Tim “Positive Subway” Smith
@positivesubway.bsky.social
One time Joe Lhota said he wanted to see some positive tweets about the subway, and I answered the call. Repeal Hecht-Calandra. NYCDOE/NYCPS parent emeritus. All content is handcrafted _just_ for you and represents my personal opinions only
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Imaginary Friends
Chuck Schumer’s imaginary middle-class couple
www.newyorker.com
For no particular reason tonight I’m reminded that Chuck Schumer runs all of his decision-making through an imaginary Republican family that lives in a LI suburb where 1.1% of the residents are Black, 97% live in a SFH they own, and 3% are under the poverty line
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The culling has begun under mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani — www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/25/m... @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
Mamdani Team to Terminate 179 Adams City Hall Staffers
Mayor’s Office shakeup in store “as is standard practice for a mayoral transition.”
www.thecity.nyc
November 25, 2025 at 11:55 PM
The culling has begun under mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani — www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/25/m... @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
I don’t know if I’m going to add it to my “inflection point” series, but the replies on Blakeman’s official Facebook page’s announcement about this are pretty uniformly critical of it and a nontrivial number of the critics are from the white guys with sunglasses crowd
Build the wall (around Nassau County) www.foxnews.com/politics/nyc...
NYC suburb makes major security move by city border after Mamdani victory: 'Talks like he's pro-criminal'
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman said that he is directing cameras and security technology be installed along the New York City border in light of Zohran Mamdani's victory.
www.foxnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I don’t know if I’m going to add it to my “inflection point” series, but the replies on Blakeman’s official Facebook page’s announcement about this are pretty uniformly critical of it and a nontrivial number of the critics are from the white guys with sunglasses crowd
The 2,917th impeachable act/disqualifying scandal in the first 10 months of Trump’s second term
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
bloom.bg
November 25, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The 2,917th impeachable act/disqualifying scandal in the first 10 months of Trump’s second term
OPINION | I was Mike Bloomberg’s school-closing Grim Reaper. Here’s why Mamdani will be a bad education mayor if in a cooling private school hiring market he doesn’t give jobs to grads of the tiny $40K/year graduate school of education I’m paid $622,000 to run
www.nydailynews.com/2025/11/23/z...
www.nydailynews.com/2025/11/23/z...
Zohran Mamdani can, & must, fix our classrooms
Education barely registered in this year’s mayoral race, but the nation’s largest school system will now be the crucible for Zohran Mamdani’s progressive ideals. He inherits a vast bureaucracy, but…
www.nydailynews.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:23 PM
OPINION | I was Mike Bloomberg’s school-closing Grim Reaper. Here’s why Mamdani will be a bad education mayor if in a cooling private school hiring market he doesn’t give jobs to grads of the tiny $40K/year graduate school of education I’m paid $622,000 to run
www.nydailynews.com/2025/11/23/z...
www.nydailynews.com/2025/11/23/z...
Broiling hundreds of children alive each year to take the shackles off our economy
November 25, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Broiling hundreds of children alive each year to take the shackles off our economy
With the deadline for NYCPS HS applications looming I’m just going to repost this reply thread as my yearly reminder that few students face a “competitive” application process and that is in no small part because the system effectively excludes kids with disabilities or those who got a B in MS
This is a common misperception, likely arising from the fact that all kids do need to go through an application process, but:
~20% of NYCPS HS seats are in big zoned legacy HS like Tottenville, Fort Hamilton, Francis Lewis, etc—if you live in the zone, you’re automatically in 1/4
~20% of NYCPS HS seats are in big zoned legacy HS like Tottenville, Fort Hamilton, Francis Lewis, etc—if you live in the zone, you’re automatically in 1/4
November 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
With the deadline for NYCPS HS applications looming I’m just going to repost this reply thread as my yearly reminder that few students face a “competitive” application process and that is in no small part because the system effectively excludes kids with disabilities or those who got a B in MS
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yes people call the friday after thanksgiving Brown Friday.
yes plumbers get lots of holiday calls.
yes it's because you overwork your disposals, pour fat/gravy/grease in your sink, and clog hosts' toilets.
holidays are hard enough as it is.
don't make them harder.
yes plumbers get lots of holiday calls.
yes it's because you overwork your disposals, pour fat/gravy/grease in your sink, and clog hosts' toilets.
holidays are hard enough as it is.
don't make them harder.
November 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
yes people call the friday after thanksgiving Brown Friday.
yes plumbers get lots of holiday calls.
yes it's because you overwork your disposals, pour fat/gravy/grease in your sink, and clog hosts' toilets.
holidays are hard enough as it is.
don't make them harder.
yes plumbers get lots of holiday calls.
yes it's because you overwork your disposals, pour fat/gravy/grease in your sink, and clog hosts' toilets.
holidays are hard enough as it is.
don't make them harder.
Gonna be a long 8 years if the Times publishes an article criticizing Mamdani every time some people he has no relationship with say something some small-c conservative rabbis dislike.
(I am looking forward to every single Republican state legislator voting for free-speech suppression zones though)
(I am looking forward to every single Republican state legislator voting for free-speech suppression zones though)
Zohran Mamdani chastised a Manhattan synagogue that hosted an event promoting migration to Israel and settlements in occupied territories. His stance further tested his strained relationship with pro-Israel Jews in New York.
Mamdani Response to Protest Inflames Tensions with Jewish Leaders
The mayor-elect chastised a synagogue that hosted an event promoting migration to Israel and settlements in occupied territories. His stance further tested his strained relationship with pro-Israel Jews.
nyti.ms
November 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Gonna be a long 8 years if the Times publishes an article criticizing Mamdani every time some people he has no relationship with say something some small-c conservative rabbis dislike.
(I am looking forward to every single Republican state legislator voting for free-speech suppression zones though)
(I am looking forward to every single Republican state legislator voting for free-speech suppression zones though)
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This is a great read and worth registering for!
The biggest lie the Ivies etc tell is when they say well *of course* a 1350 from a bottom 10% HHI kid is an exceptionally strong score when they just don’t admit 1350 kids (unless they are legacies, athletes, or from the donor’s list)
The biggest lie the Ivies etc tell is when they say well *of course* a 1350 from a bottom 10% HHI kid is an exceptionally strong score when they just don’t admit 1350 kids (unless they are legacies, athletes, or from the donor’s list)
Opinion | Why the SAT Is a Poor Fit for Public Universities
The SAT may suit the Ivies, but it undermines the mission of America’s public institutions. https://bit.ly/4oe4Qrq
#EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky
The SAT may suit the Ivies, but it undermines the mission of America’s public institutions. https://bit.ly/4oe4Qrq
#EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky
November 24, 2025 at 8:36 PM
This is a great read and worth registering for!
The biggest lie the Ivies etc tell is when they say well *of course* a 1350 from a bottom 10% HHI kid is an exceptionally strong score when they just don’t admit 1350 kids (unless they are legacies, athletes, or from the donor’s list)
The biggest lie the Ivies etc tell is when they say well *of course* a 1350 from a bottom 10% HHI kid is an exceptionally strong score when they just don’t admit 1350 kids (unless they are legacies, athletes, or from the donor’s list)
Who could have guessed that making kids go to school for grades 4–12 being over-age and stigmatized wouldn’t be good for them, what a shock
Turns out that holding kids back if they can't read by 3rd grade is good for temporary test score increases but terrible for the adults the kids become www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
November 25, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Who could have guessed that making kids go to school for grades 4–12 being over-age and stigmatized wouldn’t be good for them, what a shock
Let Hochul cook
November 25, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Let Hochul cook
It was like war except when the hooligans and ruffians paused to say they were from the Bronx
November 24, 2025 at 11:29 PM
It was like war except when the hooligans and ruffians paused to say they were from the Bronx
Congratulations and good luck @matttheg.bsky.social!
Find out who made the list for Mayor-elect Mamdani’s youth and education transition committee — and which key K-12 voices are missing.
Who’s shaping Mamdani’s education vision? Child care and integration advocates, de Blasio alums
Find out who made the list for Mayor-elect Mamdani’s youth and education transition committee — and which key K-12 voices are missing.
bit.ly
November 24, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Congratulations and good luck @matttheg.bsky.social!
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Welcome to the war on cars, Vickie Paladino. buff.ly/RIeuR20
Street Safety Foe Paladino Joins the War on Cars After Queens Hot Wheels Mob Turns Violent - Streetsblog New York City
A mob of drivers terrorized neighbors in Queens this weekend — but Vickie Paladino's proposed solution won't stop them from striking again.
nyc.streetsblog.org
November 24, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Welcome to the war on cars, Vickie Paladino. buff.ly/RIeuR20
This is a great read and worth registering for!
The biggest lie the Ivies etc tell is when they say well *of course* a 1350 from a bottom 10% HHI kid is an exceptionally strong score when they just don’t admit 1350 kids (unless they are legacies, athletes, or from the donor’s list)
The biggest lie the Ivies etc tell is when they say well *of course* a 1350 from a bottom 10% HHI kid is an exceptionally strong score when they just don’t admit 1350 kids (unless they are legacies, athletes, or from the donor’s list)
Opinion | Why the SAT Is a Poor Fit for Public Universities
The SAT may suit the Ivies, but it undermines the mission of America’s public institutions. https://bit.ly/4oe4Qrq
#EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky
The SAT may suit the Ivies, but it undermines the mission of America’s public institutions. https://bit.ly/4oe4Qrq
#EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky
November 24, 2025 at 8:36 PM
This is a great read and worth registering for!
The biggest lie the Ivies etc tell is when they say well *of course* a 1350 from a bottom 10% HHI kid is an exceptionally strong score when they just don’t admit 1350 kids (unless they are legacies, athletes, or from the donor’s list)
The biggest lie the Ivies etc tell is when they say well *of course* a 1350 from a bottom 10% HHI kid is an exceptionally strong score when they just don’t admit 1350 kids (unless they are legacies, athletes, or from the donor’s list)
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Ok fine give us Yankee Stadium back and see what a mortgage costs on a new stadium in Connecticut or whenever
Never become a billionaire failson, folks. It makes you think everyone else in the world is a fuckin' idiot.
November 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Ok fine give us Yankee Stadium back and see what a mortgage costs on a new stadium in Connecticut or whenever
Please read the linked report to understand what a brazen shitbag liar Hal Steinbrenner is!
www.ibo.nyc.ny.us/iboreports/s...
www.ibo.nyc.ny.us/iboreports/s...
November 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Please read the linked report to understand what a brazen shitbag liar Hal Steinbrenner is!
www.ibo.nyc.ny.us/iboreports/s...
www.ibo.nyc.ny.us/iboreports/s...
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At a certain point, all the Nuzzi/Lizza/RFK/Sanford/whatever stuff starts to feel like we're all being forced to participate in some weird fetish of the media elite.
November 24, 2025 at 8:04 PM
At a certain point, all the Nuzzi/Lizza/RFK/Sanford/whatever stuff starts to feel like we're all being forced to participate in some weird fetish of the media elite.
Sorry, Cuomo, it’s time to put up or shut up. And take Bulldog Strategies with you
November 24, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Sorry, Cuomo, it’s time to put up or shut up. And take Bulldog Strategies with you
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We’re here in Central Park with Mayor-Elect @ZohranKMamdani.bsky.social to announce that our Executive Director @AnnemarieGray.bsky.social will be joining his transition committee on housing!
November 24, 2025 at 7:54 PM
We’re here in Central Park with Mayor-Elect @ZohranKMamdani.bsky.social to announce that our Executive Director @AnnemarieGray.bsky.social will be joining his transition committee on housing!
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Mamdani names his transition team housing committee
November 24, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Mamdani names his transition team housing committee
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None of these people is fuelgrannie, right
November 24, 2025 at 7:57 PM
None of these people is fuelgrannie, right
Pretty rough couple of days for the downstate and upstate prisoner industrial complexes/jobs programs, I see
Edwin Ramos, 38, was slated to plead guilty and walk free Friday morning. Instead, he became the 13th person to die in city custody this year.
Hours Before Expected Release, Rikers Detainee Dies After Apparent Seizure
Edwin Ramos, 38, was slated to plead guilty and walk free Friday morning. Instead, he became the 13th person to die in city custody this year.
buff.ly
November 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Pretty rough couple of days for the downstate and upstate prisoner industrial complexes/jobs programs, I see
If Vicky Paladino and her extremely manly adult son had embraced traffic circles and other safe-streets architecture, none of this would have happened.
They fought to keep this big field of asphalt with donut circles visible from outer space, so….
They fought to keep this big field of asphalt with donut circles visible from outer space, so….
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 PM
If Vicky Paladino and her extremely manly adult son had embraced traffic circles and other safe-streets architecture, none of this would have happened.
They fought to keep this big field of asphalt with donut circles visible from outer space, so….
They fought to keep this big field of asphalt with donut circles visible from outer space, so….
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Jameis Winston lol
November 23, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Jameis Winston lol