ClaireWXY
@clairewxy.bsky.social
97 followers
160 following
240 posts
Architect, Urbanist, Public Market enthusiast, pro-walking and cycling
Canadian and "American by Birthright"
Focuses most of the time on building great spaces and places, public buildings and civic infrastructure.
Posts
Media
Videos
Starter Packs
Reposted by ClaireWXY
White House says it will submit ballroom plans for review, with demolition already under way reut.rs/4hkqoRo
White House says it will submit ballroom plans for review, with demolition already under way
The White House said on Tuesday it will submit plans for President Donald Trump's $250 million White House ballroom project to a body that oversees federal building construction, even though demolition work began earlier this week.
reut.rs
Wyoming-based Meriwether Farms said the plan would be an "absolute betrayal."
Argentina Beef: Trump’s New Plan Sparks Fury After Bailout
www.newsweek.com
But where would we ever get the money for universal healthcare or affordable housing or public transportation, amirite?
Actual text: “— and over there will be the big beautiful ballroom — I’m getting the big billionaires to pay for it. They love me because they are making billions while I am in the White House. It will be the biggest ballroom anyone has ever seen. Then we’re building new monuments —“
Two tourists with backpacks on non-electric bikes? The NYPD's speed radar clocked them going 25mph. A group of parked pedicabs? 9mph. So what's the point?
READY, AIM, 'MISFIRE': NYPD's Bike Speed-Limit Effort Only Adds Confusion in Central Park - Streetsblog New York City
Two slowly ambling pedestrians were clocked at 19 miles per hour. So what's the point of this, exactly?
buff.ly
NEW: The NY State Dept. of Transportation announced that it would not build a "traffic diversion" structure — essentially a highway expansion, according to critics — when it repairs an elevated section of the Cross Bronx Expressway. buff.ly/hV6ujZf
State DOT Scraps Cross Bronx Expansion Road On Highway Repair Plan - Streetsblog New York City
The state Department of Transportation will not build a "traffic diversion" structure next to the Cross Bronx Expressway — a highway expansion project that Streetsblog exposed.
nyc.streetsblog.org
Reposted by ClaireWXY
Didn’t Senate Republicans prove last month that this is actually their shutdown? www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/u...
Reposted by ClaireWXY
J. Emory Parker 🏳️🌈
@jaspar.bsky.social
· Sep 20
Critical part of the President's new $100,000 charge for H1-B visas: The Administration can also offer a $100,000 discount to any person, company, or industry that it wants. Replacing rules with arbitrary discretion.
Want visas? You know who to call and who to flatter.
Want visas? You know who to call and who to flatter.
Reposted by ClaireWXY
ClaireWXY
@clairewxy.bsky.social
· Sep 20
As I told @newrepublic.com, "Once last week, twice today, ICE has picked me up and thrown me on the ground. Honestly, it doesn’t compare to what our neighbors who are trapped inside the Broadview processing facility are going through. They’re committing crimes against humanity there."
I’m a Congressional Candidate. I Was Assaulted by ICE.
An interview with Kat Abughazaleh, a 26-year-old Democratic House candidate in Illinois, who was violently thrown to the ground twice at a peaceful protest in Illinois on Friday morning.
newrepublic.com
ClaireWXY
@clairewxy.bsky.social
· Sep 20
Reposted by ClaireWXY
Reposted by ClaireWXY
ClaireWXY
@clairewxy.bsky.social
· Sep 19
IT'S OFFICIAL: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York State, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and New York City have formed the Northeast Public Health Collaborative.
The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.
The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.
ClaireWXY
@clairewxy.bsky.social
· Sep 19
Reposted by ClaireWXY
Reposted by ClaireWXY
Reposted by ClaireWXY
Reposted by ClaireWXY
Mehdi Hasan
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social
· Sep 16
Reposted by ClaireWXY
