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West Side Rag @westsiderag.bsky.social The Upper West Side's source for news, events and opinions. Written by locals for locals.
jamelle @jamellebouie.net The real jbouie. Columnist for the New York Times Opinion section. Co-host of the Unclear and Present Danger podcast. b-boy-bouiebaisse on TikTok. jbouienyt on Twitch. National program director of the CHUM Group. Send me your mutual aid requests.
Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social Your Jeopardy! pal. Author of THE COMPLETE KENNECTIONS (http://bit.ly/4qUcbhK) and a bunch of other stuff.
The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social Online journal and not-for-profit project dedicated to curious and compelling works from the history of art, literature, and ideas. Featuring 300+ essays — ✍️ submissions welcome. We also have a mighty fine prints shop. https://publicdomainreview.org
Paul Graham @paulgbot.bsky.social Mirror of Paul Graham’s X account (https://x.com/paulg). Maintained by @fela.xyz, purely as a public service.
Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com Welcoming media and government (and everyone else!) to Bluesky. Formerly of The Atlantic, Boston Review.
The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc The City Reporter is an independent nonprofit newsroom serving New Yorkers. Sign up for our newsletter: thecityreporter.nyc/the-city-newsletters. Send tips: thecityreporter.nyc/contact/
Rachel Holliday Smith @rachelholliday.bsky.social managing editor at The City Reporter (@thecity.nyc) • news if I must, local joy where I can find it • bird enjoyer • tell me something good: rsmith@thecityreporter.nyc // @rachelholliday.77 on Signal 📍 queens / fun hell
Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social co-founder of various organizations: Interrupting Criminalization; Survived & Punished; Sojourners for Justice Press; For the People Leftist Library Project, NYC PLAN, etc...
Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social i work across nyc’s libraries and archives; i was a full professor of media studies, art history + anthropology architecture, archives, 🎨, cities, 🐕, infrastructure, libraries, 🗺️, sound++ nyc + upstate wordsinspace.net
Hell Gate *subscribe today!* @hellgatenyc.com A news outlet owned & run by journalists covering NYC: https://hellgatenyc.com Subscribe: https://hellgatenyc.com/membership/ Sign up for our free newsletters: https://hellgatenyc.com/newsletter/
Nolan Hicks @ndhapple.bsky.social This is me, not an official account. Led NYU-Marron’s passenger rail modernization effort; co-authored/edited the landmark ‘A Better Billion’ subway report. Now working on next gen trains at the MTA. City beat reporter in a former life. Hook’em🤘. 🏳️‍🌈.
Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social Co-author, "Life After Cars,” co-host, The War on Cars. Runner, Disney parks fan (he/him) https://www.lifeaftercars.com Donate to my 2027 run in support of PPMD: https://donate.parentprojectmd.org/fundraiser/7001403
Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social Bronx boy. Cubs fan. Dad, husband, writer, podcaster and cable news host. The Sirens’ Call: How Attention Became the World’s Most Endangered Resource out now. https://sirenscallbook.com/
southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social Writer, lawyer, Dodger fan, internet dog. nycsouthpaw18 at gmail.
The New York Groove @nygroove.nyc Ace reporting on how to be a better New Yorker. Owned and operated by journalists. New issues weekly. Subscribe for free today! https://nygroove.nyc/
MoMA Paintings and Sculpture @moma.bsky.social Art from the MoMA's Paintings and Sculpture collection. The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in New York City. #artbots by @nuwaves-future.bsky.social https://www.moma.org
Molly Bangles @mollybangles.bsky.social stage manager, night owler she/her mostly birds and nature here, mostly on a Sony RX10 IV pictures and videos are mine unless otherwise noted arts & crafts: https://mollybangles.etsy.com
John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social Brooklyn courts reporter for the New York Daily News. Breaking news on Sundays. Husband. Father of two boys. Proud member of the NY Daily News Union. Signal: johnannese.56
Camera-on-Hudson @camonhudson.moacir.com I skeet at sunrise, sunset, & sixish other times a day, I’m a Raspberry Pi, @moacir.com wrote me, and I’m always open to suggestions for camera improvements.
Tim Donnelly @timdonnelly.com NYC journalist and other words; co-owner of The New York Groove. (Subscribe today! https://nygroove.nyc). Co-founder of Vocabaret. Formerly NY Post, Lifehacker, Brokelyn and so forth.
Award-Winning Reporter Dave Colon @davecolon.bsky.social America's Sweetheart
Dave Mandl @dmandl.bsky.social WFMU DJ, writer (The Wire, Los Angeles Review of Books, etc.), bassist, photographer, amateur linguist. Founder, Brooklyn Psychogeographical Association. Web: davidmandl.com Instagram: @dmandl Playlists from my radio show: https://wfmu.org/playlists/GX
Robert Shields @rshields37.bsky.social Associate Managing Editor @Newsday.bsky.social / #tabloidheds veteran / “He talked fast and moved faster” — @keribla.bsky.social / Husband to Zander / Always Metsing about
Pam Chasek @paminnyc.bsky.social Professor at Manhattan University (College), bird photographer, environmentalist, Earth Negotiations Bulletin co-founder and editor, mother and New Yorker
Michael Lobel @mlobelart.bsky.social Professor of Art History, Hunter College & CUNY Graduate Center. I look at things and then write about them. Author of Van Gogh and the End of Nature, from Yale University Press: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300274363/van-g
Guggenheim Collection @guggenheim.bsky.social Bleep bloop! I am a bot that shares art from the Guggenheim collection. Not associated with the Guggenheim Museum.
Park Slope Food Coop @foodcoop.bsky.social Good Food at Low Prices for Working Members through Cooperation since 1973 foodcoop.com foodcoop.com/produce
katie honan @katiehonan.bsky.social Senior reporter at THE CITY, co-host of FAQ NYC, townie. 🌐 🍕📸 KHonan@thecity.nyc // 9175047505 on Signal 🔗 thecity.nyc 🔗 katiehonan.substack.com
New York Metro Weather @nymetrowx.bsky.social NYC weather forecasts without the hype, supported by our own community.
COIB @nyccoib.bsky.social The latest word from the Education & Engagement Unit of the New York City conflicts of Interest Board. www.nyc.gov/ethics
Dana Rubinstein @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social Reporter at the NYT covering NYC
Molly Crane-Newman @mollycranenewman.bsky.social SDNY and NYSS courts reporter, New York Daily News. Irishwoman. https://mollycranenewman.com/About
Mark D. Levine @marklevinenyc.bsky.social Comptroller of New York City. linktr.ee/marklevinenyc
Cayla Bamberger @caylabam.bsky.social Education and youth issues reporter @nydailynews.com‬ Tips to: cbamberger@nydailynews.com
Second Ave. Sagas @2avesag.as Subways, transit, NYC. All posts by @benjaminkabak.com
Norman Oder @normanoder.bsky.social #Brooklyn journalist focusing on Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park megaproject (including Barclays Center) blog: AtlanticYardsReport.com newsletter: normanoder.substack.com. Sign up for the newsletter, keep up with the blog. Yes, it's pretty niche.
John Asbury @johnasbury.bsky.social Journalist. Dad. Home chef. New York Explorer. Breaking news reporter for Newsday
Open New York @opennewyork.org Grassroots nonprofit fighting for more homes for all New Yorkers
Josie Stratman @josiestratman.bsky.social city hall reporter at the New York Daily News
Ben Kochman @benkochman.bsky.social Senior courts reporter for the New York Post. Ping me on Signal from a non-work device: courttalk.99 https://nypost.com/author/ben-kochman/
Peter Senzamici @psenza.bsky.social Manhattan Civil Courts reporter @nypost // Litigious? Get in touch psenzamici@nypost.com // Past work with Daily News, THE CITY, Patch & more!
Seth Pollack @sethmpk.bsky.social Bikes, seltzer, NYC for life. Political organizer for hire.
Samantha Liebman @samanthaliebman.bsky.social Transit reporter: NY1. Formerly 1010WINS, News 12 NJ, Fox News Radio. NYC native. News tip: samantha.liebman@charter.com. I also sing and raise money at InnerCircleShow.com. https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/on-air/2023/11/09/samantha-liebman?cid=app_share
City & State NY @cityandstateny.bsky.social A website and weekly magazine covering politics & policy in the Empire State. First Read emails 7 a.m. & 6 p.m. Got tips? editor@cityandstateny.com
Sophie Krichevsky @sophiekrichevsky.bsky.social State editor @cityandstateny.bsky.social. Past: editor @ Queens Chronicle, contrib. @ The Fine Print, intern @ Pub Lunch, managing ed/features ed @ Kenyon Collegian. Thoughts my own. (She/her) (Kri-SHEV-skee)
Chris Sommerfeldt @c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social City Hall reporter / New York Playbook co-author @politico.com. From 🇸🇪. Have a tip? DMs are open or reach me at csommerfeldt@politico.com
Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social Listen.
New York City Council @council.nyc.gov The New York City Council is the lawmaking body of NYC, led by @speakermenin.bsky.social
NYC Sanitation @nycsanitation.bsky.social World's largest municipal sanitation force. We collect 24M pounds of trash/recycling a day. Acct. not monitored 24 hrs. User policy: http://on.nyc.gov/2uBAABu
NYC Water @nycwater.bsky.social NYC Environmental Protection Making sure everything flows according to plan. Not monitored 24/7. 911 = emergencies. 311 = non-emergencies. https://nyc.gov/dep
Bryan Waterman @waterman.bsky.social Lit, hist, art, music. Toggling btwn the 1790s and the 1970s, I write abt seduction, friendship, arts scenes/circles, NYC. 33 1/3 on Marquee Moon. Professing English at NYU since 2001. 🔗 bryanwaterman.org Missing me here search the WFMU comments board.
claudia irizarry aponte @clauirizarry.bsky.social labor reporter @thecity.nyc; teaching, CUNY Newmark; lajeña 🇵🇷; dímelo: claudia@thecityreporter.nyc
Nika Schoonover @vschoons.bsky.social Editor for Thomson Reuters - Westlaw | Freelance for BKReader | Previously: Courthouse News Service, Capitol News Illinois, Becker’s Healthcare
Laura Nahmias @lauranahmias.bsky.social Senior Reporter covering NYC + state politics for Bloomberg News. Formerly at Daily News Editorial Board, POLITICO, City + State
Nick Garber @nickgarber.bsky.social Politics reporter, New York Focus | Formerly Crain's New York, NYC Patch | Tips: nick[at]nysfocus.com, or DM for Signal
Elizabeth Kim @elizabethkim.bsky.social I make 📻 for WNYC and 👩🏻‍💻for Gothamist. I cover City Hall and NYC politics. Email me at ekim@wnyc.org. DM me for Signal.
WNYC @wnyc.org
Alec Hamilton @alecchamilton.bsky.social Senior Producer for Morning Edition at WNYC. Fan of radio, water fountains and Maná. Apophenic as a haruspex.
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
Rebecca C. Lewis @rebeccaclewis.bsky.social State politics at @CityandStateNY.bsky.social. She/her. Mom to Ivy the Capitol Dog. Pitches and dog pics to rlewis@cityandstateny.com. rfclewis.38 on Signal
Pat Kiernan @patkiernan.bsky.social Morning Anchor, NY1 News
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
The Brian Lehrer Show @thebrianlehrershow.bsky.social Live on @wnyc from 10AM - noon. NY Public Radio's most popular politics and society talk show. Tune to 93.9 FM, AM820 or visit wnyc.org/radio to listen live.
Evan Simko-Bednarski @simko-bednarski.bsky.social Journalist w/ a camera & a pen, friend to wayward machines. Transit reporter at the New York Daily News, Vice Chair of the Daily News Union.
haidee chu @haidee.bsky.social data nerd @thecityreporter.nyc. i also cover social & family services and write features about local things that fascinate me. also: ceramicist + 7 train loyalist. spill your sweet, weird, infuriating neighborhood tea at hchu@thecityreporter.nyc
Virginia K. Smith @vksmith.bsky.social co-founder @nygroove.nyc, digital @marketplace.org
Errol Louis @errollouis.bsky.social 3X Emmy-Winning Political Anchor at Spectrum News. TV Shows, Podcast and @nymag column are all on my Linktree: https://linktr.ee/errollouis?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=7570b834-52c5-4c14-b563-0c8c928c
Charlie Marsh @crmarsh.com Building Astral: Ruff, uv, and other high-performance Python tools, written in Rust.
Nick Fountain @fountain.bsky.social Planet Money Reporter and Co-Host, former Ballpark Vendor and Cabinet Sander 📍Ventura, CA Signal: fountain.40
Keith Romer @keithromer.bsky.social Print/Audio Reporter/Editor. Formerly co-host/senior editor at NPR’s Planet Money. www.keithromer.com Signal: keithromer.79
Alex Goldmark @alexgoldmark.bsky.social Exec Producer of @planetmoney.bsky.social & Stanford JSK Fellow ‘22 and HAI Journalist-in-Residence Econ, AI, podcasting, NYC, etc.
Amanda Aronczyk @amandaaronczyk.bsky.social Co-host of NPR's Planet Money // Signal: aronczyk.01
Cooper Katz McKim @cooperkatzmckim.bsky.social NPR Producer/Newsletter writer - The Indicator from Planet Money Read the newsletter: npr.org/indicatornewsletter https://www.cooperkatzmckim.com/
Corey Bridges @coreybridges.bsky.social Producer at NPR's Indicator from Planet Money
Julia Ritchey @juliaritchey.bsky.social Audio scavenger at NPR's The Indicator from Planet Money. Focus on econ and eating whole grains. Savannah, Ga. Signal jritchey.44
Sam Yellowhorse Kesler @samkesler.bsky.social associate producer, npr's planet money // signal: samkeslr dot 16 // proton: samkesler at proton dot me // 📸: rachel del sordo
mary childs @marychilds.bsky.social host of Mary in America, a new podcast out now https://www.youtube.com/@maryinamerica
Wailin Wong @wailinwong.bsky.social Co-host at The Indicator from Planet Money and NPR. Likes waffles and news. Chicagoland. She/her npr.org/people/1093418997/wailin-wong
Willa Rubin @willagreer.bsky.social Producing NPR’s @planetmoney.bsky.social. Loving all cats.
@darianwoods.bsky.social @darianwoods.bsky.social Co-host of The Indicator from Planet Money. Writing a book on the explore-exploit dilemma.
Irena Hwang, PhD @irenatfh.bsky.social Data reporter currently at @nytimes.com, formerly at @propublica.org. Trained in STEM, obsessed with stories.
Joel Rose @joelrose.bsky.social Reporter covering transportation and more for NPR News. Late adopter. Got something to tell me? jrose@npr.org, Signal: joelrose.42
Dan Charles @dancharles.bsky.social Telling stories about climate, food, land. Former NPR. Urbanist and ruralist and bicyclist. Science Magazine contributor.
Julia Simon @juliaradio.bsky.social NPR's Energy and Climate Solutions Correspondent SF by way of Nigeria, Indonesia, and Egypt • 🇳🇬🇮🇩🇪🇬 For tips my Signal juliaradio.33
jess jiang @jessjiang.bsky.social editor at Planet Money, formerly a producer at Rough Translation and Planet Money Signal — @jessjiang.888
Derek Willis @dwillis.bsky.social I teach data journalism at the University of Maryland, run OpenElections. Fan of WBB & test cricket. Posting obscure things about campaign finance, Congress & elections. https://github.com/dwillis https://thescoop.org https://buttondown.com/dwillis
Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social NYT Bestselling Author. Medical Historian. Breast Cancer Survivor. Next book: SLEUTH-HOUND, a whirlwind tour of Victorian forensics from the perspective of the man who loaned a voice to Baker St.’s famous resident: Sherlock Holmes. Out October 20.
Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social physician-scientist, author, editor https://www.scripps.edu/faculty/topol/ Ground Truths https://erictopol.substack.com SUPER AGERS https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Super-Agers/Eric-Topol/9781668067666
Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com NYT columnist. Signal: carlzimmer.51 Newsletter: https://buttondown.com/carlzimmer/ Web: http://carlzimmer.com [This account includes a tweet archive]
Ed Yong @edyong209.bsky.social Writer, journalist. Science, health. Pandemics, animals. Birder, photographer. Many words, some awards. AN IMMENSE WORLD, I CONTAIN MULTITUDES. Married to Liz Neeley, parent to Typo. he/him 📷 Canon R6mkii + RF 800mm Edyong.me
Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social DEI hire. Prof of Primary Care, Uni of Oxford. Researching digital health/ inequities, covid prevention (masks/ air quality). Wild swimmer. Mum to Rob (marine bio) & Al (doc). She/her. https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=QDCqsJwAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social Physics, bubbles, oceans, hot chocolate and curiosity. Professor at UCL, writer, broadcaster. Author of Storm in a Teacup and Blue Machine https://linktr.ee/helenczerski Co-host of BBC Radio 4's Rare Earth
Bethany Brookshire @beebrookshire.bsky.social Sci journo, author of Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains. Highly caffeinated. All bad takes mine. She/her
Brandy Schillace @bschillace.brandyschillace.com Author, Historian, Novelist. New mystery: THE DEAD COME TO STAY; New nonfic: THE INTERMEDIARIES🏳️‍⚧️. As seen on THE UNBELIEVABLE & SECRETS DECLASSIFIED. Bylines @SciAm @WSJ @wired 🧪🗃️Social justice & equity (she/her) #Autistic #NB https://brandyschillace.com/
Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social I cover science and culture at Ars Technica. Former science editor, Gizmodo. Ex-vangelical. Rodeo fan. Married to @seanmcarroll, servant to two cats: Ariel and Caliban. Baltimore, MD. She/her.
Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social Professor, Archaeologist, Egyptologist, Award-winning writer of books, Dad joke lover, mom, rabble-rouser academic. Owned by cats. she/her
Mary Roach @maryroach.bsky.social Nonfiction author, science goober. Stiff, Bonk, Fuzz, Grunt, Packing for Mars, etc.
Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social Historian, occasional anthropologist, working on disability, race and Empire; histories of public health. Eternal immigrant, writer, teacher. Indifferent cook. There will be many dogs on this feed. Luddite, yes, in the best way. Lives with epilepsy.