Christina Santucci

Helicopter crashes in Hudson River, NYPD says It happened just after 3:15 p.m., according to fire officials.

A helicopter crashed in the Hudson River, according to the NYPD.

Follow this developing story: http://specne.ws/QowP3X

Judge dismisses Mayor Eric Adams' federal corruption case Manhattan federal judge Dale E. Ho dismissed the case with prejudice.

BREAKING: A judge has dismissed Mayor Eric Adams’ federal corruption case with prejudice, following the DOJ’s request. Charges cannot be refiled.

Read more: http://specne.ws/1fDcGE 

Columbia University's interim president steps down and returns to former post Armstrong’s return to her former job leading the university’s affiliated hospital.

Columbia's interim president Katrina Armstrong has resigned, days after the university agreed to policy changes demanded by the Trump administration as a condition of restoring $400 million in government funding.

Read more: http://specne.ws/n4Qkoj

After Five-Hour Friday Night Court Hearing, Judge Rejects New Jersey's Hail Mary Bid to Stop Congestion Pricing New Jersey has vowed to appeal, but congestion pricing is set to begin this Sunday.

After Five-Hour Friday Night Court Hearing, Judge Rejects New Jersey's Hail Mary Bid to Stop Congestion Pricing

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i have to be honest….most of the time when i open bluesky and read the first few posts i see, i have no idea what any of you are talking about

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It’s been a minute since the last time I signed on here.

What’s good?

Looking for NYC/journo/photojournalism follows and spaces. Recommendations appreciated 🗞️

This July 4 was hot. Earth’s hottest day on record, in fact. Scientists say the average temperature on Earth was 62.9 degrees Fahrenheit on July 4, the highest since at least 1979 and a sign of the worsening climate crisis.

Some scientists believe July 4 may have been one of the hottest days on Earth in around 125,000 years.

Unless action is taken to combat carbon emissions, experts agree that temperatures are likely to get even hotter. https://wapo.st/3pIvXTg

Almost no one Twitter is talking shit about threads that app is fully dead.

Not giving up on 💙sky yet - but also making a profile on Threads.

Find me there at @csantucci.photo

Guy smoking a hookah while watching fireworks

The guys who brought their hookah to the street fireworks may be the most #Queens thing I’ve seen in a long time.

Sunset view of boat with NYC skyline in background

#Summertime in NYC can also be lovely. Reachable by the A train and the Q53

@zbrazillnypost.bsky.social ahem ….

I guess sign-ups are back, @zbrazillnypost.bsky.social finally made it to the table

The NYC summertime game of: fireworks or thunder?

An official NWS account is actually talking about exactly this.

Here’s an overview of why this matters for emergency management #GreySky

https://gizmodo.com/twitter-broken-disaster-response-elon-musk-climate-1849802766

Beautiful but somewhat frightening

We will temporarily be pausing Bluesky sign-ups while our team continues to resolve the existing performance issues. We’ll keep you updated when invite codes will resume functionality.

We’re excited to welcome more users to our beta soon!

So …… Are people all in here, or trying to remember their Mastodon passwords from a few months ago?

If I’m starting fresh here, can’t think of a better way to begin.