Alex Chohlas-Wood @alexchohlaswood.com Assistant professor at NYU interested in computational public policy and the criminal justice system. Co-direct @comppolicylab.bsky.social.📍NYC 🏳️🌈 alexchohlaswood.com
Catherina Gioino @catgioino.bsky.social Journalist who ran for office and biked city streets for startups. News editor at Fortune. Previously covered the Trump hush money trial at Rolling Stone, runner for the NY Daily News and breaking news at MSNBC, NY1 etc. Policy and biz dev at Oonee and Veo
SUNY UFS President Bruce Simon @sunyufspresident.bsky.social The official account of the President of the SUNY University Faculty Senate, SUNY Fredonia Associate Professor of English Bruce Simon, 7/1/2025-6/30/2027. Fund, price, staff, and govern higher ed as the indispensable public good it is. #PublicGoodU #MADC
Mike Gavin @michaelhgavin.bsky.social President and CEO, Alliance for Higher Education, author of The New White Nationalism in Politics and Higher Education, Founder, Education for All. Cubs. allianceforhighered.org
Richard Fife @richiefife.bsky.social New York public relations and political strategist advising campaigns, corporations and causes
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov Fighting every day to deliver a city that working New Yorkers can actually afford. Mayor of New York City.
Emma Gallegos @emmagallegos.bsky.social Reporter at EdSource, sewer of clothes, vice chair of @edsourceguild.bsky.social
I share serious journalism and unserious opinions on here
She/her
Josh Moody @byjoshmoody.bsky.social Journalist. Covering money & management @insidehighered.com. Nebraskan in DC. 🌽
Anna Bryson @annabryson.bsky.social State politics & education reporter @richmond.com
Minding my own business. Kidding! abryson@timesdispatch.com
Jacqueline Rabe Thomas @jrabethomas.bsky.social Now: Investigative reporter at Hearst CT Media.
Then: CT Mirror & WNPR.
Forever: education & housing reporter. Fan of long interviews, caffeine & tips.
https://www.ctinsider.com/author/jacqueline-rabe-thomas/
Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social Senior reporter @theintercept.com
Words: @nytimes.com @harpers.bsky.social @latimes.com @rollingstone.com @yahoonews.com @teenvogue.com @vicenews.bsky.social
Leak documents to me at: nick.turse@theintercept.com
Or on Signal: nickturse.01
Sophie Hamlin @sophiehamlin.bsky.social deputy press secretary @newyorkstateag.bsky.social
Center for Family Representation @center4famrep.bsky.social CFR provides free legal & social work services to enable children to live with their parents safely.
Lily Altavena @lilyalta.bsky.social National K-12 education reporter, Chalkbeat
Thomas St. Hilaire @thomassthilaire.bsky.social Comms & advocacy @ Educators for Excellence. Extrovert from a large family. Spotify enthusiast. Optimistic Philly sports fan. Syracuse alum.
📍HBG ➡️ NYC ➡️ PHL
Class Size Matters @classsizematters.bsky.social We are a non-profit, non-partisan clearinghouse for information on class size and the proven benefits of smaller classes in NYC.
New York, NY
classsizematters.org
CUIMC Stands Up @cuimcstandsup.bsky.social Grassroots group of Columbia University Irving Medical Center affiliates standing up for patients, research, students, academic freedom, and science everywhere.
Views ours only, not Columbia’s, although we wish they were!
https://www.cuimcstandsup.org
Families for Change NYC @familiesforchange.bsky.social NYC public school parents: give us a follow!
Familiesforchangenyc.org
Fighting for inclusive, equitable and honest public education in NYC.
A Better Contract - UFT Members @abettercontract.bsky.social We are a member-driven movement committed to a better UFT contract.
Committed to fight for better pay, healthcare, pension/retiree benefits & working conditions. — http://abettercontract.org
Joe Hong @joehong.bsky.social Investigative data reporter for WNYC and Gothamist
http://joehong.work
Lawyers For Children @lawyersforchildren.bsky.social Protecting rights. Changing lives. www.lawyersforchildren.org
Kaitlyn O’Hagan @kaitlynohagan.bsky.social Sr. Analyst at NYC IBO. Formerly: education research at NYU Wagner, education & capital budget at NYC Council. CUNY grad. #Insulin4All
Tim Balk @timbalk.bsky.social newspaper reporter. tim.balk@nytimes.com
jon ben-menachem @jbenmenachem.com criminalization, abolition, labor, politics, journalism—social science theory & methods too. sociologist.
https://jbenmenachem.com/
Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social Media nerd. CNN chief media analyst. INSIDE THE HIVE podcast host. Author of "Network of Lies," "Hoax," and "Top of the Morning." Former Shorenstein fellow, NYT reporter and blogger.
Ushma Neill @ushmaneill.bsky.social NYC. Higher Ed Administrator.
@magegordon.bsky.social @magegordon.bsky.social 
Jordan Feigenbaum (he/him), Member of CEC13 @jordanforcec13.bsky.social Dad to an NYC public school kid, Member of CEC13 in Brooklyn. Believe in fully funded equitable schools & the Mets. All statements are mine & don’t represent anyone else. Reposts do not equal endorsements.
Julia Rock @juliarock.bsky.social Due Diligence reporter at the Financial Times
julia.rock@ft.com
Chapin Hall @chapinhall.bsky.social We are a research and policy center focused on children, youth, and families exposed to hardships that stem from poverty and housing instability. Our experts create sustainable solutions to support family well-being.
https://www.chapinhall.org/ 
New York Appleseed @newyorkappleseed.bsky.social New York Appleseed is a nonprofit organization that advocates for integrated schools and communities across New York City and the State.
www.nyappleseed.org
YAFFED @yaffedorg.bsky.social Committed to improving education in Haredi & Hasidic yeshivas in New York.
Every child has the right to a sound, basic education.
www.yaffed.org
Trish Deitch @trishdeitch.bsky.social Deputy editor at Variety. New Yorker magazine diaspora. Writer. Mama. All my views are my own, and are unrelated to my work.
Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social investigative reporter covering immigration, labor and more for @propublica.org
signal: nicolefoy.27
Jennifer Smith Richards @jsmithrichards.bsky.social Investigations in the Midwest at ProPublica. Past: Chicago Tribune by way of OH/GA/NY/WV. Enthusiastic about FOIA + data. Tell me everything.
Ziva Branstetter @zivabranstetter.bsky.social Pulitzer Prize winner (2025) & finalist (2015). Editing roles @propublica.org, @washingtonpost.com, @Revealnews.org, @Tulsaworld.com. Proud co-founder of @readfrontier.bsky.social. Native Arkansan. Now an Okie. Let’s go OKC Thunder!
Eliza Fawcett @elizafawcett.bsky.social reporter
Sahalie Donaldson @sahalied.bsky.social NYC political reporter w/ City & State • The reluctant early bird behind First Read • She/her
Just another writer in love with the moon 🌖
Matt Krupnick @mattkrupnick.bsky.social Journalist, Chicago resident and occasional TV extra. Signal: Krupnick.76
JP O’Hare @jpohare1.bsky.social The Post has described me as NYSED’s chief flack.
@jordantbloom.bsky.social @jordantbloom.bsky.social 
Rob Clarick @robclarick.bsky.social Dobbs Ferry, The Bronx, etc.
Pediatrics, Baseball and Basketball,
History and Politics
Don Carlisto @dcarlisto.bsky.social I had more followers on the bird thing…
Northern NYer, etc.
David Bamberger @debamberger.bsky.social Attorney at law. Concerned American.
Alliance for Quality Education @aqeny.bsky.social New York State’s leading community-based organization in the fight for adequate public school funding and educational justice.
Naomi Peña @naomipena.bsky.social NYCHA & LES raised. mom to 4 #dyslexic kids; Co-founder & Director @literacyacadnyc.bsky.social 
Citizens Union @citizensunionny.bsky.social Democracy is our business.
https://citizensunion.org/subscribe
United Neighborhood Houses @unhny.bsky.social United Neighborhood Houses is a policy and social change organization representing neighborhood #SettlementHouses reaching 800K New Yorkers.
The New Yorker @newyorker.com Unparalleled reporting and commentary on politics and culture, plus humor and cartoons, fiction and poetry. Get our Daily newsletter: http://nyer.cm/gtI6pVM
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@mamapodo.bsky.social @mamapodo.bsky.social 
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social Mondays at 9pmET on MS NOW
MaddowBlog.com
Antonio Reynoso @bkbpreynoso.bsky.social Proudly serving as Brooklyn’s 20th Borough President.
SchoolHouse Connection @schoolhouseconn.bsky.social National non-profit overcoming #homelessness through early care and education. 📣 Join our SHC community on Slack! ➡️ https://bit.ly/SHC-slack ⬅️ Our Leader: @duffieldbarbara.bsky.social
NewsGuild of New York @newsguildny.bsky.social The union for media workers including at The New York Times. Reuters, Condé Nast and many more. 
Bank Street College of Education @bankstreet.edu Bank Street College prepares teachers and school leaders, provides education and support for children from infancy through high school, and conducts research to advance high-quality practice and policy across the field.
New York, NY | bankstreet.edu
Jen Jennings @jenjennings.bsky.social All things K-12 education policy. Professor @PrincetonSPIA & Sociology; Director, Education Research Section.
New York Transit Museum @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social Telling the stories of New York’s public transportation and the people who make it possible.
nytransitmuseum.org
Sarah Brown @brownepoints.bsky.social News editor, The Chronicle of Higher Education. Marathon runner, horse girl, fantasy baseball amateur, UNC alum.
Brooklyn Defenders @bklyndefender.bsky.social A public defense office that provides outstanding representation to people facing loss of freedom, family separation, & other serious legal harms. http://www.linktr.ee/bklyndefender
Liz Bowie @lizbowie.bsky.social Education reporter for The Baltimore Banner, a nonprofit news organization. 
Marina Villeneuve @reportermarina.bsky.social Investigative reporter covering inequity @hechingerreport.org
- Board member @ire-nicar.bsky.social
- Treasurer NAHJ New England
- Past lives @apnews.com @salonnewsroom.bsky.social
🇨🇴 adoptee, working on book about decline of international adoption
MindShift at KQED @mindshift-kqed.bsky.social The website, podcast and email newsletter about the future of learning and how we raise our kids. KQED is the NPR/PBS member station serving the San Francisco Bay Area. https://www.kqed.org/mindshift 
Dawn J. Post @dawnjpostesq.bsky.social Attorney/Reformer/Instructor - children’s rights, foster care, TTI, broken adoptions - www.dawnjpost.com & www.themisyouthlawadvocacy.org
Ben Thomases @benthomases.bsky.social Settlement House Executive Director
Former NYC Food Policy Coordinator
New York Jew
Posts are my own.
Jeff Coltin @jccoltin.bsky.social Editor-in-chief of City & State NY.
🌵➡️🗽 Used to be at Politico.
Holly Pretsky @hollypret.bsky.social Editor @hellgatenyc.com
Steven Vago @stevenvago.bsky.social Reporter at The New York Post
Sophia Chang @bysophiachang.bsky.social NYC writer - previously from the realms of public media and metro journalism, currently in the world of urban planning and social impact.
dell cameron @dell.bsky.social Sr. writer @wired.com:
Surveillance & coptech
Signal: dell.3030
Steven Romalewski @sromalewski.bsky.social Director, CUNY Mapping Service at the Center for Urban Research, CUNY Graduate Center. More here: https://www.gc.cuny.edu/people/steven-romalewski Some posts are work-related, some are personal.
Photo credit: Alex Irklievski
Sophia Lebowitz @sophlebo.bsky.social Reporter @ Streetsblog NYC
Email: sophia@streetsblog.org, Signal: sophialebowitz.14
I also make documentaries: https://www.sophialebowitz.com/film
@billbramhall.bsky.social @billbramhall.bsky.social Editorial cartoonist at New York Daily News
David F Brand @davidfbrand.bsky.social I’m a reporter covering housing for @wnyc.org and @gothamist.com | In a previous career, I was a licensed social worker
Reuven Blau @reuvenblau.bsky.social Senior Reporter @ The City Reporter. Co-author: "Rikers: An Oral History." Denver native.
Emmanuel Felton @efelton.bsky.social New Orleans native now living in New York and working as the race and ethnicity reporter at @washingtonpost.com, I’m also writing The Search for Black Mecca for Harper Collins. Proud alum of BuzzFeed News and @hechingerreport.org
Sammy Sussman @sammysussman.bsky.social Investigative reporter | @nyc.streetsblog.org, @nytimes.com 2025 Local Investigations, bylines in @nysfocus.com, @nymag.com, @wired.com, etc.
Signal: @sammysussman.01 and Email: sammybsussman2@gmail.com
@maxwellcyoung.bsky.social @maxwellcyoung.bsky.social 
Rebecca Bailin @rebeccabailin.bsky.social Executive Director and co-founder : New Yorkers United for Child Care
@ny4childcare.bsky.social
United4childcare.org
@stevensnyder.bsky.social @stevensnyder.bsky.social 
kyle @kpierre.bsky.social New York City public school teacher, front-end web developer, lead @ euphoria labs, election and political nerd. Opinions are my own. 
Yoav Gonen @yoavgonen.bsky.social Communications Director for City Council Speaker Menin. Former reporter @ THE CITY. Will RT anything, even if it's true. #GoBlue
Wellington Soares @wellrsoares.bsky.social Journalist. Covering U.S. and International Education
https://www.chalkbeat.org/authors/wellington-soares/
Andrew Rein @andrewsrein.bsky.social President @cbcny.bsky.social, views my own, data to drive/heart to guide
Liam Stack @liam-stack.bsky.social NY Times reporter currently in Tel Aviv, but usually in NYC. Formerly Cairo, and a few other places. Khawaga-at-large. Brand new to BlueSky. Liam.stack@nytimes.com
Isaac Windes @isaacwindes.bsky.social 🌵 📰 Nomad • Journo • Covering Energy Transition Technology for Energy Intelligence. Wrote about education in Texas for the last five years.
New Yorkers United for Child Care @ny4childcare.bsky.social We are New Yorkers -- parents and would-be parents -- building the power to win free child care for all.
Get involved: united4childcare.org
Emma Fitzsimmons @emmagf.bsky.social NYT City Hall Bureau Chief
Gale A. Brewer @galeabrewer.bsky.social Council Member for the Upper West Side and Central Park | 27th Manhattan Borough President. Sign up for my weekly e-newsletter: http://bit.ly/BrewerNews
(ARCHIVED) Adrienne Adams @nycspeakeradams.bsky.social Former Speaker of @council.nyc.gov. First Black NYC Council Speaker. Led first women-majority Council. (Account now inactive.)
Mike Whyland @mwhyland.bsky.social Communications - NY Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie
Diane Ravitch🇺🇸❤️🇺🇦🗽🇨🇱🏳️🌈✡️🇨🇦 @dianeravitch.bsky.social I write about the history and politics of education. I oppose the privatization of public schools. I support democracy, teachers, students, unions, liberal education, freedom to teach and to learn. Born in Houston, live in Brooklyn. Twitter refugee.
Noble Ingram @nobleingram.bsky.social audience engagement editor at @boltsmag.org
he/him
Jodi Cohen @jodiscohen.bsky.social Reporter, @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/people/jodi-cohen
Office of NYC Comptroller Mark Levine @nyccomptroller.bsky.social Official account of NYC Comptroller. Working to hold NYC government accountable and secure a more just and sustainable future.
comptroller.nyc.gov
The Legal Aid Society @legalaidnyc.bsky.social The nation’s oldest public defender, delivering #JusticeInEveryBorough via free legal services, advocacy, and community empowerment. Founded in 1876.
Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social Monitoring the press, tracking the evolving media business & encouraging excellence in journalism since 1961.
CM Jennifer Gutiérrez @cmjengutierrez.bsky.social Council Member representing the 34th District
Ellen Tumposky @ellentumposky.bsky.social Editing at New York Times Metro Desk. Newmark School of Journalism at CUNY. Daily News alum. Utica native.
Maya Lora @mayaklora.bsky.social Covering Baltimore City Public Schools, school choice & early childhood education at The Banner.
Happiest in a classroom, reading weird fiction and at the movies
she/her/hers
📍Baltimore