Ed Pollio

Less Talk More Action. 5050 Skatepark Staten Island New York City

[Ed Pollio @edpollio]

Check out these amazing behind the scenes photos from Eric Isaksen. He was a NYC EMT.

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https://t.co/pRpYyztEhT 2025 NYC Ferry Network Optimization | NYCEDC

[Ed Pollio @edpollio]

I was apart of many meetings for the fast ferry service. Way before in actually happened. I am happy it came to reality. Now we must improve it. My step fathers dad. (Aka my grandfather) was a ferry captain and drove the ferry from staten to Brooklyn. Lets bring in back!

[Ed Pollio @edpollio]

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[Reza Chowdhury @RezaC1]

WHY PEOPLE HAVE NO FAITH IN THE GOVERNMENT’S ABILITY TO DO INFRASTRUCTURE IN NEW YORK

The current construction disaster on the Van Wyck Expressway has been dragging on since 2007 - nearly two decades of bungled phases, blown deadlines, ballooning costs, and daily traffic misery.

For context: the entire highway was originally built in just three to four years, between 1950 and 1954 - without today’s technology, without armies of consultants, and without billion-dollar burn pits disguised as “budgets.”

We’ve gone from building highways in four years to endlessly “upgrading” them for twenty, all while delivering less and costing more. That’s why nobody trusts this government to get anything done.

The expressway was supposed to improve access to the airport. Now it’s just a permanent construction site named after Robert Anderson Van Wyck, the first mayor of the consolidated New York City.

[Ed Pollio @edpollio]

Sometimes you gotta get out the way, before you get pushed out the way

[Ed Pollio @edpollio]

WhaT the fuck is a ferry hawk? It should be the Killa Bees!

[Ed Pollio @edpollio]

@siadvance He will ruin New York even more than it is now. Please New Yorkers do not elect him. He is corrupt as corrupt can be.

[Ed Pollio @edpollio]

@RezaC1 I miss the older New York

[Ed Pollio @edpollio]

Looks like @CoryBooker is the next democratic presidential candidate.

[Ed Pollio @edpollio]

It’s not what you did, but what you do?

[Ed Pollio @edpollio]

Small example of the corruption we have built here in America. This has to change.

[George @BehizyTweets]

Thomas Massie just exposed a tactic lobbyists use to control Congress.

"A lobbyist can't buy me food, but I can go to launch, pick up the tab, and the lobbyist can write me a $5,000 check to my campaign, and then my campaign can pay for the food."

"The lobbyists, when they give you money, ostensibly they're not giving you their money. They're not even giving you their corporation's money. They are giving you money from employees of that corporation who have pooled their money into a club or a group. And they've been persuaded maybe by their management that they should give a little back to this because their job would be more secure if they supported their lobbying efforts in D.C."

I can't even pretend to be surprised anymore. Congress is the den of liars and thieves.

[Ed Pollio @edpollio]

There is a war at home here in American and we are losing.

[Councilwoman Vickie Paladino @CMvpaladino]

Myself and my @NYCCCommonSense colleagues introduced legislation on Thursday to STOP the mandatory composting program. ❌🚮

[New York Post Metro @nypmetro]

Trendy West Village eatery blames congestion pricing for impending closure: 'We're just open to pay bills' https://t.co/swBfILlf0a

[Reza Chowdhury @RezaC1]

THE ORIGINAL FRAMERS OF THE NYC SUBWAY WOULD ROLL OVER IN THEIR GRAVES IF THEY KNEW THE LEVEL OF FECAL/URINE MATTER AND BIOHAZARDS COMMONPLACE IN THE PRESENT DAY SUBTERRANEAN NETWORK OF HORROR

Did you know what became known as "subway tiles" were selected specifically because of their cleanliness?

The glazed ceramic surface of subway tiles was easy to clean, an important consideration for a public transportation system in a densely populated city.

In the early 1900s when the NYC subway was being designed, public health concerns were at their peak. The city had experienced numerous public health crises in the late 19th century, including cholera and tuberculosis outbreaks. There was a growing understanding of germ theory, and the consensus thinking of the era emphasized sanitation in public spaces.

Public Perception and Policy

The architects and planners understood that public perception of cleanliness would be crucial for the subway's acceptance and success.

The gleaming white tiles provided:

Psychological Comfort: Passengers felt reassured by visibly clean surroundings in what could otherwise be perceived as a dark, underground space.

Public Health Messaging: The visible commitment to hygiene aligned with public health campaigns of the era, implicitly communicating that the transit authority prioritized passenger wellbeing.

Civic Pride: The pristine stations reflected the city's aspirations to modern, sanitary infrastructure and world-class public services.

THE CONTRAST WITH TODAY'S BIOLOGICAL CESSPOOL COULDN'T BE MORE SHOCKING

[Ed Pollio @edpollio]

It’s not left or right. It’s right and wrong… @CoryBooker

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@TMZ Legend

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@crosstown_line No Cash Bail Cuomo. No way!