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scooterflaneuse @scooterflaneuse.bsky.social · 1d

Julie Won's making her support of OneLIC contingent on the full restoration of the "Baby Park" under the QBB. Not sure what I think of her approach. The Baby Park is necessary, but it seems like OneLIC is too.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/07/b...

How Queensbridge’s “Baby Park” Became an Orphan and a Battleground for LIC Rezoning

Public housing residents want to bring back a once beloved, New Deal-era strip of playgrounds under the Queensboro Bridge. Local Councilmember Julie Won said she won’t approve the rezoning plan withou...

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Miser @misernyc.bsky.social · 1d

Honestly I'm just tired of this shit

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Miser @misernyc.bsky.social · 2d

A crazy number of people in NYC still seem to think bikers are the enemies of Pedestrians, despite the fact that WE are the ped advocates. FFS, we're the ones pushing daylighting which is easily the biggest Ped safety initiative and *drivers* are fighting it to preserve parking!

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Miser @misernyc.bsky.social · 5d

This meme format might have legs. The version with our crack loving friend Rob Ford (of "war on cars" fame) is surging into one the top posts on all of reddit today

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Boba Cyclist 정 @bobacyclist.bsky.social · 13d

Got to meet Ben Chou this evening and he’s a great guy. Can I get some friends- esp those who live in NYC- to donate to Ben’s city council campaign tonight? Even $5! He’s running to defeat local fascist and xenophobic racist Vickie Paladino. 👇

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Ben Chou speaking in front of a television

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scooterflaneuse @scooterflaneuse.bsky.social · 13d

Micromobility is good for eluding lawless thugs

WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 13d

ICE Nazis in Chicago tried to kidnap a food delivery worker but my man was too fast for those slow bastards

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scooterflaneuse @scooterflaneuse.bsky.social · 17d

Gosh, you're telling me that the ignoramuses who complain that bike lanes and pedestrian improvements will kill their business are wrong?

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Complete Streets are Good for Business

Complete streets aren’t just for those biking, walking and using transit: they’ll also benefit motorists, residents and, yes, even business owners.

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scooterflaneuse @scooterflaneuse.bsky.social · 17d

The 114th Precinct was in fine form last night, dodging questions about reckless drivers, calling a federal invasion “extremely hypothetical,” and also clarifying that they can’t arrest dogs:

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From the MicromobilityNYC community on Reddit

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Miser @misernyc.bsky.social · Sep 4

Micromobility is the best way to see a city. Here's the secret Astoria Northern Loop - a tour de force of NYC infrastructure

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Miser @misernyc.bsky.social · Sep 2

Nice

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Miser @misernyc.bsky.social · Sep 1

WTF is wrong with the NYPD?

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Streetfilms/Clarence Eckerson Jr. @streetfilms.bsky.social · Sep 2

Astoria's 31st Avenue #openstreet is magic-a-licious. Now re-designed by NYC DOT as a bike boulevard permanently but still on weekends hosts neighbors, games, community, commerce & people lounging in the sun!

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scooterflaneuse @scooterflaneuse.bsky.social · Aug 30

Donate to firefighter Ben Chou for NYC council. He’s running against MAGA Vickie Paladino. New Yorkers deserve officials who want to fight fires, not political arsonists. If you live in Ben’s district, please vote in November. This is a winnable race.

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Miser @misernyc.bsky.social · Aug 30

This is too long for Bluesky, so please watch on our actual community. Vickie Paladino is the most MAGA politician in New York, going so far as calling to deport Zohran Mamdani. Here is her opponent

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From the MicromobilityNYC community on Reddit: BEN CHOU: our chance to get rid of Vickie Paladino for good.

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Miser @misernyc.bsky.social · Jul 19

This can't be right. I'm constantly told I'm very hysterical terms that it's bikes that are the danger to people on sidewalks and that cars are predictable...

Sarah Goodyear @sgoodyear.bsky.social · Jul 19

Just this morning, on Bowery and Canal, two people (one on a bike, one on foot) were killed by a driver who lost control of their car and went up on the sidewalk. My wife was out for a run and saw the aftermath. www.nydailynews.com/2025/07/19/o...

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scooterflaneuse @scooterflaneuse.bsky.social · Jul 13

It's helpful to remember that when a cyclist collides with a pedestrian, it's vanishingly unlikely to cause a serious injury, unlike when a car collides with a pedestrian or cyclist. I was hurt worse when a runner crashed into me than the one time a cyclist collided with me as a pedestrian.

Miser @misernyc.bsky.social · Jul 13

What a biker actually hitting a pedestrian looks like

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scooterflaneuse @scooterflaneuse.bsky.social · Jul 10

Casual reminder that Zohran Mamdani’s AMA is available on r/MicromobilityNYC if you want to see how the Dem nominee answers the best questions from the community.

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Paul Crider @paulcrider.liberalcurrents.com · Jul 8

For all the breathless, sweating panic about Mamdani one time saying "seize the means of production" and AOC being both hot and socialist, by far the greatest threat of central economic planning and gulag labor comes indisputably from the Right.

Stephen Nuñez @socio-steve.bsky.social · Jul 8

Ah the complete reorganization of society. Simple as.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jul 8

Brooke Rollins on farm laborers: "There will be no amnesty. The mass deportations continue, but in a strategic way. And we move the workforce toward automation and 100% American participation, which with 34 million able-bodied on Medicaid we should be able to do fairly quickly."

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scooterflaneuse @scooterflaneuse.bsky.social · Jul 8

Cowards of weak character are scared of the subway.

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scooterflaneuse @scooterflaneuse.bsky.social · Jul 8

Also what does his SAT score have to do with “racial shell games”?

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Jul 8

Shooting our videos is a little bit different now.

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🍉👻Jeeshadow ᐰ🍉 @jeeshadow1.bsky.social · Jul 8

They want the benefits of the establishments built by generations of liberalism but they want to control them and subject them to their will, as well as pull up the ladder behind them. And then hollow bread and circuses for the masses.

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scooterflaneuse @scooterflaneuse.bsky.social · Jul 8

This whole thing is idiotic, but I’m stuck on the “likely above median score for black students.” Likely based on what, Rufo’s vibes?

Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · Jul 7

Chris Rufo and the NY Post have a new and shocking Mamdani BOMBSHELL:

His SAT scores were AVERAGE among admitted students!!!!!!!

This is definitely the sort of thing you report when a candidate has skeletons in the closet.

Mayoral Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani’s SAT score has been revealed after the democratic socialist was sharply criticized over the revelation that he listed himself as African American on his application to Columbia University.

Mamdani received a 2140 out of 2400 on the test which was on the lower end of median scores for admitted students but was likely above the median score for black students, independent journalist Christopher Rufo reported.

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Hell Gate *subscribe today!* @hellgatenyc.com · Jul 7

Nothing Mamdani did is untoward—unless one is operating under a worldview that views both racial hierarchy and "college crimes" as issues befitting both breathless coverage and Deep Throat-level secrecy regarding sourcing.

That is, if you are the New York Times.

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Second Ave. Sagas @2avesag.as · Jul 7

The personal freedom party mandating that you must take the least efficient route to work every day.

David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · Jul 7

Ugh. The megabill permanently killed commuter benefits for people who bike to work.

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

Transit officials have said e-bikes account for less than 4% of traffic injuries in the city.” A policy that targets 4% instead of 96% is glaringly disproportionate. Drivers cause the most deaths, injuries, and destruction. Ask yourself why your insurance premiums are so high!

Dozens of new officers will crack down on NYC delivery workers riding e-bikes and mopeds

The Department of Transportation plans to hire 45 new peace officers targeting delivery workers who break traffic laws.

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