Alec Hamilton
@alecchamilton.bsky.social
Senior Producer for Morning Edition at WNYC. Fan of radio, water fountains and Maná. Apophenic as a haruspex.
I always feel like the worst think about making coffee in the morning is that you have to do it BEFORE you’ve had any coffee.
It's been something of a stay-inside summer so far. But if you're looking for things for you or your kids to do in the AC, here's a look at some of the things NYC's three library system have planned for August: gothamist.com/arts-enterta...
What's happening at New York's libraries this August
N.K. Jemisin leads a workshop in the Bronx and more.
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It's been something of a stay-inside summer so far. But if you're looking for things for you or your kids to do in the AC, here's a look at some of the things NYC's three library system have planned for August: gothamist.com/arts-enterta...
What's happening at New York's libraries this August
N.K. Jemisin leads a workshop in the Bronx and more.
gothamist.com
Here's the story: gothamist.com/news/nj-rep-...
NJ Rep. Kean profited from AI stocks as data center backlash grew
A review of the congressmember’s recent public disclosures show he reaped financial gains from three companies at the center of the AI data center boom.
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Alec Hamilton@alecchamilton.bsky.social · last wk.Amid growing backlash against AI data centers, one NJ Republican Congressmember has been profiting from their expansion, even during his long absence. @mehayes.bsky.social tells @michael-hill.bsky.social all about it, coming up this hour on @wnyc.org 93.9FM or wnyc.org
Amid growing backlash against AI data centers, one NJ Republican Congressmember has been profiting from their expansion, even during his long absence. @mehayes.bsky.social tells @michael-hill.bsky.social all about it, coming up this hour on @wnyc.org 93.9FM or wnyc.org
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Wow things seem really slow around the office today, I wonder what everyone is—
ICYMI, fire expert Augustin Guibaud, then environmental health physician Rebecca Florsheim, on the issues around wildfires and the smoke they produce: wnyc.org/browse/shows...
Why Canada's Forest Fires Are So Difficult to Fight | WNYC
Augustin Guibaud explains why Canada's forest fires present a unique challenge for experts.
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This month on traffic citations on WNYC -- all the city's traffic deaths were pedestrians or people on bikes, scooters, mopeds or motorcycles, and one took place in a corridor already slated for safety work. wnyc.org/browse/shows...
Traffic Citations: WNYC's monthly look at traffic deaths and safety improvements in NYC | WNYC
The city reports at least 13 people were killed in June, all but one of them pedestrians or on a bike, moped or motorcycle.
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This month on traffic citations on WNYC -- all the city's traffic deaths were pedestrians or people on bikes, scooters, mopeds or motorcycles, and one took place in a corridor already slated for safety work. wnyc.org/browse/shows...
Traffic Citations: WNYC's monthly look at traffic deaths and safety improvements in NYC | WNYC
The city reports at least 13 people were killed in June, all but one of them pedestrians or on a bike, moped or motorcycle.
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I spoke on @wnyc.org today about some of the fun and free events organized by NYC's three library systems for July. Read the @gothamist.com or listen to the audio to catch @michael-hill.bsky.social slipping in a total dad joke. 📚 📻 gothamist.com/arts-enterta...
Want to do 'Hamilton' karaoke or make a World Cup piñata? Visit an NYC library this July.
There's a lot happening at New York's public libraries.
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"What a gift it is to be brought together by pure unfiltered joy."
If public radio weren't vital, politicians wouldn't work so hard to kill it.
Alex Wild@alexwild.bsky.social · 2mo agoHere is what seems to be happening at KUT, Austin's NPR affiliate. 1. The GOP regime cuts NPR funding. 2. KUT organizes a festival to raise money. 3. GOP political appointees at the University of Texas try to kill the festival by banning it from UT facilites just before it starts, with no warning.
We got an analog radio yesterday for our kitchen and the kids were immediately intrigued and delighted. “We’re radio people now!” exclaimed my 13 year old, “I love this!”
This conversation with @anthony-ramos.bsky.social on @wnyc.org was so much fun. @michael-hill.bsky.social wnyc.org/browse/shows...
"Puerto Rican, man. It's a blessing." Anthony Ramos talks being King of the Puerto Rican Day parade | WNYC
Ramos has starred onstage in the musical "Hamilton," on screen in movies like "In the Heights.
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Hearing the WNYC host excitedly say "Knicks in five!!" during the morning news intro was cute
Anyone who has never been to NYC thinks it’s the place you are most likely to have everything stolen from you at gunpoint where in fact it’s the place someone will chase you six blocks to return your dropped pack of gum and not even wait for a thank you
ok, @thebrianlehrershow.bsky.social and @kairyssdal.bsky.social on @wnyc.org bonding over how their moms worry when they aren't on the air was mighty sweet.
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie tells @joncampbellny.bsky.social he anticipates the “super speeder” measure will be included in a final state budget agreement, now 5 weeks late. gothamist.com/news/state-t...
State to force NYC ‘super speeders’ to install speed limiters, top lawmaker says
The owner of a vehicle that racks up 16 speed-camera tickets in NYC would have to install a speed-limiter device.
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