Ben Varquez

Running things @YMCTweets + @whistledotwork.

Biker and urbanist in DC.

[Ben Varquez @benvarquez]

@dcfireems your team just helped a man who passed out on the steps of our building at 436 M St NW. But they left the place a mess.

[Ben Varquez @benvarquez]

@DCDPR begging you to have the scan check-in functional at Banneker pool. It takes SO long to get into on weekends and holidays. Over 30 minute wait with an incredibly slow moving line.

[Caity Weaver @caityweaver]

When I found out how much it costs to make a penny (3.07 cents), I lost my mind. Spent months investigating it. @NYTMag told me I could write 7,000 words on this. I countered with a 19,000 word draft. We compromised & published 7,000 words. Here they are: https://t.co/VUaJJ07Ts0

[Ben Varquez @benvarquez]

@Delta I've been trying to cancel my reservation for days and your website and app are all broken. Please help!

[Ben Varquez @benvarquez]

@DCDPR @CMZParker5 @trayonwhite @VinceGrayWard7 @BrianneKNadeau @thefreedc @SteadParkDC splash pad is broken

[Ben Varquez @benvarquez]

@ANCJosh @PoPville Thanks for being so responsive! Also the staff at Banneker were all very nice and cheerful today. The staffing/kid pool thing was just very confusing.

[Ben Varquez @benvarquez]

@ANCJosh @PoPville We ended up getting pretty vocal because they had 7 lifeguards, 4 of which were sitting around on their phones, and they opened it at 11:15

[Ben Varquez @benvarquez]

@ANCJosh @PoPville Hey Josh - Following up here that Banneker isn't opening the kid pool until 1pm. Tons of angry parents here that will need to leave by then for kid lunch and nap time.

[Ben Varquez @benvarquez]

@ANCJosh @jem27 @PoPville Devastating news 😭😭. How do we lobby to get DC Health to change guidance? Is there a mechanism for review/intervention?

[Ben Varquez @benvarquez]

@311DCgov can we get parking enforcement (now, and every day) AND bike lane flex post repairs on the 1200 block of 9th St. NW? Literally, every day, these lanes are obstructed and trucks have destroyed half the protective posts. Absolutely worthless. cc/ @WABADC

[Ben Varquez @benvarquez]

@DOEE_DC Is this really happening? Nobody could find you last weekend at Banneker.

[Ben Varquez @benvarquez]

@DOEE_DC Are you ever going to reply about this event? cc: @DCDPW

[Ben Varquez @benvarquez]

@MarkStilp @DOEE_DC We tried to visit at 10:30am and couldn't find the truck anywhere on the surrounding blocks. A good waste of our time on a Saturday morning.

[Ben Varquez @benvarquez]

@DCDPW did you move the electronics recycling event today?

[Ben Varquez @benvarquez]

@ANCJosh @PoPville Amazing, thanks Josh! Anything we can do to support having the child pool open before lunchtime? Lots of families would love to get use out of it at opening time, but the last two years it's barely ever opened before 11:30/noon

[Ben Varquez @benvarquez]

@PoPville @ANCJosh Any update on the Banneker diving board for this summer?

[Andy Boenau @Boenau]

"We've got to get the coffee shops, the barber shops, the law firms back into residential neighborhoods"

At the risk of liking a politician, watch this.

[Aja Drain @aja_drain]

Unlock the @DCist site. Employees have been blindsided, let them have their work. Let the public have that work. It doesn't cost a dime to unlock it. #unlockDCist

[Ben Varquez @benvarquez]

@311DCgov need a cleanup of blood? at Garrison Elementary playground.

[Ben Varquez @benvarquez]

@mjciampa @LinkedIn Also, word of advice, if they automatically calculate your refund, check it against what you actually paid. They tried to short my company almost $1,600. The rep I chatted with was super helpful and fixed it.

[Ben Varquez @benvarquez]

@mjciampa @LinkedIn 3x as much for the same product. Such BS. Seems like the contract is only enforceable if they want to enforce it on you.