paco (dave) abraham
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paco (dave) abraham
@subtle116
i work in TV, and i bike a lot.
Brooklyn Katılım Mayıs 2009
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@AFineBlogger @MTA @NYC_DOT I don’t think you understand catch basins then. This is climate change. Not bike infrastructure money concerns. And if you want to actually do anything about climate change, investing in more bikes and peds over just cars would be wise.
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How about spending some money on infrastructure that isn't a bike lane? A couple inches of rain should not make the @mta subways waterfalls, and our streets rivers. Instead of a daily @NYC_DOT bike lane announcement, how about fixing the basics instead?
Jonathan Eli@EJonatha4766004
Wow ❗ Only in NYC.
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@NYCSanitation I love this bill and am proud to have been the one pushing @NYAMCunningham to introduce the original legislation on the topic.
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Every week, nearly 500,000 cars violate street cleaning regulations, preventing us from sweeping more than 3000 miles of streets. YOUR street suffers when SOMEONE ELSE breaks the rules.
We HATE that! We want to keep New York City clean, and you do too - right?
Yesterday, the New York City Council voted YES on new state legislation to help us do our jobs. Now we need Albany to act!
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@NativeNYC65 @StreetsblogNYC @NYC_DOT @BikeBusWorld @NYCMayor Ha! Nope. Born here and live here. As do these kids!
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For anyone wondering if NYC kids want to ride their bikes to school, I present this… #bikebus @NYC_DOT @BikeBusWorld @NYCMayor @StreetsblogNYC
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@EricsRambles Sinkholes are terrible but do happen, regardless of administration. And DOT pothole budget is ~$300M w large-scale street resurfacing part of multi-billion-dollar Capital Plans. Bike funding per year is far, far less costly & requires far less maintenance. Both are key to safety.
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The streets and bridges are literally falling apart, but @nycmayor wants to spend hundreds of millions on street redesigns so Haylee and Jayden can ride their bikes to brunch and get their Door Dash delivered ASAP.
Citizen NYC@CitizenAppNYC
BREAKING | School Bus Gets Stuck in Bronx Sinkhole With 39 Children Onboard A school bus carrying 39 children and 4 adults became stuck after a rear tire sank into a sinkhole on E 180th St in New York City. Firefighters and EMS crews responded to the scene as a precaution, while police assisted with traffic control around the blocked roadway. Officials also requested a heavy-duty tow truck to help remove the bus from the hole. No injuries have been reported at this time. Download Citizen for live breaking alerts near you. 🚨
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@vincebikesny @NYC_DOT This was the only pic I got but share it with your colleagues. You all looked
Great! And man, I want that shirt! Gonna look at DOT openings just to be part of the fun!
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@vincebikesny @NYC_DOT Oh. Awesome! Wish I saw you to say hi in person! Hope it was a great ride.
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@claireforny It was great seeing you on the ride this AM! Agreed on the overwhelming cuteness of those rockstar kids.
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Delightful and ridiculously cute start to my day with Greenpoint’s Bike Bus to school this morning. So much admiration for how this community comes together for safer streets and the public realm.
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@EricsRambles @dahvnyc If Chambers were made truly safe for all, then I’d be very much ok with that swap!
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@dahvnyc Fine, then move the bike path to Chambers and get rid of the one on Warren. We don't need bike expressways on every single street.
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@k311an @buildingbulldog @samkbloch Agree. That loss of life was horrific. And assuming it just wouldn’t happen again is not following science. Very small inconvenience to keep up hope for NYCs future.
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@subtle116 @buildingbulldog @samkbloch 48 NYers also died but it meant this guy had to go to a different park for 3 years before he got a new one back. So who can really say what’s worse?
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@buildingbulldog @samkbloch I mean now its fine, but it cost $20B in damage and more than than to repair in NYC. Crux of that whole park renovation was to build a better sea wall.
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@subtle116 @samkbloch Oh ok.
Right. It was under water in 2012, all was fine.
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@buildingbulldog @samkbloch it was all going under water with the next big hurricane.
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@samkbloch What was wrong with the park that was there?
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paco (dave) abraham retweetledi
Equity in infrastructure is not a construction event. Crosswalks fade. Signals go dark. Posts get hit. In communities with political power, repairs happen fast. In others, decay becomes normal.
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@DannyInTransit @chayesmatthew I once asked an MTA worker if I could have the old wayfinding sign they were replacing at the time. They same it’s MTA property and then chose to bend it and shove it in a garbage bag. Real shame because it costs nothing to build good will to the public.
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@chayesmatthew Strike memorabilia will be sold at auction to the highest bidder
Proceeds will pay for year four wage increases in lieu of fare, tax and toll hikes
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@DubW70944448 @EricsRambles Agree that Crumbling roads need to be repaired. And sounds like that’s what the state will do. “The agency will instead monitor the state of the bridges and make repairs when necessary.” Widening is a different battle entirely.
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@EricsRambles I don't think they're against repairing them. They're against expansion. Two different things.
There's no zealotry here, just residents concerned about the negative externalities of highway construction, which are very real.
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When I use the phrase "anti-car zealots," this is what I mean. Imagine cheering on crumbling bridges because you hate cars. These people have a mental illness and they are heavily influencing our transportation policy.
Streetsblog New York City@StreetsblogNYC
NY State is stopping plans to repair and widen 5 bridges along the Cross Bronx Expressway after a long fight with local residents who objected to the plan on the grounds that a wider highway would bring even more cars and traffic to a noted asthma alley. buff.ly/LmkLGeX
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@NYCDOTProjects Flagging for @eanorv. Still crazy how long these things take but setting a ped plaza in stone is good for future. This could be what Washington-Empire plaza becomes or maybe even a type of path forward on Lincoln btwn Ocean/Flatbush.
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Hillel Plaza, Kenilworth Place to Nostrand Avenue - presented to Brooklyn Community Board 14 Transportation Committee in May 2026 nyc.gov/html/dot/downl…
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