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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · Sep 6

Mamdani: We need to make public transportation so good that “no matter how much money is in your pocket, you say: I’m gonna use this.”

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Charlie Gans @charlesgans.bsky.social · Sep 4

www.latimes.com/california/s...

Ambulance carrying a crash victim crashes in L.A., drawing a crash investigator — who also crashes

A Fire Department ambulance transporting a crash victim was struck by a vehicle. When another LAFD vehicle arrived to investigate, it too was involved in a crash.

www.latimes.com

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Jenny Frecklington-Jones #IStandWithWatermelon🍉🍉 @joneshowdareyou.bsky.social · Sep 2

I enjoyed this. And what an infectious laugh. ❤️

"Reporter left speechless after witnessing Japan's new $70 million Maglev train in action at 310 mph"

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Charlie Gans @charlesgans.bsky.social · Aug 23

Second this

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Charlie Gans @charlesgans.bsky.social · Aug 12

I’ve always loved that statue. It’s tucked away. Feel like a lot of people don’t know about it.

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Metropolitan Transportation Authority @mta.info · Aug 1

Today, @governor.ny.gov announced that the engineering and design phase of the Interborough Express (IBX) has begun! This is a major step forward for the project, which will connect historically underserved communities in Brooklyn and Queens to the subway, bus, and @mtalirr.bsky.social.

Image of train with a banner that says "Future Home of the IBX"

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Regional Plan Association @rpa.org · Jul 29

Fantastic piece in the @nytimes.com about the future Interborough Express route, feat. RPA's Tom Wright!

See the proposed route + hear from Tom about the history of the project:

Take a Ride on the Interborough Express, New York City’s Future Train Line

The Interborough Express, a new rail line that would link Brooklyn and Queens, could change the face of the city.

www.nytimes.com

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Charlie Gans @charlesgans.bsky.social · Jul 29

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Take a Ride on the Interborough Express, New York City’s Future Train Line

The Interborough Express, a new rail line that would link Brooklyn and Queens, could change the face of the city.

www.nytimes.com

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Charlie Gans @charlesgans.bsky.social · Jul 11

Wow. That’s incredibly bad. Almost hard to believe it’s true. I guess that’s high interest rates for you.

Charlie Gans @charlesgans.bsky.social · Jun 30

As a longtime user of those stairs, I love this idea

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Charlie Gans @charlesgans.bsky.social · Jun 9

Wow. Never seen that before. I feel like the architects gave up fighting the VE and just went with it.

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Charlie Gans @charlesgans.bsky.social · May 23

Ditto

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Metropolitan Transportation Authority @mta.info · May 20

ICYMI: We just reopened the Rockaway Line! Here’s a look at the critical upgrades we made over the last 5 months to ensure Rockaway residents and visitors will have reliable service for many years to come.

See you at the beach! ☀️

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Jeff Coltin @jccoltin.bsky.social · May 15

Biggest city getting bigger (again) as new census estimate has New York City netting 87,000 new residents in the past year.

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Metropolitan Transportation Authority @mta.info · May 1

Join us on Thursday, May 8 from 6-8 pm for an open house at The Renaissance Charter School in Jackson Heights all about the Interborough Express!

RSVP encouraged, but not required: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeIhlKyVuOHpDhutyyM6xbGuqU4NDersC5GZ0B-Y9bkGovNow/viewform

Interborough Express Open House

Join our upcoming open houses to learn more about what's next for the Interborough Express

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Charlie Gans @charlesgans.bsky.social · Apr 22

Second this. Had multiple conversations with friends and family this past weekend about visiting us in Brooklyn. And the question of where they would stay was the biggest stumbling block.

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Charlie Gans @charlesgans.bsky.social · Mar 24

Could also be some flooring or tiling work around the entrance.

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Charlie Gans @charlesgans.bsky.social · Mar 24

Can’t say for certain. But elevator contractors don’t like leaving the shaft or room. So if power or comms lines need to be homerun back to a panel in another area, a separate contractor will need to do it.

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Open New York @opennewyork.org · Feb 27

NY is even projected to lose 3 congressional seats in 2030 due to population decline. This weakens our voice in national politics, and makes it harder for Democrats to win national elections.

Albany has the power to stem this loss—if it chooses to act.

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Charlie Gans @charlesgans.bsky.social · Feb 14

This makes me irate www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/n...

U.S. Park Service Strikes Transgender References From Stonewall Website

The “T” was removed in references to L.G.B.T.Q.+ on the official site for the Greenwich Village monument, which marks a milestone in the fight for gay rights. Later, the Q+ also disappeared.

www.nytimes.com

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · Feb 10

BREAKING: A federal judge has determined that the Trump administration is violating his order lifting the blanket spending freeze on federal grant programs.

He is orderin gthe administration to immediately unfreeze funds, including for NIH and the IRA. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Charlie Gans @charlesgans.bsky.social · Feb 9

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/u...

So it begins

Vance Says ‘Judges Aren’t Allowed to Control’ Trump’s ‘Legitimate Power’

The declaration by the vice president came as court orders have temporarily blocked parts of the Trump administration’s agenda.

www.nytimes.com

Charlie Gans @charlesgans.bsky.social · Feb 9

This

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · Feb 9

Amidst the chaos and the law-breaking the most important thing to remember/focus on is that they are doing these things illegally because they know they don't have the votes to do it by passing laws, even in a GOP controlled Congress.

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Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · Feb 7

The shortest summary of what we’re witnessing is that the right lost a decades-long ideological battle over the proper size of government, and then, instead of moving on, decided to impose their will criminally.

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