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Robert Barba retweeted
NEW: A people’s guide to the ‘Commie Corridor’ of Brooklyn and Queens
Lots of interesting tidbits along this tour with @MichaelLangeNYC
Like @unionGustavo’s lunch with an unlikely titan of business…
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Robert Barba retweeted
I was today years old when I learned it's Daylight Saving Time -- not daylight savings time.
My editor @Barbawire told me what his editor once told him: "they took an hour from ya, but I'm giving you back the S"
Robert Barba retweeted
Bronx Zoo considers moving its last elephant to sanctuary
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Robert Barba retweeted
SCOOP: Trump weighs moving Madison Square Garden for Penn Station rebuild,
“as a New York native, President Trump is personally invested in revitalizing New York Penn Station.” WH spoxe
By @ramseykhalifeh
gothamist.com/news/trump-wei… via @gothamist
Robert Barba retweeted
New digital hall passes track bathroom breaks, gather data in NYC schools
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"No pica," -- A Mexican lying to you.
'There's a problem with the sauce': Times Square taqueria's salsa sparks lawsuit
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Robert Barba retweeted
NEWS: Republican Bruce Blakeman is considering Erie Co Sheriff John Garcia, Rensselaer Co Exec Steve McLaughlin and attorney Bobbie Anne Cox as potential running mates, according to four people familiar with the process but not authorized to speak publicly
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Robert Barba retweeted
Strong returns on Wall Street mean there’s no need to raise New York state taxes this year, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s top fiscal aide said.
She's proposing a $260B #nybudget
+ More $ for child care
+ School aid up in all districts
+ $535M for NG in prisons
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Robert Barba retweeted
The ruling is a setback to the Trump administration’s efforts to investigate James and other perceived enemies. Multiple judges have thrown out cases against Trump’s perceived enemies because the prosecutors who brought them weren’t properly installed.
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Robert Barba retweeted
NEW: @NYCMayor @ZohranKMamdani is set to name Dina Levy as NYC’s new housing commissioner
Levy will lead the Dept of Housing Preservation & Development
She has worked as a top official in the NYS housing agency, the NYAG’s office and the nonprofit UHAB gothamist.com/news/mamdani-t…
Robert Barba retweeted
The amendments are Gov. Kathy Hochul’s first foray into the wrenching debate over the topic, which has prompted lawmakers to share personal stories that touch on religious faith, individual liberty and their own experience caring for dying loved ones.
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Robert Barba retweeted
How Zohran Mamdani's vivid campaign aesthetic was inspired by Bollywood and taxis
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Robert Barba retweeted
Among those NY Gov. Hochul is considering as a running mate, per sources:
- Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez
- Dormitory Authority CEO Robert Rodriguez
- Assemblymember Brian Cunningham
- NY Secretary of State Walter Mosley
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Robert Barba retweeted
More voters have cast ballots by noon today than did in the entire NYC mayoral elections in:
- 2021: 1,149,172
- 2017: 1,166,313
- 2013: 1,102,400
- 2009: 1,154,802
We will easily eclipse:
- 2005: 1,315,360
Will we pass?
- 2001: 1,520,443
- 1997: 1,409,347
- 1993: 1,898,437
Robert Barba retweeted
I linked DOGE staffer Marko Elez to a deleted X account that advocated repealing the Civil Rights Act, backed a “eugenic immigration policy,” and wrote, “You could not pay me to marry outside of my ethnicity.
He just resigned.
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