Wednesday's Weather Rating: 1/10
Oh hell no. High temperatures reach the upper 90s this afternoon with rising dew points bringing real-feel temperatures over 100° F. Wildfire smoke moves in later today resulting in horrid air quality and visibility. The vibes have left us.
Breathing in hefty lungfuls of smoke as I get explosive diarrhea from salad, the sky turns apocalyptic orange while oil companies drill in protected lands, screwworms are eating cattle alive and the president just paid $6 million for rape. And I’m also able to bet on all of it!
You have to be from NY to fully appreciate how absurd this is. Just think of the poor bastard going to the LIRR during a 102 degree day on a holiday weekend just trying to survive and make his/her train to get home dealing with this pure nonsense. Brutal.
This morning I was struck from behind by an illegal motorbike while running on the pedestrian path of the Williamsburg Bridge. The rider crashed into me, looked right at me, got back on, and fled.
I'll recover. The next person might not.
I looked for police for 30 minutes, then called 911 at 8:34am. NYPD arrived 76 minutes later and said they couldn't file a report because the bridge "wasn't their precinct." Then they left.
Two weeks ago, two people were killed almost exactly this way on the Queensboro Bridge - an illegal high-speed scooter on a path never built for motor vehicles. Every rush hour, thousands of us walk and run these bridges assuming we're safe from motorbikes. We're not, and no one will own the problem.
It's fixable: regular bridge enforcement, dedicated patrols, and automated camera enforcement.
@ZohranKMamdani@NYC_DOT@NYPDnews - will your administration act before someone doesn't get to walk away?
@StreetsblogNYC@TransAlt@Gothamist
I don’t like the new subway car displays telling you which car/ side of the station you are closest to. Eliminates the knowledge gap between ball knowers and non-ball knowers
Today marks Nakba Day, an annual day of remembrance to commemorate the expulsion of more than 700,000 Palestinians between 1947 and 1949 during the creation of the State of Israel and the year that followed.
Inea is a New Yorker and a Nakba survivor. She shared her story with us — one of home, tradition and memory over generations.
Who is choosing to get an infant car seat?
I’m thinking of skipping it. My husband & I are both safe drivers. I don’t actually know anybody who has gotten into a crash with their baby in the car. Most accidents seem like minor fender benders anyway. We want to avoid container baby syndrome so the whole thing seems unnecessary.
This is how every anti-vax post sounds to me..