Liam Stack

Me, one year later, coming back to New York again after another few months overseas

The New Jersey Department of Health been notified by the CDC that two New Jersey residents were potentially exposed to a person infected with hantavirus after that individual departed from the cruise ship MV Hondius. The residents were not passengers on the ship, and the potential exposure occurred during air travel abroad. Both individuals are being monitored in coordination with local health officials and are not currently showing symptoms. Risk to the public remains very low. There are no confirmed cases of hantavirus in New Jersey. We will continue to keep residents informed as the situation develops.

Ranked-choice tabulations from last week's special election in City Council District 3 are out: As expected, Carl Wilson is the winner. He defeated his closest competitor, Lindsey Boylan, by a 59.4%-40.6% vote margin in the third ranked choice round. enr.boenyc.gov/rcv/027431_4.h…

I love that @NY1 covers the announcement of the Tony Award nominations like it’s a NASA launch

Here are the photos that won the @nytimesphoto Gaza photographer Saher Alghorra a 2026 @PulitzerPrizes -- taken under impossible, dangerous conditions even as he lacked supplies and even food. The world is in his debt for chronicling conditions in Gaza. nytimes.com/2026/05/04/wor…

Any journalists looking for a new job? The Martha Vineyard Gazette is looking for a reporter to write about big issues on the small island. The job comes with a furnished two bedroom home. Details here: vineyardgazette.com/henry-beetle-h…

Ozempic hit Hollywood so hard even Jabba the Hutt’s son has abs

love getting on the Z train. like sure, this is a train also

@CiaranMeers so it has so it has

got a spam email that shifts into a fake Irish accent for some incomprehensible reason

NEW: Pope Leo XIV has named Salvadoran immigrant Evelio Menijar-Ayala to be West Virginia’s lone Catholic bishop. As a teenager, he made three attempts to enter the United States illegally. He finally arrived in California in 1990, having been smuggled in the trunk of a car with his brother over the border crossing between Tijuana and San Diego. Over the next several years, Menjivar-Ayala worked janitorial and construction jobs in California before deciding to become a priest. It’s a remarkable choice in a state that is over 90% white and voted for President Trump by 42 points.

A great tribute to the inestimable @SallyGold, whose guidance and instincts are a gift to any young reporter looking to improve their craft

“until at least mid-May”

NEW: on Wednesday, District 3 winner @CarlMichaelW said he would vote to override @NYCMayor’s veto of the “buffer zones” bill if the matter comes to a vote in NY City Council nytimes.com/2026/04/28/nyr…

“My focus is on the special," Mayor Mamdani says when @Annie_McDonough asks if he thinks @LindseyBoylan should still run in June's Democratic primary for the 3rd Council District despite losing last night's special election.

NEW: Jack Schlossberg has built his campaign around turning the page on the Democrats’ old guard. Yet when he debuts his first paid advertisement Wednesday, the 33-year-old has chosen his party’s oldest living leader, Nancy Pelosi, to do the talking. nytimes.com/2026/04/29/nyr…

NEW: @NYCMayor has congratulated @CarlMichaelW “on a hard-fought victory... I look forward to working with Council Member-elect Wilson to deliver for New Yorkers on the West Side" nytimes.com/2026/04/28/nyr…

NEW: @BOENYC said the race in City Council district 3 between @CarlMichaelW and @LindseyBoylan can not be called until next week because no candidate secured more than 50 percent of the vote. BOE said the winner will not be determined until May 5. nytimes.com/2026/04/28/nyr…

🚨Special Election - 3rd Council - Manhattan Only Check-Ins as of 6pm* Total Voting Check-Ins 11,129 *includes early voting check-ins

If nobody gets more than 50% of the vote in the first round of ranked choice voting, results might not be clear until May 5th – a week after the April 28 special election cityandstateny.com/politics/2026/…

UPDATE: @MTA is sharing that we're looking at G train shutdowns EVERY weekend in June and Dec, 2 weekends in Aug, and 1 in May and Sept. This is unacceptable. These shutdowns have disastrous impacts on our community. Small businesses lose customers in their busiest months. 1/