Paula Schaap
@redsonja.bsky.social
Writer and editor. Also lawyer. Also, I play poker. And yes, that is my actual dog in the avatar. Her name is Muppet, the name she came with; we couldn't figure out a better one. Opinions my own; usual disclaimers.
New York City Hall with the Municipal Building in the background the night @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social won the mayoral election.
November 5, 2025 at 4:02 AM
New York City Hall with the Municipal Building in the background the night @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social won the mayoral election.
Nothing like campaign workers littering in your neighborhood, I always say.
November 2, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Nothing like campaign workers littering in your neighborhood, I always say.
Can someone tell the Sliwa campaign that nobody in the Bronx ever uses the name for our borough without the definite article. Though "Da Bronx" is an acceptable alternative.
November 2, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Can someone tell the Sliwa campaign that nobody in the Bronx ever uses the name for our borough without the definite article. Though "Da Bronx" is an acceptable alternative.
Why do I feel this is a metaphor for something?
November 2, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Why do I feel this is a metaphor for something?
Manhattan, No Kings Day, 10/18/25
October 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Manhattan, No Kings Day, 10/18/25
Where I was last night:
October 14, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Where I was last night:
So I mostly take sunset pictures out our westward facing windows, which means you can't see the NJ Palisades' trees that, yes, will turn intense reds and golds if colors are good this year. But I'm sure you can imagine from this:
September 5, 2025 at 8:03 PM
So I mostly take sunset pictures out our westward facing windows, which means you can't see the NJ Palisades' trees that, yes, will turn intense reds and golds if colors are good this year. But I'm sure you can imagine from this:
@thewayoftheid.bsky.social This is what I have to take with me every time I go out in scary NYC. (Because how dare I take a walk without her.)
September 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
@thewayoftheid.bsky.social This is what I have to take with me every time I go out in scary NYC. (Because how dare I take a walk without her.)
Seen on the morning dog walk.
July 21, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Seen on the morning dog walk.
"To Sleep With Anger," written and directed by the amazing Charles Burnett, starring the incomparable Danny Glover.
July 20, 2025 at 6:42 PM
"To Sleep With Anger," written and directed by the amazing Charles Burnett, starring the incomparable Danny Glover.
Happy customer here!
July 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Happy customer here!
Listening to Dylan's The Times They Are A'Changing album and watching fireworks seemed like a good way to observe this 4th.
July 5, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Listening to Dylan's The Times They Are A'Changing album and watching fireworks seemed like a good way to observe this 4th.
Waiting for the Yonkers fireworks to start.
July 5, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Waiting for the Yonkers fireworks to start.
I mean, I know it's bad but you have to have a heart of stone to resist these eyes.
June 22, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I mean, I know it's bad but you have to have a heart of stone to resist these eyes.
Grand Central terminal, NYC, on #NoKingsDay
June 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Grand Central terminal, NYC, on #NoKingsDay
The numbers (spread) don't lie.
April 10, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The numbers (spread) don't lie.
So what's that about a market rally?
April 10, 2025 at 12:35 PM
So what's that about a market rally?
Grand Central Station before Hands Off rally, NYC.
April 5, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Grand Central Station before Hands Off rally, NYC.
This is humans' highest and best use, according to our dogs.
April 3, 2025 at 3:22 PM
This is humans' highest and best use, according to our dogs.
Quite the cliff there S&P 500.
April 3, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Quite the cliff there S&P 500.