Nick Benson
@nick_benson
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Chief Communications Officer @NYC_DOT. Proud 4th generation public servant. Working class kid from Appalachian Ohio. Personal account, views mine.
New York, NY
Joined August 2012
dot social media brings people together 👩🏻🤝👨🏽
OUR CULTURE IS NOT YOUR COSTUME
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What you think your partner wants for Valentine’s Day: 🍭, 💐,🧸 What they really want ➡️
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Me, 20 years late to The West Wing: “Oh. I’m Toby.” Intense. Principled. Occasionally exhausting.
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And it shows
RFK Jr: I'm not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.
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James Van Der Beek just passed from colorectal cancer, which has the second highest treatment cost of any cancer. Last year he auctioned off memorabilia from his tv and film career in order to pay for the staggering costs of his treatment His family is now left to deal with the
#JamesVanDerBeek's friends have launched a GoFundMe campaign after his death to support his wife and six children, who are "out of funds" following the actor's cancer battle. "In the wake of this loss, Kimberly and the children are facing an uncertain future," reads the
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channel old man marley energy
Now that we are in a warm spell, it may be a good time to dig out your car, if you haven’t yet done so. Thanks for helping to keep NYC moving.
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This is the greatest promotional item of all time and there is not a close second.
The Rangers will be giving away replica blood-stained Nolan Ryan jerseys on May 29th against the Royals! via @Evan_P_Grant
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Free storage on public space or life-saving infrastructure that improves safety for everyone on our streets? We have 6,300 miles of streets in NYC—enough to stretch from here to Kuwait. There’s room for safe bike infrastructure
Miles of empty bike lanes that can be transformed into parking spots. One of @SenGianaris greatest failures in Sunnyside Queens
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A dresser in the Merchant's House Museum, built in 1832, has been discovered as a secret link to the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years. NY1 received an exclusive first look at the concealed passage, which runs from the second
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|￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣| | nobody likes | | boston | | | |＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿| (\__/) || (•ㅅ•) || / づ
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Tune in to @PIX11News Pix on Politics with @DanMannarino tonight at 6:30 for a conversation with Commissioner Mike Flynn. They talk buses, snow, the Hudson River tunnel project…and even DOT social media!
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News: Trump is offering to release the funding for the massive Gateway infrastructure project if Schumer agrees to support renaming both Washington-Dulles International Airport and New York’s Penn Station after Trump. https://t.co/sR2hgtEC0h
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It's cold and miserable now, but Summer Streets is coming... Hope your organization will be a part of it 👇
Help bring open streets to life! We’re inviting performers, fitness professionals, artists, nonprofits & community-based organizations to submit proposals for Summer Streets & Car Free Earth Day programming. Deadline: 3/6: https://t.co/HRi8q50LrA 6/26: https://t.co/DaZYj8FEot
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They back
‘Peaches!’ Our brand new album will arrive on May 1 2026. You can listen & watch the video for “You Got To Lose” & pre-order the album now! 🍑 https://t.co/Zt2ch1SV2S
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Very happy speed cameras reduced speeding 94% where they're installed Very happy that speed cameras are issuing fewer violations Read more on why speed cameras are one of the best tools we have to make streets safer: https://t.co/sS5VQZduV8
This reminds me of the same shell game the city plays with speed cameras - inexplicably claiming the cameras have dramatically reduced speeding, while at the same time speed camera fines have skyrocketed. It’s always been about the money
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Greatest muni building rooftop photo op since the 1922 Department of Plant & Structures women's basketball team took a photo there (No joke! You discover interesting things when you work at DCAS)
Mayor Mamdani Holds Press Conference to Make an Announcement
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It’s a pretty cool view
It’s your city, from the sidewalk to the skyline. The David Dinkins Municipal Building’s rooftop is open & free to everyone, starting this June.
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you know it’s been cold when you step outside and 21 degrees feels warm
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