"Safe streets advocacy group Transportation Alternatives, which has been leading the charge for cracking down on the sale of illegal e-bikes and e-scooters, lauded Mamdani’s cease-and-desist letter on Wednesday. 'Online retailers have been preying on unwitting customers.'"

Mamdani admin warns over 40 companies to halt selling illegal e-bikes or face thousands of dollars in fines | amNewYork

Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration is putting more than 40 online retailers on notice, alleging that they are illegally selling motorized two-wheeled

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I have no shame in admitting I drink this stuff. I’m the only one in my household who drinks wine so it doesn’t make sense to buy the normal size bottles. I wish there were more options for single-serve wine.

My older son has so many earbuds. And it’s my own fault because I must have ordered them for him and I just don’t remember. This one’s cool.

Good evidence for why you should get an air purifier. This is the HEPA filter after about a year. Relying on just your HVAC system’s air filter is not good enough.

Aug 5 // Water Ice The dog days of summer are here - what better way to stay cool than with water ice? For this edition of Wednesday Night Rides, Dan will lead us as we roll past (or near) at least 9 water ice locations in South Philly before ending at Parks on Tap at Wharton Square. We’ll pass:

I just ordered these headphones. Wireless earbuds are great in a lot of ways, but I hate that they're designed to be disposable. Also, noise isolation is often useful, but there are times when I want more open headphones, even when I'm out and about. shenzhenaudio.com/products/moo...

MOONDROP OLD FASHIONED 40mm Dynamic Driver On-ear Headphone

Note: Packaging may vary (OLD/NEW)

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Cookie Monster led Take Me Out to the Ballgame tonight!

Prime example of where Philly's local media should really take a look 90 miles to the north where a mayor is going all in on containerized residential trash to greatly increase pickup efficiency and minimize litter & pests. We're missing a critical piece of the solution only looking inwards

Green Philly@greenphilly.bsky.social · yesterday

Carlton Williams is leaving the Office of Clean and Green Initiatives after helping launch Mayor Parker’s anti-litter efforts. Community leaders say his successor should build on that work while tackling the root causes of waste. Read the full story: https://bit.ly/4cmlbqW

My son's public high school offers the top 4 plus Italian. It makes no sense to offer Italian. Any of the other 6 languages mentioned in the poll below would be more useful.

Pew Research Center@pewresearch.org · yesterday

53% of Americans think it is important for U.S. schools to offer Spanish classes, the second-most common language spoken in U.S. homes. ✏️ 🏫 Have you ever taken a foreign language class? 💬

The Cubs just had some Penn State girls volleyball players and their coach lead Take Me Out to the Ballgame. Kinda random. They were just ok singers. But it was genuine and the fans always get into it. I think every ballpark should have real people lead the 7th inning stretch.

@nerd4cities.bsky.social is coming to Philly on September 28th! Ticket presale is now open to 5th Square Advocacy members. If you're not a member, sign up today! 5thsq.app.neoncrm.com/forms/member...

I regret not going to Osheaga this year. You can already buy tix for next year! Velo Quebec's Grand Tour also starts that weekend, so finding a way to combine Osheaga with the bike camping trip would be perfect. www.ticketmaster.ca/event/310064... www.veloquebecvoyages.com/en/destinati...

The Union tried to argue their presence in Chester would bring money to local businesses but that hasn’t really happened. Nice to see people go to Frontline after the game for drinks and Caribbean food. It seemed like mostly tourists though—I think most locals just drive in+out for the game. 😢

With visible changes to the area, the pedestrian and bicycle route is nearly complete.

South Philly will soon have a new path to the Delaware with the Washington Avenue Connector

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Emily St John Mandel books in order of favorites: - Sea of Tranquility - Station Eleven - The Glass Hotel - The Singer's Gun - The Lola Quartet Yet to read: - Last Night in Montreal She's doing a talk in Philly on Oct 27th for her upcoming book! www.eventbrite.com/e/emily-st-j...

Emily St. John Mandel celebrates Exit Party on October 27th at 7pm

B&N Philadelphia welcomes Emily St. John Mandel to discuss Exit Party on October 27th at 7pm at Old Pine Street Church.

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Just finished another Emily St John Mandel book. An engaging story about how a few connected friends have unfortunate circumstances come upon them as a result of their connection.

Wrexham v Sunderland Subaru Park Chester, PA

Our family is united in our support of Tottenham but for MLS, we are a house divided. My boys grew up in Hoboken and NY Red Bulls did a lot of outreach there which is probably why my older son is a Red Bulls supporter. The younger one is a Union fan. I don’t feel strongly about any one team.

Shocking.

A big reason for this is that buses stop way too often in North America, so each stop doesn’t have enough riders to justify the expense of a shelter (on top of that, the excessive stopping slows trips, which further depresses ridership generally)

Mac the squirrel :)@macsquirelera.bsky.social · 5d ago

After living in Europe for a while, it really is appalling how few bus shelters there are in the US or Canada. Most stops are just a pole, how sad

Here's my list of "urbanist" museums.

Making lists is fun! It's a good way to keep track of places you want to go, things to want to do, etc. I wonder if people would be interested in a social platform where people share and comment on each other's lists. Unfortunately, all the domain names with lists.* are taken. :(

Robert Daniel Pickard@notpickard.com · 4d ago

i keep a Notes folder called "wide world" of things to do/visit/see if i am ever in a place. has been great

I usually create Apple Notes or Obsidian notes to plan for travel. I swear I had one for my Copenhagen trip last summer and I think I accidentally deleted it. :( I guess I'll just have to go back... 😁

It is easy to complain about the PPA, but the city's motorists have brought the recent surge in camera-enforcement upon themselves. The city's roads are simply too dangerous to consider reversing course. www.inquirer.com/opinion/adam...

Despite good intentions from the city, Philly’s streets remain deadlier than those in New York and Chicago | Shackamaxon

Plus: The mayor loses two key staffers, smoking on SEPTA is ubiquitous, and the Sixers welcome the King.

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~60 stops is a lot to get from Passyunk Sq to the Mann Center! We need bus stop consolidation. 😁

Welp, that's that. As a PA resident, won't be visiting NJ until this is repealed.

New Jersey sucks. Update on ebike law for non-residents: - “out-of-state residents should register their e-bikes in New Jersey in order to legally ride them in New Jersey” - “Out-of-state riders without a driver’s license are not permitted to ride an e-bike in New Jersey” share.inquirer.com/SFB86m

In a reversal, New Jersey now says Pennsylvania residents should register their e-bikes in New Jersey if visiting

New Jersey has issued about 9,400 e-bike registrations; 182 are for out-of-state residents.

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I just found the cheapest way to get Peacock to watch Premier League. Walmart+ ($98/yr) includes Peacock Premium access for free. That's actually cheaper than buying Peacock Premium on its own. AMEX has an offer where you get $49 back on a Walmart+ subscription which makes the total cost $49.

I know inflation represents a basket of goods and some goods and services have gone up in price more than others. But I just ordered some new light bulbs today that I had last ordered in Aug 2025. The price went up 80%! From $8.74 to $15.70!

I finally deleted my Threads account. I logged in for the first time in 2 years and was shocked people actually use it. I'm sure X users may say the same about Bluesky but when Elon took over X, I was done and it's just unconscionable to keep using that shitty platform.