The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 6htasking our in-house AI agent with telling this person to go fuck themselves 2162
Reposted by The New York Groove🚲 @bicycle.bsky.social · 24/09/2026and yet he only has a single terminal named after him while LaGuardia gets a whole airport. really makes you think. 0122
Reposted by The New York GrooveMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 24/09/2026Never 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. 685248895503
The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 24/09/2026Can 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...nygroove.nyc5 spooky & perfect-for-fall exhibits to see ASAPFrom cursed objects and magic gardens to ghost funerals and tarot readings, there's a lot to see this fall. 000
The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 24/09/2026noted 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...nygroove.nycBloomberg was the city’s greatest modern mayor, say the city’s greatest documentariansRic Burns lays out the case for Mike Bloomberg’s place on the mountain top with Fiorella LaGuardia. 021
Reposted by The New York GrooveTim Donnelly @timdonnelly.com · 24/09/2026we've been down this road already nygroove.nyc/ai-subway-ads/nygroove.nycPhotos: Everyone hates those AI subway ads as much as youFriend dot com? More like Enemy dot com!! 2196
The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 18/09/2026our 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...nygroove.nycThe 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. 020
The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 18/09/2026The 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...nygroove.nycThe city is looking at the ‘next frontier’ of trash: your old clothesA City Council bill would look into the idea of curbside textiles recycling, a new attack on the city's zero waste goals. 021
The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 17/09/2026you hear it more and more! gothamist.com/arts-enterta...gothamist.comHyperlocal New York City publications are having a momentA shrinking media ecosystem has paved the way for individual creators to start their own newsletters. 041
The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 17/09/2026here'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...nygroove.nycThe city is looking at the ‘next frontier’ of trash: your old clothesA City Council bill would look into the idea of curbside textiles recycling, a new attack on the city's zero waste goals. 0155
The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 17/09/2026What 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...nygroove.nycThe 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. 010
The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 12/09/2026Get 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...nygroove.nycIssue No. 169: Antique whimsy + Ending subway noise pollutionWelcome 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... 121
Reposted by The New York GrooveYour Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 10/09/2026ending 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 4848
Reposted by The New York GrooveEffective Transit Alliance @etany.org · 10/09/2026The 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." 1171
The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 10/09/2026ICYMI: 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...nygroove.nycIssue No. 169: Antique whimsy + Ending subway noise pollutionWelcome 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... 020
Reposted by The New York GrooveACTupper @actupper.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Cosplay has breached containment. I repeat, cosplay has breached containment. 162
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...nygroove.nycAdd 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.' 063
Reposted by The New York GrooveTim Donnelly @timdonnelly.com · 10/09/2026For 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 undergroundnygroove.nycPSA: The subway PSAs have gotten ridiculous, advocates say25% of your ride might be taken up with annoying announcements; here's a plan to change that 0122
The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 10/09/2026An advocacy group says: "the trains are too damn loud!" Here's their plan, released yesterday, to address subway noise pollution nygroove.nyc/subway-noise...nygroove.nycPSA: The subway PSAs have gotten ridiculous, advocates say25% of your ride might be taken up with annoying announcements; here's a plan to change that 1102
Reposted by The New York GrooveVirginia K. Smith @vksmith.bsky.social · 03/09/2026please enjoy Tim and Callie’s magnum opus 142
The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 03/09/2026if 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...nygroove.nycHow to visit all 5 boroughs by boat in a single dayFor just $18 you can cruise the entire city in a day, and see some spectacular views 071
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...nygroove.nycSay what's up to Raising Astoria, the WhatsApp community that makes parenting less lonelyInside the blessedly non-toxic digital community that's connecting families IRL 030
The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 03/09/2026Feast 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...nygroove.nycHow to visit all 5 boroughs by boat in a single dayFor just $18 you can cruise the entire city in a day, and see some spectacular views 070
Reposted by The New York GrooveTim Donnelly @timdonnelly.com · 03/09/2026In 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...nygroove.nycSay what's up to Raising Astoria, the WhatsApp community that makes parenting less lonelyInside the blessedly non-toxic digital community that's connecting families IRL 221
Reposted by The New York GrooveTim Donnelly @timdonnelly.com · 03/09/2026This week's @nygroove.nyc newsletter is out, and it's the official debut of the W.O.B. nygroove.nyc/email/840c6b... 111
The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 03/09/2026Would 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...nygroove.nycSay what's up to Raising Astoria, the WhatsApp community that makes parenting less lonelyInside the blessedly non-toxic digital community that's connecting families IRL 020
The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 29/08/2026Get caught up on this week's special 💦 WET WEEK 💦 issue of The Groove nygroove.nyc/email/ee7947...nygroove.nycIssue No. 167: Swimming in Prospect Park? + The surf report we neededAnd 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... 140
The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 28/08/2026lake? sweet, dive! nygroove.nyc/swimming-in-...nygroove.nycUrban swimmers eye next target: the Prospect Park LakeThe team behind Prospect Swims wants to make the lake safe for human swimming. 030
Reposted by The New York GrooveTim Donnelly @timdonnelly.com · 27/08/2026It's WET WEEK at @nygroove.nyc!! nygroove.nyc/email/ee7947...nygroove.nycIssue No. 167: Swimming in Prospect Park? + The surf report we neededAnd 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... 132
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...nygroove.nycHow @NYCSurfReport is fighting influencers, private equity and crowded wavesThe new daily NYC surf report that started this summer is about much more than wave height. 020
The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 27/08/2026Crazy enough to work, or just crazy? It depends on who you ask nygroove.nyc/swimming-in-...nygroove.nycUrban swimmers eye next target: the Prospect Park LakeThe team behind Prospect Swims wants to make the lake safe for human swimming. 010
Reposted by The New York GrooveTim Donnelly @timdonnelly.com · 25/08/2026One 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...nygroove.nycSept. 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. 001
The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 23/08/2026Get caught up on The Groove guide to staying cool nygroove.nyc/issue-no-eve...nygroove.nycIssue? No! 🤙: Everyone just go to the beachHelloha 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... 020
Reposted by The New York GrooveSamuel Rubenfeld (he/him) @srubenfeld.bsky.social · 20/08/2026this post is endorsed by the beachgoer 011
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...nygroove.nycIssue? No! 🤙: Everyone just go to the beachHelloha 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... 010
The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 17/08/2026The 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... 011
Reposted by The New York GrooveRiley MacLeod @rcmacleod.bsky.social · 16/08/2026The 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) 0141
The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 16/08/2026Never leave New York, but if you HAVE to ... nygroove.nyc/bike-trips-f...nygroove.nycTwo wheels, two legs can’t lose: The quickie guide to bike tourism in and around New York CityGas prices being what they are, it's time for a different kind of road trip. 0113
The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 15/08/2026New York Groove readers have been drinking from hydrants for three years now nygroove.nyc/drinking-fro...nygroove.nycCan 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.” 031
The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 15/08/2026It'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...nygroove.nycIssue No. 166: Open the streets + Better know a local blogAs 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... 111
The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 13/08/2026the 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...nygroove.nycHow 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.' 011
The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 13/08/2026neighborhood 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...nygroove.nycThe 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 050
Reposted by The New York GrooveAward-Winning Reporter Dave Colon @davecolon.bsky.social · 06/08/2026luma.com/op1xd9u1 072
Reposted by The New York Groovejesse jarnow @bourgwick.bsky.social · 06/08/2026watching 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. 0283
Reposted by The New York GrooveTim Donnelly @timdonnelly.com · 06/08/2026If you enjoy the genre of apartment horror stories, please read Dave's post here, for which I proposed this art: nygroove.nyc/ceiling-mush... 011
Reposted by The New York GrooveTim Donnelly @timdonnelly.com · 06/08/2026New 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...nygroove.nycIssue 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... 111
The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc · 06/08/2026what's it actually like when the fickle winds of virality blow upon your small local business? it's complicated nygroove.nyc/viral-fame-d...nygroove.nycGoing viral used to be the dream for local businesses; now it can be the dreadSocial media hype has become a Faustian bargain for NYC food operations to stay in business. 3112
Reposted by The New York GrooveJillian @nogoodwyfe.bsky.social · 06/08/2026THERE’S A WHOLE REDDIT FOR THIS. good reddit reddit.com/r/BathroomShrooms/reddit.comBathroomShroomsA sub for mushrooms and various fungi growing in places they should really not be growing. (Not necessarily limited to bathrooms.) 031
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...nygroove.nycRegarding the mushrooms that grew on my bathroom ceilingNo I did not eat them. I never thought about eating them. 041