@rachelholliday
managing editor at THE CITY (@thecity.nyc) • news if I must, local joy where I can find it • bird enjoyer • bluesky elder (derogatory) • tell me something good: rsmith@thecity.nyc 📍 queens / fun hell
humbled to realize that 5 to 7 minutes of light stretching does in fact make me feel 968% better inside my mortal shell. the next time I feel like garbage I will not remember this 😇
three replies from "Endless Screaming" to me and Joshua Erlich. the posts are "AAAAAHHHH"s of varying lengths
finally, a streamlined social media experience
I love watching people use LLMs in public. They’ll reply to a breaking news article and say “@grok is this true?” Babe where do you think it’s about to pull its answer from
A brown penguin chick of some kind. It looks very much like a man in a suit. It is bedraggled and miserable
Made it to Friday but at what cost
ABC News: “Subway service disrupted on many lines due to various issues during evening rush hour”
I don’t know why but I really like this headline
B&W pic of Lincoln Center w surrounding towers disappearing into the fog.
Heavy rains after heavy snows can produce some cool fog.
First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan, Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s top cabinet member, said on Thursday that expanding metered parking is among possible revenue raisers the administration is considering to help close a sizable budget gap and fund its priorities.
www.amny.com/news/mamdani...
Small black puppy carrying an empty milk gallon container to his bed
Small black puppy sitting in his dog bed with a number of toys beside him and a gallon jug in his mouth
Finders, keepers
AHHHHHH WHAT WERE YOUR THOUGHTS
[willfully ignoring Da News] huge update: yet another colleague has begun watching heated rivalry. you thought I was done talking about it? not even CLOSE
WHEN I MOVE, YOU MOVE bomber jacket drop cc: @rachelholliday.bsky.social onlyny.com/collections/...
this is great; original is better!!!!! (but glad they're making one)
AHHHHHHHH WHY IS IT ONE MILLION DOLLARS
A picture of PEW poll on global attitude survey, saying the % who rate the morality and ethics of people in their country as good vs bad, where the US has the worst rankings and Canada the best
Americans: we live in a fallen state—embroiled by sin, cheating, lying, and evil. You cannot trust anyone, not even those who claim to know you best
Canadians: I love my neighbors and my friends!
NEW: As we've seen the raids & ICE surges, everyone has had so many questions. 'what can states do?' 'what can cities do?' 'what can one ask a sheriff, governor, zoning board, to do?!'
you sent us a lot of your questions.
we just answered 9 of them. i learned a ton myself, i think you will to.
New York City’s Department of Homeless Services is shutting down Manhattan’s massive 30th Street Shelter — the main intake location for men and adult families entering the city’s behemoth shelter system for over 40 years.
www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/05/c...
Museum sign showing a roaring sabretooth cat. A small child is included for size comparison, and looks like he's about to boop it.
DO NOT BOOP THE KITTY
Ever wondered who the people behind NYC’s street names are?
A new interactive map reveals the stories behind 2,500 co-named street signs honoring famous New Yorkers—and unsung heroes—across the five boroughs.
Check it out here: on.nyc.gov/4iIjQvY
'tis the season for extremely high energy bills 😓 if you're looking at your utility statement in NYC and shedding a tear, here's why:
huge news from @gwynnefitz.bsky.social: the city is shutting down the 30th Street shelter, a primary gateway for homeless intakes for decades
Every once in a while I’m lucky enough to be filming when a falcon takes flight 🪶✈️
Peregrine Falcon, Astoria NY, 3.1.2026
Had a whole family of them across the street from us in bk that occasionally would even claim our roof as theirs for a day
yeah my friend described it as competency porn and damn, clocked
My wife says I like The Pitt because "where else do you see competent people in positions of authority trying to help?"
lololol real
me approximately 12 times a day:
the property tax debate is important to understand even if you do not — and maybe will never! — own property in NYC. really!
'BIG, FAT F' Pol slaps city with failing grade on meeting bus and bike lane marks
Grilled at City Council hearing, new DOT chief sez city "can and must do better."
LIVE in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/03/b...
ah yes the grand tradition of fighting over building on a parking lot in manhattan (old enough to remember the fight over the parking lot near the seaport)
