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Mike Racioppo
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aspishakthomas.com
As chair of the @bkcb6.bsky.social Business Affairs and Licenses committee, we have been pushing for year-round outdoor dining for years. When it went away, so did mass support for our favorite bars and restaurants. I’m thrilled and cannot wait to be having a cozy dinner outside in December!
bkcb6.bsky.social CB6 - Brooklyn Community Board 6 @bkcb6.bsky.social · Aug 14
Outdoor dining is coming back year round. Thanks @cmrestler.bsky.social, @cmshahanahanif.bsky.social, CM Aviles & BP Reynoso.

CB6 Business Affairs, chaired by @aspishakthomas.com, backed it. So did Transportation, chaired by @brooklynspoke.bsky.social & @tonymelone.bsky.social, & our Full Board.
CB6 graphic announcing that year-round outdoor dining is coming back after the City Council passed four bills, with thanks to the elected officials who sponsored them and the CB6 resolution supporting it.
August 14, 2026 at 6:54 AM
racioppomike.bsky.social
Credit to @mayor.nyc.gov & Deputy Mayor Borzag on Block by Block & LIFT list w/ 120 city owned sites to build housing on.

I sent letter flagging 250 Baltic St (yes @bkcb6.bsky.social office) , zoned R6, so residential needs no ULURP.

🤞 list become 121 🏠 sites 🏢.

bkcb6.app/blockbyblock
Two panels. Left: CB6 graphic headed “LIFT list + 1,” with the city’s Block by Block and LIFT banners and maps of the 120 LIFT sites, noting CB6 wants to add one more. Right: CB6’s letter asking that 250 Baltic Street join the list. A QR code and bit.ly/Cb6lift812 run down the middle.
August 13, 2026 at 1:24 PM
racioppomike.bsky.social
NYC’s headed for a “heat dome”, with an emergency declared and heat indices possibly hitting 109°

~4/5 of @bkcb6.bsky.social runs hotter than citywide avg

I built a page about it

•CB6 cooling center map
•Heat vulnerability map
• CB6 surface map

bkcb6.app/cooldown
bkcb6.app/cooldown
June 30, 2026 at 1:33 AM
racioppomike.bsky.social
Thanks @bradlander.bsky.social

Here’s the Gowanus Rezoning portion bkcb6.app/gowanus.html
May 14, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Reposted by Mike Racioppo
ericmcclure.bsky.social
Jim Walden seems addicted to losing.
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/n...
Mamdani’s Opponents Raise More Than $1 Million to Fight His Agenda
www.nytimes.com
May 13, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Reposted by Mike Racioppo
brandonwestnyc.bsky.social
My new op-Ed in @citylimitsnews.bsky.social on @emilyassembly.bsky.social and @juliasalazar.bsky.social Small Business Rent Stabilization Act. Let’s fight to keep our neighborhood businesses open and from big real estate controlling nyc! citylimits.org/opinion-comm...
Opinion: Commercial Rent Stabilization is Our Only Hope - City Limits
"It would ensure that small business owners can afford to keep their doors open and that we don’t live in neighborhoods lined with Sweet Greens, Targets, and Whole Foods."
citylimits.org
May 13, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Reposted by Mike Racioppo
openplans.org
it's never been easier to find your local CB!! we love!
bradlander.bsky.social Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · May 13
Check out this great new app created by @bkcb6.bsky.social’s @racioppomike.bsky.social! It’s never been easier to find your local community board, access useful data, get connected with your officials, and understand how community boards work. (Or learn about the Gowanus Rezoning!) Check it out!
CB6 & Beyond
Brooklyn Community Board 6 plus every Community Board across NYC.
bkcb6.app
May 13, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Reposted by Mike Racioppo
bradlander.bsky.social
Check out this great new app created by @bkcb6.bsky.social’s @racioppomike.bsky.social! It’s never been easier to find your local community board, access useful data, get connected with your officials, and understand how community boards work. (Or learn about the Gowanus Rezoning!) Check it out!
CB6 & Beyond
Brooklyn Community Board 6 plus every Community Board across NYC.
bkcb6.app
May 13, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Reposted by Mike Racioppo
bkcb6.bsky.social
🎉 Congrats to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social on being elected Mayor, and to @bkbpreynoso.bsky.social, @shahanafrombk.bsky.social, @cmalexaaviles.bsky.social, and @jumaane.bsky.social on re-election.

And congrats to @aschierenbeck.bsky.social and the CRC team on Questions 2 to 5 passing.
enr.boenyc.gov
A graphic showing a screenshot of the New York City Board of Elections unofficial election night results page for November 4, 2025. On the left is a list of election contests including Mayor, Public Advocate, City Comptroller, District Attorney, Borough President, and several ballot proposals. On the right is a circular “I Voted” sticker with a skyline silhouette. Text reads: “See results from the Board of Elections @ enr.boenyc.gov.” The graphic is framed in red, white, and blue.
November 5, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Reposted by Mike Racioppo
brooklynspoke.bsky.social
Lots of focus on Lina Khan (because yay!) but the real exciting thing is that Maria Torres-Springer is on the team. Nobody knows city government better.
November 5, 2025 at 5:17 PM
racioppomike.bsky.social
I'm very happy that this statement is true for me and Cuomo.

Not mayor, just Italian. 🤌 🇮🇹
November 5, 2025 at 4:12 AM
racioppomike.bsky.social
Let’s goooooo @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social !!!!
yesonaffhousing.bsky.social YES on Affordable Housing @yesonaffhousing.bsky.social · Nov 4
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social has already proven that nothing changes unless we change it.

Today, by joining Zohran and voting YES on Proposals 2 through 5, New Yorkers are wielding the power of our votes to change the course of our city’s future. @opennewyork.org
Graphic reading Zohran Voted Yes on Props 2,3,4, & 5! Vote by 9pm! Paid for by Yes on Affordable Housing disclosure.
November 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Reposted by Mike Racioppo
yesonaffhousing.bsky.social
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social has already proven that nothing changes unless we change it.

Today, by joining Zohran and voting YES on Proposals 2 through 5, New Yorkers are wielding the power of our votes to change the course of our city’s future. @opennewyork.org
Graphic reading Zohran Voted Yes on Props 2,3,4, & 5! Vote by 9pm! Paid for by Yes on Affordable Housing disclosure.
November 4, 2025 at 1:17 PM
racioppomike.bsky.social
Read my latest in Patch.

Why I believe you should vote yes on questions 2 through 5 and help make Mamdani’s plans to build hundreds of thousands of units of affordable housing a reality.

patch.com/new-york/bro...
My Sixth Mayor, Your Ballot.
One of your neighbors posted in Politics & Government. Click through to read what they have to say. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.)
patch.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Reposted by Mike Racioppo
brooklynspoke.bsky.social
New short two-way protected bike lane connector on Union Street in Gowanus. Thanks @nyc-dot.bsky.social! Another project supported by @bkcb6.bsky.social. Glad to see the network taking shape in this part of the neighborhood.
November 2, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Reposted by Mike Racioppo
bkcb6.bsky.social
Now that we’ve got an extra hour, the question becomes: what will we do with it? Vote! 🗳️

Today, Sun, Nov 2, is the last day of early voting. Polls are open 9 AM –5 PM. It won’t take the whole extra hour, and you get a sticker.

Not sure where to vote? findmypollsite.vote.nyc
Graphic with dark blue background and orange and white text that reads: “Sunday, November 2, 2025. TODAY is the LAST day to VOTE EARLY! POLLS are OPEN from 9AM until 5PM.” Below, white text lists: “Vote for Mayor, Comptroller, District Attorney, Public Advocate, Borough President, City Council, Charter Changes.” Bottom line reads: “Find out where to vote @ findmypollsite.vote.nyc.” On the left is a red circular sticker graphic with a blue Brooklyn Bridge illustration and text that says “Brooklyn VOTES EARLY.” The Brooklyn Community Board 6 logo appears in the top right corner.
November 2, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Reposted by Mike Racioppo
bkcb6.bsky.social
While less spooky today, you can still vote early until 5PM today, Saturday, November 1st, and tomorrow, Sunday , November 2nd, from 9am until 5pm. findmypollsite.vote.nyc
A Brooklyn Community Board 6 graphic with a dark blue background and orange border. Large orange and white text reads “VOTE EARLY! Saturday, November 1, 2025.” It says polls are open until 5 PM and lists races for Mayor, Comptroller, District Attorney, Public Advocate, Borough President, City Council, and Charter Changes. The CB6 logo is in the upper right, and a red “Brooklyn Votes Early” sticker featuring the Brooklyn Bridge illustration appears in the bottom right with the line “You’ll get a sticker!” A similar Brooklyn Community Board 6 graphic promoting early voting with the same layout and color scheme. The text reads “VOTE EARLY! Sunday, November 2, 2025.” It notes that polls will be open from 9 AM until 5 PM and lists the same races. The CB6 logo is in the top right, and a red “Brooklyn Votes Early” sticker featuring the bridge illustration appears in the lower right corner.
November 1, 2025 at 1:50 PM
racioppomike.bsky.social
. @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social in Park Slope / @bkcb6.bsky.social! (happiest district)

@carloscalz07.bsky.social making sure, unlike Cuomo, we know it’s Mamdani!

Esp great to 👀 on day I voted for him, @shahanafrombk.bsky.social & @bkbpreynoso.bsky.social & got a
🎃🗳️ sticker!
A collage of voting-related images in New York City. On the left is a red, white, and blue “Vote NYC” arrow sticker from the Board of Elections placed on a sidewalk. In the center are sections of a New York City general election ballot showing names such as Zohran Kwame Mamdani, Curtis A. Sliwa, Jumaane D. Williams, Mark D. Levine, Eric Gonzalez, Antonio Reynoso, and Shahana K. Hanif. On the right is an orange and black “Halloween Voter 2025” sticker featuring a cartoon pigeon wearing a witch hat and holding a pumpkin-shaped candy bucket in its beak, surrounded by small bats and ghosts.
November 1, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Reposted by Mike Racioppo
bkcb6.bsky.social
Greetings from Spooky CB6! 🎃
Vote early, vote today. It’s Friday, October 31, 2025, and polls are open from 9 AM until 5 PM.
Cast your ballot and get this year’s limited-edition Halloween Voter sticker.
findmypollsite.vote.nyc
October 31, 2025 at 6:51 AM
racioppomike.bsky.social
If Brad runs for Congress, do that mean we get a 1st Deputy Mayor Stavros in a @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social administration?
Photo credit Jeremy Slevin. Comedian Stavros Halkias, Mayoral Candidate and Democratic Nominee Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani, and United States Senator Bernie Sanders stand outdoors at night in front of a blue “Zohran for New York City” campaign backdrop. Halkias wears a denim jacket and cap, Mamdani wears a dark coat and smiles slightly, and Sanders, in glasses and a dark suit, gestures while speaking.
October 27, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Reposted by Mike Racioppo
bkcb6.bsky.social
As @aspishakthomas.com said, take our survey! bit.ly/CB6SurvFY27
Graphic for Brooklyn Community Board 6’s FY2027 District Needs Survey. The background is navy blue with bold white and orange text. Large text reads “FY2027 District Needs Survey.” On the right, the CB6 logo appears with the words “Brooklyn Community Board 6” beneath it. Below, smaller text reads “Click, Scan, Visit bit.ly/CB6SurvFY27” next to a QR code. The design uses CB6’s signature navy, orange, and white color scheme with clean, block-style typography.
October 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Reposted by Mike Racioppo
kathyparkprice.bsky.social
Mike has been a steady and principled voice for safe, sustainable streets in BKCB6. He knows that prioritizing walking, biking, and transit makes sense in a district + city where most people don’t drive.

Grateful to be mentioned by Doug alongside leaders of the safe streets movement.
racioppomike.bsky.social Mike Racioppo @racioppomike.bsky.social · Oct 25
Thank you @brooklynspoke.bsky.social for acknowledging me in Life After Cars!

Great move by @shahanafrombk.bsky.social in appointing Doug to CB6 in 2023 & @ericmcclure.bsky.social becoming CB6 Chair, so I can tell people that @thewaroncars.bsky.social is the @bkcb6.bsky.social transportation chair!
A hand holds the book Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile by Sarah Goodyear, Doug Gordon, and Aaron Naparstek. Next to the yellow and white cover is an open page of acknowledgments showing a list of names.
October 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
racioppomike.bsky.social
Thank you @brooklynspoke.bsky.social for acknowledging me in Life After Cars!

Great move by @shahanafrombk.bsky.social in appointing Doug to CB6 in 2023 & @ericmcclure.bsky.social becoming CB6 Chair, so I can tell people that @thewaroncars.bsky.social is the @bkcb6.bsky.social transportation chair!
A hand holds the book Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile by Sarah Goodyear, Doug Gordon, and Aaron Naparstek. Next to the yellow and white cover is an open page of acknowledgments showing a list of names.
October 25, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Reposted by Mike Racioppo
zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
Thank you @streetspac.org!
streetspac.org StreetsPAC @streetspac.org · Oct 22
We're thrilled today to announce our endorsements for Mayor, Comptroller, Borough President, and City Council for New York City's November 4th general election, headlined by @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social for Mayor. Read all about our full slate of candidates here: www.streetspac.org/mamdani_2025...
Photo montage with the 18 candidates StreetsPAC is endorsing in New York City's November 4th municipal election, with the StreetsPAC logo and Vote NYC button.
October 24, 2025 at 4:25 PM
racioppomike.bsky.social
I’ve been informed this is a reskeet

So thank you @aspishakthomas.com and take our survey!

bit.ly/cb6survfy27!
October 24, 2025 at 4:48 AM