Rich Mintz
@richmintz.bsky.social
Refugee from the bad place. Street safety advocate. Fmr Housing/Homelessness committee chair, Manhattan CB6. LGBTQ person. Trans people exist.
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Hello my bodega got a new health code violation, his name is Tiger and he is six months old and when he heard the meat slicer he RAN behind the counter like a lightning bolt
November 12, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Hello my bodega got a new health code violation, his name is Tiger and he is six months old and when he heard the meat slicer he RAN behind the counter like a lightning bolt
3rd Av at 24th: the safety redesign has started on my block! (Fun fact: the machine that strips off lane markings is as LOUD AS THE DEVIL)
November 8, 2025 at 3:32 PM
3rd Av at 24th: the safety redesign has started on my block! (Fun fact: the machine that strips off lane markings is as LOUD AS THE DEVIL)
"You can't make me go to your woke DEI Satanic Shabbat dinner, it would offend Christ the Lord" is INSANE
November 6, 2025 at 5:15 PM
"You can't make me go to your woke DEI Satanic Shabbat dinner, it would offend Christ the Lord" is INSANE
Do what I did: go to the polls today, bring a friend who wouldn’t bother voting on their own, and give them a piece of paper reading
MAYOR: Mamdani (for obvious reasons)
AG: Bragg (Maron is a transphobe)
PROPS 2-5: yes
MAYOR: Mamdani (for obvious reasons)
AG: Bragg (Maron is a transphobe)
PROPS 2-5: yes
October 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Do what I did: go to the polls today, bring a friend who wouldn’t bother voting on their own, and give them a piece of paper reading
MAYOR: Mamdani (for obvious reasons)
AG: Bragg (Maron is a transphobe)
PROPS 2-5: yes
MAYOR: Mamdani (for obvious reasons)
AG: Bragg (Maron is a transphobe)
PROPS 2-5: yes
*Educational film narrator voice backed by jaunty music* The life of a New York City cooperative board member is a busy one, full of decisions on urgent matters that will affect the lives of hundreds of families
October 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
*Educational film narrator voice backed by jaunty music* The life of a New York City cooperative board member is a busy one, full of decisions on urgent matters that will affect the lives of hundreds of families
Excuse me Waterside Plaza but what is this
October 8, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Excuse me Waterside Plaza but what is this
Did an AI write this
September 19, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Did an AI write this
[spokesmodel voice] Thanks to LinkNYC, I can doomscroll through the collapse of American civilization faster than ever!
September 19, 2025 at 1:32 PM
[spokesmodel voice] Thanks to LinkNYC, I can doomscroll through the collapse of American civilization faster than ever!
1) 2pm: “nobody ever rides these, they just sit here blocking parking spaces”
2) same station, same day, 7pm
2) same station, same day, 7pm
September 17, 2025 at 3:45 AM
1) 2pm: “nobody ever rides these, they just sit here blocking parking spaces”
2) same station, same day, 7pm
2) same station, same day, 7pm
found a great use case for AI
September 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
found a great use case for AI
If anyone is curious, yes I have been a transit advocate since ancient days, I would estimate I had boarded Los Angeles buses at least 1,500 times by the time this sticker was stuck on this card
September 12, 2025 at 12:09 AM
If anyone is curious, yes I have been a transit advocate since ancient days, I would estimate I had boarded Los Angeles buses at least 1,500 times by the time this sticker was stuck on this card
Thinking about this and realizing that in my life I've lived in about 15 places in six or seven cities, and only *one* of them had been built 20 years ago or less
It would be fun to calculate the average age (as of year of occupancy) of all the places I've lived
It would be fun to calculate the average age (as of year of occupancy) of all the places I've lived
September 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Thinking about this and realizing that in my life I've lived in about 15 places in six or seven cities, and only *one* of them had been built 20 years ago or less
It would be fun to calculate the average age (as of year of occupancy) of all the places I've lived
It would be fun to calculate the average age (as of year of occupancy) of all the places I've lived
Oh, this looks important, I better open it
September 11, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Oh, this looks important, I better open it
Did a casino write this
(basically yes)
(basically yes)
September 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Did a casino write this
(basically yes)
(basically yes)
There’s like a 70% chance someone more serious will come along and Unite the People of District Twelve in Common Cause but these would all be fine
September 4, 2025 at 12:59 AM
There’s like a 70% chance someone more serious will come along and Unite the People of District Twelve in Common Cause but these would all be fine
Micah Lasher message testing poll incoming
September 4, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Micah Lasher message testing poll incoming
I’m in a Swiss[-themed] coffee shop in Manhattan and I was just served in a [Vienna-branded] right-handed cup which, cup handedness is a thing?
August 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I’m in a Swiss[-themed] coffee shop in Manhattan and I was just served in a [Vienna-branded] right-handed cup which, cup handedness is a thing?
look, Cities: Skylines is kind of a resource hog, ok, can I live??
August 29, 2025 at 2:49 PM
look, Cities: Skylines is kind of a resource hog, ok, can I live??
It’s Philadelphia, OF COURSE there are furries
August 23, 2025 at 12:56 AM
It’s Philadelphia, OF COURSE there are furries
It’s not Philadelphia until two lesbians in tank tops walk past you on S. 9th St. carrying John’s water ice
August 22, 2025 at 11:17 PM
It’s not Philadelphia until two lesbians in tank tops walk past you on S. 9th St. carrying John’s water ice
It’s not Philadelphia unless there’s someone in the elevator dressed like a Renaissance Faire barmaid who just walked out of a fashion shoot (absolutely complimentary)
August 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
It’s not Philadelphia unless there’s someone in the elevator dressed like a Renaissance Faire barmaid who just walked out of a fashion shoot (absolutely complimentary)
It’s not Philadelphia until you’ve had the best chicken parm of your life BY FAR in a sleepy neighborhood spot that closes at 3pm
August 22, 2025 at 6:46 PM
It’s not Philadelphia until you’ve had the best chicken parm of your life BY FAR in a sleepy neighborhood spot that closes at 3pm
It’s not Philadelphia unless the sign says 2 MIN, then says 3 MIN for 10 min, then suddenly says ARRIVING
August 22, 2025 at 6:43 PM
It’s not Philadelphia unless the sign says 2 MIN, then says 3 MIN for 10 min, then suddenly says ARRIVING
It’s not Philadelphia until vyou see the pimento
August 22, 2025 at 5:29 PM
It’s not Philadelphia until vyou see the pimento