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Amy Sohn

@amysohn.bsky.social

Author of the award-winning The Man Who Hated Women and 11 other books. #3 reason to love New York. "No matter the excuse or explanation, whatever a person does in the end is what he intended to do all along.” - Cus D’Amato

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Amy Sohn@amysohn.bsky.social · 8mo ago

If you’re following the casino news, read my Streetsblog piece about the proposed Flushing Skypark, the role of the Eastern Queens Greenway, and the disagreement between Jessica Ramos and John Liu. nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/05/28/b...

Billionaire Mets Owner Gets His Casino Land — Will Flushing Get Its 'Skypark'? - Streetsblog New York City

The state Senate is OK with the Citi Field parking lot becoming a casino, but Mets owner Steve Cohen is now on the hook to build a park to replace it.

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@ny-news.bsky.social · 10mo ago

LISTEN: ‘The Tabloids Were Comic Books for Adults’ https://www.europesays.com/us/257319/ Jonathan Mahler joins LIT NYC hosts Harry Siegel and Amy Sohn to discuss his sweeping new book, The…#ny #nyc #newyork #nynews #nycnews #newyorknews #us #news #usnews

LISTEN: ‘The Tabloids Were Comic Books for Adults’ - United States

Jonathan Mahler joins LIT NYC hosts Harry Siegel and Amy Sohn to discuss his sweeping new book, The Gods of New York: Egotists, Idealists, Opportunists, and

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Amy Sohn@amysohn.bsky.social · last yr.

My latest for @thefireorg.bsky.social is about Wilson and Hoover’s deportation of radical immigrants like Emma Goldman for antiwar beliefs. Emma was one of very few women on the “Red Ark.” www.thefire.org/research-lea...

The Deported: Emma Goldman and activist persecution under the 1917 Espionage Act

More than 100 years ago, the government targeted an anti-war activist and publisher for speaking out against the draft and removed her from the country. Her name was Emma Goldman.

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Amy Sohn@amysohn.bsky.social · last yr.

Today at noon in Albany the first of 17 bills to eliminate or weaken congestion pricing is being voted on by the Senate Transportation Committee. Read my @nyc.streetsblog.org article to understand the inside baseball of what may happen . nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/05/13/h...

How the Sausage Gets Made: Republicans Force Meaningless Vote on Congestion Pricing Repeal - Streetsblog New York City

... And will the Idaho Stop become a victim of the current bikelash? It's all in today's Capitol Idea by Amy Sohn.

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Streetsblog NYC@nyc.streetsblog.org · last yr.

In February, the Adams administration leaked a draft bill to the press which would have completely overhauled the app delivery industry. But that "bill" is still sitting on Speaker Adrienne Adams's desk.

That “bill” is still sitting on Speaker Adrienne Adams’s desk. Avilés said it has been challenging to work with the Adams administration on large policy changes because of a lack of communication. “There hasn't been, through my recollection, any concerted effort to move things,” said Avilés. “This has been our constant challenge with the administration. They're not earnest and serious about really tackling issues. They just want to do showtime at the Apollo, and it creates conflict. We should be working together to address the street conditions in a way that's coherent, in a way that is helpful and equitable and not that criminalizes people.”
Streetsblog NYC@nyc.streetsblog.org · last yr.

"People think, okay this is America, there's due process for everything. But lately, the track record shows that sometimes there is not [due process] and there's nothing that people can do about it. [Delivery workers] are afraid of being that exception. They are afraid." buff.ly/ZT5PuXN

NYPD's Push To Criminalize Cycling Spells Trouble For Immigrant Workers - Streetsblog New York City

Safety for the community? Great. But aren't delivery workers part of the community, too?

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Amy Sohn@amysohn.bsky.social · last yr.

The state's $254-million budget passed - the latest in 15 years. Three street safety bills proposed by Gov. Hochul got axed by Senate and Assembly Democrats. In my "Capitol Idea" column for Streetsblog NYC I break down what they would have done and what's next. nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/05/09/l...

Live from Albany: Hochul's 'Safety' Measures Stripped from Budget - Streetsblog New York City

Lawmakers dropped three initiatives that Gov. Hochul said would have made roadways safer (though, as we'll see, that's very much in question). Let's review them.

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Amy Sohn@amysohn.bsky.social · last yr.

It's my first day as Streetsblog's Albany Reporter! This is an unprecedented moment for transit, street safety, and basic livability and readers need to know what they can and can't expect from their leaders. I got Alfred Smith above my head and Hugh Carey to my right.