Melanie

planted squarely in the common-sense middle

[Melanie @nycpix]

@branwynne Ditto

[Scourge Bliss 👾 @TheRealScourge]

Why do native New Yorkers don’t like transplants?

Allow me to explain

[Melanie @nycpix]

@AFineBlogger @VickieforNYC With locked empty shelves

[Melanie @nycpix]

@JZiskey Question of the month

[Melanie @nycpix]

I don’t care about parties, I’m 100% policy driven. The fact that NYC voters passed all 5 ballot props can only mean one thing, they didn’t research before voting on them. Because they directly take away power from the community. It’s sad to see so many handed over our power to inept & corrupt politicians.

The @sarithaforny loss hits hard. Overqualified & ready to get to work. Very disappointed in this result.

BUT, not all is doom and gloom. I’m deflated about some results but overall very proud of my fellow Americans. Even those who voted differently than I did. Why? Because this is America & a robust voter turnout is a successful Election Day.

Let’s hope this is a wake up call for the Republican Party. Voters are angry and we need change. Let’s also hope the Democrat Party reigns itself in, and uses their new found power for good. Not extremist chaos, but real checks & balances. Do I think that either political machine is capable or willing to do this? No.

Am I proud of actively engaged American voters (even if I disagree)? Absolutely

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[Melanie @nycpix]

@WallStreetApes The emperor’s new clothes

[Melanie @nycpix]

@ronhanforth @WallStreetApes Complaining about unaffordability.

[🇺🇸 Jason Curtis Anderson @JCAndersonNYC]

This insufferable shmuck just got elected to Congress. For the last two years, Dems have been screaming that the Trump administration are not serious people, then they elected this communist retard. What am I even watching? Just incredible.

[Melanie @nycpix]

@ThundersMcCoy Knowing the family who owns it, I doubt they voted for these policies

[Melanie @nycpix]

Encampment for years outside of a struggling restaurant in Greenwich Village

They pay $20k in rent

Pretty clear to see that this impacts businesses as people cross the street to avoid this encampment. There are five or six regulars who spend their time smoking weed, urinating and defecating

@CB2_Manhattan

[Melanie @nycpix]

@realfullpro A reward I didn’t earn

[Melanie @nycpix]

@sgt_dn I’m sure part of the reason they love dining shanties so much is because they double as homeless shelters

[Melanie @nycpix]

@BergerCuchi @NYPD6Pct They’ve done a good job recently w drug sweeps in the park but those folks move and swiftly return. On any given Saturday you can see the neredowells flooding the park & Macdougal

[Melanie @nycpix]

@aahu_barah You couldn’t possibly be more wrong. Bleecker Street has well established encampments & open drug use

I see them on a daily basis, and know many of them by name

The trains are mobile shelters

But by your logic, if they’re in Times Square, nothing to worry about?

[Chris Tague @ChrisTague51]

Happy 251st Birthday to the @USMC! 🇺🇸

Today, we honor the brave men and women who have worn the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor and answered the call to defend our great nation. Thank you for your service, your sacrifice, and your unwavering commitment to our freedom. God bless our Marines! #SemperFi

[Melanie @nycpix]

@apply_resist @wildfreakouts And then claim dating is so hard

[Melanie @nycpix]

@EricsRambles And then need to be held accountable for exploding bicycle batteries

[Melanie @nycpix]

Saw a delivery guy get his bike stolen in the middle of picking up a food order. He was devastated

I helped share some security footage & spoke w cops for him

While I hate these apps, I still feel compassion for the drivers that rely on them. I wish it was regulated. I also wish a bike unlocked for 2 mins didn’t stolen in our city.

The good news? The cops found it uptown & returned to him! He came by my business to thank me and show he got it back

[Melanie @nycpix]

@Hawthorne_Ghost I remember seeing your post. I treated the guy to dinner last night. Small things, hopefully have a big impact

[Melanie @nycpix]

That’s sweet. But just trying to be a good human

Seeing this grown man in tears was terrible

The cop said that apparently they dump a bunch of bikes in Central Park when they steal them

I messaged the cop that took the report to tell him that the bike was located. He was also shocked

[JQ LLC @ImpunityCity]

@NYC_DOT E-scooter Cesspool Pilot report

The DOT and @transalt donors @limebike @veomobility are using the abundance doctrine to get more people to drive e-scooters in the DJQ/Jamaica and it's messing up a real estate business that's been on that corner for years

This e-scooter landfill is also an ableist message to the elderly and handicapped that they are no longer wanted in this gentrying town of tower hyperdevelopment.

The ironic thing about this e-micromobility oversaturation policy is how it's designed to bring down car dependence but more people are driving than ever before and all these towers have big garages where these corporate e-scooter share providers can easily rent space to store these in without obstructing pedestrian egress. Which is even worse with the ebike designed limegliders DOT commissioner Mewling Mike Flynn has permitted to be driven on the streets that are still in hazardous condition in eastern Queens

This is a massive scandal as much as it is a massive mess and this pilot must end now. And if the scooter community doesn't like it they can take the dozens of buses that go through here every day that is causing more traffic congestion

[Melanie @nycpix]

@MVZaGoGo ❤️❤️❤️