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Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 3d

I’m on AT&T.

Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 3d

Pinching myself as I write using the signal. While stalled with a train ahead at Bowling Green.

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Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 3d

Cell service in the No. 4 train East River tunnel!!! 🎉

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Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 8d

"Collins was aware of Adams' relationship with Ray," per a City Hall spokesperson, is as close as we've gotten to confirmation of the mayor's nonmonogamy and I'll take it.

Mayor Adams dated writer of new tell-all before appointing her to $160K NYC job

Mayor Adams’ office confirmed Tuesday that about a decade ago he dated Jasmine Ray, a woman he would later appoint the newly-created role of “sports czar” and who is poised to rel…

www.nydailynews.com

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Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 8d

End of a $2.90 era.

MTA Locks in $3 Subway Fare to Start in January

The 2% price hike stands in contrast to double-digit increases in other public transit systems.

www.thecity.nyc

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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 9d

WE HAVE LIFTOFF

www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...

Our Long National Nightmare by Tom Tomorrow

Relive the trauma of the last five years through the cartoons of Herblock Award winner and Pulitzer nominee Tom Tomorrow.

www.kickstarter.com

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Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 9d

Today Trump threatened to defund NYC if Mamdani is elected. Here's what Mamdani had to say tonight.

Attacked by Trump, Mamdani Vows To Use ‘Every Tool of the Law’ to Fight Threats to NYC

A candidate forum in Harlem was the first since Eric Adams dropped out and since the president vowed to cut off New York City’s federal funding if the democratic socialist wins.

www.thecity.nyc

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Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 9d

Claiming to the bitter end that the Campaign Finance Board is out to get him, and not merely withholding funding because his campaigns shamelessly exploited the system and shirked repeated demands for documentation.

Eric Adams Grinds on in Quest for Public Campaign Dollars

The mayor's lawyers demand millions in matching funds to cover outlays for in his now-ended bid for reelection — while the Campaign Finance Board has warned it could still claw back $10 million it gav...

www.thecity.nyc

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Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 10d

Hudson Valley and Eastern Long Island are mirrors of NYC, where many people of wealth have two or more homes and others fight for what's left.

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Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 10d

Paying the price for the COVID-era Hudson Valley second home craze.

Casey Seiler @caseyseiler.bsky.social · 10d

This is a remarkable and harrowing look at how the housing crisis is squeezing desperate families in the Hudson Valley. www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley...

Families stuck for years in Hudson Valley motels, ‘just trying to survive’

One family’s story illustrates how some families are spending years in temporary housing, caught between rising rents and aid programs that cut off too soon.

www.timesunion.com

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Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 10d

A peek from @clauirizarry.bsky.social at the behind-the-scenes contest to run the New York City Council after Eric Adams and Adrienne Adams leave.

Council Speaker Hopefuls Splash Cash at Colleagues

Three of the leading candidates to lead the City Council have transferred tens of thousands of dollars in campaign funds to members heading toward reelection

www.thecity.nyc

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Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 13d

Erdogan has jailed multiple mayors and hundreds of people in the opposition party, trying to shut it down. Note that among the charges against Istanbul's mayor is "aiding a terrorist organization." Writing a playbook for how to destroy democracy.

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Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 13d

Stop making jokes about Eric Adams and Istanbul and start talking about how the mayor of Istanbul has been jailed for months by Erdogan. In case you think this stops with Comey.

I was elected mayor of Istanbul, but I write this from jail: Turkish democracy is under grave threat | Ekrem Imamoğlu

If our nation slides deeper into autocracy, the consequences will reverberate far beyond Turkey’s borders, says Istanbul’s suspended mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu

www.theguardian.com

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Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 13d

I'll let the headline on @reuvenblau.bsky.social's story speak for itself.

Rikers Worker Sprayed Air Freshener While Feces-Smeared Man Neared Death in Cell

A Board of Correction review into the death of 29-year-old Ardit Billa reveals lapses by correction officers, falsified log entries and missed safety checks — failures that advocates say are routine a...

www.thecity.nyc

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Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 16d

Coming soon: affliction-free day of atonement!

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Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 16d

Andrew Cuomo has not sat down with the New York Editorial Board. Make of that what you will.

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Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 16d

In which Bill de Blasio showed up before I did (!) and had insightful things to say about the Mamdani moment and more.

Bill de Blasio Interview Transcript

A transcript of The New York Editorial Board's interview with former Mayor Bill de Blasio.

nyeditorialboard.substack.com

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Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 16d

The Eric Adams years have been very good to real estate developers, who today are one step closer to claiming the Red Hook ports and soon will have a shot at the area of Long Island City Amazon wanted for HQ2.

Brooklyn Port Transformation Clears Task Force, Over Local Objections

Neighbors protested and some area elected officials objected after the plans to bring housing to Brooklyn Marine Terminal waterfront got a green light from a community task force.

www.thecity.nyc

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Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 17d

Maybe it's where I'm spending time, but the only signs I see for the NYC election are for Mamdani and Sliwa and it maps completely on to Harris/Trump results.

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Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 17d

Please speculate, conspiracy theorize or anything else you would like to do here on beautiful Bluesky — this is the place for it. Much as many people would like news organizations to publish things for which we don't have evidence, that's not the assignment.

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Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 17d

Curtis Sliwa crossed paths with Daniel Penny on the subway while @smaldo.bsky.social was reporting this story. Sliwa shook Penny's hand and remarked: "You run into everyone in the subway."

Curtis Sliwa Is Serious About Taking on Zohran Mamdani

Running for mayor for the second time as the Republican nominee, the Guardian Angels founder has the backing of many in the local GOP even as Trump tries to wish him away.

www.thecity.nyc

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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 17d

I think @justinbrannan.bsky.social just killed the Coney Island casino bid. www.brooklynpaper.com/op-ed-coney-...

Op-ed | Coney Island is not for sale • Brooklyn Paper

They say if Paris is France, then Coney Island in summer is the world — a magical beach town with a roller coaster and Ferris wheel dropped in the middle of

www.brooklynpaper.com

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Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 17d

Oh and the media. For accurately reporting. bsky.app/profile/c-so...

Chris Sommerfeldt @c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social · 17d

On conservative talk radio host Sid Rosenberg's show, Eric Adams claims reporting on his possible exit from the mayoral race has prevented him from raising funds and securing endorsements.

"I have another candidate in the race and that's the media," he says.

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Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 18d

Blaming his dismal standing on the Campaign Finance Board’s refusal to give him public matching funds is exactly the kind of nonsense that sunk him in the first place.

Exclusive | Q&A: NYC Mayor Eric Adams calls Jews his secret weapon in longshot re-election bid, dubs Mamdani a phony

Mayor Eric Adams has plenty to say during a wide-ranging interview at Gracie Mansion this week with The Post’s Rich Calder — including his predication that a groundswell of support from…

nypost.com

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Ciara Torres-Spelliscy @profciara.bsky.social · 19d

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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 19d

BIG PROBLEM
Bureau of Labor Statistics postpones key data report

The BLS — charged with collecting critical data on employment, prices and more — did not explain the reasoning for the delay or when it might ultimately be released.
www.axios.com/2025/09/19/b...

Bureau of Labor Statistics postpones key data report with no explanation

There is heightened concern about the future of key government statistics, including politicization and accuracy.

www.axios.com

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