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Amy Sohn @amysohn.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Once upon a time Neal Pollack and I ruled the world. Last week we reunited for a trivia match after he won $60K on Jeopardy and I became an expert on Gilded Age contraception. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

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Amy Sohn Joins Us on Goodtimes and the Greatest

Podcast Episode · Goodtimes and the Greatest · August 2 · 32m

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Amy Sohn @amysohn.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

New episode of LIT NYC is up, about the classic film THE SOCIAL LIFE OF SMALL URBAN SPACES (1980), playing 1/2-8 at Anthology Film Archives! We talk with Keri Butler of @masnyc.bsky.social about Whyte's revolutionary ideas on public space. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

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Amy Sohn @amysohn.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Listen to new episode of my podcast LIT NYC with Baruch Herzfeld, whose company seeks to eliminate ebike battery fires. Baruch expounds on Satmar support of Zohran, the legal travails of Pras, and why former FDNY commish Laura Kavanagh left the administration. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

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Episode 462: A Vision for NYC’s Deliveristas and a Battery-Powered Future

Podcast Episode · FAQ NYC · 12/05/2025 · 47m

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Amy Sohn @amysohn.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

If you’re following the casino news, read my Streetsblog piece about the proposed Flushing Skypark, the role of the Eastern Queens Greenway, and the disagreement between Jessica Ramos and John Liu. nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/05/28/b...

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Billionaire Mets Owner Gets His Casino Land — Will Flushing Get Its 'Skypark'? - Streetsblog New York City

The state Senate is OK with the Citi Field parking lot becoming a casino, but Mets owner Steve Cohen is now on the hook to build a park to replace it.

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Ann KP @akaakp.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Moar lit nyc pods please :)

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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 29/09/2025

New episode: Jonathan Mahler joins LIT NYC to discuss his sweeping new book, The Gods of New York: Egotists, Idealists, Opportunists, and the Birth of the Modern City: 1986-1990.

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LISTEN: ‘The Tabloids Were Comic Books for Adults’

A weekday newsletter to keep you up on New York.

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Amy Sohn @amysohn.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Delighted to share the latest LIT NYC podcast with you. With political activism rising in NYC, Harry Siegel and I sat down with Ben Fractenberg - Visuals Editor of @thecity.nyc to talk about street photography and protest photography. @fractenberg.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

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Episode 455: The Kismet and the Anxiety of Street Photography

Podcast Episode · FAQ NYC · 11/05/2025 · 48m

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Amy Sohn @amysohn.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

My new LITNYC podcast with Harry Siegel @thecity.nyc just dropped, featuring @jonathanmahler.bsky.social on his page-turning The Gods of New York about NYC in the 80s: the characters, the tabloids, the crime, and the activism. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

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Episode 444: ‘The Power of the Tabloids’

Podcast Episode · FAQ NYC · 09/26/2025 · 41m

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Amy Sohn @amysohn.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

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

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Amy Sohn @amysohn.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

My latest breaking story for @nyc.streetsblog.org on the watering-down of a bill to stop recidivist speeding:

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Amy Sohn @amysohn.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

I made another new friend in Albany, and he knows the region well. AM Phil Steck believes car drivers should give bikes 3 feet when passing them. He is also a fan of Max Weber. Who knew? nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/05/19/s...

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Sohn in Albany: State Bill to Force Drivers to Pass Safely Stalls - Streetsblog New York City

Apparently, New York City is just too unsafe for legislation forbidding drivers to pass cyclists too closely.

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Amy Sohn @amysohn.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

The first of this session’s 17 anti-congestion pricing bills to make it to the NY Senate Transportation committee was defeated. @nyc.streetsblog.org

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Amy Sohn @amysohn.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Today at noon in Albany the first of 17 bills to eliminate or weaken congestion pricing is being voted on by the Senate Transportation Committee. Read my @nyc.streetsblog.org article to understand the inside baseball of what may happen . nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/05/13/h...

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How the Sausage Gets Made: Republicans Force Meaningless Vote on Congestion Pricing Repeal - Streetsblog New York City

... And will the Idaho Stop become a victim of the current bikelash? It's all in today's Capitol Idea by Amy Sohn.

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 09/05/2025

In February, the Adams administration leaked a draft bill to the press which would have completely overhauled the app delivery industry. But that "bill" is still sitting on Speaker Adrienne Adams's desk.

That “bill” is still sitting on Speaker Adrienne Adams’s desk. Avilés said it has been challenging to work with the Adams administration on large policy changes because of a lack of communication.

“There hasn't been, through my recollection, any concerted effort to move things,” said Avilés. “This has been our constant challenge with the administration. They're not earnest and serious about really tackling issues. They just want to do showtime at the Apollo, and it creates conflict. We should be working together to address the street conditions in a way that's coherent, in a way that is helpful and equitable and not that criminalizes people.”

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 09/05/2025

"People think, okay this is America, there's due process for everything. But lately, the track record shows that sometimes there is not [due process] and there's nothing that people can do about it. [Delivery workers] are afraid of being that exception. They are afraid." buff.ly/ZT5PuXN

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NYPD's Push To Criminalize Cycling Spells Trouble For Immigrant Workers - Streetsblog New York City

Safety for the community? Great. But aren't delivery workers part of the community, too?

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Amy Sohn @amysohn.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

The state's $254-million budget passed - the latest in 15 years. Three street safety bills proposed by Gov. Hochul got axed by Senate and Assembly Democrats. In my "Capitol Idea" column for Streetsblog NYC I break down what they would have done and what's next. nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/05/09/l...

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Live from Albany: Hochul's 'Safety' Measures Stripped from Budget - Streetsblog New York City

Lawmakers dropped three initiatives that Gov. Hochul said would have made roadways safer (though, as we'll see, that's very much in question). Let's review them.

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Amy Sohn @amysohn.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

These are my new colleagues - shown here with some other guy, at left, who photobombed my pic. They are tough and dedicated and kind.

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Amy Sohn @amysohn.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

It's my first day as Streetsblog's Albany Reporter! This is an unprecedented moment for transit, street safety, and basic livability and readers need to know what they can and can't expect from their leaders. I got Alfred Smith above my head and Hugh Carey to my right.

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Jonathan Berk 🏠 @berkie1.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

"In 2020, [Portland, OR] approved building [middle housing] on lots zoned for single family homes... A new report from the City says, it's working. 1,400 new units built in just a few years and each one is $300,000 less expensive than a typical single family home." @nbcnews.com

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Amy Sohn @amysohn.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

I am reading American Midnight, Origins of Totalitarianism, Collected Stories of Isaac Babel.

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Strict Scrutiny Podcast @strictscrutiny.bsky.social · 16/09/2024

NEW: Rebecca Nagle on her book, “BY THE FIRE WE CARRY: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land,” + Reva Siegel & Mary Ziegler on the dystopic origins & usages of the Comstock law that Project 2025 wants to enforce as a natl abortion ban crooked.com/podcast/the-...

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The Battle for Native Rights & Comstock: The Zombie Law From Hell | Crooked Media

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Jeff (Hot Type) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 03/04/2024

Yes. Hard to believe the Comstock Law is still on the books. Repeal the Comstock Act before the GOP tries using it to ban abortion www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

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Opinion | Repeal the Comstock Act before the GOP tries using it to ban abortion

Mr. Trump’s allies see the Comstock Act as a cudgel they can use to reduce access to abortions.

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Lauren Rankin @laurenarankin.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

I wrote about how the Trump administration plans to use the 1873 Comstock Law to ban medication abortion nationwide (they don't need Congress to do it) and how activists are trying to prepare for this horrifying reality.

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Organizers Brace for Resurrection of “Zombie” Abortion Laws

Despite conservative efforts to criminalize medication abortion using the 1873 Comstock Act, organizers continue to expand access to this necessary health care.

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Tracy Quan @tracyquannyc.bsky.social · 17/04/2024

One year ago today: We talked about the Comstock Law (which is back in the news) and where it came from. soundcloud.com/tracyquan202...

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When mifepristone met Comstock

Thy neighbor's (abortion) rights. Tracy was live Monday 17 April, 2023 on Hong Kong's RTHK Radio 3 with Phil Whelan, host of The Brew.

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