@samarkhurshid.bsky.social
All three jobs?
U.S. news jobs are more than 3× more likely to be based in Manhattan than they were 25 years ago, @joshuabenton.com writes in @niemanlab.org.
U.S. news jobs are more than 3× more likely to be based in Manhattan than they were 25 years ago
Ten years ago, I wrote a piece on how the internet was sucking journalistic resources out of the middle of the country and concentrating it on the coasts — primarily New York City. While digital publishing theoretically could have distributed reporters away from high-cost cities, in reality, it r...
www.niemanlab.org
August 6, 2026 at 8:09 AM
All three jobs?
Seeing the news out of the UK today and I think everyone should watch this Oscar-winning short from 2022
youtu.be/Lzz50xENH4g?...
youtu.be/Lzz50xENH4g?...
Riz Ahmed - The Long Goodbye (Best Live Action Short - Oscars 2022)
YouTube video by Riz Ahmed
youtu.be
June 10, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Seeing the news out of the UK today and I think everyone should watch this Oscar-winning short from 2022
youtu.be/Lzz50xENH4g?...
youtu.be/Lzz50xENH4g?...
This is about as many people that vote for winning candidates for State assembly
The Park Slope Food Coop vote to boycott Israeli goods PASSES, 67%–31%, with 2% abstaining.
4,551 pro-boycott
2,083 anti-boycott
(6,772 total present)
4,551 pro-boycott
2,083 anti-boycott
(6,772 total present)
Main question 2:
"Until Israel complies with international law, including by ceasing unlawful discriminatory practices in its treatment of Palestinians, the Coop will not sell goods produced in Israel (pre-1967 borders) or in Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory."
Y/N/Abstain?
"Until Israel complies with international law, including by ceasing unlawful discriminatory practices in its treatment of Palestinians, the Coop will not sell goods produced in Israel (pre-1967 borders) or in Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory."
Y/N/Abstain?
May 27, 2026 at 2:19 AM
This is about as many people that vote for winning candidates for State assembly
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NEW: Chi Ossé, an ally of Mamdani, has filed paperwork to challenge Jeffries from the left.
Chi Ossé files paperwork to challenge Hakeem Jeffries from the left
The NYC City Council member said in a statement that Democratic leadership is "failing to effectively fight back against Donald Trump."
www.axios.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
NEW: Chi Ossé, an ally of Mamdani, has filed paperwork to challenge Jeffries from the left.
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Updated records show Mike Bloomberg gave more than $13 million to efforts to boost Cuomo and attack Mamdani, including the group that tried to link Mamdani to 9/11.
Cuomo Backers Burned $65 Per Vote, Including $13.3 Million From Bloomberg
A blizzard of outside spending on ads, including a spot that linked Zohran Mamdani to 9/11, failed to move voters and may have even backfired.
www.thecity.nyc
November 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Updated records show Mike Bloomberg gave more than $13 million to efforts to boost Cuomo and attack Mamdani, including the group that tried to link Mamdani to 9/11.
“He should take notes from successful mayors” including no current or former New York mayors
NYT editorial: "This board did not support his primary campaign, owing to our concerns about his policy proposals and his inexperience. But we are rooting for his success." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/o...
November 5, 2025 at 6:37 AM
“He should take notes from successful mayors” including no current or former New York mayors
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NBC, The New York Times, and most importantly @hellgatenyc.com call the NYC mayoral race for Zohran Mamdani.
November 5, 2025 at 2:38 AM
NBC, The New York Times, and most importantly @hellgatenyc.com call the NYC mayoral race for Zohran Mamdani.
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Legacy Papers Have Been Weird and Hostile Toward Zohran Mamdani. The New York City mayoral candidate promises radical change that editorial boards don’t want, even if voters do. Read @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/analysis/leg...
Legacy Papers Have Been Weird and Hostile Toward Zohran Mamdani
The New York City mayoral candidate promises radical change that editorial boards don’t want, even if voters do.
www.cjr.org
November 4, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Legacy Papers Have Been Weird and Hostile Toward Zohran Mamdani. The New York City mayoral candidate promises radical change that editorial boards don’t want, even if voters do. Read @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/analysis/leg...
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Regular reminder that the best work covering this city is done by local outlets - @wnyc.org @thecity.nyc @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social @hellgatenyc.com and others. You don’t have to rely tonight on the newspaper you are constantly annoyed at!
November 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Regular reminder that the best work covering this city is done by local outlets - @wnyc.org @thecity.nyc @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social @hellgatenyc.com and others. You don’t have to rely tonight on the newspaper you are constantly annoyed at!
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NEW: I predicted the results of the New York City mayoral election BLOCK by BLOCK.
🚨Spoiler Alert🚨 Zohran Mamdani is going to win
2,000,000+ Votes, 120,000+ Blocks, 350 Neighborhoods, 5 Boroughs, 3 Candidates
ONLY 1 PREDICTION:
www.michaellange.nyc/p/predicting...
🚨Spoiler Alert🚨 Zohran Mamdani is going to win
2,000,000+ Votes, 120,000+ Blocks, 350 Neighborhoods, 5 Boroughs, 3 Candidates
ONLY 1 PREDICTION:
www.michaellange.nyc/p/predicting...
Predicting Every Block of the 2025 NYC Mayoral Election
Spoiler Alert: Zohran Mamdani is going to win
www.michaellange.nyc
November 3, 2025 at 2:46 PM
NEW: I predicted the results of the New York City mayoral election BLOCK by BLOCK.
🚨Spoiler Alert🚨 Zohran Mamdani is going to win
2,000,000+ Votes, 120,000+ Blocks, 350 Neighborhoods, 5 Boroughs, 3 Candidates
ONLY 1 PREDICTION:
www.michaellange.nyc/p/predicting...
🚨Spoiler Alert🚨 Zohran Mamdani is going to win
2,000,000+ Votes, 120,000+ Blocks, 350 Neighborhoods, 5 Boroughs, 3 Candidates
ONLY 1 PREDICTION:
www.michaellange.nyc/p/predicting...
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By noon, with nine hours left of voting, we've already surpassed the number of New Yorkers voting in a mayoral election going back two decades.
Here's @thecity.nyc's first pass from the polls.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/04/n...
Here's @thecity.nyc's first pass from the polls.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/04/n...
New Yorkers Flock to the Polls as Combative Mayoral Race Concludes
It’s Election Day in the greatest city in the world. New Yorkers are deciding on the city’s next mayor and a host of other races and ballot questions. Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
www.thecity.nyc
November 4, 2025 at 5:49 PM
By noon, with nine hours left of voting, we've already surpassed the number of New Yorkers voting in a mayoral election going back two decades.
Here's @thecity.nyc's first pass from the polls.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/04/n...
Here's @thecity.nyc's first pass from the polls.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/04/n...
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As we see indicia of big turnout in today's NYC mayoral election, worth keeping in mind that roughly one in seven adult NYC residents are categorically barred from voting. If you're on the fence about turning out, remember that this is a privilege many of your neighbors do not have
Ahead of Mayor Race, Noncitizen New Yorkers Grapple with a Voting Policy Failure to Launch - Bolts
For a brief moment, it seemed some noncitizen New Yorkers may gain the right to vote locally. But with the law struck down earlier this year, they remain at the margins.
boltsmag.org
November 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM
As we see indicia of big turnout in today's NYC mayoral election, worth keeping in mind that roughly one in seven adult NYC residents are categorically barred from voting. If you're on the fence about turning out, remember that this is a privilege many of your neighbors do not have
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"I think had [the reform] actually been implemented, we would have seen tens of thousands of New Yorkers who have been locked out of participating within civic life really pumped to vote, regardless of the election." Read my dispatch in @boltsmag.org on the failed promise of NYC noncitizen voting
Ahead of Mayor Race, Noncitizen New Yorkers Grapple with a Voting Policy Failure to Launch - Bolts
For a brief moment, it seemed some noncitizen New Yorkers may gain the right to vote locally. But with the law struck down earlier this year, they remain at the margins.
boltsmag.org
October 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
"I think had [the reform] actually been implemented, we would have seen tens of thousands of New Yorkers who have been locked out of participating within civic life really pumped to vote, regardless of the election." Read my dispatch in @boltsmag.org on the failed promise of NYC noncitizen voting
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Rep. Dan Goldman, a relative moderate and staunch Israel supporter who represents some of the most progressive neighborhoods in Brooklyn, has long been a target for the left.
Now City Council Member Alexa Avilés is looking to challenge him. www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...
Now City Council Member Alexa Avilés is looking to challenge him. www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...
Alexa Avilés exploring challenge to Rep. Dan Goldman in NY-10
The DSA-backed City Council member has been talking to allies about potentially challenging the incumbent representative.
www.cityandstateny.com
October 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Rep. Dan Goldman, a relative moderate and staunch Israel supporter who represents some of the most progressive neighborhoods in Brooklyn, has long been a target for the left.
Now City Council Member Alexa Avilés is looking to challenge him. www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...
Now City Council Member Alexa Avilés is looking to challenge him. www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...
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US comedians defend decision to play in Saudi Arabia: ‘They’re paying me enough to look the other way’
US comedians defend decision to play in Saudi Arabia: ‘They’re paying me enough to look the other way’
Usual supporters of free speech are under fire for signing on to Riyadh festival despite the government’s human rights abuses
www.theguardian.com
September 30, 2025 at 3:11 PM
US comedians defend decision to play in Saudi Arabia: ‘They’re paying me enough to look the other way’
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The Big Apple’s $30-billion social safety net amounts to a badly frayed patchwork of systems that still cannot reliably get New Yorkers in psychiatric crisis from subway platforms to hospital beds, a Streetsblog investigation has found.
'Treated and Streeted': How The City's Safety Net Fails Homeless People in the Subway - Streetsblog New York City
The Big Apple’s $30-billion social safety net cannot reliably get a homeless person in psychiatric crisis out of the subway and into a hospital bed, a Streetsblog investigation has found.
buff.ly
September 23, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The Big Apple’s $30-billion social safety net amounts to a badly frayed patchwork of systems that still cannot reliably get New Yorkers in psychiatric crisis from subway platforms to hospital beds, a Streetsblog investigation has found.
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good one to read as more and more polls come out this fall
Polls Didn’t Expect Mamdani’s Win. Will They Be Right in the General?
Recent polls have the Democratic nominee way up over his competitors. Here’s how to smartly read local polling.
www.thecity.nyc
September 16, 2025 at 10:24 PM
good one to read as more and more polls come out this fall
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New York City mayors are limited to serving two terms, 8 years total.
But it Mamdani wins, there’s a very plausible scenario where he gets to actually serve a total of 11 years.
And that reason is on the ballot this fall, so I explained it here: boltsmag.org/new-york-cit...
But it Mamdani wins, there’s a very plausible scenario where he gets to actually serve a total of 11 years.
And that reason is on the ballot this fall, so I explained it here: boltsmag.org/new-york-cit...
To Boost Turnout, Ballot Measure Proposes Moving New York City Elections to Even Years - Bolts
When cities hold their local elections on off years, they tend to see terrible turnout. Many are rescheduling their contests when many more people go to the polls. Will New York be next?
boltsmag.org
September 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
New York City mayors are limited to serving two terms, 8 years total.
But it Mamdani wins, there’s a very plausible scenario where he gets to actually serve a total of 11 years.
And that reason is on the ballot this fall, so I explained it here: boltsmag.org/new-york-cit...
But it Mamdani wins, there’s a very plausible scenario where he gets to actually serve a total of 11 years.
And that reason is on the ballot this fall, so I explained it here: boltsmag.org/new-york-cit...
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“I want to be clear: Andrew Cuomo is a snake and a liar. I am in this race. And I’m the only one who can beat Mamdani,” Adams said.
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
Mayor Eric Adams insists he's not quitting reelection campaign
The New York City mayor has discussed potential jobs in the Trump administration, part of an effort to deny Zohran Mamdani a November victory.
www.politico.com
September 5, 2025 at 10:54 PM
“I want to be clear: Andrew Cuomo is a snake and a liar. I am in this race. And I’m the only one who can beat Mamdani,” Adams said.
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
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BREAKING: Despite public denials earlier today, NYC Mayor Eric Adams has told a small group of friends and advisers that he is seriously considering job opportunities that could prompt him to suspend his re-election campaign, according to people familiar with the conversations.
Adams Considers Dropping Out of Race After Secret Meeting in Florida
www.nytimes.com
September 4, 2025 at 9:43 PM
BREAKING: Despite public denials earlier today, NYC Mayor Eric Adams has told a small group of friends and advisers that he is seriously considering job opportunities that could prompt him to suspend his re-election campaign, according to people familiar with the conversations.
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it’s almost like all the attacks calling Mamdani antisemitic were vapid bad faith bullshit created by politicians with no policy plan other than smashing the “scary muslim” button
Zohran Mamdani scores 17-point lead with Jewish voters in NYC mayoral race
Mamdani's support among Jewish voters comes after accusations from opponents and some community leaders that his criticism of Israel represents antisemitism.
www.newsweek.com
July 30, 2025 at 5:18 PM
it’s almost like all the attacks calling Mamdani antisemitic were vapid bad faith bullshit created by politicians with no policy plan other than smashing the “scary muslim” button
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Yes, working-class New Yorkers are leaving New York City at significantly higher rates than wealthy residents.
nysfocus.com/2025/07/29/a...
nysfocus.com/2025/07/29/a...
Are More Working-Class Residents Leaving New York City Than Wealthy…
Affordability concerns — especially housing and the cost of raising a family — are major drivers of population loss in New York state.
nysfocus.com
July 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Yes, working-class New Yorkers are leaving New York City at significantly higher rates than wealthy residents.
nysfocus.com/2025/07/29/a...
nysfocus.com/2025/07/29/a...
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Probably smart for him to be thinking about this possibility, but truly a tragic sign of our times that he has to: nymag.com/intelligence...
Mamdani’s Campaign ‘Taking Steps’ in Case He Gets Hassled Reentering U.S.
The mayoral candidate will be arriving at JFK airport after a trip to Uganda.
nymag.com
July 29, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Probably smart for him to be thinking about this possibility, but truly a tragic sign of our times that he has to: nymag.com/intelligence...
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Trump admin goes after NYC in new federal suit:
Trump Administration Sues NYC to Upend ‘Sanctuary City’ Protections
Local laws prohibit most cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. A weekend shooting of a customs officer appears to have prompted the federal case.
www.thecity.nyc
July 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Trump admin goes after NYC in new federal suit: