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Philip Leff

@philipleff.bsky.social

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Queens dad, graphic designer, activist, weightlifter, cyclist, etc.

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Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A rather remarkable diagram from the Department of Energy via @lloydalter.bsky.social's newsletter this morning. 2/3 of all energy produced is WASTED! doesn't get used. mostly turns into heat or exhaust.

Diagram of US energy consumption in 2019 showing most energy gets wasted

Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

And the trucks in other world cities are better-designed for urban environments. No giant hoods blocking driver visibility, side guards by default, etc. Random example from Tokyo. Still can get heavy work done but without killing and maiming innocent people....

Construction vehicles in Tokyo. Image: Wikimedia Commons

Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

With a margin of 13(!) votes, the race in Assembly District 30 is way too close to call, and likely headed for a recount. No matter the winner, I am extremely proud of Team Shamsul Haque, and the branding I designed for them.

Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Proud to have worked with the teams of @eonforassembly.bsky.social, @phara4assembly.bsky.social, @jabaribrisport.bsky.social to design The Good Life Slate of Central Brooklyn. Looking forward to building The Good Life for all New Yorkers!

Campaign posters for Jabari Brisport, Eon Huntley, and Phara Souffrant Forrest

back of t-shirt featuring logos of Eon Huntley and Jabari Brisport

Campaign supporters wearing The Good Life t-shirt and holding bicycle with Eon Huntley and Jabari Brisport posters.

Campaign office wall printed with Eon Huntley campaign platform

Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Doing some research for a new candidate client, and came across this remarkable ad from 1978. Why *do* the people with the least faith in New York have the loudest voices?

1979 ad for the Bowery Savings Bank with the headline "This city wasn't built by frightened people. And frightened people won't save it"
- Joe DiMaggio for The Bowery

Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

My first time seeing the complete (unrealized) plan for IM Pei's Crown Heights superblocks from 1969. I love how it doesn't just add park space, but threads new off-street connections. from www.archpaper.com/2025/12/plaz...

Map of proposed 'superblock' plan with integrated playgrounds/parks in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn

Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

And protected bike lanes on Greenpoint Av would connect with @nbkta.bsky.social's own plans for Brooklyn's section of Greenpoint Av. The short jaunt over Newtown Creek is made far longer by infrequent buses and streets that favor speeding trucks over people. We can fix this.

Map of proposed bike lanes on Greenpoint Av

Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Over in Woodside, extending the 39th Av Bike Blvd would fix the weakest link in a chain of protected bike lanes that goes from the 59th St Bridge to Corona. Heading up the hill on 69th St towards Maspeth would provide a new transit option for a neighborhood that's a subway desert

Map of proposed bike lanes on 39th Av and 69th St

Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

47th Av would build a new connection to LIC and destinations like LaGuardia Community College. Right now, it's a thruway with sharrows begging to be a neighborhood street. (See 31st Av for a great example of the transformation we imagine)

Map of 47 Av bike lane

Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Honeywell St and 43rd St cross Sunnyside Yards, and are a hostile pedestrian environment with lots of speeding. 43rd St doesn't even have a sidewalk in places! Protected bike lanes would cement connections from Sunnyside to Astoria, two neighborhoods kept apart by bad 20th century planning.

Map highlighting protected bike lanes on Honeywell St and 43rd St

Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

It was my great pleasure to help @transalt.org Queens present our activist-led proposal for a protected bike lane network in Sunnyside and Woodside to Queens Community Board 2 last night. Trips to places like Astoria, Greenpoint, and Maspeth are fastest by bike, and we can make them safe.

Screenshot of a Zoom presentation showing a protected bike lane network in Sunnyside and Woodside, Queens

Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

What's makes this even more ridiculous is that there's a stretch of the Queens/Nassau border that doesn't even follow the street grid. Can you spot it?

Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

A movie that takes place where you’re from

Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

TR had it right on this one...

Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

A sample of all the ways Montreal knows how to daylight an intersection.

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Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

63 days til Election Day

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Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Live from Cuomo headquarters

Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

The 9 states of New York City. (Data from the 2020 census and @nycplanning.bsky.social's PopFactFinder tool)

Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Boston figured it out 110 years ago buildingsofnewengland.com/tag/three-de...

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Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Amsterdam gas station for comparison. One clearly marked way in, one way out

Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Seen in Flushing

Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

People who know stuff about trains: This isn’t great, right?

Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Now updated: the @nywfp.bsky.social's Rank The Slate website with number rankings. (Featuring @jonathanhoefler.bsky.social's Numbers)

Homepage for Rank the Slate website with rankings of NYC mayoral candidates in order from 1-4

Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

There are some dramatic improvements for walking and cycling, as well as the subway station.

Proposal for expanded sidewalks and bike lanes on Roosevelt Avenue near Citi Field

Site plan of Metropolitan Park showing plans for more bike lanes and sidewalks around the perimeter

Plans for rebuilt Mets-Willets Point subway stop

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Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Some things of note: This project would actually DOUBLE the amount of parking on the site, with multiple 9-10 level parking garages. The garages themselves will almost be as tall as the main structure of Citi Field!

Site plan of Metropolitan Park, showing that the proposal will have close to double the current number of parking spaces

Architectural elevation of Metropolitan Park site, illustrating the parking garages will be almost as tall as Citi Field

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Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Hey @nyc.streetsblog.org, factually, this is not true.* And if we're practicing advocacy journalism, it's bad praxis to perpetuate a fatalist take that hurts our advocacy. Can we save our weltzschmerz hot takes for the substack, please?

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Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Emil Seidel energy

New Milwaukee mayor Emil Seidel celebrated in an April 1910 editorial cartoon from the socialist press.

Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

I think Paris does a particularly good job with this. The numbered exits are also a huge help for giving IRL directions. In general, I think MTA signs have poor typographic hierarchy and use of negative space... upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...

Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

The second arch of the Portal North Bridge makes its way down the Hudson! photo: Carver Companies Facebook page

Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

60 seconds of the Queens side of the 59th Street Bridge. 9:20 AM, Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Junior deputy site superintendent reports good progress of Portal North Bridge construction

Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

That's a new one....

Drop-down menu on a job application inquiring about one's military service that has 'I prefer to self-describe' as an option.

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Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 13/06/2024

Great to see you all last night! Safer streets, Cleaner air, Kathy Hochul doesn’t care!

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Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 02/01/2024

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Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 05/10/2023

Nothing like this anywhere in NYC

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Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 01/10/2023

Canvasser’s nightmare

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