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Ben Guttmann

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Exec. Director at Queens Economic Development Corporation. A former marketing guy who also teaches at Baruch College and wrote a book. Nobody wins unless everybody wins.

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Love to see energy behind Sunnyside Yards. This is the biggest opportunity to transform our city. 180 acres!

27.02.2026 00:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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NJ to NYC Trains Delayed by 45 Minutes Due to Blocked Tunnel A brutal week for commuters continued Friday with New Jersey Transit rail service in and out of New Yorkโ€™s Penn Station subject to large delays.

Delays like this will become more frequent - and impact more riders - the longer we rely on the North River Tunnel. We need to complete the Hudson Tunnel Project as soon as possible to deliver reliable, modern rail infrastructure that riders can count on.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

30.01.2026 15:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 19 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio) YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. Itโ€™s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free

28.01.2026 17:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 97508 ๐Ÿ” 40898 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4302 ๐Ÿ“Œ 5366
Abolish ICE
Abolish ICE YouTube video by Takesโ„ข by Jamelle Bouie

a few thoughts youtu.be/lERS4kJIQR8

08.01.2026 01:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 4864 ๐Ÿ” 1293 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 75 ๐Ÿ“Œ 121

Huge!

08.01.2026 13:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Forget Manhattan โ€” this is New Yorkโ€™s most exciting borough Stylish hotels for under ยฃ120, a diverse food scene and some of the cityโ€™s oldest buildings โ€” under-the-radar Queens deserves to be better known

#QueensMentioned

05.01.2026 17:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

NYCB&CH is solid! Most neighborhoods would kill for it. But I stand by Brooklyn Bagel.

02.01.2026 18:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The real ones know that cup is from Brooklyn Bagel, which is maybe the best bagel shop in the city. (And despite its name only has locations in Queens and Manhattan, not Brooklyn!)

02.01.2026 15:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 75 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Legally-mandated Shins concerts in every borough

02.01.2026 08:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I read all the studies on the economic impact of bike lanes. Here's what I learned. Research proves that bike lanes are good for business. So why do so many stores and restaurants still oppose them?

โ€œSurvey after survey has shown that business owners overestimate how many customers drive to their stores vs walking or biking. In a 2012 Los Angeles study, more than half of the store owners on the bike-laned part of the boulevard thought most of their customers drove. The actual number was 15%.โ€

02.01.2026 04:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 491 ๐Ÿ” 184 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9 ๐Ÿ“Œ 12
incredifullsยฎ from The Pizza Cupcake Introducing a new pizza experience thatโ€™s a conveniently cupcake-shaped snack, perfect for when you want pizza on the go.

Good news from a former client of ours at @queensedc.bsky.social: incredifulls.com

29.12.2025 16:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This would be huge

25.12.2025 02:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The 5 Golden Rings? They Might be Pheasants The classic holiday carol is heavy on birds. And some believe even the 5 golden rings have an avian connection.

Iโ€™m sorry to inform you but the โ€œ5 golden ringsโ€ gift is, in fact, just more birds. blog.nature.org/2024/12/01/t...

17.12.2025 12:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is great news!

09.12.2025 21:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

theonion.com/obama-turns-...

05.12.2025 18:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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QEDC removed 129 graffiti sites last year. But we also helped put some paint on walls this year.

02.12.2025 00:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Is Queens the new political belleweather of America? | Michael Massing National news organizations have treated the borough like flyover country. Itโ€™s time to change that

#QueensMentioned

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

28.11.2025 23:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

#QueensMentioned

22.11.2025 02:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Weโ€™re hiring!

Our new resume portal is live, and weโ€™re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.

Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply

06.11.2025 13:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 21441 ๐Ÿ” 5900 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 462 ๐Ÿ“Œ 415

Attention good people!

06.11.2025 12:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™ve also settled on No for #6. Good arguments either way, but I think itโ€™s ultimately better to keep NYC elections separate from the Presidential cycle.

04.11.2025 13:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Job Postings Job Postings

Cool job alert: Go become director of the LAGCC SBDC and do cool Queens stuff with us. www.rfcuny.org/careers/post...

04.11.2025 13:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œSent from AOL on Androidโ€ is quite a kicker

24.10.2025 16:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This frog stuff is brilliant

10.10.2025 11:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We should absolutely do this

09.10.2025 22:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Itโ€™s hard to unsee parked cars as โ€œlitterโ€

There are 3 million on street parking spots in NYC. We should be able to repurpose some of that space for people instead of storage.

23.09.2025 10:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

i really think the only reason we haven't created new states โ€”ย which was a common political tactic in the 19th century, see nevada and the dakotas โ€”ย is that 50 is a round number

11.08.2025 21:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 11791 ๐Ÿ” 898 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 450 ๐Ÿ“Œ 205

Not an original point but worth saying again - there is not a single element in this picture that identifies any of these folks as law enforcement agents. No badges, no uniforms, no vests. Out of context it just looks like a bunch of random guys are kidnapping a mayoral candidate.

17.06.2025 18:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 23588 ๐Ÿ” 7329 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 719 ๐Ÿ“Œ 284
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Here's a longer video of Brad Lander's detention just now inside 26 Federal Plaza as he tried to walk a man out of immigration court, by masked federal agents.

17.06.2025 16:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 11860 ๐Ÿ” 5278 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 821 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1320