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[Science girl @sciencegirl]

The will to survive despite all odds

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@ABC That lady moved fast!

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@savage_acro @KennyBurgosNY Did she have cats? I realize it got untenable but I can’t imagine where this person would go live.

[Nicole Rosenthal @ByNRosenthal]

INBOX: The NYC Bar Association is renewing its call urging @RepMcClinton to ban live pigeon shoots in PA, citing the supply chain’s “direct impact on New York City communities.”

[Central Park @CentralParkNYC]

Immortalizing an icon of Central Park! ❤️ 🐿️

Inspired by the High Line’s larger-than-life pigeon artwork “Dinosaur,” we’re pleased to unveil Central Park’s newest artwork, depicting our most beloved creature: the Eastern gray squirrel.

[Village Preservation (GVSHP) @GVSHP]

Great turnout at the rally today to save the Tony Dapolito Rec Center! Thank you @SommerOmar1 @villagedems @DIDNYC @GrandStreetDems @CB2_Manhattan + all other cosponsors, supporters and participants.

Go to https://t.co/DWzNrsLaj9 to tell @NYCMayor + city officials repair now!

[Andrew Weprin @AndyWeprin]

@1MyOnlyAccount @TheScoopNewYork @theestallion @NYCACC @nycHealthy @NYCMayor Many people assume @NYCACC is a No Kill shelter. Why? B’cuz they cannot believe that in this day & age, in the richest & supposedly most progressive city in the world, the local pound is still murdering adoptable dogs & cats by the thousands every yr! It’s literally unbelievable!

[em @emilyagain]

If you are looking for a new NYC restaurant to support, Ali Dogan owns Ali Baba Turkish restaurant at 224 E 53rd and kept his doors open to EVERYONE when it was below freezing out and constantly feeds his neighbors. A true 👑, man of the community and kindhearted New Yorker.

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@MMF54 @craigcartonlive @Mets What is ti?

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@PhaedraXTeddy Why?

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Amazing.

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@Comfortably_ill @MermaidNJ918 @BrianEntin It’s true.

[Village Preservation (GVSHP) @GVSHP]

#OnThisDay in 1911, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire occurred in our neighborhood. Now every year, New Yorkers gather to honor the 146 victims. Discover how this tragedy shaped labor rights, and how it’s commemorated more than a century later: https://t.co/MZJzWjL2gP

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@depressionlesss So heartbreaking. At least come back with some food. Where is this?

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@DavidSchwartz70 Don’t like how the people flanking him are laughing so hard. What he’s saying is legitimate. We’ve lost too many of our interesting people, our characters, and without that, NYC is not that interesting.

[East Village @EastVillageNY]

Today’s the 115th anniversary of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, which killed 146 immigrants, mostly young women, because the exits were locked. Volunteers remember the victims by chalking their names outside their homes across the city

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@ABC7 He's so heartbreakingly cute. It's so interesting how Punch brings something out in people and is so relatable.

[The Husky @Mr_Husky1]

Police in Central Park thought they were hunting down a skilled pickpocket after multiple visitors reported their phones mysteriously disappearing without anyone noticing a thing.

But while officers were questioning people in the park, a raccoon suddenly ran up, grabbed a phone, and exposed itself as the real thief. After chasing it through the trees, police found a hidden stash of stolen phones tucked away in a raccoon’s hiding spot.

They later announced that anyone missing a phone in Central Park could check with the station to claim it.

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@StaceyDelilah @BrianEntin That's very sweet. Bittersweet now.

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

The war in Iran has already cost $22.8 billion.

For $22.8 billion, we could:

• Provide Medicaid to 6.8 million kids
• Build 2.6 million public housing units
• Fund Head Start for 1.3 million
• Hire 240,000 teachers
• Cancel $20,000 in student debt for 1 million borrowers