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Eric Levai @ericlevai.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

They’re running scared into 2029

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Now THIS is how you write a story. Devastating.

Screenshot from this article: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/us/politics/fort-hood-execution-streamed-public.html?unlocked_article_code=1.HVE.Rw7O.Sj-0_s5YONzL&smid=nytcore-android-share

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Adam Gurri @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com · 09/10/2026

New Yorkers: there will be a protest tonight at 5:30 at Foley Square, if you can make it.

Friday October 9
EMERGENCY PROTEST
ICE SHOT
A NEW YORKER
FOLEY SQUARE
5:30PM
Hands Off NYC

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Wow just saw one of those passenger seaplanes come really low over the Pulaski Bridge (like Box Hotel rooftop height) heading east to west. No sign of it in the Creek as I crossed over. Too bad I’m not one of those always-GoPro riders

They were willing when DOT implemented the full protected bike lane in 2025 and I suspect they would follow City Hall's leadership again, if there was any

and coasted to re-election in 2017

Learning what? Bloomberg introduced protected bike lanes and launched the NYC plaza program in 2007, pedestrianized Broadway in Times & Herald Squares in 2009 and was re-elected later that year. de Blasio reduced the citywide speed limit, brought in speed cameras & continued bike/bus lane expansion

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Trying to think of more than one 2026 project that required real political capital. In the one, Fordham Rd, Mamdani downgraded the project For real fights, like reversing Adams' cars-back-in-parks or fixing Bedford Av 🚲 lane, he has shied away Far weaker & less innovative than de Blasio's 1st year

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Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

It's also completely outside the city/mayor's jurisdiction, so probably says more about Mamdani' penchant for big talk than anything else

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I also think that "just take the parking" is a good strategy for reducing all the idling that happens with ASP. Another way in which cars ruin everything. We all suffer from dirtier air because drivers can't be bothered to plan ahead.

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 09/10/2026

My statement on the ICE shooting in Marble Hill ⬇️

"Today in Marble Hill, ICE agents fired multiple shots at a man in his vehicle while his 5-year-old child was in the back seat.
ICE's already unwelcome presence in our city has been growing more escalatory and dangerous by the day. Today's shooting is a grave development that requires a swift and immediate response to protect the safety of all New Yorkers.
First, we must have a full and independent investigation of this incident.
"There must also be a full and immediate release of all body camera footage of the incident.
In addition, the Target Corporation must stop offering their Bronx properties as private staging sites for ICE, in compliance with requests from New York officials. Target opening up large, active retail parking lots for paramilitary activity is unacceptable and places the entire community at risk.
ICE is a rogue, lawless paramilitary and surveillance agency.
It does not belong in New York City and it should not exist in the United States of America. Abolish ICE.”

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

OK cool, but also, very old news? And anyone going on about ”transplants” is a revanchist dickhead who doesn’t grasp what their own city has always been

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Turning state violence into a public spectacle is a very fascist move BTW.

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Hands Off NYC @handsoffnyc.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

ICE just shot someone in the Bronx.

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CALL TO ACTIVISM @calltoactivism.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

🚨Holy shit, brilliant animators just made a devastating ad against Republican corruption: “A massive flood of money… impacts every part of our democracy.” Trump’s corruption is putting our democracy, our rights, and our future up for sale. VOTE. #CostOfTrumpsCorruption

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DOT van doing a stupid u-turn across 2-way traffic started issuing these statements near me yesterday

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Cam @camconut-tree.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

There’s no design and no budget for the MTA to respond to. Good to see coverage here getting past the “ooh renderings” stage

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I just read the Daily News article and, wow, Lieber is not exaggerating when he says Byford went full MAGA. Just look at this bootlicking:

As of now, this unproductive behavior from the MTA threatens to saddle taxpayers with extra costs should the project be delayed and may relegate millions to using the deteriorating station longer than they have had to – which is decades too long.
 Ultimately, the new Penn Station will be built — the president is going to see to it. With unprecedented leadership from the federal government and the support of our chosen master developer, we have met every project deadline and intend to break ground next year. We are on track to deliver with or without them and we’d like them to share in the glory.
 This project is bigger than us all. We are going to leave a mark on Manhattan that will survive generations and benefit passengers and commuters alike.
 I’m determined to do what’s best for New Yorkers and this city by building the new Penn Station it so richly needs and deserves.

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Award-Winning Reporter Dave Colon @davecolon.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Janno Lieber publicly declares an open secret in the transit world: Andrew Byford is a Tory www.youtube.com/live/TWLkdCr...

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MTA News Conference - 10/8/2026

YouTube video by MTA Live

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While agreeing public $$ (esp price support) in CitiBike would be good (we did try, but lost that fight w OMB): - London system today has basically same footprint as original Boris Bikes - CitiBike's price spiral owes a lot to specific agmt by de Blasio giving Lyft full control of e-bike pricing

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Summer of Hell, but for CitiBike

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👇 Really, really good look at the coming issues w NYC bike share's contract expiration!

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The city can write the request for proposals however it likes. The exclusivity part was a big selling point for securing initial sponsorship from Citigroup. No doubt someone will hate on this point, but it's meant over $100 million to establish & support the system

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The mayor said that on the campaign trail - now we have one

Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

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Back from our book tour week in London and, man, after spending time in a place that’s made so much progress as far as streets and transportation go, it’s always a shock to come home. New York just smacks you in the face with the sheer volume of cars everywhere.

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We should get these Zelenskyy outfits

Sneak attack during negotiations notwithstanding

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At least it’s a rare acknowledgment that NYC’s bike lanes are routinely parked up

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I feel like we get headlines for particular data points but never a full picture. Is fewer tickets a good thing? We might know if bus speed and ridership are up on these routes

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I guess - but a lot of bike lanes aren’t on bus routes and even many that are run up the opposite side of an avenue

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Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

How many lifetimes til this affects anything for 100,000s of daily riders? Another workaround of a useless PD

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Finally! Great news for bus riders and cyclists. The geometry has always been there to make these streets work better — all it took was the right political leadership. Elections matter.

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Open Plans @openplans.org · 06/10/2026

Happy first day of swing! The new school street gate for City-As school is officially installed on Clarkson St. Modeled after similar designs in Paris, this new infrastructure creates safe, open spaces for students. Let's bring these to schools across NY!

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Rep. Jerry Nadler @nadler.house.gov · 06/10/2026

Project 2025 is alive and well. This proposal is an attempt to advance Trump and Duffy's disturbing and dystopian dream of forcing women to marry and have more babies.

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Trump administration unveils plan to tie high birth and marriage rates to transit funding

The federal government is seeking to revamp a national program that supports rail and bus rapid transit.

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🕸️ Cobweb Curtains For Zoosha 🦇 @brianvan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

For fuck’s sake. So many of the initial details in this story were wrong. The guy was riding a TREK (which is usually NOT an exceptional bicycle). And he was wearing a helmet and still died. But everyone’s running their mouths on the initial (bad) police details 7ny.tv/gFZKsI

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71-year-old man thrown from bike, killed after hitting dog in Central Park

A man was killed on Monday morning after he was thrown from his bike after hitting a dog in Central Park.

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Jon Orcutt @jonorcutt.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

South Dakota has the highest state birth rate. I'm sure it's brimming over with transit maintenance needs & ideas for new service. Utah is highest in marriage - Trax & Frontrunner have a short window to crank out proposals!

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This is nuts. @murray.senate.gov: “Tying funding for transit projects to marriage rates and how many babies a woman has is the sort of bizarre and dystopian idea you’d expect in a TV show, not actual policy put forth by the U.S. government — yet here we are."

politico.com

Trump administration unveils plan to tie high birth and marriage rates to transit funding

The federal government is seeking to revamp a national program that supports rail and bus rapid transit.

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Jon Orcutt @jonorcutt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The giant stroad between there & South Station is my least favorite spot in town