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NYC transportation - working now w @bikenewyork.bsky.social, @reinventalbany.bsky.social Alum @TransitCenter.bsky.social @nyc-dot.bsky.social @tstc.bsky.social @TransAlt.org
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If you listen to the actual audio, it's very clear that she didn't misspeak. She was told she was wrong, but she refused to listen and continued to double and triple down. The least she can do is apologize and endorse the Democratic nominee even though he's Muslim. Whether she will is unclear.

It is truly the co-conspirators

New! Ingrid Lewis-Martin, the mayor's indicted ex-adviser, is playing an active role in the mayor’s re-election bid. She organized volunteers on a virtual campaign meeting, instructing them on how they could canvas and phone bank for the mayor www.nydailynews.com/2025/06/27/i...

NYC bus service to increase on 16 borough lines starting Sunday thanks to congestion pricing buff.ly/fJSof63

New: Before being hired to run Mayor Adams' petitioning operation, Trent Pool, a political consultant accused of strangling his girlfriend, gave the max amount to Adams as part of an apparently illicit fundraiser at Brock Pierce's Puerto Rico mansion. www.nydailynews.com/2025/06/27/e...

ICE is now changing tactics and arresting people who have been granted asylum hearings.   This is both a violation of US & international law that demands immediate attention from all New York elected officials & underscores the urgent need for legal service providers to be at all of these cases.

In case you missed it, @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social went on an unhinged rant on public radio yesterday, where she used a racial slur to refer to Zohran Mamdani and also insinuated that he was affiliated with Hamas. If you think this is unacceptable for the DSCC chair, tell her. ☎️: (202) 224-4451

Some remarkable stuff in here. The "Adams-Mamdani" table is def worth focusing on when thinking abt the general elex

Lander: "It's just gross, racist bigotry. Meanwhile he's running an optimistic, upbeat campaign for a NY where everybody belongs, and I feel proud as the highest-ranking Jewish elected official in NYC to be supporting somebody who would be the first Muslim mayor—what could be more NYC than that?"

This will backfire and help solidify support for Mamdani, but it’s also extremely evil and blatantly fascist. bsky.app/profile/pale...

‼️TIME IS RUNNING OUT‼️ Visit bit.ly/fundparks25 to send our NEW letter to @nycmayor demanding @nycparks restorations ahead of the 6/30 budget deadline. Thank you @shahanafrombk.bsky.social for standing up for parks, Parks workers, and the NYers who depend on them. #ParksPower #NYC

My favorite Zohran moment of this campaign. And why, more generally, he won:

NYC must lead on protecting immigrant communities, + fund vital resources in this year's budget: ✅ $60M for community-based legal services ✅ $34M for the Immigrant Family Unity Project ✅ $25M for a rapid response legal defense fund ✅ $6.3M for children + unaccompanied minors

Wow, mismanagement of New York City - what a genuinely terrifying prospect! Siri who is the current mayor of New York City

At least now we know why Eric Adams closed the libraries and defunded Parks. bsky.app/profile/pete...

Since Mamdani won the Dem NYC mayor nomination with a free bus proposal, let's talk about free transit. Research suggests that free transit: a—increases ridership b—doesn't get people out of cars c—benefits youth, elderly & low-income ppl d—doesn't add employment e—maybe ups operational efficiency

Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security.    Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.   Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952

Very good results overall for @streetspac.org endorsed candidates, which continues to demonstrate that being for affordable, efficient and sustainable transportation options and quality public space is smart politics.

For the first time in @nyc.streetsblog.org history we are members of the NYS Legislative Correspondents Association. Thanks to hand model Nick Reisman and videographer @eliseklinenews.bsky.social

I saw Lincoln Restler was re-elected bigly btw - he has been a strident protector of New Yorkers against street violence and Mayor Adams' crusade to increase the amount of New Yorkers killed by cars and trucks

Treasure-trove of great, detailed policies waiting to be picked up — just saying

Thank you, Brooklyn! Getting to represent the neighborhoods that raised me is the greatest privilege of my life.

​The next NYC DOT commissioner will have the most exciting job in US transportation

what’s funny is that if pro-cuomo centrist democrats were less myopic they might see that mamdani was running the kind of campaign that could help rebuild the party brand — accessible with an outsider persona and a focus on “kitchen table” issues.

absolute respect for brad lander. tremendous public official.

At Brad Lander's election night party in Brooklyn, the energy is that of a victory, not at all a defeat. "We are on a path to win a city that all New Yorkers can afford and where everyone belongs," Lander says.

Polls are about to close, but if you’re in line by 9:00 PM, STAY IN LINE! They must let you vote!

5th or 6th time now on the swanky Gs. Just noticing this *station guide* display that also tells you what car you’re on Starting to feel downright civilized on here!

If this has happened to you today, get in touch with us at [email protected]. Read more on our live blog: hellgatenyc.com/hell-gate-ny...

Tesla's Supervised Robotaxi launch was a pathetic flop. Tesla's Supervised Robotaxi launched yesterday to much acclaim from the Tesla Cult. Since nobody who was at the event has properly summarized the first day, we thought we would do it. Below are our findings. 🧵

Hey NYC - rank me #1 and @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social #2 to leave the bitter, sour, corrupt politics of the past behind!

I suppose most people don't even know that Cuomo let Musk swindle him out of a billion bucks en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigafac...

Almost immediately, Tesla's robotaxis were caught fucking up. Will the federal government do literally anything? Probably not.