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Tim Donnelly

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NYC journalist and other words; co-owner of The New York Groove. (Subscribe today! https://nygroove.nyc). Co-founder of Vocabaret. Formerly NY Post, Lifehacker, Brokelyn and so forth.

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Why Bed-Stuy's Bike Plant became a worker-owned co-op 'I hate capitalism, but I also love small businesses.'

What to do when you hate capitalism but love local businesses nygroove.nyc/bike-plant-b...

12.03.2026 14:09 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They're on Resident Evil 9? Shouldn't they be a full Doctor Evil by now?

12.03.2026 12:56 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

ok yeah you're on unceded Lenape land, but like where specifically

12.03.2026 12:27 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

as a local reporter it is still remarkable to me how many local businesses do not put their address anywhere in their profile at all

12.03.2026 12:25 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

did it have the fake office sounds in the background too?

11.03.2026 20:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

if you throw in that one guy from a late season of a cartoon i didn't watch, i'm in

10.03.2026 00:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

thanks for watching our international baseball product! while you're here may we interest you in our worst star wars movie as well?

10.03.2026 00:38 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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[Misfits’ β€œDie Die My Darling” intensifies]

10.03.2026 00:30 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There is!

10.03.2026 00:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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AMNewYork ran an advertorial from the people shilling for the governor's car insurance proposal to reduce compensation for crash victims and the photo for it, which could easily just have been a regular file photo of city streets, is pretty clearly AI garbage www.amny.com/sponsored/ne...

05.03.2026 19:43 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 2

A friend and I got shut out of the sold out show on Sunday, incidentally, but we’ve seen Real & Lazy before. They are a marvelous live experience that, as the piece notes, is not quite exactly a tribute or cover show.

05.03.2026 15:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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'The revolution needs your ears:' the case against wearing AirPods all the time Constant yammering in your ears isn't just bad for your brain, it's making public spaces less public

"I live in this city because it’s endlessly fascinating to me; why do I tune out so many of its microtransactions and minor negotiations of humanity that make up its shared space?"

@timdonnelly.com makes a compelling case for taking off your damn headphones nygroove.nyc/stop-wearing...

05.03.2026 15:14 πŸ‘ 60 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 27

Year of the horse!

05.03.2026 15:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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'The revolution needs your ears:' the case against wearing AirPods all the time Constant yammering in your ears isn't just bad for your brain, it's making public spaces less public

I'm being converted to team no-AirPods: I want to hear your stupid conversations on the train, I want to hear the screeching subway announcements, I even want to hear the terrifying teens. The case for not hiding behind your headphones in today's @nygroove.nyc: nygroove.nyc/stop-wearing...

05.03.2026 15:29 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Real Young & Lazy Horse is the rock and roll book club that will blow out your eardrums β€˜It's just an extension of our hang.’

Today @nygroove.nyc becomes the first publication to profile one of this city's greatest musical treasures: Real Young & Lazy Horse nygroove.nyc/real-young-l...

05.03.2026 15:21 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

not only did we report this story first, Ellen and another "Bridgelante" joined us at last night's edition of New York Groove Live!, which you can still watch here caveat.stellartickets.com/events/the-n...

04.03.2026 13:51 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The New York Groove LIVE! It's a brand new show about how to be a better New Yorker, from the journalists behind The New York Groove!

7pm tonight: say 'no' to doomscrolling and say 'yes please' to The New York Groove Live! www.caveat.nyc/events/the-n...

03.03.2026 17:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

members of The Groove get $10 tickets, click that link to find your code ⬆️

02.03.2026 17:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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🎀 TOMORROW: Cure doomscrolling with us IRL Our new live show is back to cure the too-much-news blues.

TOMORROW: Cure doomscrolling with us IRL at the next edition of The New York Groove Live! 7pm at Caveat, feat. @rachelholliday.bsky.social, @dcinbox.bsky.social, @alisonleiby.bsky.social plus a custom local-news crossword and more nygroove.nyc/new-york-gro...

02.03.2026 17:15 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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Meet the people who want to help you sell your stuff, without Facebook 'Slower than Amazon and less money than Facebook' services aim to reduce waste

The model is β€œslower than Amazon and less money than Facebook" nygroove.nyc/cues-treasur...

28.02.2026 19:54 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The dream of the aughts is alive at The New Colossus Festival The neighborhood music festival once thrived in New York City, and it can once again

Have been meaning to check out New Colossus Fest and will be doing so after reading @vksmith.bsky.social's story on how it carries on the spirit of dirtbag daytime drinking music fests of the past nygroove.nyc/the-dream-of...

26.02.2026 19:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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What to actually expect from the mayor's 'Rental Ripoff' hearings How to sign up, and why this won't be a free-for-all open mic airing of grievances

the first Rental Ripoff hearing is ** tonight **

here's what to expect: nygroove.nyc/what-to-actu...

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Meet the people who want to help you sell your stuff, without Facebook 'Slower than Amazon and less money than Facebook' services aim to reduce waste

I've been noticing some signs around town for alternatives to Facebook Marketplace and Buy Nothing Groups so I talked to them for today's @nygroove.nyc nygroove.nyc/cues-treasur...

26.02.2026 16:37 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

my friends and i helped this lady a couple weeks ago. it was tedious work, and tourists got weirdly defensive with us. over the course of one hour we threw out thousands of stupid pieces of plastic crap, and i rescued one little guy

25.02.2026 20:32 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Huge news for the Night in the Library: later hours and a very special guest

25.02.2026 17:31 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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An ode to the hat of the summer, and all it represents The must-have hat of the season was free and vaguely bisexual

reminder that the free Cyclones hats can really set the vibe for the entire summer nygroove.nyc/cyclones-hat...

25.02.2026 17:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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summer is coming: cyclones promo schedule just dropped, Pride hat looks tough

25.02.2026 17:07 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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An art review of 8 snowfolk ⛄️+ $10 tickets to NYG Live! 🎀 Life, and snow, finds a way.

Please enjoy my amateur art critique of the 8 best snowfolk I saw yesterday, including "cig-blasted snowbroad," "double cheeked up on a snowday" and a truly sickly dog nygroove.nyc/reviewing-sn...

24.02.2026 17:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nordic Combined Mike Tirico Off

23.02.2026 15:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

they should have extended the olympics by a day due to the blizzard. Try out some new sports there. snow jousting or something

23.02.2026 15:09 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0