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[ᴄʜʀɪs 🐳 @chrisstIawrence]

shoutout to @SloopClearwater for getting escorted out of today’s tall ship parade in new york harbor for hanging this banner from her sail 👀

[Wu Tang is for the Children @WUTangKids]

Tall ships rocking in NYC harbor yesterday when the storm rolled through the city

[Mitchell Miller @mmillerwtop]

A group of masked men gathered at Union Station today and called for reclaiming the country and getting rid of immigrants. Some held Confederate flags. They have been marching across Capitol Hill.

[matt bernstein @mattxiv]

pride month 2 is here. straggots to the back

[Abby Stein - 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤂𐤉𐤋 𐤇𐤅𐤄 𐤔𐤈𐤉𐤉𐤍 @AbbyChavaStein]

This should never happen for a private event.

No one private citizen, no matter how wealthy, famous, and/or popular, should have the power to shut down this much of a city for a private event.

Billionaires are a policy failure, tax the rich. All the rich.

[NYC-DSA Ecosocialists 🌹 @NYCDSA_Ecosoc]

ConEd outage map right now.

This is what happens when corporations run our essential infrastructure for their own profit, not the public good.

There’s another way: PUBLIC POWER. ⚡️

[The Nation @thenation]

DSA-backed Wisconsin State Representative Francesca Hong is running for governor—and she could win.
https://t.co/HQg1z8D6Mv

[TotalBlamBlam @TotalBlam_Blam]

@JP_OTG @MTA In this heat 🥵 dangerous

[Mark D. Levine @MarkLevineNYC]

At the worst possible moment, the brand new Champlain-Hudson power line bringing hydro power from Quebec to NYC has shut off.

That means we are running now on overwhelmingly carbon-emitting, expensive sources. Reminder of how far away we are from the resilient green grid we need.

[Governor Kathy Hochul @GovKathyHochul]

New York’s electric grid is under heavy strain as this heat wave drives up energy demand.

We’re asking New Yorkers to voluntarily conserve power by setting your A/C between 75–78°, avoiding unnecessary appliance use, and turning off lights and electronics when they’re not needed.

These small steps can help prevent outages, keep the power on, and protect the most vulnerable members of our communities.

My team is coordinating with Con Edison, NYISO, and New York City leaders to reduce demand across the grid.

[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

New York ISO just issued an early warning that we must alleviate the strain on our energy grid statewide.

Please do your part in keeping our power on by:

•Setting your AC to 78 degrees.

•Turning off lights and unplugging electronics you’re not using. 

•Waiting until early morning or late at night to run appliances like dishwashers or laundry machines.

During a historic heatwave, AC will save lives — but only if we keep the grid stable enough for it to stay on.

[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

As temperatures continue to rise across our city, protecting older New Yorkers is one of our highest priorities. I spent this morning at the Carter Burden Covello Older Adult Center communing with older New Yorkers and sharing simple ways to stay safe during this dangerous heat wave.

It was a powerful reminder that cooling centers aren't just places to escape the heat — they're places where New Yorkers can come together, stay safe, and look out for one another during dangerous weather.

As this heat wave continues, let's make sure older New Yorkers have the support they need to stay safe. If you or someone around you is experiencing trouble breathing, a rapid heartbeat, dizziness, nausea, confusion, or other signs of heat illness, call 911 immediately.

Staying cool saves lives. Cooling centers are open across the five boroughs.

Find one near you at https://t.co/Iqa7gXBq7R.

[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

New York: it's hot out there, and the power grid is working overtime to keep us cool.

Set your AC to 78 degrees, turn off lights/electronics you're not using, and unplug what you can.

Our City is doing its part too: maintaining the 78 degrees rule in our buildings, dimming/turning off our lights during peak electricity demand, asking private partners to do the same, and powering down non-essential equipment.

A stable grid means the AC stays on, and lives are saved. Let's ease demand — and get through the heat — together.

[Jabari Brisport @JabariBrisport]

I won Brownsville. Join DSA.

[Dr. Mia Brett @QueenMab87]

1790 if the baby isn’t Black or Indigenous. 1868 for everyone except Indigenous people. 1925 for everyone

[TotalBlamBlam @TotalBlam_Blam]

@CMDMCarr I think you may be confusing foot patrol with 1 billion $ in overtime last year

[Hercules #4 @JoeFlyy]

@cr_crouch @HistoryBoomer Yes it is. It’s called a Major Capital Improvement which rent stabilized tenants split the cost of. This guy doesn’t know what he’s talking about.

[Val for Nevada 🌹🇵🇸 @ValforNevada]

Landlords threatening tenants with poor habitability as punishment for winning a rent freeze is just more evidence that we need stronger habitability laws too

[Talia Jane @taliaotg]

BREAKING: On the 39th anniversary of the founding of @actupny, protestors have shut down traffic outside Grand Central demanding “Money for AIDS and healthcare, not for ICE and warfare.”

[Talia Jane @taliaotg]

BIG update + good news following email ending volunteers to Jail & Prison Services: NYPL affirms JPS will continue with *same* number of volunteers, just from central NYPL, not branches.

Per source, internal email which provoked the uproar among librarians should have never gone out.

NYPL spox Melissa Grace: “NYPL is committed to its Jail & Prison Services Department, which remains fully staffed and is continuing to offer our patrons who are incarcerated the high level of library services they deserve.”