this a lot for ferrying ceramic objects home from the studio!
Most recent Rancho Gordo Bean Club shipment box
November 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Thrilled to be a Halloween voter today! Voting for Ballot Proposals 2, 3, 4, and 5 was an absolute TREAT - can't wait to get more affordable housing for New Yorkers!
Matt and I wearing our Halloween voter 2025 stickers. I'm also wearing Yes on Affordable Housing and Zohran for New York City buttons! We're in front of a row house with skeletons crawling up the building.
October 31, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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"You Can't Have Social Housing Without Building Housing" - vote YES on 2, 3, 4, and 5!
jacobin.com/2025/10/new-...
Low-density zoning and ULURP were not designed to protect tenants, they haven’t protected tenants in the past two decades, and they won’t protect tenants in the future. If we want the social housing tenants deserve, we need to build it — and we need to change the rules to make that possible.
October 30, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Gross that Council is spending public money on illegal electioneering.

Ballot proposals 2-4 push every neighborhood to add new affordable housing, and I'm disgusted to see Council waste money breaking the law instead of ensuring New Yorkers have the housing we desperately need.
City Council electioneering mailer that says in multiple languages. Here is the first side's English text (Haitian Creole won't fit in alt text, too.): Your power could be taken away by Mayor Adams' misleading ballot proposals. Less Affordability: Mayor Adams' Proposals 2, 3 and 4 eliminate New Yorkers' power to fight for more affordable housing in neighborhood development. Less Investment: Mayor Adams' Proposals 2, 3 and 4 weaken communities' power, giving developers and the City even more power to ignore our neighborhood needs. More Gentrification: Mayor Adams' Proposals 2, 3 and 4 take away the public's power, leaving our communities weaker to fight irresponsible development and gentrification. Learn more at: whatsonmyballot.nyc City Council electioneering mailer that says in multiple languages. Here is the other side's English text (Haitian Creole won't fit in alt text, too.): The return address is from New York City Council, City Hall 250 Broadway 14th Floor, New York, NY 10007, to me and my partner, Elizabeth & Matthew Denys, Brooklyn, NY (additional address detail redacted) Don't be misled by Mayor Adam's so-called housing proposals. Get the facts: whatsonmyballot.nyc. Your neighborhood is on the ballot. Mayor Adams' misleading ballot proposals 2, 3 + 4 hide that they take away your power. We need more housing, but giving away our power to developers leads to less affordable housing and more gentrificiation. Early Voting: October 25 - November 2. Election Day: November 4
October 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Every New Yorker should be able to find a home they can afford, and it's way too hard to find an affordable place to live in New York City.

That's why I'm voting YES on Ballot Proposals 2-5!

See you at the rally with @yesonaffhousing.bsky.social this upcoming Wednesday! RSVP here: bit.ly/YAHRally
Rally for Affordable Housing! Join NYC Comptroller Brad Lander, Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, and Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso in saying vote yes on Props 2, 3, 4, & 5! By Nov 4 to build affordable housing in NYC! October 15 at 12pm in City Hall Park RSVP: https://bit.ly/YAHRally
October 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Oh hey, finally some awareness that new yorkers in basement apartments don't always know/have safe places to evacuate to!

I really hope everyone stays safe during the flooding.
Notify NYC Notification issued 07-31-2025 at 01:54 PM. Heavy rainfall is expected within New York City on 7/31 through 8/1. Current forecasts anticipate up to 2 inches of rain per hour, with total amounts between 1.5 to 3 inches with higher localized amounts possible. Heavy rain has the potential to cause rapid flooding with little to no notice and can be life threatening, especially in poor drainage areas and low-lying spots. Basements and ground-level apartments are also at risk of flooding. New Yorkers are reminded to be prepared to move to higher ground or a higher floor during periods of heavy rain. Head for above-ground locations nearby that you know and trust. If you do not have one readily available, remember that many government facilities have public areas you can use. For example, New York City Police precincts are always open. To find your nearest NYPD station, visit https://www.nyc.gov/site/nypd/bureaus/patrol/find-your-precinct.page To find more information, visit nyc.gov/notify, or call 311. If you are in a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
July 31, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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This vegetarian ramen may be the greatest ready-in-15-minutes lunch I've ever made?

I used frozen Sun Noodle ramen noodles, and I made the veg dashi packets, ajitama eggs, and miso tare over the weekend in bulk. Some of the veggies are raw; others were roasted in a previous sheet pan dinner.
A bowl of ramen: a reddish orange miso broth, springy wavy noodles, ajitama egg cut in half and yolks up, corn, baby cherry tomatoes, roasted mushrooms, roasted diced sweet potato, spinach leaves, and scallions.
July 29, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Looks like it's time for another Schermerhorn bike lane challenge, even though it's "protected."
Line of at least three schoolbuses parked in the Schermerhorn two-way protected bike lane just east of Bond - blocking any access for bicyclists Truck parked in the Schermerhorn two-way protected bike lane just east of Hoyt St, and there's barely enough space for one direction of bicyclists to pass and very limited visibility Police car parked in the Schermerhorn two-way protected bike lane just west of Smith St, blocking visibility for bicyclists and making two-way bicycling difficult
July 24, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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Wynonna Earp really captures what living in the current moment is like through what must be the most perfect line ever delivered in all of television:
Nedley: Nicole, a couple weeks ago, I saw vampires bite Lonnie’s head off, and the next night I binged watched an entire season of Pretty Little Liars as if nothing ever happened, but this…something changed in that tree lot. I can’t snap out of it.
July 24, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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Corporate needs you to find the differences between this picture and this picture.
In Mario Kart World, Baby Daisy jumps from her Biddybuggy cart and does a trick: her arms are extended out, she winks her right eye and does the splits. Directly behind her, there's a large explosion with the word Boom. The Disaster Girl meme: a young girl stares at the camera while there's a dramatic house fire behind her.
July 19, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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I started these hand-quilted, hand-embroidered wall quilts of the Northern and Southern Skies on January 6 of this year, and I finally finished them a couple weeks ago. Project notes and more photos here: lizdenys.com/journal/arti...
Me holding up my Northern Sky embroidery quilt. It's a 36 inch square quilt on a single background fabric that's a deep inky teal blue linen. The constellations of the Northern Hemisphere are outlined in white thread, and the Milky Way is a gradient of French knots in coppers, blues, greens, and greys. Constellation names are done in a gradient of the same colors as the Milky Way. Me holding up my Southern Sky quilt. The quilt is composed in the same style and materials as the Northern Hemisphere quilt.
July 3, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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It's really hazardous how narrow the new Brooklyn Bridge bike lane is when you get a flat in the middle of the bridge like I just did, cc @nyc.streetsblog.org @tabk.bsky.social @bikenewyork.bsky.social

There's not space to walk the bike to somewhere safe to fix it alongside two-way bike travel.
Me holding my brompton with a flat back tire in the middle of the narrow Brooklyn Bridge two-way bike path. There's no longer space for two way bike travel.
May 15, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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that's right 💫 bikeleague.org/bike-month-q...
You are a... Big Wheel (Kid's Bike) Big Wheel (Kid's Bike) You're joyful, imaginative, and always up for one more loop around the block. Whether you're new to riding or just never lost that sense of wonder, you bring the fun wherever you go! Maybe you've got streamers on your handlebars, or maybe you just are the life of the ride. You remind everyone that biking is for play, not just performance.
May 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Hinge style prompt with a quote from the article: "I've only once considered keying someone's car." Hinge style prompt with a quote from the article: "I'm sometimes asked what I do in my spare time. I park."
May 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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bean salad summer
chickpea salad with multicolored tomatoes, thinly sliced celery, and a white balsamic creamy vegan dressing
May 7, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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I am once again begging @citibikenyc.bsky.social to put functional fenders on their pedal-assist bikes:
Bag and boot completely covered in grime kicked up while bicycling a citibike ebike
May 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Rents are skyrocketing across the state - New Yorkers literally can't afford to keep being told to wait for more homes.

Tell your representatives to choose to be part of the solution and pass the Faith-Based Affordable Housing Act (S3397/A3647) now! #PutFaithInHousing 🏘️
The Faith-Based Affordable Housing Act would create 60,000 more homes across New York State. Put Faith in Housing Urgent Action! Join faith leaders, housing advocates, and community members from every region of the state to tell Albany: Pass the Faith-Based Affordable Housing Act (S3397 / A3647)
May 5, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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new 👓
I'm smiling on Smith St in my new glasses! They're a boxy, translucent Merlot red pair.
February 7, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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When I was glazing this v60-style cone, I was thinking of rising sea levels, eroding beaches, and melting ice caps.
Drippy layers of glaze on a pot evoke sea foam hitting the beach - layers of sea foam aquas with white streaks breaking over them against dark tan speckled clay This glazing is part of a v60-style coffee cone, which is white inside The drippy layers are all around the outside and appear as waves crashing on the sand
February 4, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Apropos of nothing, reminder that NYC DOT doesn't even have a well-maintained internal dataset on which intersections are daylit.
Your NYC Open Data Help Desk Inquiry - ID #10807 from NYC Open Data <noreply@dobt.co> Tue, Jun 25, 2024, 5:11 PM to me You have a new message from NYC Open Data Hi Elizabeth Denys, Thank you for your request on Daylight Locations with the NYC Department of Transportation Open Data. The information you've requested is currently exempt from Open Data release schedule because the data is not in a tabular format that is required by the Open Data Law. You may submit a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request on Open Records Portal https://a860-openrecords.nyc.gov/. Thank you, NYC Department of Transportation
February 3, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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We can't afford to wait to build out protected bike lane networks connecting every neighborhood in the city. People's health and lives are on the line.

nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/01/09/e...
Is a broken collarbone compelling enough to rally NYC’s hard-bitten officials to the Cobble Hill-Carroll Gardens Protected Bike Lane cause? Hey, a girl can dream. I don't want a white bike or a memorial safety law named after me. An anonymous protected bike lane is enough. On second thought, a whole bike lane network would be even better.
January 9, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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We picked up a Rosca de Reyes today that had four plastic babies in it. I didn't even know that was an option!
Box says "Caution: 4 babies, cuatro niños" A very large, oval-shaped Rosca de Reyes. The brioche base is golden brown and topped with cream-colored sugar paste strips, guava paste stripes, candied cherries, and dried plums.
January 6, 2025 at 1:10 AM