Melissa Minnich
@mjminnich.bsky.social
Likes: writing, public parks, housing justice, making art, sharing meals, cities, used bookstores, spontaneous conversation.
Dislikes: running for buses.
Dislikes: running for buses.
Ran into @zellnor.bsky.social's mother this morning en route to work. I let her know how much I appreciate her son's work & introduced her to the local community - Terrence's juice stand (cf. best juices in Flatbush) & free spots with good A/C.
It's going to be a hot one, NYC. Stay safe, and vote.
It's going to be a hot one, NYC. Stay safe, and vote.
June 23, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Ran into @zellnor.bsky.social's mother this morning en route to work. I let her know how much I appreciate her son's work & introduced her to the local community - Terrence's juice stand (cf. best juices in Flatbush) & free spots with good A/C.
It's going to be a hot one, NYC. Stay safe, and vote.
It's going to be a hot one, NYC. Stay safe, and vote.
Meanwhile...
I can’t stop thinking about the voter I talked to today who said they make over a million and so don’t want Mamdani to raise their taxes. “I have 3 kids, a million a year isn’t that much in NYC!”
I looked it up and if you make a million a year in NYC you are in fact part of the 1%.
I looked it up and if you make a million a year in NYC you are in fact part of the 1%.
June 22, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Meanwhile...
Reposted by Melissa Minnich
As of Saturday, the eighth day of early voting, 305,896 New Yorkers had cast their ballots, more than double the number of early voting check-ins during the same period in 2021, although turnout then was impacted by the COVID pandemic.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/22/e...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/22/e...
New Yorkers Flock to Polls on Last Day of Early Voting
Voters who spoke to THE CITY said that public safety, affordability, generational change and the ability to stand up to President Donald Trump drove their choices.
www.thecity.nyc
June 22, 2025 at 8:01 PM
As of Saturday, the eighth day of early voting, 305,896 New Yorkers had cast their ballots, more than double the number of early voting check-ins during the same period in 2021, although turnout then was impacted by the COVID pandemic.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/22/e...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/22/e...
"ICE’s explanation: Those staying at the facility, some for nights at a time, are 'in transit' and not actually in federal detention."
#NYC brewers - brew a 3-day IPA named "In Transit" & donate the proceeds to @bklyndefender.bsky.social. 🍻
@strongropebrewery.bsky.social #Brooklyn #brewery #beer
#NYC brewers - brew a 3-day IPA named "In Transit" & donate the proceeds to @bklyndefender.bsky.social. 🍻
@strongropebrewery.bsky.social #Brooklyn #brewery #beer
NEW: ICE Bars Reps. Goldman and Nadler From Immigrant Detention Area ‘Approaching Capacity’
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ICE Bars Reps. Goldman and Nadler From Immigrant Detention Area ‘Approaching Capacity’
Claiming people being held are “in transit,” the local deputy director for Immigration and Customs Enforcement claims a federal law allowing visits by members of Congress does not apply in lower…
www.thecity.nyc
June 22, 2025 at 8:25 PM
"ICE’s explanation: Those staying at the facility, some for nights at a time, are 'in transit' and not actually in federal detention."
#NYC brewers - brew a 3-day IPA named "In Transit" & donate the proceeds to @bklyndefender.bsky.social. 🍻
@strongropebrewery.bsky.social #Brooklyn #brewery #beer
#NYC brewers - brew a 3-day IPA named "In Transit" & donate the proceeds to @bklyndefender.bsky.social. 🍻
@strongropebrewery.bsky.social #Brooklyn #brewery #beer