Amy Sohn

New episode of LIT NYC is up, about the classic film THE SOCIAL LIFE OF SMALL URBAN SPACES (1980), playing 1/2-8 at Anthology Film Archives! We talk with Keri Butler of @masnyc.bsky.social about Whyte's revolutionary ideas on public space.
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Episode 462: A Vision for NYC’s Deliveristas and a Battery-Powered Future Podcast Episode · FAQ NYC · 12/05/2025 · 47m

Listen to new episode of my podcast LIT NYC with Baruch Herzfeld, whose company seeks to eliminate ebike battery fires. Baruch expounds on Satmar support of Zohran, the legal travails of Pras, and why former FDNY commish Laura Kavanagh left the administration.
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I’ll be there!

Billionaire Mets Owner Gets His Casino Land — Will Flushing Get Its 'Skypark'? - Streetsblog New York City The state Senate is OK with the Citi Field parking lot becoming a casino, but Mets owner Steve Cohen is now on the hook to build a park to replace it.

If you’re following the casino news, read my Streetsblog piece about the proposed Flushing Skypark, the role of the Eastern Queens Greenway, and the disagreement between Jessica Ramos and John Liu.
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Episode 458: Fear, Trash and Love in a Drop Dead New York City Podcast Episode · FAQ NYC · 11/16/2025 · 49m

My fave Lit NYC so far:
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Moar lit nyc pods please :)

LISTEN: ‘The Tabloids Were Comic Books for Adults’ - United States Jonathan Mahler joins LIT NYC hosts Harry Siegel and Amy Sohn to discuss his sweeping new book, The Gods of New York: Egotists, Idealists, Opportunists, and

LISTEN: ‘The Tabloids Were Comic Books for Adults’

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LISTEN: ‘The Tabloids Were Comic Books for Adults’ A weekday newsletter to keep you up on New York.

New episode: Jonathan Mahler joins LIT NYC to discuss his sweeping new book, The Gods of New York: Egotists, Idealists, Opportunists, and the Birth of the Modern City: 1986-1990.

Episode 455: The Kismet and the Anxiety of Street Photography Podcast Episode · FAQ NYC · 11/05/2025 · 48m

Delighted to share the latest LIT NYC podcast with you. With political activism rising in NYC, Harry Siegel and I sat down with Ben Fractenberg - Visuals Editor of @thecity.nyc to talk about street photography and protest photography. @fractenberg.bsky.social
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Syracuse Struggles to Unify for Street Safety - Streetsblog New York City A decade-old effort to pass a Vision Zero plan and tap into a pot of federal money that may be drying up has stalled in Syracuse — and everyone is finger-pointing.

Syracuse’s Vision Zero plan is at a pivot point - read about the “Blurry Vision” in my latest for @nyc.streetsblog.org nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/10/13/s...

Episode 444: ‘The Power of the Tabloids’ Podcast Episode · FAQ NYC · 09/26/2025 · 41m

My new LITNYC podcast with Harry Siegel @thecity.nyc just dropped, featuring @jonathanmahler.bsky.social on his page-turning The Gods of New York about NYC in the 80s: the characters, the tabloids, the crime, and the activism. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

‘The Man Who Hated Women’ Is Mostly About the Women He Hated (Published 2021) Amy Sohn’s new book is about a 19th-century moral crusader and the women whose work he targeted, including the suffragist Victoria C. Woodhull, the anarchist Emma Goldman and the birth control activis...

Ladies (and men who love women), brush up on “The Man Who Hated Women (Amy Sohn) about the Comstock Act. This is especially for Texans under Ken Paxton’s misogynistic insanity.

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Incoming Albany Mayor Could Help Safe Streets Movement Statewide - Streetsblog New York City The state capital is built for the car and that is how it is experienced by our lawmakers. But could that change under a new mayor? Here's hoping.

A new Albany mayor could change the way state lawmakers think about streets - read my story about @dorceyformayor.bsky.social
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For the first time in @nyc.streetsblog.org history we are members of the NYS Legislative Correspondents Association. Thanks to hand model Nick Reisman and videographer @eliseklinenews.bsky.social

The Deported: Emma Goldman and activist persecution under the 1917 Espionage Act More than 100 years ago, the government targeted an anti-war activist and publisher for speaking out against the draft and removed her from the country. Her name was Emma Goldman.

My latest for @thefireorg.bsky.social is about Wilson and Hoover’s deportation of radical immigrants like Emma Goldman for antiwar beliefs. Emma was one of very few women on the “Red Ark.” www.thefire.org/research-lea...

My latest breaking story for @nyc.streetsblog.org on the watering-down of a bill to stop recidivist speeding:

'RIDERS' on the Storm: Assembly Kills E-Bike Registration Bid - Streetsblog New York City E-bike advocates dodged a bullet in the state legislature — but a fusillade is expected anyway. Plus Amy's Albany Addenda!

In today’s Capitol Idea @nyc.streetsblog.org I interviewed a Staten Island pol, Sam Pirozzolo, who thinks e-bikes should have licenses. nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/05/29/r...

Sohn in Albany: State Bill to Force Drivers to Pass Safely Stalls - Streetsblog New York City Apparently, New York City is just too unsafe for legislation forbidding drivers to pass cyclists too closely.

I made another new friend in Albany, and he knows the region well. AM Phil Steck believes car drivers should give bikes 3 feet when passing them. He is also a fan of Max Weber. Who knew? nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/05/19/s...

How One Anti-Gov't Republican Signed onto a Street Safety Bill to Rein in Reckless Drivers - Streetsblog New York City State Sen. Anthony Palumbo went from "government overreach" to reaching across the aisle in a single day.

I got up close and personal with Suffolk County Senator Tony Palumbo in Streetsblog: nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/05/16/h...

The first of this session’s 17 anti-congestion pricing bills to make it to the NY Senate Transportation committee was defeated. @nyc.streetsblog.org

How the Sausage Gets Made: Republicans Force Meaningless Vote on Congestion Pricing Repeal - Streetsblog New York City ... And will the Idaho Stop become a victim of the current bikelash? It's all in today's Capitol Idea by Amy Sohn.

Today at noon in Albany the first of 17 bills to eliminate or weaken congestion pricing is being voted on by the Senate Transportation Committee. Read my @nyc.streetsblog.org article to understand the inside baseball of what may happen . nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/05/13/h...

That “bill” is still sitting on Speaker Adrienne Adams’s desk. Avilés said it has been challenging to work with the Adams administration on large policy changes because of a lack of communication. “There hasn't been, through my recollection, any concerted effort to move things,” said Avilés. “This has been our constant challenge with the administration. They're not earnest and serious about really tackling issues. They just want to do showtime at the Apollo, and it creates conflict. We should be working together to address the street conditions in a way that's coherent, in a way that is helpful and equitable and not that criminalizes people.”

In February, the Adams administration leaked a draft bill to the press which would have completely overhauled the app delivery industry.

But that "bill" is still sitting on Speaker Adrienne Adams's desk.

NYPD's Push To Criminalize Cycling Spells Trouble For Immigrant Workers - Streetsblog New York City Safety for the community? Great. But aren't delivery workers part of the community, too?

"People think, okay this is America, there's due process for everything. But lately, the track record shows that sometimes there is not [due process] and there's nothing that people can do about it. [Delivery workers] are afraid of being that exception. They are afraid." buff.ly/ZT5PuXN

Live from Albany: Hochul's 'Safety' Measures Stripped from Budget - Streetsblog New York City Lawmakers dropped three initiatives that Gov. Hochul said would have made roadways safer (though, as we'll see, that's very much in question). Let's review them.

The state's $254-million budget passed - the latest in 15 years. Three street safety bills proposed by Gov. Hochul got axed by Senate and Assembly Democrats. In my "Capitol Idea" column for Streetsblog NYC I break down what they would have done and what's next.
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Budget Passes in Albany, But First, GOP Whines About Congestion Pricing - Streetsblog New York City State legislators from the suburbs are sore losers when it comes to congestion pricing. But on the plus side, the budget has started passing.

My second piece for Streetsblog is up! These guys. nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/05/08/b...

These are my new colleagues - shown here with some other guy, at left, who photobombed my pic. They are tough and dedicated and kind.

Teen Helmet Mandate for E-Citi Bikes? Albany Lawmakers are Up to No Good Again - Streetsblog New York City Lawmakers want to require some Citi Bike users to wear helmets — a mandate that studies have shown can dramatically reduce ridership. Plus other news from the State Capitol.

Albany lawmakers want teen Citi Bike users to wear helmets - from my first article for @nyc.streetsblog.org nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/05/07/t...

It's my first day as Streetsblog's Albany Reporter! This is an unprecedented moment for transit, street safety, and basic livability and readers need to know what they can and can't expect from their leaders. I got Alfred Smith above my head and Hugh Carey to my right.