#FotoVorschlag

The windows of the Ed Sullivan Theater building in New York, with a sign that will now go dark forever. Godspeed, Stephen Colbert.

#photography #windows #WindowFriday #monochrome #blackandwhite #urbanphotography #landmark #edsullivantheater #stephencolbert #colbert #nyc

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Black and white photo of the upper-floor windows in the brick facade of the Ed Sullivan Theater in Manhattan, viewed from an angle across the street. Signs bearing individual letters that spell out “COLBERT” jut out perpendicularly from the facade in a vertical row.

Currently reading: "Cop Cop: Breaking the Fixed System of American Policing" by Mac Muir and Greg Finch, published last year:

https://zandoprojects.com/books/cop-cop-hardcover

The authors were "senior investigators at the largest police oversight agency in America, tasked with policing the police in New York City. They are our eyes on the inside, and this book takes us into their world.

Cop Cop lays bare the web of real cases investigated by the authors over nearly a decade working for the Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB)...."

I'm only a tenth of the way through but I'm learning a lot, such as the basic historical timeline of police accountability reforms and backlash in NYC, and some exposition that feels like the missing manual every NYC resident should get about the fundamental structure, composition, and size of the NYPD.

#NYC #policing #NYPD #books

❝ One of the smartest things Mamdani has done is to find quick and practical ways to improve quality of life.… The New York Post doesn’t seem impressed, quoting a Republican saying Mamdani is just doing his job… but the problem is that lots of politicians are not doing what they’re supposed to be doing. ❞

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/19/when-i-look-zohran-mamdani-jealous-of-new-yorkers

#nyc #Mamdani #Mamdanistan

Cut the crap: Bills aim to eliminate dog poop from #NYC streets https://gothamist.com/news/cut-the-crap-bills-aim-to-eliminate-dog-poop-from-nyc-streets

to quote https://bsky.app/profile/nickpinto.bsky.social/post/3mlvzck6tg22v :

"Bowery sculpture, Bronx tortas, Knicks benchwarmers, a Brooklyn judge arrested, punks in color, the city budget explained...

The hellgatenyc.com homepage is full of so much good stuff this week, and it can all be yours—cheap—because our sale runs through Sunday.

www.hellgatenyc.com/membership "

#NYC

This Saturday, I make my time-traveling baseball team debut. Come to Governors Island, Parade Ground A, 11am-2pm, to watch. And maybe join me.

Context: In 2024, I got to see a vintage base ball game -- hobbyist re-enactors using old-timey bats and baseballs, wearing period uniforms, and playing baseball with the 1864 rules. (Including: Catching the ball on a bounce is an out.) https://nymutuals.com/rules-and-differences

#NYC

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A pitcher, standing on a patch of dirt, pitches underhand to a batter near a catcher. In the background is a fielder standing on a grassy field, then many lush trees beyond. All the people are in old-timey clothes and hats; the pitcher's shirt has a big H on it. Photo from https://hobokennine.jimdofree.com/2026-photos-videos/

New server, new #introduction #introductions

Hey folks, I'm a #SoftwareEngineer and #founder from #Dublin, living in #NYC after a decade in #SF.

I work on @darklang@devtools.social, trying to fix everything that's wrong with #coding (and keep everything that's right!). See https://hachyderm.io/@paulbiggar/109383110124404403 for updates.

Previously I made #CircleCI, was at #RecurseCenter, and did a #phd in #Compilers and #StaticAnalysis. Big fan of pastries, chocolate and ice cream, also history.

Satire: Job application to be Zohran Mamdani's assistant speechwriter.

"For too long, I have not had this job...

No longer will I need to scan the listings on not just Idealist and LinkedIn but, frankly, also, Craigslist...."

https://harihareswara.net/posts/2026/satire-application-mamdani-speechwriter-job/

#NYC #NYCpol

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[hyperlink]: posted at cityjobs.nyc.gov April 17, 2026: [italics] Associate Speechwriter, Office of the Mayor Key Responsibilities: .... Speechwriting: - Write remarks in Mayor Mamdani’s voice. [end of italics] Dear Director of Communications: For too long, I have not had this job. Fiorello LaGuardia said th [cut off]

🗽 #NewYork accounts to follow:

ARTS & CULTURE
@index@broadwaynews.com - News on musicals, shows & plays on Broadway
@index@hyperallergic.com - Art news from New York
@TrekLongIsland - Star Trek convention in Long Island
@index@untappedcities.com - Cultural news & events in NY
@Playbill - Theatre magazine based in NY

HACKING
@OffTheHook - Hacker radio show since 1988
@NYC2600@mastodon.social & @NYC2600@infosec.exchange - Hackers’ meetup group in NYC

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#NYC

UNFUCKINGBELIEVABLE

New Jersey Transit “lowered” from $150 to $105 the price of public transit tickets to the Meadowlands (MetLife Stadium) for #FIFA2026.

it usually costs $13-$15 to get there from #NYC.

https://gothamist.com/news/nj-transit-reduces-world-cup-fares-will-still-charge-105-for-trains-to-games

#NJTransit #USpol #worldcup2026

🗣THIS IS #NYC, THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF #MAMDANISTAN

ganked from the Xitterlite site. hat tip to Andrés: https://social.ridetrans.it/@Andres4NY/116530914573235322

#BikeTooter #NYCMayor #Mamdani #BikeNYC

On my way to the @HellGate #HellGateNYC launch party for "Courts of Contempt" https://courtsofcontempt.hellgatenyc.com/ - a magnificent multifaceted exposé of judicial corruption in #NYC.

I made a quick handout to distribute to attendees who live in Queens, about sketchy judge & District Leader candidates on the primary ballot. Find me to get one!

New #NYC tree plan shines light on need for more shade https://gothamist.com/news/new-nyc-tree-plan-shines-light-on-need-for-more-shade

As upstate #NewYork looks to #nuclear power, #NYC remains dependent on fossil fuels https://gothamist.com/news/as-upstate-new-york-looks-to-nuclear-power-nyc-remains-dependent-on-fossil-fuels

With a New Tax Break, #NYC Developers Suddenly All Want Buildings With 99 Units https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/why-developers-in-nyc-are-suddenly-obsessed-with-the-number-99-a7088ea7

"Every dot is a real subway train. Eight hundred of them, give or take, form a small jazz combo (walking bass, piano, sax, vibes, brushes) that has been playing without pause for over a hundred years. On the platforms they are hot, screaming, full of complaint. This is the music inside the noise."

https://www.trainjazz.com

#music #jazz #NYC #subway #data #dataviz #DataVisualization

RE: https://mastodon.social/@luckytran/116416641736235253

i voted for this memeing, Mario Kart-loving, socialist mofo and i cannot express how well i sleep at night because of it

#Mamdanistan #nyc #VotingDoesMatter

#nyc https://youtu.be/jAGd9FOOc6Y

This 1:34 video from the New York City mayor's office is ....

the blending of historical and contemporary, grounding modern arguments in past successes

the assertions about what makes a city successful and exemplary

the valorization of blue-collar *and white-collar* public service

the celebration of the subway not just as a transit method but as a public space

the sentimentality and aspiration

I think enough time has passed, that I can finally share what I made 'from garbage data" in public!

I miss working on projects like this, and having to not share them reduces my chances of being hired to work with data like this...ugh.

Anyway, when most of my work is about finding and sharing patterns....this project was all about helping folks see how chaotic an existing system is: https://www.patreon.com/posts/102234094

#dataviz #urbanData #NYC #mapping #data #art #chaos

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screenshot of animation showing the map routes of commercial garbage truck in NY city for one day: September 10, 2014.

NEW RESEARCH: Major paper by John Pucher et. al. shows that 4 cities that invested in bicycle infrastructure ( #Berlin, #Paris , #NYC, #London) saw cycling increase, crash rates decline.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15568318.2026.2649315#d1e1634

A Fifth of #NYC Built on Bygone Water Now at Risk: Study Maps City’s ‘Blue Zones’ https://www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/01/flooding-blue-zones-climate-change-building/

i can't be the only GenXer from #nyc ―who, for a hot minute in the 1990s, worked in finance a block away from Wall Street― that looks at this official government photo of Kash Patel and immediately thinks “cocaine eyes”, right?

#fascism #drugs #hipocrisy

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image of a tweet from @HQNewsNow at the Xitter nazi bar. it contains an image of Patel’s official pic as FBI directoe next to an image of a terminal showing the logo of the Department of Justice (fwiw: the FBI are the DoJ’s cops) : ❝ FBI Director Kash Patel's personal email inbox was breached by a group of Iran-linked hackers, publishing his photos and personal correspondence online. The group stated that the FBI's security was "nothing more than a joke." ❞

New York's newly identified Underground Railroad passage is under threat | PBS News

#nyc #blackmastodon
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/new-yorks-newly-identified-underground-railroad-passage-is-under-threat

It was brisk out today in #NYC (because this winter will never end), but it was good to get out with crowds and protest. Things are very, very, not OK in this country. #nokings

Ashes to ashes, corpse to #compost: #GreenWoodCemetery to offer ‘human composting’ starting in 2027

By Kirstyn Brendlen

"In pursuit of a more eco-friendly future, Green-Wood #Cemetery is going back to basics.

"Starting next year, the storied cemetery will offer a new burial option: 'natural organic reduction,' also known as human composting.

"The process is fairly similar to run-of-the-mill composting. Bodies are sealed in specialized 'pods' on a bed of hay, straw and alfalfa. The pods — designed to regulate moisture and airflow — rock gently back and forth to help speed decomposition.

"After just 40 days, the contents of the pod break down into roughly 160 pounds of nutrient-dense soil, which will be used to support Green-Wood’s many plants and trees. "

Learn more:
https://www.brooklynpaper.com/green-wood-cemetery-human-composting/

#SolarPunkSunday #GreenBurial #HumanComposting #NYC #BrooklynNY #CompostingHumanRemains

No more talk of "transit death spirals" in New York City.

Since Central Business District Tolling Program (congestion pricing) was introduced in 2025, ridership on #NYC subway is up to 1.28 billion/yr—a 7.7% increase.

72,600 fewer cars enter Lower Manhattan/day.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-17/nyc-subway-ridership-jumps-7-7-due-to-congestion-pricing-toll

Citing New Evidence, Top City Lawyer Seeks to Drop Adams Defense in Sexual Assault Lawsuit https://www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/17/eric-adams-sexual-assault-legal-defense/ #nyc

😂 😂 😂

We just had a blizzard in the Northeast #USA and in #NYC a news reporter just wanted some empty chatter about the weather

But her interview subject had other ideas

#Housing #HumanRights

The walkin', talkin' guy in NYC is back.
https://youtu.be/0FpT7SeuJnY
#snowstorm #NYC

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View of NYC street as guy filming crosses to a smaller street with not much plowing. He says maybe a foot so far.

https://gothamist.com/news/we-tested-that-gross-pile-of-snow-on-the-sidewalk-heres-what-we-found

Why less strontium in the Williamsburg sample than in the Jackson Heights & Washington Heights samples?

#NYC

#NYC reports 4 pediatric #flu deaths, the first of the season https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-reports-4-pediatric-flu-deaths-the-first-of-the-season