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The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 6h
tasking our in-house AI agent with telling this person to go fuck themselves
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🚲 @bicycle.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
and yet he only has a single terminal named after him while LaGuardia gets a whole airport. really makes you think.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 24/09/2026
Never been to the opera before? Now’s your chance. We’re giving away 70,000 free tickets to the @metopera at the iconic Lincoln Center. Go to on.nyc.gov/opera to enter the lottery. There’s not a bad seat in the house.
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The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 24/09/2026
Can we interest you in Victorian hair art? The history of tarot?? The study of magic in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia???Medieval monsters?! An honest-to-god haunted house????!! Inquire within for your fall itinerary of enlightenment and enfrightenment nygroove.nyc/5-spooky-fal...
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5 spooky & perfect-for-fall exhibits to see ASAP
From cursed objects and magic gardens to ghost funerals and tarot readings, there's a lot to see this fall.
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The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 24/09/2026
noted Ric Burns megafan @davecolon.bsky.social caught up with Burns this week about his controversial mayoral take, and the decades-in-the-making new episodes of his magnum opus "New York: A Documentary Film" nygroove.nyc/new-york-a-d...
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Bloomberg was the city’s greatest modern mayor, say the city’s greatest documentarians
Ric Burns lays out the case for Mike Bloomberg’s place on the mountain top with Fiorella LaGuardia.
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Tim Donnelly @timdonnelly.com · 24/09/2026
we've been down this road already nygroove.nyc/ai-subway-ads/
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Photos: Everyone hates those AI subway ads as much as you
Friend dot com? More like Enemy dot com!!
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The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 18/09/2026
our latest neighborhood blog spotlight takes us to Long Island City, which the blogger behind LIC Talk says is still a walkable, everybody-knows-your-name kind of neighborhood in spite of all the glassy new towers nygroove.nyc/the-local-an...
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The Local Angle: LIC Talk on Long Island City’s journey from the ‘Wild West’ to a retirement paradise
“Ten years ago the neighborhood was much more of an unknown, now it’s the exact opposite," says blogger Andrew Kleinberg.
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The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 18/09/2026
The 20th century has been operating with a consumerist “fundamental idea” that has affected trash collection: “Take, make and waste,” said DSNY Commissioner Gregory Anderson. “We are asking more of our planet and its people than we can endure.” nygroove.nyc/nyc-curbside...
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The city is looking at the ‘next frontier’ of trash: your old clothes
A City Council bill would look into the idea of curbside textiles recycling, a new attack on the city's zero waste goals.
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The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 17/09/2026
you hear it more and more! gothamist.com/arts-enterta...
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Hyperlocal New York City publications are having a moment
A shrinking media ecosystem has paved the way for individual creators to start their own newsletters.
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The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 17/09/2026
here's a horrifying stat: textile waste in the U.S. has grown 80% between 2000 and 2018. so how are we going to keep it from choking landfills even more than it already has? nygroove.nyc/nyc-curbside...
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The city is looking at the ‘next frontier’ of trash: your old clothes
A City Council bill would look into the idea of curbside textiles recycling, a new attack on the city's zero waste goals.
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The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 17/09/2026
What does Long Island City have in common with Fire Island? you'll simply have to read the latest edition of The Local Angle to find out: nygroove.nyc/the-local-an...
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The Local Angle: LIC Talk on Long Island City’s journey from the ‘Wild West’ to a retirement paradise
“Ten years ago the neighborhood was much more of an unknown, now it’s the exact opposite," says blogger Andrew Kleinberg.
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The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 12/09/2026
Get caught up on our issue this week, packed, as always, with two juicy pieces of original local reporting: Inside the citys' club for historical whimsy + a new campaign to end subway noise pollution (and a fresh question of the week too) nygroove.nyc/email/dea71e...
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Issue No. 169: Antique whimsy + Ending subway noise pollution
Welcome to the working week New York City. The post-Labor Day productivity rush is on, but remember: summer is not over until the vernal equinox. This week we have a peek at some of New York’s most c...
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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
ending the torrent of PSAs is a fine idea, but I would also really like to see some sort of crackdown on the noise pollution of assholes blaring tiktoks on their phones, as if other people who don't want to listen to their shit simply don't exist, to them
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Effective Transit Alliance @etany.org · 10/09/2026
The New York Groove sat down with ETA to discuss the onslaught of unnecessary announcements facing NY riders. This type of noise pollution not only annoys riders, but trains them to not listen to announcements. As the NY Groove's tag puts it, "Better Things are Possible."
The assault of noise coming out of the speakers in the subway system can feel as random as it is grating, with an onslaught of PSAs and other announcements penetrating any moment of peace on a commute. But the issue reached a real breaking point a few months ago: ads. 

Last year, the MTA announced it would test a pilot program piping 30 seconds ads into select stations and trains every 10 minutes or so, which would last until June. The implication was dire: we have you trapped, Black Mirror style, in a tube where you have to listen to commercials at a volume of our choosing. 

“That’s really a step too far,” Blair Lorenzo, executive director of the Effective Transit Alliance, said. “You can look away from an advertisement … You really can’t turn off hearing. It’s exploiting people.”
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The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 10/09/2026
ICYMI: This week's issue dropped this morning and includes a campaign against subway noise pollution and some people who want you to embrace costumes beyond Halloween, plus a thinker of a Q of the Week. Read and subscribe! nygroove.nyc/email/dea71e...
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Issue No. 169: Antique whimsy + Ending subway noise pollution
Welcome to the working week New York City. The post-Labor Day productivity rush is on, but remember: summer is not over until the vernal equinox. This week we have a peek at some of New York’s most c...
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ACTupper @actupper.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Cosplay has breached containment. I repeat, cosplay has breached containment.
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The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 10/09/2026
'I feel that historical costuming is the closest you can get to time travel.' Meet the New York Historical Costumer Society, who want to dress your life in antique whimsy nygroove.nyc/ny-historica...
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Add some antique whimsy to your life with this historical costumer society
'I feel that historical costuming is the closest you can get to time travel.'
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Tim Donnelly @timdonnelly.com · 10/09/2026
For the @nygroove.nyc this week: Subway noise pollution has gotten too damn loud, a new report says. I talked to the @etany.org about their call for peace underground
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PSA: The subway PSAs have gotten ridiculous, advocates say
25% of your ride might be taken up with annoying announcements; here's a plan to change that
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The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 10/09/2026
An advocacy group says: "the trains are too damn loud!" Here's their plan, released yesterday, to address subway noise pollution nygroove.nyc/subway-noise...
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PSA: The subway PSAs have gotten ridiculous, advocates say
25% of your ride might be taken up with annoying announcements; here's a plan to change that
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Virginia K. Smith @vksmith.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
please enjoy Tim and Callie’s magnum opus
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The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 03/09/2026
if you've got a free day on deck this Labor Day weekend, boy oh boy do we have some good news for you nygroove.nyc/see-nyc-by-b...
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How to visit all 5 boroughs by boat in a single day
For just $18 you can cruise the entire city in a day, and see some spectacular views
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The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 03/09/2026
“There are other mom groups that I go into and I’m like, ‘phew, this is a little bit scary.' But with Raising Astoria, everyone is just so positive, and not in this false toxic-positivity way.” nygroove.nyc/raising-asto...
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Say what's up to Raising Astoria, the WhatsApp community that makes parenting less lonely
Inside the blessedly non-toxic digital community that's connecting families IRL
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The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 03/09/2026
Feast your salty eyes on our just-crazy-enough-to-work itinerary that starts at the Lighthouse Musuem in Staten Island and ends with beers in the Rockaways: nygroove.nyc/see-nyc-by-b...
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How to visit all 5 boroughs by boat in a single day
For just $18 you can cruise the entire city in a day, and see some spectacular views
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Tim Donnelly @timdonnelly.com · 03/09/2026
In this issue: a deep appreciation for the most wholesome place for parents in the whole city (the opposite of Moms of the Upper East Side) nygroove.nyc/raising-asto...
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Say what's up to Raising Astoria, the WhatsApp community that makes parenting less lonely
Inside the blessedly non-toxic digital community that's connecting families IRL
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Tim Donnelly @timdonnelly.com · 03/09/2026
This week's @nygroove.nyc newsletter is out, and it's the official debut of the W.O.B. nygroove.nyc/email/840c6b...
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The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 03/09/2026
Would you belive us if we told you there are still some actually positive things that happen on the internet? If you don't personally live in Astoria, consider this your inspiration to start a similarly wholesome text group in your own neck of the woods nygroove.nyc/raising-asto...
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Say what's up to Raising Astoria, the WhatsApp community that makes parenting less lonely
Inside the blessedly non-toxic digital community that's connecting families IRL
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The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 29/08/2026
Get caught up on this week's special 💦 WET WEEK 💦 issue of The Groove nygroove.nyc/email/ee7947...
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Issue No. 167: Swimming in Prospect Park? + The surf report we needed
And a Good Thursday to you! Every week we send you two freshly reported, original stories directly to your inbox in this newsletter and sometimes they line up with an unintentional theme. So welcome t...
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The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 28/08/2026
lake? sweet, dive! nygroove.nyc/swimming-in-...
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Urban swimmers eye next target: the Prospect Park Lake
The team behind Prospect Swims wants to make the lake safe for human swimming.
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Tim Donnelly @timdonnelly.com · 27/08/2026
It's WET WEEK at @nygroove.nyc!! nygroove.nyc/email/ee7947...
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Issue No. 167: Swimming in Prospect Park? + The surf report we needed
And a Good Thursday to you! Every week we send you two freshly reported, original stories directly to your inbox in this newsletter and sometimes they line up with an unintentional theme. So welcome t...
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The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 27/08/2026
"Pure surfing and money will never go hand in hand,” said NYCSurfReport founder Ben Doughty. nygroove.nyc/nycsurfrepor...
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How @NYCSurfReport is fighting influencers, private equity and crowded waves
The new daily NYC surf report that started this summer is about much more than wave height.
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The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 27/08/2026
Crazy enough to work, or just crazy? It depends on who you ask nygroove.nyc/swimming-in-...
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Urban swimmers eye next target: the Prospect Park Lake
The team behind Prospect Swims wants to make the lake safe for human swimming.
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Tim Donnelly @timdonnelly.com · 25/08/2026
One week from today: Join Hamilton Nolan, Liz Hynes and Team @nygroove.nyc as we talk LABOR DAYS, live. Last day for early bird tickets! nygroove.nyc/nyg-live-lab...
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Sept. 1: Get organized for the next New York Groove Live!
Liz Hynes and Hamilton Nolan join us to talk all things labor in the city.
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The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 23/08/2026
Get caught up on The Groove guide to staying cool nygroove.nyc/issue-no-eve...
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Issue? No! 🤙: Everyone just go to the beach
Helloha Groovies: Last week, I was out of the city on my legally allowed annual One Trip Somewhere Else and I came back to find I myself once again stuck with the deflating pang of missing something a...
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Samuel Rubenfeld (he/him) @srubenfeld.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
this post is endorsed by the beachgoer
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The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 20/08/2026
🏖️ We're on beach vacation this week so this week's newsletter is all about encouraging you to go to the beach too (and other ways to cool down) nygroove.nyc/issue-no-eve...
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Issue? No! 🤙: Everyone just go to the beach
Helloha Groovies: Last week, I was out of the city on my legally allowed annual One Trip Somewhere Else and I came back to find I myself once again stuck with the deflating pang of missing something a...
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The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 17/08/2026
The lineup for the next NYG Live! on 9/1 is here; get organized so you don't miss this one. Early bird tix are on sale now! www.caveat.nyc/events/new-y...
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Riley MacLeod @rcmacleod.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
The very first time I tried to ride my bike loaded I hauled it onto the street, hopped on, and immediately tipped over, so this is good advice (I then rode 160 miles and it was... fine, it was mostly fine)
That being said. Before you embark on a trip with a bunch of gear on a rack and panniers, give yourself a practice run with all of your shit, so that you’re used to the way you and the bike move when you’re fully loaded.

“What I always tell folks is about a week before [your trip] you should be getting your stuff on your bike, because it's going to feel very different, and the packing job you're doing might not be the greatest," Nocella said. "You want to suss that out before the trip."
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The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 16/08/2026
Never leave New York, but if you HAVE to ... nygroove.nyc/bike-trips-f...
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Two wheels, two legs can’t lose: The quickie guide to bike tourism in and around New York City
Gas prices being what they are, it's time for a different kind of road trip.
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The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 15/08/2026
New York Groove readers have been drinking from hydrants for three years now nygroove.nyc/drinking-fro...
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Can you drink the water from a fire hydrant?
Some are wary about lead exposure, but one hydrant hydration fan says: “If I see one, I wouldn't hesitate to fill up my bottle with it.”
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The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 15/08/2026
It's a beautiful Saturday in New York which makes it a beautiful day to catch up on the latest issue of The Groove ☀️ nygroove.nyc/email/3bb45b...
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Issue No. 166: Open the streets + Better know a local blog
As is the case with every issue we send you, the coming of the newsletter heralds the coming of the weekend, which is always nice. Especially because this week we've got stories for you that should in...
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The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 13/08/2026
the next round of open streets applications opens up in the fall, and you don't even need a literal open street in order to pull off your own event. consider this your sign to take your neighborhood back from dirty stinking cars, and have some actual fun nygroove.nyc/open-streets...
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How to start your own Open Streets wrestlemania
'The whole point of it is to be as easily accessible as possible. So anything that is a barrier to that, I'm pretty adamant against.'
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The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 13/08/2026
neighborhood blogs are an essential part of the local news ecosystem — this is where you'll find the niche stuff that never makes the Metro section — and we want to get to know the people behind them. first up, local legend @evgrieve.bsky.social: nygroove.nyc/ev-grieve-bl...
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The Local Angle: The East Village may be expensive and crowded, but it's not dead yet
'The East Village has never completely lost that independent, slightly unpredictable spirit,' says longtime blogger EV Grieve
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Award-Winning Reporter Dave Colon @davecolon.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
luma.com/op1xd9u1
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jesse jarnow @bourgwick.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
watching the excellent bagel store on our corner go viral for rainbow bagels & close 2 years later (while seemingly forgetting how to make regular bagels) was a pretty solid lesson in whether "going viral" is good or not.
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Tim Donnelly @timdonnelly.com · 06/08/2026
If you enjoy the genre of apartment horror stories, please read Dave's post here, for which I proposed this art: nygroove.nyc/ceiling-mush...
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kate @katemooney.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
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Tim Donnelly @timdonnelly.com · 06/08/2026
New in the brand-new THIRD ANNIVERSARY issue of @nygroove.nyc: why the frogurt line is also cursed, why @davecolon.bsky.social's ceiling is also also cursed, reveal for our next live show and more! Read and subscribe! nygroove.nyc/email/f1bfa1...
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Issue No. 165: Viral loads + Shroom rooms (+ We're 3!)
Good Groovesday and happy birthday to us! Three years ago (ish), we sent our first newsletter to your inboxes and we've been firing away at it ever since. Whether it's knowing what to do when your bu...
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The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 06/08/2026
what's it actually like when the fickle winds of virality blow upon your small local business? it's complicated nygroove.nyc/viral-fame-d...
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Going viral used to be the dream for local businesses; now it can be the dread
Social media hype has become a Faustian bargain for NYC food operations to stay in business.
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Jillian @nogoodwyfe.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
THERE’S A WHOLE REDDIT FOR THIS. good reddit reddit.com/r/BathroomShrooms/
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BathroomShrooms
A sub for mushrooms and various fungi growing in places they should really not be growing. (Not necessarily limited to bathrooms.)
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The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 06/08/2026
"Maybe it was something in the plaster that was used to fix the hole, maybe it was just the heat and humidity of the summer through mid-July, but one day I looked up and there they were, the ceiling mushrooms." @davecolon.bsky.social nygroove.nyc/ceiling-mush...
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Regarding the mushrooms that grew on my bathroom ceiling
No I did not eat them. I never thought about eating them.
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