Big thanks anks to @citibikenyc.bsky.social NYC bike valet Jesus Martinez, who figured out why my app was unable to unlock a bike at 3rd Avenue and E. 68th St. the trick, that even the CitiBike telephone agent couldn’t figure out was to turn off Wi-Fi on my iPhone.

StreetsPAC's @kencoughlin.bsky.social and our endorsee in Manhattan's 69th Assembly District primary @elinorthrup.bsky.social doing poll site visibility today with a passerby.

“I’m delighted to think that I’m not going to have to take my life into my hands when I go to the optometrist on 31st Street,” Margaret Oppenheimer, who described herself as a 31-year Astoria resident and “year-round” cyclist, told board members. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/04/22/q...

Queens Civic Panel Endorses Mamdani's Super-Sized Astoria Bike Lane - Streetsblog New York City

Queens Community Board 1 overwhelmingly backed Mayor Mamdani's plan to redesign the entire length of 31st Street in Astoria.

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It makes no sense that Speaker Heastie may be trying to kill a bill that would finally slow down New York's repeat reckless drivers. But according to yesterday’s reporting in @hellgatenyc.com, that’s exactly what’s happening.

Stop Super Speeders Bill Hits a Roadblock—Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie

"It's like one guy who doesn't like this stuff, and unfortunately that one guy is the most powerful guy in the State Assembly."

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Call Speaker Heastie now and tell him to put Stop Super Speeders in the state budget: 518-455-3791

Miriam Yarimi’s Audi had accumulated more than 90 tickets, with 18 school-zone speeding tickets in 2024 alone. Medical episode or not — if the Stop Super Speeders bill were already passed, Yarimi's car would have had Intelligent Speed Assistance, and lives could have been saved.

Yesterday, members of Families for Safe Streets went up to Albany to push for the passage of Stop Super Speeders. Today, you can help by calling Assembly Speaker Heastie:

As soon as we learned this was being built by the creators of Dark Sky, it was like 💡 ahh no wonder this is such an elegant blend of data and design.

The developers of Dark Sky does have a new weather app out. Haven’t had time to dive into the features though. apps.apple.com/us/app/acme-...

Acme Weather App - App Store

Download Acme Weather by Acme Weather on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like Acme Weather.

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If you also cried when Apple bought Dark Sky only to demolish it, you will be very happy to know that the developers are back with a new weather app called Acme!

Want to know if there's a rainbow nearby? There's an app for that

An app that shows as many forecasts as possible hopes to end the element of surprise in the weather. It also gives notifications for rainbows and picturesque sunsets.

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Friend of Streetsblog @richnyc.bsky.social put @citibikenyc.bsky.social to shame as he dug out a rack on the UWS — just in time for tonight's CB7 transportation meeting about the bike share system's poor performance nearly two weeks after the snowstorm. youtu.be/7p5RNjY_Bhg

Citi Bike Racks Covered in Ice

YouTube video by Richard Robbins

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Zohran Mamdani won a historic victory yesterday in New York City's mayoral election, and 17 of our 18 endorsees won their races up and down the ballot, proving once again that safer streets and better public transit aren't just good policy – they're good politics! www.streetspac.org/2025_general...

Andrew Cuomo was the worst of us nygroove.nyc/andrew-cuomo...

Andrew Cuomo was the worst of us

Andrew Cuomo has cemented his legacy as a man who will do anything, say anything, hurt anyone, just to keep a grip on power.

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I've been interested in New York City political history since long before I lived there, and always dreamed I would live to see another mayor like John Lindsay, who went to Harlem after MLK was killed and was often seen on on the streets, suit jacket over his shoulder, talking to people.

Forget micromobility, Williamsburg is revolutionizing micro-pseudo-policing

The groundbreaking legislation banning broker fees has resulted in just three fines paid, @davidfbrand.bsky.social reports gothamist.com/news/nyc-ten...

NYC tenants filed hundreds of complaints about forced broker fees since they were banned

It's been four months since the city's ban on broker fees went into effect. But data from regulators shows many brokers and landlords are flouting the law.

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"When pressed on why he had indicated that he liked a social media post that compared Jews to 'monkeys'..." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...

Trump’s Pick for Ambassador to Kuwait on Path to Failure

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This vehicle already has 6 bus camera violations so the fine is $250 each violation. Driver even managed three violations on the same day. howsmydrivingny.nyc/qxgfecg8

How's My Driving NY

Search New York City parking & camera violations.

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I’m told by the officer responding to my 311 report that this magnetic (and illegal) “BUSES” license plate cover was “issued” to this MTA bus supervisor to avoid MTA bus cameras. Insane if true @nyc.streetsblog.org

We're thrilled today to announce our endorsements for Mayor, Comptroller, Borough President, and City Council for New York City's November 4th general election, headlined by @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social for Mayor. Read all about our full slate of candidates here: www.streetspac.org/mamdani_2025...

NEW Report: States that voted for Trump got billions from MTA Spending Companies in red states by U.S. Senate seats received more than $3.5 billion in MTA payments over 14 years. States that voted for Trump in 2024 received nearly $7 billion from the MTA over this period. buff.ly/Yxt4KZ6

went on @thewaroncars.bsky.social to talk about the war on the war on cars thewaroncars.org/2025/10/07/e...

Ted Mann@whereisted.bsky.social · last yr.

Trump is rescinding road safety grants all over the country, in blue states and red ones. The reason: those projects are "hostile" to cars. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

A US senate subcommittee was told this unpublished vaccine study was 'the most important ever.' Henry Ford Health now confirms why it was never published: it failed scientific standards. Here's what's actually wrong with the study: jakescottmd.substack.com/p/why-the-senates-most-important-vaccine

Why the Senate's 'Most Important Vaccine Study Ever' Was Never Published

The fatal flaws that made this study unpublishable

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My dear Aussie friends, @georgemargelis.bsky.social & @drlouiseschaper.bsky.social, interviewed me for their podcast drds.us/4mCQa55. We discussed #epatients, #participatorymedicine, & my recent paper in @jmirpub.bsky.social J Participatory Medicine jopm.jmir.org/2025/1/e68911. @s4pm.bsky.social

PODCAST: Dr Danny Sands and the evolved e-patient - Pulse+IT

‘E-patients’ has evolved to mean “engaged, equipped and empowered”, global patient advocate Dr Danny Sands says on the latest episode of PULSE the Podcast. And there is now a model of ‘information sym...

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@s4pm.bsky.social announces CHAMP: Collaborative Healthcare Activity Measurement Platform project, to move #participatorymedicine from evangelism to evidence. #patients #survey #research participatorymedicine.org/epatients/20...

Collaboration is the Best Medicine: The Time for Participatory Medicine is Now - SPM Blog

Editor’s Note: Kevin Freiert and Dan Halpren-Ruder, MD are part of a group working to launch an exciting new SPM inititative, described here.   The Promise Participatory medicine promises […]

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Today's #BirdOfTheDay is themed 'Juveniles/Chicks' as chosen by @robcrank68.bsky.social. Yesterday I posted a juvenile American Robin so it is only fitting I post an American Robin chick today. #bird #birds #chicks

Macario Martínez, the street sweeper who became a Mexican pop star, brings his evocative music and longing lyricism to the Tiny Desk. n.pr/48pIa3k

Macario Martínez: Tiny Desk Concert

Macario Martínez, the street sweeper who became a Mexican pop star, brings his evocative music and longing lyricism to the Tiny Desk.

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Trump got a Covid vaccine today.

Donald Trump has a long and ugly history of betraying the people of Puerto Rico. Recall the infamous image of Donald Trump tossing rolls of paper towels at Puerto Ricans desperate for food, water, and shelter.

I held a rally with residents of Mitchel Houses, calling on HUD to provide emergency funding to restore the partially collapsed building and to re-house displaced families. We cannot separate the collapse of a public housing building from the collapse of federal funding for public housing.