Lessons from the L.A. fires: Climate change is coming to New York City

Trump’s week-long blitz of executive orders, press appearances, and social-media posts is “a deliberate strategy, several of his aides and allies told me,” writes @JonLemire. It is “designed to disorient already despairing Democratic foes”:

NYC subway violence is concentrated at a sliver of stations and times, report finds via @gothamist

Trump’s anti-immigrant vendetta starts with those here legally

Trump Barely Won the Popular Vote. Why Doesn’t It Feel That Way?

@MicahLasher New Yorkers can count on you to invent a 21st century of the Mitchell-Lama housing program.

Read PUCK online article by Peter Hamby: "The Blood is in the Water..." ..."The job of the Los Angeles mayor is, in many ways, ceremonial."

NYC Mayor Eric Adams delivers State of the City address. How did he do? via @@YahooNews

Delivery workers rely on subway to get to work in Manhattan where residents and office workers depend on delivery rather than go out in cold weather

As Democrats try to rebuild, they should let local leaders be the ones to decide how the party presents itself to rural voters, says @Fsbarry via @opinion

Luxury New York City clubs are catering to a new clientele: dogs via @gothamist

NYTimes’has two front- page obituaries on Saturday - best reporting on a slow news holiday week

Tourist jam SoHo sidewalks and shops on a warm winter day

@PattiHarris @BloombergDotOrg A terrific holiday message of Bloomberg Philanthropies' work improving lives achievements during the past year.

7,000 steps a day helps keep depression away

Among Lure’s fans is Mitchell Moss, an NYU professor of urban policy and planning. Moss, a frequent customer, said, “Lure is more than a restaurant. It’s the connective tissue that ties people from all sectors of city together.” NY Post, Steve Cuozzo, Dec 17, 2024

Two Republicans who stood up to Stop the Steal — and lost their careers as a result — talk to @fsbarry about the future of their party via @opinion

Russ n Daughters on Houston Street in NYC: tourists know where to get their lox and bagels.

Follow live coverage of the fall of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad's regime via @bpolitics

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