It has just occurred to me that I give talks and curate walking tours on NYC’s Muslim histories and communities and that … I will need to make a significant update to my material LOL

RT @Etanetan23: It's in the headline

Toni Morrison was right.

I spend my evenings brushing up on the history of NYC’s governance and politics to be ready to discuss the next administration but I fear that I’ll be spending a great deal of time instead having to counter bigoted and baseless meta-narratives. What a waste of time it will be.

I’m still thinking about this moment. I can’t forget it. You don’t have to understand a single word to feel the electric energy here. May it persevere!.

People who teach the humanities and social sciences are going to really have their work cut out for them. I have no idea how we go up against this combination of unbridled stupidity and arrogance that is also backed by billions of dollars and now artificial intelligence models.

RT @MarkLevineNYC: Congestion pricing by the #’s 6 months in:.* 67k fewer drivers entering the zone daily.* Delays in Holland tunnel down 6….

I was invited by @THECITYNY’s podcast to flex my local expertise on the mayoral election. Some things I discuss: NYPD accountability; Black Muslims; the meeting of “Old” and “New” NYC; and the understudied emergence of what I call a “Muslim ethnic bloc.”

RT @PSulliv: @AsadFromNYC It’s a good sign Zohran has people around him that have your deep and long view of nyc politics.

RT @PSulliv: Great show, especially @AsadFromNYC. Need to hear more from him.

RT @lionel_trolling: At first, I cynically assumed that Mamdani checked those boxes on the application to help his chances and did not buy….

RT @harrysiegel: New FAQNYC with @MichaelLangeNYC, @AsadFromNYC and @petersterne each getting on the line with @Dr_CMGreer and me to dig in….

Amazing: . “[Congestion pricing] is also on track to reap the forecasted $500 million in revenue in 2025, allowing the MTA to move forward with $15 billion in improvements to subways, buses, and the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad systems.”

(I should clarify that I’m referring to seeing the speech, not witnessing he and his aides rewriting it).

Great news: "There have been 87 traffic deaths in the city so far this year, the lowest number since 2018. Officials credit the Vision Zero program and congestion pricing."

I'm so glad I saw this in real life:. "As polls closed on primary night, he was prepared for days of vote counting. Instead, he and his aides spent 90 minutes crash-rewriting a victory speech that would begin with a quote from Nelson Mandela."

Still haven't fully processed:. "Mr. Mamdani changed the electoral map. In the 14 days leading up to the registration deadline for the Democratic primary, about 37,000 people registered to vote, compared with about 3,000 people in the same period in 2021."

"John Samuelsen, the international president of the Transport Workers Union, which represents bus drivers, said free bus service is well worth the cost, in part because it has been shown to significantly reduce the number of assaults on transit workers."

Yes, exactly: . Young Muslims Loved Zohran Mamdani, and Their Parents Listened to Them

He Made Green-Wood Cemetery a Destination for the Living

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