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Vikram Oberoi
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Writing @ http://vikramoberoi.com. Owner @ http://baxterhq.com. Creator @ citymeetings.nyc. Curator @ atariemailarchive.org.
Hi! Got back from vacation yesterday, will reply to your email later this week!
July 29, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Thanks! My talk from 2025 is not up yet but I’ll share it when it is.
July 29, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Congrats @teon!

And yes feel free to reach out any time. The citymeetings newsletter goes out every 1-2 weeks as well and has a number of CB member subscribers and folks in NYC govt.

Subscribership is about to hit 1K, likely this month.
May 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Today's newsletter is a special edition organizing themes, arguments, and proposals from the commission's hearings with links to testimony.

You can read it here: buttondown.com/citymeetings...
April 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Thank you!!
April 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Dang it looks so good! Do you have good recipes you can link to? Also curious about the dill fish one.
April 6, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Oo where was this?
April 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
That sounds fun! Will start with an issue just highlighting those meetings.

Re: borough board meetings. I still only do city council because I do not have time and need to focus on funding and/or revenue.
April 3, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Gale Brewer is awesome for having enabled these efforts (though I know we have many more folks to thank, e.g. @noneck.org). We’re in a better spot transparency-wise because of them.

Tish James and Bill de Blasio also show up at these hearings, which is fun.

16-17 years ago!!
April 3, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Love it!

But also — why *16* months?
April 3, 2025 at 12:17 AM
How did it almost get emptied? Did they actually get in?
April 1, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Whoa. Greg. I'm sorry that's awful.
April 1, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Not the unemployment rate, but a ceiling for what could happen —

Commissioner Hendon at NYC’s Department of Veteran Services states that 1 out of 10 working age veterans is employed by the federal government here:

citymeetings.nyc/city-council...
SWOT analysis of the Department of Veterans Services | Committee on Veterans | NYC City Council | March 25, 2025 | citymeetings.nyc
A segment from the 2 hr 37 min New York City Council Committee on Veterans session on March 25, 2025 titled "SWOT analysis of the Department of Veterans Services". Read the summary and watch...
citymeetings.nyc
March 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Reposted by Vikram Oberoi
What he said in August at his corp. counsel nomination hearing in August:

1. The city is not a party to that case.
2. But I'd recuse myself anyway.
3. Also, this is a pro-environment case.

citymeetings.nyc/city-council...
Mastro's involvement in New Jersey's congestion pricing case | Committee on Rules, Privileges and Elections | NYC City Council | August 27, 2024 | citymeetings.nyc
A segment from the 11 hr 7 min New York City Council Committee on Rules, Privileges and Elections session on August 27, 2024 titled "Mastro's involvement in New Jersey's congestion pricing case&q...
citymeetings.nyc
March 25, 2025 at 8:52 PM
What he said in August at his corp. counsel nomination hearing in August:

1. The city is not a party to that case.
2. But I'd recuse myself anyway.
3. Also, this is a pro-environment case.

citymeetings.nyc/city-council...
Mastro's involvement in New Jersey's congestion pricing case | Committee on Rules, Privileges and Elections | NYC City Council | August 27, 2024 | citymeetings.nyc
A segment from the 11 hr 7 min New York City Council Committee on Rules, Privileges and Elections session on August 27, 2024 titled "Mastro's involvement in New Jersey's congestion pricing case&q...
citymeetings.nyc
March 25, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Thanks Jiahao!
March 19, 2025 at 12:59 PM