My career with @NYCTSubway was a blast!
The moment your feet hit the sidewalk, the city doesn’t welcome you.
It claims you.
Concrete veins pulse with 8.8 million heartbeats.
Subway symphonies rumble beneath your ribs.
Skyscrapers lean in like old friends whispering, “You’re home now—whether you’re ready or not.”
Every sunrise over the East River paints a new skyline just for you.
Every late-night slice tastes like possibility.
Every stranger’s nod on the corner feels like destiny in disguise.
You don’t move to New York City.
New York City moves through you.
And that feeling?
That electric, chaotic, beautiful, impossible belonging?
Priceless. #permid=150288419" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">nytimes.com/2026/04/10/nyr…
Voices from the Tracks: The Legends of NYC Transit share.google/7scDyTCDALW3Oh…@SarahMaslinNir@stefanoschen@nyclovesnyc@Colin_d_m@the_transit_guy@bfurnas
"For the past 4 decades, the camp, which is run by the nonprofit Coalition for the Homeless, has provided refuge to 1000s of the youngest residents of the city’s homeless shelters”. @SarahMaslinNir and @moniquejaques visited Camp Homeward Bound this year. nytimes.com/card/2025/08/0…
The Hidden Victims of New York’s Worsening Housing Crisis. “It’s the dirty little secret of the housing crisis in New York City,” said @GiffenDave, Executive Director of @NYHomeless speaks with @SarahMaslinNir. “Nobody calls them homeless, but they are.” nytimes.com/2025/07/26/nyr…
every time i get my nails done (a very rare occurrence, but currently happening) i think of this article by @SarahMaslinNir written eleven years ago that i’m sure is still relevant nytimes.com/2015/05/10/nyr…
When he was told the sale price, he began to cry.
“I am a poor man,” Mr. Alam, 74, said, his voice breaking. “I have never had this kind of money; I have never seen this kind of money.”
Brilliant angle from @SarahMaslinNir —>
nytimes.com/2024/11/27/nyr…
I followed New York City mayor Adams for 30 days every single night to see what he got up to after dark. An interesting re-read two years later now that he is under federal criminal indictment nytimes.com/2022/08/22/nyr…
Oksana Masters, an absolute Paralympic superstar, just won a gold medal at the #Paralympics2024. This is her 18th medal (so far)!
For her, sports is about more than her accomplishments. Sports brought her love & helped her heal from a traumatic past:
washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/…
For my own mental health, I’m pausing on giving specific reasons for my query responses and switching to forms for a bit. I hate to do that but my attempt to be helpful has led to harassment from multiple authors this week and I need a break.