Amy

@plitter.bsky.social

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cats, transit, cities, other cool stuff like that. I work at the MTA; my opinions are mine. she/her/🏳️‍🌈

A screenshot of an email from Diaryland reminding my that my Diaryland—WHICH I STARTED IN 1998—still exists
A white Shih Tzu who is very upset about fireworks
A gorgeous sunset from my apartment window
Screenshot of a post from Liam Gallagher that says “Cmon England cmon Wonderwall”
Screenshot of a text message from me that says “the Carroll street bridge reopens today!!!!!!”
A small tabby cat with some orange spots curled up on a pillow being VERY cute
A screen shot of a movie theater ticketing site. I am looking at tickets for a screening of Trainspotting, a decidedly NOT child-friendly movie
A screen shot of a slack conversation. My colleague says: “it may be different for the different Broadway Junctions”, I said: “broadways junction”
The subject line of an email: Reminder: STOP using chatbots for therapy
A copy of my book! It’s called New York Seasons and it’s out in May!
The cover of the criterion collection edition of the Royal Tenanbaums
a white Shih Tzu whose head has been shaved to look exactly like a monk’s haircut. It’s extremely silly.
A metal sign that says “subway” in stylized script at a subway station entrance
A white Shih Tzu laying in bed on a fluffy blue blanket
A snow-covered street in Brooklyn
A map from the National Weather Service showing snow accumulation totals for a snowstorm due to start over the weekend. It shows that New York City is due to get about 17 inches of snow.
My arm with a new tattoo, which depicts a New York City building with a fire escape and a water tower on top. The new tattoo is next to an older tattoo, which depicts the Culver Viaduct in Brooklyn.
A front loader truck is parked behind a large snow melter
A small front loader carries a pile of dirty snow to a large snow melter and then dumps the snow into the machine.
A woman in a blue coat with glasses and an orange beanie is carrying a small white Shih Tzu in a blue striped coat. It’s snowing and the dog does not look happy about the current situation.
A white Shih Tzu in a blue hoodie is sitting on a Snuggie with a Garfield pattern
A screen shot of an email that says: subject line: your article about dad Body: I don’t have a copy. I saved it but it disappeared. I don’t know where it went and Curbed doesn’t have it on the damn Internet anymore!!! Please send me a copy. Thanks, love you, Mom
Cover of the directors label DVD for Michael Gondry, with a still from the White Stripes “Fell in Love With a Girl” video
There are minimal planned service changes, but a winter storm may impact how you get around the city this weekend. Happy Friday and welcome to the final weekend of 2025! It's going to be a snowy one, with a winter storm expected to hit NYC and the surrounding area later today. This has led to an occurrence we haven't seen in the history of this newsletter: Nearly every planned service change for this weekend has been canceled. (We can't believe it either.) There is one change affecting service on the R on Sunday morning; keep scrolling for details on that.
Screenshot of an email from Livejournal telling me my livejournal is 23 years old
Rob Reiner looking at Tom Hanks’s butt in a scene from Sleepless in Seattle
A sticker that says “ask me about the FM swap” with a black logo featuring orange F and M subway route bullets crossing in front of each other
I am holding my copy of The Power Broker, the corner of which has been chewed on by my cat
A brown and white tabby cat with a red and green plaid kerchief around her neck. It is very cute!!!!!
A bench plaque with the quote “Punk is whatever we made it to be,” from D. Boon of the Minutemen. Someone drew a penis with cum coming out of it on the plaque.
This has nothing to do with cranberry sauce and pecan pie, but have you been following the drama between Olivia Nuzzi and Ryan Lizza, two political writers who were once engaged to each other? If not, this sharp piece from Ginia Bellafante summarizes it best.
My arm with a series of black and white tattoos. I have an oyster shell, a pigeon, a crab, a piece of seaweed, and two new pieces: a shrimp, and a toothpick with olives on it
The facade of a building with very weird windows
A scarf in the process of being crocheted, in shades of purple, gray, blue, and pink
A screenshot of a newspaper headline that says We Should All Know Less About Each Other
Meme: I ain’t reading all that I’m happy for u tho Or sorry that happened
Screenshot of a hed and dek from a GQ story HED: How the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Became Every Guy's Favorite Historical Maritime Disaster DEK: Is sharing deep feelings about a Great Lakes freighter lost with all hands in Lake Superior the cure for the male loneliness epidemic?
Bobby Cuza, a reporter for NY1, giving ab update about the New York election
A white shih tzu in a blue hoodie sitting on a rug. He doesn’t look so sure.
A tabby cat pawing at a flower costume on her head. Once she gets it off she flings it aside. It’s very funny.
Two early voting stickers: one that says Brooklyn Votes Early with an illustration of the Manhattan Bridge, and one that says Halloween Voter 2025 with a pigeon wearing a witch’s hat
A screenshot from the Wikipedia of A Goofy Movie noting that Carter Burrell created the score for A Goofy Movie
A man standing on a self-balancing scooter on the Brooklyn Bridge with an albino python wrapped around his shoulders. Did I mention he’s on the Brooklyn bridge????
A screenshot from Jeopardy of a man with long hair and a goth outfit saying “in high school I was a rapper”
A brown, orange and white tabby cat sitting on a gray couch, looking up and toward the camera
The epilogue to the book about the Edmund Fitzgerald includes the lyrics to “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” and “Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl),” which pleases me greatly
A copy of “The Gals of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald”
23 out of 25. You Should Run For Mayor Congratulations — you don’t just know New York, you are New York. You’ve mastered the subway transfers, perfected the sidewalk shuffle, and probably have a favorite coffee cart guy who knows your order before you say a word. From uptown to downtown, you navigate the city with the ease of someone who’s lived here a lifetime. Honestly, if you threw your hat in the ring for mayor, you’d have the boroughs behind you.
A tattoo depicting a screaming calico cat, with orange and black shading, green eyes, and a little pink nose
A view of a very large mountain range, with a street lined with trees and small stores in the foreground
An orange and black funicular at the bottom of the hill it is going to ascend
A Cybertruck with the words “don’t be a little bitch” printed on the back. It sucks.
A train pulling into the LAX/Metro Transit Center station
Robert Redford and Paul Newman in the 1960s being absolute smokeshows
Blur’s 1997 self titled album
69 Love songs by the magnetic fields
A very small white dog on a boat
Lots of people on Rockaway Beach on a sunny day, many sitting under beach umbrellas. The ocean is on the horizon.
A vintage model ship in a circular bottle, topped with a cork shaped like a globe
The exterior of Fraunces Tavern