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Editor of Streetsblog NYC and a New Yorker who bikes. First, Fourth and 21st Amendment absolutist. And from the lawyers: “Organizational affiliation is for identification purposes only.”

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Leading NYC Jewish groups raise ‘deep concerns’ over Mamdani’s latest extremist associations UJA-Federation of New York called Mamdani’s recent gatherings with Mahmoud Khalil and Abdullah Akl a betrayal to his pledge to battle antisemitism

We need to stop accepting that these are "leading Jewish groups." They are not democratically accountable to the majority of American Jews, and I suspect the majority of NYC Jews do not care if Mamdani shares iftar with Mahmoud Khalil. I certainly do not! jewishinsider.com/2026/03/mamd...

11.03.2026 15:06 👍 371 🔁 83 💬 16 📌 6
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Jimmy and the Jaywalkers

It's time to really dig deep into the back catalogue of Jimmy and the Jaywalkers: open.spotify.com/artist/2vL7X...

11.03.2026 11:04 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Mamdani Chooses His Words Carefully After Alleged Terror Attack

One day the NYT's editors will read these stories again and be ashamed of themselves. Mamdani called the attack "heinous," "criminal," "reprehensible," "terrorism," and "the antithesis of who we are." The insinuation that he's conflicted about this is disgraceful. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/n...

10.03.2026 12:15 👍 9346 🔁 1930 💬 358 📌 194
Spotify – Web Player

Everyone is talking about what a great spring Brett Baty is having for @mets.com, but let's remember: Jimmy and the Jaywalkers was boosting Baty for weeks: open.spotify.com/album/6pWtp2...

10.03.2026 19:23 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Record Company Obligation

One of Jimmy and the Jaywalkers' forgotten classic LPs is "The Record Company Obligation," but it totally holds up! open.spotify.com/album/2lEBej...

10.03.2026 02:44 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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🚏 6.5 years (!!) after the 14th St. Busway made its debut, NYC DOT has finally announced plans to enhance the public realm and make it less of a giant street. There's a kickoff workshop on 3/25 and a survey that's live now.

More here: www.nyc.gov/html/dot/htm...

09.03.2026 14:43 👍 79 🔁 3 💬 5 📌 2

Then Rachel, feast your eyes on this bad boy: nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/07/31/s...

09.03.2026 16:56 👍 17 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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Except This Song

Could Jimmy and the Jaywalkers’ new single be the song America needs right now?

open.spotify.com/track/2bLgTW...

07.03.2026 13:48 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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A Measure of Success Mayor Mamdani has said he wants to make the city's streets

Have you checked out @nyc.streetsblog.org's Mamdani Tracker lately? Lots of updates: datawrapper.dwcdn.net/d4DpD/26/

05.03.2026 19:58 👍 13 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
Bronx bus riders deserve a better commute #nyc #bus #bronx #mta #transit #urbanism
Bronx bus riders deserve a better commute #nyc #bus #bronx #mta #transit #urbanism YouTube video by Streetsblog NYC

Parker waited over half-an-hour for the Bx36 bus on Tremont Avenue, one of the slowest buses in the country.

Mayor Mamdani is hoping to revive a busway project that was shelved by the Adams administration — so long as the federal government doesn't get in his way. youtube.com/shorts/Ft_24...

05.03.2026 17:10 👍 29 🔁 7 💬 2 📌 0
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Except This Song

An actual (and exceptionally talented) musician friend of mine, who has not been a Jimmy and the Jaywalkers fan called the new single, "Except This Song," a "beautiful melody" and our "best song ever." Maybe it's time you gave Jimmy and the Jaywalkers another listen? open.spotify.com/track/2bLgTW...

05.03.2026 17:06 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Tuesday's Headlines: (Parking) Space ... The Final Frontier Edition - Streetsblog New York City Let's start raising revenue by charging a tiny fee for drivers to store their cars in the public right of way! Plus other news.

Prior coverage here: nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/02/17/t...

05.03.2026 14:43 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Hey @nyc.streetsblog.org BRAKING NEWS: At a City Law breakfast, DM Dean Fuleihan was just asked about charging for on-street parking and he said and I quote, “It’s not a no”! Set aside the wood for Kuntzman!

05.03.2026 14:41 👍 16 🔁 4 💬 2 📌 0
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State Senate Majority Leader Wants Answers on Insurance - Streetsblog Empire State The growing chorus of state lawmakers who want clarity on how the governor's auto insurance helps real New Yorkers now includes Stewart-Cousins, the second-most-powerful woman in state government.

I'm so proud of my reporters @kevinduggan.bsky.social and Austin C. Jefferson for their continued coverage of Gov. Hochul's attempt to lower the cost of driving by lowering compensation to victims of crashes. The latest:

empire.streetsblog.org/state-senate...

05.03.2026 02:42 👍 16 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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Picking Up Your Dog Poop (Bonus Track for NYC)

Jimmy and the Jaywalkers's track about NYC's dog poop problem is finally out (and features a rare "Gersh Kuntzman-Neil Young" writer credit): open.spotify.com/track/6DaKzV...

04.03.2026 17:45 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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These Days

Jimmy and the Jaywalkers' long-awaited seventh LP, a song cycle about President Trump, is out! open.spotify.com/album/3G6gtH...

04.03.2026 17:21 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Super Bowl Tuesday Archives - Streetsblog New York City

Our Super Bowl Tuesday coverage has begun. Keep refreshening this page for updates, @shaunabreu.bsky.social: nyc.streetsblog.org/category/sup...

03.03.2026 20:19 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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“We are going to demand Mayor Mamdani get right what the other guy got wrong,” CM @shaunabreu.bsky.social on Super Bowl Tuesday. #ThisIsStreetsblog

03.03.2026 14:17 👍 13 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

IT IS SUPER BOWL TUESDAY: nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/03/03/t...

03.03.2026 12:25 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

She's like an old samurai whose great battles are behind her but every once in a while she kills a man with piece of paper just to prove a point

02.03.2026 23:44 👍 4997 🔁 850 💬 46 📌 12

Don't book shame me! I read one: "Huck Finn." Does NOT hold up.

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The reason why some people think the New York Times is a liberal paper is because in like 1986 a far right wing talk radio simpleton called the New York Times a liberal paper. Most American political thought is based on scenarios like this

02.03.2026 21:18 👍 2829 🔁 525 💬 37 📌 13

Fair. But those agencies are nowhere near 150 miles.

03.03.2026 12:21 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

every time i look at instagram, i feel like im the only adult who doesn't know how to make money

03.03.2026 06:19 👍 9612 🔁 549 💬 267 📌 60

Now do genocide, Dan.

03.03.2026 12:15 👍 20 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Today's Headlines: Super Bowl Tuesday Edition - Streetsblog New York City We've been talking about it for weeks, but today is the Big Game. Plus other news.

IT'S SUPER BOWL TUESDAY! nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/03/03/t...

03.03.2026 12:11 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Tomorrow is Super Bowl Tuesday for livable streets fans. Find out more with Streetsblog's team coverage tomorrow.

03.03.2026 01:17 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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When I see an asshole with a Cybertruck illegally parked in front of a school, I run the plates on that dickwagon. What a surprise: 14 school zone speeding tickets and two red light tickets in 2025!

02.03.2026 19:38 👍 161 🔁 27 💬 11 📌 2
NYC's subway map could look like THIS #nyc #subway #transit #mta #train #urbanism
NYC's subway map could look like THIS #nyc #subway #transit #mta #train #urbanism YouTube video by Streetsblog NYC

A report from NYU's Marron Institute of Urban Management suggests a different way to spend the estimated $1 billion that it would cost annually to fund Zohran Mamdani's free bus proposal in NYC:

41 miles of brand-new subway. www.youtube.com/shorts/wNDyh...

02.03.2026 18:01 👍 21 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 1

Happy Ingrid Lewis-Martin’s birthday to those who celebrate.

01.03.2026 00:36 👍 16 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0