Jen van der Meer

at least this place is helpful to confirm other NYC folks felt an earthquake

Find your neighborhood. Pick the year you moved there. See how crime has changed since then. vitalcitynyc.org/explorer/

It’s your city, from the sidewalk to the skyline. The David Dinkins Municipal Building’s rooftop is open & free to everyone, starting this June.

For too long indeed.

@NYCMayor Hi from the West Village - re: the tragic pedestrian death just 2 days after your election here on 7th avenue south. Many multi year attempts from this neighborhood to protect these blocks where kids cross to schools. Please include in your plan. nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/11/06/wro…

For too long, critical street safety projects have been delayed or shelved because of political considerations and backroom deals rather than the needs of New Yorkers. Those days are over. New Yorkers deserve to be safe no matter how they commute — whether they bike, walk, or drive. That's why my Administration is committing to restarting construction of parking-protected bike lanes on McGuinness Boulevard and completing its redesign.

every company is every company

@dmtrubman Yes confirming the Freemasons - I had an office in there once and there were mahogany rooms with tuxedoed Freemasons meeting on floors with banal 80s interior design (teal, thin carpeting). They need to be able to drive right up to the building, you see.

I would love to see some of Mamdani's transition committees put forth a plan on how to get the remaining surface parking lots in Midtown developed in offices and/or residences. Crazy so many of these still exist! Wasn't always like this. 6th Ave and 24th St ~1940➡️ Yesterday

@TownsUsa Ba da bing.

what goes on here?

I can't tell you how many interviews I've done where I've been asked: If Trump's policies are so problematic, why are U.S. stocks rising so rapidly. A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here. U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.

Crying and throwing up after learning that New York City already manages 6 public markets/grocers

@NYC_DOT please improve the unsafe 7th ave south streets that have poor striping and confusing signs! a woman died this morning getting run over by a rental van moving the wrong way nypost.com/2025/11/06/us-…

How will ?

this is what mamdani's free bus proposal will result in

@RezaC1 It’s not a public space if you can’t walk your dog

🏙️ PUBLIC SPACES IN NEW YORK RECENTLY BUILT BY BILLIONAIRES 1. Little Island — Barry Diller & Diane von Furstenberg 2. Pier 57 Rooftop Park — Google / Larry Page & Sergey Brin 3. Domino Park — Jed Walentas / Two Trees Development 4. Hudson Yards Public Square & Vessel — Stephen Ross / Related Companies 5. High Line – Moynihan Connector — Brookfield Properties / Bruce Flatt 6. Perelman Performing Arts Center — Ronald O. Perelman + Michael Bloomberg Each created tangible, enduring public benefit - physical open space, waterfront access, or cultural infrastructure - funded largely with private wealth. 🚫 COMPARABLE PUBLIC SPACES IN NEW YORK RECENTLY BUILT BY “SOCIALISTS” (USING PRIVATE OR PUBLIC PURSE) (blank) (blank) (blank) (blank) (blank) (blank)

NYC’s transit system is one of the most incredible logistical marvels in the world, and moves millions of people daily.

The last of the floating jails, the strange painful histories of NYC, this barge returning to the state that made it.

Pretty striking that we’re “giving up” hundreds of thousands of parking spaces to make room for larger and more-dangerous cars while refusing to do a fraction of that to improve safety for kids and families. (9.3% of NYC’s 3 million parking spaces is more than a quarter million (250,000) spaces.)

@adeoressi Put a trend line on it less likely to be causation

Interesting...

@teachthemx3 I moved 4x in 6 years so had to test in every time so I got to experience the shift and found the teachers in g&t taught less, expected self direction. So not a fan for how the US does this.

@jenvandermeer What did your program look like? What did you enjoy about it? In my experience, our local GT programs have not been that beneficial.

Casually noting I benefitted from G&T programs and in support of removing them everyone should read The Drama of the Gifted Child.