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Charlie Todd @charlietodd.com · 10d

The man in blue is biking on the wrong side of the two way bike lane. He doesn’t know this because @nyc-dot.bsky.social hasn’t changed the outdated markings on the ground, over three months after they moved all pedestrians to the other side of the Queensboro Bridge. Needlessly dangerous!

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Charlie Todd @charlietodd.com · 10d

I passed a rare 20 mph street today in the Queens neighborhood of Corona. Advocates fought for 10 years to get Albany to give us the right to set our own speed limits, and one year later we’ve lowered it to 20 on just a handful of roads. Our next mayor should quickly roll this out in every hood.

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Charlie Todd @charlietodd.com · 10d

34th Ave in Queens is just spectacular. 5 years ago this was 4 lanes dedicated to the moving and free storage of private vehicles. Now it’s a park that stretches more than a mile and connects multiple schools. And it’s a great bike connector from Astoria to Flushing Meadows.

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Charlie Todd @charlietodd.com · 15d

Also, this is a nice opportunity to convert it to a big wide 2-way lane? Which would get lots of e-bike delivery drivers who need to go south out of the park. think about it, @nyc-dot.bsky.social

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Charlie Todd @charlietodd.com · 16d

Get your comedy and local politics fix in one stop this Weds night at UCB Theatre on 14th. We’ve got Gersh from Streetsblog, comedian Molly Gaebe, and Council Member Erik Bottcher on the panel. $10 tix: ucbcomedy.com/show/not-in-...

@realgershkuntzman.bsky.social @nyc.streetsblog.org

A flyer promoting Not In My Backyard show

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Charlie Todd @charlietodd.com · 20d

We’ve got a great panel at our local politics show next week. Gersh from Streetsblog! Comedian Molly Gaebe! And Council Member Erik Bottcher! It will be both funny and smart. Get tix!

Gersh Kuntzman @realgershkuntzman.bsky.social · 20d

Check me out at the Upright Citizens Brigade “Not in my Backyard!” event on Wednesday Sept 24. It’ll be fun! ucbcomedy.com/show/not-in-...

Not In My Backyard!, Live and LIVESTREAMED!

Wednesday, September 24, 2025 – 7:00 pm NY - 14TH ST. Mainstage NYC’s most opinionated comedians debate all the local issues causing drama in your neighborhood’s Facebook group. A panel of…

ucbcomedy.com

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Improv Everywhere @improveverywhere.com · Aug 6

Thousands of New Yorkers surprising sunbathers while following instructions at our annual Mp3 Experiment. Full video on our site: improveverywhere.com/2025/08/06/t...

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Charlie Todd @charlietodd.com · Jun 23

Come out this Weds night to UCB Theatre for an election recap show with a stacked panel: @rachelholliday.bsky.social (THE CITY), @alexgoldmark.bsky.social (Planet Money), and Peter Grosz (Veep, Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!) Tickets: ucbcomedy.com/show/not-in-...

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Charlie Todd @charlietodd.com · Jun 20

In case anyone needs an afternoon to celebrate how amazing this city is: 2,000 strangers will be following ridiculous instructions via headphones in Hudson River Park tomorrow. A fun activity to do after voting for someone who likes NYC and lives in NYC. Details: improveverywhere.com/2025/06/17/m...

Mp3 Experiment 20 - Full Details - Improv Everywhere

Full details for Improv Everywhere's Mp3 Experiment 20 Project, happening on June 21, 2025 in NYC.

improveverywhere.com

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Charlie Todd @charlietodd.com · May 13

Especially considering de Blasio announced it in 2021.

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Charlie Todd @charlietodd.com · May 12

I made it for myself, but they were in fact for sale: www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/7415...

Zohran & Brad & Zellnor & Jessica & Adrienne by improveverywhere

Don't rank Andrew Cuomo for Mayor. Instead rank these five candidates, in any order! Or rank other ones, as long as they are not Andrew Cuomo.

www.teepublic.com

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Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · May 12

Congestion pricing works.

Just About Everything That’s Changed Since Congestion Pricing Took Effect

Fewer cars. Faster travel. Less honking. And some questions we still can’t answer.

www.nytimes.com

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Jeff Coltin @jccoltin.bsky.social · May 11

This t-shirt caught my eye on the Upper West Side. @charlietodd.com made it himself.

Then he spent five minutes trying to convince a Cuomo-Blake-Myrie supporter not to rank the former guv, but she wouldn’t relent saying “we need an asshole to fight an asshole.” (i.e. Trump)

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Tim Donnelly @timdonnelly.com · May 7

two days until @vocabaret.bsky.social sets out to determine THE single most ridiculous thing Eric Adams has ever said, featuring special guest @charlietodd.com! Join us at the table of success (in-person or VOD) by getting your ticket now caveat.nyc/events/vocab...

Vocabaret: Eric Adams

New York's home for wordplay comedy since 2019!

caveat.nyc

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Charlie Todd @charlietodd.com · Apr 21

Thank you! 🔥🔥🔥

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Governor Kathy Hochul @governor.ny.gov · Apr 21

The cameras are staying on.

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Charlie Todd @charlietodd.com · Mar 22

The bike infrastructure in New York, New York casino is woefully inadequate. You can’t just put up a sign and call it a day. We need physically separated lanes in this food court. The casino mayor has been slow rolling the Greenwich protected bike lane for years. He has to go.

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Charlie Todd @charlietodd.com · Feb 24

Even for a true congestion pricing believer like me, it's shocking how well it's working. It's earning $49 million a month for the subway while making our streets so much more pleasant (including for those who have to drive!) Win win win.

Congestion Pricing Reduced Traffic. Now It’s Hitting Revenue Goals. (Gift Article)

Revenue figures from the Manhattan tolling plan showed that the program is on track to raise billions for mass transit repairs.

www.nytimes.com

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Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · Feb 23

Great work by @streetfilms.bsky.social on this video documenting yesterday's rally in support of congestion pricing and against Trump's meddling in city and state politics. Congrats @misernyc.bsky.social for organizing this event so quickly.

New Yorkers Rally in Times Square to tell Trump Congestion Pricing is Going Nowhere!

YouTube video by Streetfilms®

www.youtube.com

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Charlie Todd @charlietodd.com · Feb 12

Some very exciting opportunities to redesign Manhattan's west side waterfront and make it more pedestrian and cyclist friendly are on the horizon. Great op-ed by @jlef423.bsky.social!

Jeffrey LeFrancois @jlef423.bsky.social · Feb 12

There is a confluence of extraordinary infrastructure projects on the West Side that require big thinking and the city & state to work together. On Monday, the @nydailynews.com published my #oped about it. It’s an exciting opportunity — check it out!
www.nydailynews.com/2025/02/10/h...

How to build a better waterfront for the West Side

Hundreds of millions of dollars could be spent over the next decade on planning and constructing transformative projects along Manhattan’s West Side waterfront. But there is a big “if” at play: the…

www.nydailynews.com

Charlie Todd @charlietodd.com · Feb 3

We’ve got Council Member Carlina Rivera on our panel show at UCB Weds night along with late night writers @salgentile.bsky.social (Seth Meyers) and Michael Cruz Kayne (Colbert). Come join us! I promise only 5% of the show will be me celebrating congestion pricing. Tix: ucbcomedy.com/show/not-in-...

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Charlie Todd @charlietodd.com · Jan 18

Two blocks north of the Congestion Relief Zone border. Anecdotally, there was zero Friday rush hour traffic on 9th Avenue again this week. Unheard of.

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Charlie Todd @charlietodd.com · Jan 11

The pedestrian has a “don’t walk” sign.

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Charlie Todd @charlietodd.com · Jan 10

9th Ave on Friday afternoons typically looks like a parking lot as it’s the approach to the Lincoln Tunnel. It’s difficult to even cross the street as a pedestrian, w/total gridlock blocking every crosswalk. Not so on the first Fri evening rush of congestion pricing. Things are moving right along.

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Charlie Todd @charlietodd.com · Jan 10

Also on 8th Ave this morning, a mom heading home on her e-cargo bike after school drop off. I’m seeing more and more of this, even in the middle of winter. One easy trick to avoid the toll.

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