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Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed, bi-weekly roundtable w/ a rotating group of guests! This episode features @thecity.nyc's @clauirizarry.bsky.social, @laborradionet.bsky.social's @bhamharold.bsky.social, & @americanprogress.bsky.social's @davidmadland.bsky.social: poweratwork.us/power-half-h...

Security Guard Slain in Midtown Shooting Remembered as ‘Hero’ by Union, Family Aland Etienne, a Haitian immigrant who was killed at a Park Avenue office building on Monday, was mourned by his family and union colleagues at the headquarters of 32BJ SEIU on Wednesday.

“Aland was a brother, son, a loving father — fantastic father. He was a smart dude and as the oldest brother I looked up to him in everything I do.” — via @clauirizarry.bsky.social
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Who Controls Your Health? Test Your Knowledge of the MAHA Movement US health officials, from RFK Jr. on down, have made some wild claims. See if you can name the person responsible for these quotes and factoids.

Let's play a game. Which US health officials said this?

“I was at the bottom of my class, I started doing heroin, I went to the top of my class.”

A quiz:

‘Like Dogs in Here’ — Videos Expose ICE Lock-up Inside 26 Federal Plaza An analysis of ICE data by THE CITY shows that dozens of people have packed into locked rooms and increasingly held for days inside a Manhattan building the feds say isn’t a detention site.

‘Like Dogs in Here’ — Videos Expose ICE Lock-up Inside 26 Federal Plaza www.thecity.nyc/2025/07/22/v...

Thousands of Legal Workers in NYC To Potentially Strike by Week’s End Joined at a rally Tuesday by mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani and Attorney General Letitia James, UAW urges tapping the city’s rainy-day fund to pay for lawyers’ raises.

Thousands of staff who provide legal services to low-income people are preparing for a possible strike by the end of this week. They generally seek COLA, higher pay minimums, and reduced case load cap per attorney to combat burnout. @clauirizarry.bsky.social reports
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‘No One Else Has a Bike Like Mine’ How Deliveristas Trick Out Their Rides

“No one else has a bike like mine.”
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On those flashy two-wheeled deliverista rides. Good stuff, as they say in the trade from @fractenberg.bsky.social & @clauirizarry.bsky.social. projects.thecity.nyc/delivery-wor...

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Cremieux’s real name is Jordan Lasker. I put his name in the newspaper. He’s a scientific racist www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The NYT granted anonymity to a eugenicist (www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...) who obtained hacked college records in order to break the news that Zohran Mamdani, who was born in Uganda to Indian parents, checked both the "Asian" and "Black or African American" boxes on his college application.

A journalistic principle I’ve come to believe in quite strongly, thanks to experience of the Sony and Podesta hacks, is that bar for publishing stories based on *hacked* material should be quite high. It really should be unambiguously newsworthy to clear it.

we did it

120. Upon arrival at CECOT, the detainees were greeted by a prison official who stated, "Welcome to CECOT. Whoever enters here doesn't leave." Plaintiff Abrego Garcia was then forced to strip, issued prison clothing, and subjected to physical abuse including being kicked in the legs with boots and struck on his head and arms to make him change clothes faster. His head was shaved with a zero razor, and he was frog-marched to cell 15, being struck with wooden batons along the way. By the following day, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia had visible bruises and lumps all over his body. 121. In Cell 15, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia and 20 other Salvadorans were forced to kneel from approximately 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM, with guards striking anyone who fell from exhaustion. During this time, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia was denied bathroom access and soiled himself The detainees were confined to metal bunks with no mattresses in an overcrowded cell with no windows, bright lights that remained on 24 hours a day, and minimal access to sanitation. 122. After approximately one week at CECOT, prison director Osiris Luna and other officials separated the 21 Salvadorans who had arrived together. Twelve individuals with visible gang-related tattoos were moved to another cell, while Plaintiff Abrego Garcia remained with eight others who, like him, upon information and belief had no gang affiliations or tattoos. 123. As reflected by his segregation, the Salvadoran authorities recognized that Plaintiff Abrego Garcia was not affiliated with any gang and, at around this time, prison officials explicitly acknowledged that Plaintiff Abrego Garcia's tattoos were not gang-related, telling him "your

“In Cell 15, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia and 20 other Salvadorans were forced to kneel from approximately 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM, with guards striking anyone who fell from exhaustion. During this time, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia was denied bathroom access and soiled himself…”

Our new blogcast features @thecity.nyc reporter, @clauirizarry.bsky.social, @weareliuna.bsky.social's National Immigration & Worker Rights Coordinator, @mejicuba.bsky.social, & former political director of @aflcio.org, Mike Podhorzer, to discuss NYC's Mayoral Primary: poweratwork.us/class-politi...

Trump threatens to arrest Mamdani and then adds, "a lot of people are saying he's here illegally"

Put another way: Project 2025 let right-wing legal groups sketch out the agenda for a new GOP DOJ.

Do you think "Project 2029" will hand the DOJ section to the ACLU? No. The opposite. It's about getting a Dem message disconnected from left-wing groups.

A Wave of Asian Votes Helped Propel Zohran Mamdani’s Trailblazing Win New Yorkers who felt heard by a politician for the first time, including people who aren’t citizens and couldn’t vote, found ways to register their support and spread the word.

NEW: A Wave of Asian Votes Helped Propel Zohran Mamdani’s Trailblazing Win
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Inside the deal to kill housing at Elizabeth Street Garden After a controversial deal to save the Elizabeth Street Garden, how long will it take to build new housing?

"The new proposal faces a raft of hurdles: There is no developer in place for two of the locations, all of the sites require changes to current zoning rules and community leaders say the city had already pledged to preserve one of the sites for a new school." gothamist.com/news/inside-...

i was able to shoo it away almost immediately after it climbed inside thank goodness

the pigeons have escalated their hostile takeover of my window by actually climbing into my living room, window guards and all

How voters in Trump districts helped Mamdani win the Democratic primary His affordability-focused message resonated in districts where the GOP gained ground last year.

“I know so many people voted for Trump, including my family and other people,” said Shah Rahman, 27, who said those same people are now supporting Mamdani.

EXCELLENT analysis here from @brigidbergin.bsky.social

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politics ain’t beanbag

Mamdani Wins Stunning Upset in Democratic Primary as Cuomo Concedes The socialist state Assembly member from Queens is on track to be the Democratic nominee for mayor in the general election.

This is now the most-read story we've ever published.

What Now for Mamdani? An Official Count, and a Competitive General Election After a ranked choice tally July 1, the presumed Democratic nominee will enter another highly competitive campaign — against some familiar faces.

What Now? Mamdani May Face Four Candidates in November Election
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At about 20 minutes after midnight, Zohran Mamdani emerged to greet his supporters on a brewery rooftop in Long Island City.

Read our full election coverage at the link in bio.

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Retirees’ Medicare Advantage Backlash Resonates in Mayor’s Race Adrienne Adams, Zohran Mamdani and Zellnor Myrie are taking heat from retired city workers for refusing to sign a pledge to protect their health care from a cost-cutting deal championed by a union tha...

Story coming from my colleague @clauirizarry.bsky.social. As she has reported, the massive retiree backlash against Medicare Advantage had made it a serious factor in the mayor's race.

State’s Highest Court Rules NYC Can Switch Retired City Workers to Medicare Advantage In a blow to retirees, the state Court of Appeals overruled lower court decisions that had barred the city from moving its quarter-million retirees to a privatized health care plan.

A very big deal for retired NYC government workers and a win for Mayor Eric Adams as he and unions try to cut costs. @clauirizarry.bsky.social & @katiehonan.bsky.social on the Medicare Advantage decision from the state's highest court.

State’s Highest Court Rules NYC Can Switch Retired City Workers to Medicare Advantage In a blow to retirees, the state Court of Appeals overruled lower court decisions that had barred the city from moving its quarter-million retirees to a privatized health care plan.

"In a blow to retirees, the state Court of Appeals overruled lower court decisions that had barred the city from moving its quarter-million retirees to a privatized health care plan." — via @clauirizarry.bsky.social and @katiehonan.bsky.social
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