Virginia K. Smith

co-founder @theNY_Groove, digital editor @marketplace, proud member @mplaceunion @sagaftra (also: @wgaeast and @gmgunion forever)

[Virginia K. Smith @vksmith]

I'm not nuking my account (yet) but I sincerely just hate being on here and would like to spend less time generating data and shareholder value for the absolute worst people alive — you can find me on @vksmith.bsky.social or just like email me idk!!

[The New York Groove @TheNY_Groove]

hey gang, we're officially closing up shop on this wasteland. come follow us over on Bluesky: https://t.co/BOEvx8d7im

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see you around the rest of the internet, and more importantly, see you around the city 👋

[Jake Offenhartz @jangelooff]

Need an oral history on how this got made

[Virginia K. Smith @vksmith]

@DaveCoIon Dave has now informed me "it was a City Council president, not a mayor who got the flag and seal changed," time to read the blog again!!

[Virginia K. Smith @vksmith]

really loved this week's blog from @DaveCoIon about the long-running confusion over New York's founding (complicated in part by a past mayor who changed the date in order to spite the British) https://t.co/n0sM0m5myR

[Virginia K. Smith @vksmith]

@yatinbrooklyn Emeril would be proud

[The New York Groove @TheNY_Groove]

New York Groove parties: Making your horrendous suffering almost worth it

[Northeast Regional Nancy @NRNancy_]

nothing gets me in the Christmas spirit more than generating shareholder value from my childhood bedroom

[Virginia K. Smith @vksmith]

@yatinbrooklyn Kateholio

[Bobby Wagner @bwags]

“grok is now free for everyone” yeah man, so are those mixtapes people hand out on the street

[Virginia K. Smith @vksmith]

@spiderplant_s john waters coded incident

[Virginia K. Smith @vksmith]

must be said that this morning the national NPR correspondent mispronounced "Mangione" but the local WNYC anchor of course nailed it

[Patty 𓆦 @minasdemon]

Don is such a diva…… he didn’t have to gag her like that

[Virginia K. Smith @vksmith]

@sylvia_nyc please the best takes are always in the gc, I am honestly trying to guarantee a better bluesky experience for myself lol 🤡

[Virginia K. Smith @vksmith]

@sylvia_nyc the sickos on bluesky would love your posts I am obilgated to say again

[Virginia K. Smith @vksmith]

@rick_paulas @gertsofficial somebody pitched me to cover this guy's "potential jail time" a while ago and without even really kicking the tires I decided it was self-evident bullshit and kept it moving..... feelin smug right now I'll tell you that much!

[Virginia K. Smith @vksmith]

@spiderplant_s wait this is the Chopt mall right

[Virginia K. Smith @vksmith]

@muttgomery @alex_shephard found billy crystal jazz man's alt

[Virginia K. Smith @vksmith]

@emily_lip @offbeatorbit Prob 2.5 totals hours of sleep over here