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Jehiah @jehiah.cz · 2h

Not a good day to be on a Hells Kitchen Sidewalk!

4 injured after a taxi driver crashed into a pole and a 33-year-old male pedestrian. 42nd St @ 12th Ave

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Boba Cyclist 정 @bobacyclist.bsky.social · 7h

So was it “medical episode” “lost control” “possible mechanical failure” “swerved to avoid another vehicle” or some other excuse?
Glad no pedestrians were killed or maimed or had their legs torn off.
Another day on Eric Adams’ streets.

4 hurt when NYC taxi crashes on West 42nd Street

A New York City taxi cab crashed into a pole on West 42nd Street Thursday afternoon.

www.cbsnews.com

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Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 6h

Your timely reminder that Donald Trump tried to claim NYC residence to take a $49,000 tax break on his Manhattan condo while he and Melania lived in the White House, only to get it yanked after my colleague and I caught the misrepresentation.

EXCLUSIVE: City nixes property tax break for Trump’s NYC apartment

New York City has nixed a $48,000 tax break President Trump was set to receive on his Trump Tower condo following inquiries from the Daily News about whether he is still eligible for the savings. O…

www.nydailynews.com

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Jehiah @jehiah.cz · 6h

Come for the bakfiets.
Stay for my smooth 🎥🚴🏻‍♂️ skills

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Jehiah @jehiah.cz · 8h

Here is an idea for Simcha Felder - reporting on low-usage parking spots that see use less than 100 times a month.

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Jehiah @jehiah.cz · 8h

Council Member Simcha Felder introduced todays bikelash bill - Reporting on low-usage bike share stations.

Some people simply can't comprehend that the average bike station is used 3,659 times a month.

intro.nyc/1413-2025

The New York City Council - File #: Int 1413-2025

Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to reporting on low-usage bike share stations

intro.nyc

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 12h

we have been working on this new polling aggregation website for a few months now, and are excited to share it with the world! plenty more features and polls to come.

FiftyPlusOne.news @fiftyplusone.news · 12h

new polls website just dropped fiftyplusone.news

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Tiffany Cabán @tiffanycaban.bsky.social · 15h

Our pay equity bills are up for a vote today — and we’re confident they will pass. These bills follow the cutting-edge blueprints set by the European Union and the UK — proven models for closing wage gaps and bringing pay equity out of the shadows.

Jehiah @jehiah.cz · 1d

NYC has been helping lead on wage equality in the past few years - Two additional bills are up for a hearing tomorrow.

Would require employers with 200+ employees to submit annual transparency reports, and for the city to do an annual pay equality study.

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Jehiah @jehiah.cz · 15h

Some sort of incident just happened on 10th Ave. and 56th St. a few minutes ago with a car ending up on the side sidewalk

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Jehiah @jehiah.cz · 17h

This is a great example. I also count a good number of folks here as friends now.

Jehiah @jehiah.cz · 1d

Good bills from @tiffanycaban.bsky.social and CM Farías

intro.nyc/0982-2024
intro.nyc/0984-2024

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Jehiah @jehiah.cz · 1d

NYC has been helping lead on wage equality in the past few years - Two additional bills are up for a hearing tomorrow.

Would require employers with 200+ employees to submit annual transparency reports, and for the city to do an annual pay equality study.

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Jehiah @jehiah.cz · 1d

I saw the text before the video loaded and I hate it when I get click baited by streets in other boroughs

I was definitely thinking of “West St” aka West Side Highway.

Miser @misernyc.bsky.social · 1d

West St has taken a lot of flak over the years, including from me... but I'm starting to see how with a little bit of effort this might actually be amazing

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Jehiah @jehiah.cz · 1d

The data nerd in you may appreciate knowing that all official DOT parking regulation signs have a sign code on them at the bottom.

and... of course there is open data to match.

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Jehiah @jehiah.cz · 1d

I appreciate the choice of photo by @thecity.nyc

This is sign SP-105C and a version in red is SP-145C - there is only one of each left up on the streets of NYC. (There were five left back in 2017 when I started tracking this sign)

www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/07/1...

LISTEN: An $18 Billion Transit Cut Is No Way to Cut Through Gridlock

www.thecity.nyc

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Jehiah @jehiah.cz · 1d

I don’t see much talk of expanding zoning that allows first floor retail - I know it’s difficult with general housing shortage - but could help mitigate commercial rent increases (assuming that’s what’s happening here not union busting).

I don’t travel to SOHO for may stores, but do for this one

Rebecca Baird-Remba @thecitywanderer.bsky.social · 1d

REI soho closing is pretty bad for anyone who loves buying outdoor gear in the five boroughs. I know their c-suite is retrenching and cost cutting but I think folding up their NYC presence entirely is a huge mistake www.bicycleretailer.com/industry-new...

REI to close three stores, including NYC SoHo location

SEATTLE (BRAIN) — A week after announcing a strategic plan to employees that would involve difficult decisions to grow sales, REI Co-op said it will close three stores next year, including the New Yor...

www.bicycleretailer.com

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Jehiah @jehiah.cz · 1d

I have published 311 satisfaction data so you might be curious how I ranked this response.

"Neutral" because no consequences were had, but NYPD did respond and take action and give detail. If this wasn't a recurring issue I would rank it "Agree" because of the detailed response.

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Jehiah @jehiah.cz · 1d

Ahh yes the old "TAXI THATS BEING COMPLAINED ABOUT IS BEING WORKED ON." justification for parking an unlicensed vehicle on the street.

At least this part of the response is appropriate "A PLATE WAS PUT ON THE CAR AND MOVED OFF THE STREET"

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Jehiah @jehiah.cz · 1d

For good measure I reported the vehicle across the street without a license plate. 311-24692965

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Jehiah @jehiah.cz · 1d

One of the most curious phenomenon in parking enforcement. The I-got-a-ticket-might-as-well-stay-in-this-spot-forever.

Three vehicles ticketed yesterday still present.

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Jehiah @jehiah.cz · 1d

If you think about it it makes sense. Moving violations written by a cop go against the driver not the vehicle.

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Jehiah @jehiah.cz · 1d

To be fair, aside from parking and camera violations against this vehicle we just don’t know what moving violations this driver has received.

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Jehiah @jehiah.cz · 1d

NATS (North Atlantic Tracks)! Looks roughly like one of the southern routes. nats.aero/blog/wp-cont...

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Jehiah @jehiah.cz · 2d

Civilians filed 5,052 311 reports for illegal parking in Aug 2025 in MANHATTAN. NYPD resolved 23.3% as "summons issued". This percentage has gone up almost every month for 12 months from 13.4% Sept 2025.

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311 Illegal Parking Reports with "Summons Issued" Response

Analysis of NYC 311 illegal parking complaints and the percentage that resulted in summons being issued.

reports.jehiah.cz

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Jehiah @jehiah.cz · 2d

I’ve reported this many times before - had a decent response a week ago - and even better one today.

Also data shows responses in Manhattan improving steadily over the past year. More to share soon.

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