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Elizabeth Marcello
@lizlikesbikes.bsky.social
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bikes, cities, public authorities, good government. NYC. She/Her.

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I thought we canceled Armstrong and Hincapie
July 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Greetings from Biarritz, France, where the town brought in a DJ to celebrate the repaving and opening of a downtown street (and closing to cars).

Clearly this community and its businesses are suffering bc driving is not allowed.
July 5, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Also, Marte is a joke of a councilperson who does not reply to inquiries/comments from his constituents OR the press.
Screenshot of a paragraph from the linked news article reads: "Marte refused to discuss the plans with Gothamist despite 10 calls to his cellphone, spokesperson and chief of staff. He also agreed to withdraw his initial opposition to another housing project, according to the June 6 letter. Adams announced in January that the city plans to contract with a developer to build 1,000 apartments at 100 Gold St., where the existing building contains the offices of the city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development."
June 30, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Image shows a screenshot of a headline from The Onion: Cuomo makes 11th-hour pass at female New Yorkers
June 23, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Same vibe
June 23, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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My NIMBY city councillor Chris Marte announced he "saved" the Elizabeth Street Garden this morning, one day before Election Day.

Thanks for saving an antique dealer's storage space that sits on city-owned land from an apt complex for elderly poor people!

Pls vote for ‪@jesskcoleman.bsky.social‬
Text message reads: "Elizabeth Street Garden is saved! After months of negotiations, we’ve secured a deal to build 600 new affordable apartments while saving this cherished community garden. The first public meeting I ever spoke at was about Elizabeth Street Garden–almost 10 years ago. This victory is powerful because it shows exactly why we should never give up, and never settle for less. It also proves why big real estate is investing almost a million dollars in trying to buy this City Council election–because they’re terrified of what we’re capable of. Vote June 24 to support my re-election!" - Christopher Marte, City Council Member (Text stop to opt out) At the bottom of the text you can see the top of an image of Chris Marte standing in the Elizabeth Street Garden.
June 23, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Timeline cleanse from Drew
An attentive one-eyed grey cat sitting in a chair with tall buildings showing in the background through a large window.
June 18, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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tell me your elected officials don’t care about public transportation without telling me your elected officials don’t care about public transportation
Aging J train station at Chambers Street. Photo depicts a subway platform with a column with chipped, cracked, and dirty white tile. Over the tracks is a leaky ceiling that looks like it might collapse during heavy rain.
May 9, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Yes.
Photo depicts a bus stop shelter with a big sign in the advertising space that says “Don’t rank Cuomo. He sexually harassed 13 women”
May 4, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Spring / Broadway on a Saturday in nice weather. This is nuts.

Close. It. To. Cars.
A chaotic street scene with tons of people navigating around cars that are gridlocked in an intersection
May 3, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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I love that @sengianaris.bsky.social is accurately describing what economists and other people with common sense call "a race to the bottom."

You won't see Gianaris speaking out against this egregious waste of taxpayer dollars. Silvercup Studios is in his district!

cc @reinventalbany.bsky.social
“There is a race that is taking place among the states and that is why we have to adjust it,” said Mr. Gianaris, the deputy majority leader, citing a desire to keep up with increases from New Jersey. “It’s constantly a re-evaluation based on what other jurisdictions are doing and whether we need to adjust our program to maintain our success.”
May 2, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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NYC public space policy in one photo
A Porsche parked on the street with a fabric name brand cover draped over it
April 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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CUNY: Stressed out?
Faculty: Yes
CUNY: destress with this $150 workshop!
This is a screenshot of an email from the CUNY administration announcing a course called: "Handling Stress in the Workplace." The course description reads: "In this workshop, the causes of stress will be discussed, as well as methods of coping with stress. This interactive workshop offers techniques on how to recognize when you are becoming stressed and suggestions on how to reduce stress. May 20, 2025, $150"
April 24, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social can you tell a friend to tell a friend to tell a friend to tell your PAC that this is probs a bad idea?

PS I do love you but come on
April 24, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Take note, @columbiauniversity.bsky.social
April 15, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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omg something happened over the past ~10 years and I'm suddenly interested in tax policy??

www.thecity.nyc/2025/04/11/h... via @thecity.nyc
April 11, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Don’t need to click this to know that glamorous clothes you can wear on the subway are the clothes you’re wearing
Photo is a screenshot of a New York Times article link with the headline “Accorda is making glamorous clothes you can wear on the subway”. There is an accompanying image of a woman with brown curly hair and a black sleeveless top.
April 8, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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Had the opportunity to attend a mayoral forum this morning on public safety and quality of life.

Big takeaways:
@jimfornyc.bsky.social is unhinged and has bad ideas.
@jessicaramosqns.bsky.social
is great, sensible, well-spoken, intelligent, and all the other good things.
April 7, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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so few things to laugh about these days but this from the ACSP abstract submission site did it
March 27, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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a sign you might not be okay
😳
March 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Talking about one of my *favorite* topics in Intro to Public Policy @huntercollege.bsky.social today:

policy failure!!
Copies of 4 articles are spread across a desk: Article #1 headline: NYC says it moved 3,500 people out of homeless encampments, but just 114 into shelter #2: Healthcare.gov plagued by crashes on 1st day #3: What was 'Fast and Furious' and what went wrong? #4: Calls for change after 11 people in NYC basement apartments died during catastrophic floods.
March 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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i mean....
a great horned owl wrapped in a white towel and looking extremely pissed off.
March 12, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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My institutional subscription is always a month behind so I can't actually read this but...pizza money?

mmmmk.

(if anyone has a PDF of this, please share!)
The Chronicle of Higher Education is promoting one of their recent articles with the following snippet: "Better bosses, mini-sabbaticals, pizza money, and 13 other ideas for how to make higher ed a better place to work."
March 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Y’all, I love Hunter college so hard
Photo depicts a flyer for a senior citizen student meet up.
March 7, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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timeline cleanse
My grey kitty sitting in his bed. His tail is curved and hanging out of his bed. He also has a unique face: he only has one eye!
March 6, 2025 at 8:55 PM