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Council Member Justin Sanchez, who represents Hunts Point and was not at Mamdani's announcement, says in a statement that he supports the city-owned grocery store:

Today marks Nakba Day, an annual day of remembrance to commemorate the expulsion of more than 700,000 Palestinians between 1947 and 1949 during the creation of the State of Israel and the year that followed. Inea is a New Yorker and a Nakba survivor. She shared her story with us — one of home, tradition and memory over generations.

Please, please stand in a safe place and obey the marshals. #WRC | #RallydePortugal 🇵🇹

“Julie Menin, the Council speaker, said at a news conference on Wednesday that she supported plans to automatically enroll eligible lower-income New Yorkers into the [Fair Fares] program, and to make public transit completely free for them.” nytimes.com/2026/05/07/nyr…

an outstanding report and great example of @jktrotter's tenacity and persistence nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/04/23/to-…

wrote about the most important architectural legacy of the Trump administration: the conversion of logistics warehouses into detention centers thenation.com/article/societ…

A story about following your dreams even if they’re stupid, and believing in yourself, even if you’re stupid (which would explain the quality of the dreams): theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/…

the bus lane is just an express lane if you're rich enough

2Fast2Furious was a documentary

sometimes soup has 347 ingredients and that's great

absolute and undying support for this Kimi Räikkönen fan page I randomly found kimiraikkonenspace.com

@emily_lip the car nerd to transit pipeline is real

lfg @RaphaelOrlove testifying at the council today

We’re out today at City Hall to call on @NYCMayor to deliver a bold and ambitious Streets Plan that delivers real time savings for bus riders! Bus riders do not deserve last place on our city streets.

“When they say they don’t want to tax the rich it’s because they are all too comfortable taxing the poor. All too comfortable starving the poor, all too comfortable financing wars and occupation.” 💥Listen to NYTWA director Bhairavi Desai speak at the Albany Takeover to Tax the Rich! facebook.com/share/v/14Xz7k…

NYC cabbies say: tax the rich, not the poor!!!

After her husband was fatally struck by a cyclist while on a run in Central Park, Hindy Schachter set out to prevent future tragedies. Hindy doesn't see an e-bike ban or speed limit as the way to make the park safer — instead, she advocates for a design that works for everyone.

There are now more than 150 YouTube channels devoted to the unredacted arrests of everyday people. The most popular uploads are the most salacious and humiliating: “When Suspects Try to FLIRT With Cops” boasts 7.9 million views; “Hooters Waitress Tells Cop ‘I Can Take It All Off’” claims 2.4 million. The unlucky ones have been watched and mocked millions of times; they have been ogled, insulted, and abused. They are mostly women, mostly between 18 and 25, and mostly powerless to stop their online humiliations. So far, YouTube channels featuring such videos have generated over a billion views and counting. The way it tends to go is that first someone files a public-records request for every DUI in a jurisdiction. Then, they filter the list to exclude male names, and, finally, they request arrest footage for the rest. In a few months’ time, the videos pop up: young women slurring their words, stumbling around during their arrests. How, exactly, did we get from police officers documenting lawful arrests in service of transparency to shadowy YouTubers pocketing ad dollars and extortion fees from humiliating recordings of everyday people? Michael Shorris reports on how police body cameras were supposed to prevent abuses — and have now been taken over by YouTubers who use the footage to embarrass young women for clicks: nymag.visitlink.me/IktE3T

end of the video, best for last -- capturing the pure and unadulterated joy of seeing a suzuki mighty boy youtu.be/3crMMqtBS50?t=…