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Steve Kastenbaum @skastenbaum.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Not only did a member of the Park Slope Food Coop (co-op) @foodcoop.bsky.social use a blatant antisemitic trope in their zoom meeting, when the person who was logged in under an alias said, "Jewish supremacism is a problem in this country," other members applauded. forward.com/culture/8266...

forward.com

Proposal to ban Israeli products roils a Brooklyn members-only grocery

Park Slope Food Coop battle spills into politics and pulpits ahead of long-brewing boycott vote

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Steve Kastenbaum @skastenbaum.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

An organization is filing a discrimination complaint against the @foodcoop.bsky.social claiming the ban on Israeli products while ignoring products from other countries that have committed crimes against humanity is a violation of NY State Law § 296(13). Here's the section they're citing:

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Steve Kastenbaum @skastenbaum.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

NYC has a history of women in mayoral administrations who got stuff done, who were effective leaders, from Alair Townsend in the Koch era to Kathryn Garcia. Remember the name Maria Torres-Springer. She worked in Bloomberg, de Blasio & Adams admins. www.statecraft.pub/p/how-to-run...

statecraft.pub

How to Run New York City

Maria Torres-Springer's lessons from three mayoral administrations

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Steve Kastenbaum @skastenbaum.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

My story in @cityandstateny.bsky.social NYC bounces back faster from flash floods thanks to progress with storm mitigation projects. But the Trump admin. is putting the brakes on funding. New York is getting wetter, and federal help is drying up www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2025/...

cityandstateny.com

New York is getting wetter, and federal help is drying up

Floods are hitting harder, but New York City is bouncing back faster.

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Steve Kastenbaum @skastenbaum.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

With all the issues that are top of mind for New Yorkers at the moment, who imagined that animal welfare would be a factor in the race for more? But it is. There's lots to discuss. Check out @hollypret.bsky.social's story in @cityandstateny.bsky.social www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...

cityandstateny.com

How NYC governs for the dogs

Elected officials are dealing with hundreds of thousands of barking, pooping, drama-prone constituents.

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Steve Kastenbaum @skastenbaum.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Seen first in @cityandstateny.bsky.social - Is NYC turning the corner following a years long slump in new residential construction? Data from 2025 second quarter new building permit filings shows a 43% increase year-over-year, via upcoming REBNY report. www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2025/...

cityandstateny.com

Is NYC’s housing engine finally restarting? New residential permit filings jump in second quarter

Building permits are up 43% year-over-year as the new 485-x tax break takes effect. Most projects are capped at 99 units – just below the wage trigger in the new program.

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Steve Kastenbaum @skastenbaum.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

NEW: The 1199 endorsement of Cuomo does not automatically carry over into the general election - 1199 SEIU’s Executive Council is scheduled to consider endorsements at their next meeting. Sources familiar with the process said they'll meet next week. @cityandstateny.bsky.social @1199seiu.org

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Steve Kastenbaum @skastenbaum.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

The statement he issued a day after the worst killing of Jews since the Holocaust, when people were still learning horrific details about the attacks of Oct. 7th, has 4.7 million views on X, with an increase during the campaign. Many Jews saw this as a justification of Hamas’s actions.

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Steve Kastenbaum @skastenbaum.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Good morning from the polling station at P.S. 282 in Park Slope where a steady stream of voters have been coming and going ever since the polls opened at 6 AM. The temperature was 83 degrees, going to a muggy 99. Follow @cityandstateny.bsky.social later today for results.

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Steve Kastenbaum @skastenbaum.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

ICYMI: You may have heard mayoral candidates mention it at debates. Mamdani has gotten only 3 bills passed into law during his time in the Assembly. What are those three laws? What else has he done in Albany? The story in @cityandstateny.bsky.social www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2025/...

cityandstateny.com

Zohran Mamdani’s 3 bills

The democratic socialist Assembly member has championed ambitious reforms, with limited success in getting them enacted into law.

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Steve Kastenbaum @skastenbaum.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

It's been mentioned a bunch of times by several mayoral candidates - Only 3 bills sponsored by @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social have been signed into law since he entered the Assembly. What were those bills? What else has he done? Read it @cityandstateny.bsky.social www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2025/...

cityandstateny.com

Zohran Mamdani’s 3 bills

The democratic socialist Assembly member has championed ambitious reforms, with limited success in getting them enacted into law.

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Steve Kastenbaum @skastenbaum.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

AOC's ranked mayoral endorsements announcement followed a flurry of endorsements from groups and individuals in recent weeks. Many backed more than one candidate. Not all ranked their choices. What's a voter to think? My story in @cityandstateny.bsky.social www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...

cityandstateny.com

Some endorsers aren’t ranking their preferred NYC candidates. Is that too confusing for voters?

In this new ranked-choice reality, we’re seeing “tiers” and “slates” and “co-endorsements.”

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Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 30/05/2025

I'm very proud of this article that we just published on @cityandstateny.bsky.social by Austin C. Jefferson and @skastenbaum.bsky.social, which examines whether state lawmakers can do anything to stop the recent wave of ICE arrests at federal courthouses: www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2025/...

cityandstateny.com

Can NY stop ICE from arresting immigrants at federal courthouses?

Existing state law only limits arrests at state courthouses, and it’s not clear the state Legislature has the power to stop arrests in federal buildings.

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Steve Kastenbaum @skastenbaum.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

ICE agents are staking out immigration courts, often masking their faces, waiting to arrest people after cases are unexpectedly dismissed. Can NY state stop them? @repdangoldman.bsky.social called it Gestapo tactics. Our story in @cityandstateny.bsky.social www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2025/...

cityandstateny.com

Can NY stop ICE from arresting immigrants at federal courthouses?

Existing state law only limits arrests at state courthouses, and it’s not clear the state Legislature has the power to stop arrests in federal buildings.

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Steve Kastenbaum @skastenbaum.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Every day is a race against time to protect the country's most vulnerable residents against the effects of Climate Change. The effort is in doubt under Trump. All Authors Working on Flagship U.S. Climate Report Are Dismissed www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/c...

nytimes.com

All Authors Working on Flagship U.S. Climate Report Are Dismissed

The Trump administration told researchers it was “releasing” them from their roles. It puts the future of the assessment, which is required by Congress, in doubt.

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 04/04/2025

Eviscerated retirement savings. Blown-up supply chains. Pissed-off allies. sbg1.bsky.social writes about the aftermath of Donald Trump’s tariff announcements.

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Donald Trump’s Ego Melts the Global Economy

On a chilly Wednesday afternoon, the President announced he would single-handedly blow up a century’s worth of globalization.

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Steve Kastenbaum @skastenbaum.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

The GOP convinced voters they were the party that cared about the American worker. Then, they put Elon Musk in charge of the work force, despite his history of treating workers like they were disposable, and being anti-labor movement. www.cnn.com/2025/02/24/p...

cnn.com

‘It’s bedlam’: Federal workers left in limbo as clock ticks down to Musk’s email deadline | CNN Politics

Federal workers spent Monday trying to figure out how – or even whether – to respond to Elon Musk’s weekend email blast telling them to explain their work last week or risk losing their job.

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Steve Kastenbaum @skastenbaum.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Mayor Adams has not answered questions about the DOJ investigation and four deputy mayors resigning. He lost the confidence of his top four managers. New Yorkers deserve to know who is running the city. These deputy mayors were were the public servants who implemented policies and put out fires.

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Steve Kastenbaum @skastenbaum.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

If the NYC mayor either steps down or is removed from office, public advocate Jumaane Williams would fill the void and oversee a special election in as soon as 90 days. It would be a non-partisan, ranked choice vote to fill the remainder of the term.. Then, in June, we'd still have the Dem primary.

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Steve Kastenbaum @skastenbaum.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

An extremely reliable source told me someone working on Cuomo's upcoming campaign already reached out to them to see if they'd be interested in a position at City Hall in a Cuomo administration. Seems to be just a matter of when he announces he's in the race. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/n...

nytimes.com

He Nearly Ended Cuomo’s Career. Now He Says His Ex-Rival Should Be Mayor.

H. Carl McCall, whose 2002 primary race with Andrew M. Cuomo became a racially charged clash, is urging the former governor to run for mayor of New York City.

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Richard Corsi @corsiaq.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Old friend just laid off by USDA, 1 mos short of his probationary period as senior researcher. Brilliant person who left a tenured faculty position several yrs ago to join USDA. Bright early-career researchers also being laid off. USDA is terminating a generation of highly-qualified scientists.

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Steve Kastenbaum @skastenbaum.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Assistant U.S. Attorney Hagan Scotten's resignation letter.

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Steve Kastenbaum @skastenbaum.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

It would be great if every news org put a Blue Sky button among the social media buttons for sharing articles. The @nytimes.com does it. @cnn.com @npr.org @washingtonpost.com @nbcnews.com @cbsnews.com @wsj.com @politico.com etc.

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Steve Kastenbaum @skastenbaum.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Are you following @wired.com's reporting on Trump and Musk? Wired's investigative journalists have exposed what Elon Musk's DOGE tech-boys are doing to the U.S. gov't. Not the NYTimes, not the WSJ, not CNN, not NBC, ABC or CBS, not the Washington Post, Wired Magazine. www.wired.com/story/the-us...

wired.com

The US Government Is Not a Startup

Elon Musk is moving fast and breaking things that can’t afford to be broken.

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Steve Kastenbaum @skastenbaum.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

USAID supports institutions in emerging democracies, feeds the starving, educates the poor, supports healthcare & helps the US block China from exerting its influence in some countries. That work is stopping. But Elon Musk's SpaceX still benefits from $7.6 billion budgeted for deep space exploration

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Steve Kastenbaum @skastenbaum.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Peter Doocy is the son of @foxnews.com.web.brid.gy morning co-host Steve Doocy. He contributed to Fox while he was still in college. He got hired by Fox right after graduating. In my 30+ years of journalism I met no one who went straight to network reporter after college. People had to earn the job.

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Steve Kastenbaum @skastenbaum.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Constitutional rights apply to everyone in the United States. Foreign students and professors have the same rights to free speech and protest. Trump's executive order to deport foreign students and professors for potesting is blatantly unconstitutional. constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay...

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Steve Kastenbaum @skastenbaum.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Open every faucet and every shower head in your house, and don't shut them off, then the well goes dry because it can't replenish the water at the rate that it's exiting your fixtures. This is what happened with the Pacific Palisades million gallon water storage tanks.

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Steve Kastenbaum @skastenbaum.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

This isn't rocket science. Anyone who has a house on a well understands why the fire hydrants in Pacific Pallisades went dry. If you open one sink faucet & take a shower at the same time, maybe do your laundry, too, & turn those off when you are done, the well doesn't go dry. It refills quickly.

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Steve Kastenbaum @skastenbaum.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Millions of Americans now believe that CA Gov. Newsom is to blame for the temporary lack of water around the Pallisades fire because President-elect Trump told them so. It's nonsense. There are real, non-partisan reasons for why this happened. Listened: www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...

wbur.org

With LA fires blazing, where's the water?

Los Angeles County’s three 1 million-gallon water tanks, critical for firefighters battling the area’s fires, went dry, one after the other, between 5 p.m. Tuesday and 3 a.m. Wednesday morning.

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Steve Kastenbaum @skastenbaum.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Many of my colleagues in the NYC press corps have NYP license plates that enable them to park for free in designated press parking zones across Manhattan. Not surprising that most reporters are primarily talking to drivers about congestion pricings, and not the millions of mass transit riders.

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Steve Kastenbaum @skastenbaum.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Sometimes we have to pause & recognize when our internal biases come into play while reporting in our TV and radio packages, our newspaper and web stories. Good editors catch this. Unfortunately, the industry keeps reducing the editors layer of the biz. (re-posts appreciated)

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Steve Kastenbaum @skastenbaum.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

What about NYers in far flung neighborhoods of the city who've lived with sub-par public transit service their whole lives, & can't afford to drive into Manhattan every day or don't own a car? Where are the interviews with the NYers who hope to benefit from congestion pricing?

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Steve Kastenbaum @skastenbaum.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

A thread: Hey friends/colleagues in NYC journalism - If you only interview drivers about congestion pricing, & not the NYers who have no choice but to take subways & buses to work everyday, are you really doing a good job reporting on the full scope of this new policy? @onthemedia.bsky.social

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