Author of Meet Mayor Mamdani (April 2026) & Run Zohran Run! (2025) https://orbooks.com/catalog/meet-mayor-mamdani/ I cover criminal justice and NYC politics for The Indypendent, etc.https://bsky.app/profile/hammerdaily.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/hammerdaily.bsky.social/post/3mz42citkjs23Here's a zinger from Meet Mayor Mamdani. Definitely worth two clams, imho. 😜 [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Oct 2026 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:ufjaubo7f7kq5xxnikbzrraq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz42citkjs23https://bsky.app/profile/hammerdaily.bsky.social/post/3mvn6iqbqks2sHere's my chat with historian Shane White about his excellent new book that captures the world of Black oyster-sellers, performing artists, and confidence men in pre-Civil War Manhattan. https://indypendent.org/2026/09/a-moment-in-the-sun-how-black-new-yorkers-sought-to-redefine-freedom-in-pre-civil-war-nyc/16 Sep 2026 12:50 +0000at://did:plc:ufjaubo7f7kq5xxnikbzrraq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvn6iqbqks2shttps://bsky.app/profile/hammerdaily.bsky.social/post/3mtjakfpfw22nGood recap of the lies told by Rudy, EPA, et al. re air quality at Ground Zero. Alas, there were "no lessons learned," says attorney Joel Kupferman. https://youtu.be/Rok1E8Zdj-c?si=bgORohjHIC36KJt720 Aug 2026 12:26 +0000at://did:plc:ufjaubo7f7kq5xxnikbzrraq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjakfpfw22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/hammerdaily.bsky.social/post/3monbwg26zs2m"Aqueduct’s grandstands provide a whiff of 20th-century New York City...like the good old days in the top row seats at Shea Stadium." My farewell... https://indypendent.org/2026/06/last-laps-at-the-aqueduct/19 Jun 2026 11:55 +0000at://did:plc:ufjaubo7f7kq5xxnikbzrraq/app.bsky.feed.post/3monbwg26zs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/hammerdaily.bsky.social/post/3mnz5tjjap22eHere's a Knicks story that begins with "Caviar dollops..." Thank you, NYT! 😜🏀😜11 Jun 2026 11:49 +0000at://did:plc:ufjaubo7f7kq5xxnikbzrraq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnz5tjjap22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/hammerdaily.bsky.social/post/3mnf2e2bya22pPuzzling characterization of Tom Steyer...😜03 Jun 2026 11:53 +0000at://did:plc:ufjaubo7f7kq5xxnikbzrraq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnf2e2bya22phttps://bsky.app/profile/hammerdaily.bsky.social/post/3mncnzeu2xc2wWhen Marilyn Monroe went to bat for Ella Fitzgerald... (Via leftist cultural historian George Lipsitz)02 Jun 2026 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:ufjaubo7f7kq5xxnikbzrraq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mncnzeu2xc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/hammerdaily.bsky.social/post/3mmbydfj5e22hMy latest: Providence leftist David Morales seeks to emulate Mamdani--and channels Rey Mysterio, Super Barrio & Jessie Ventura. https://indypendent.org/2026/05/from-the-wrestling-ring-to-city-hall-young-democratic-socialist-surges-in-providence-rhode-island-mayoral-race/20 May 2026 13:14 +0000at://did:plc:ufjaubo7f7kq5xxnikbzrraq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmbydfj5e22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/hammerdaily.bsky.social/post/3mm7f2fc4222cHere's my take on an important new show about the American Revolution in New York. Featuring cameos from "King Sears," Prison Ship Martyrs, the Book of Negroes, and the 3rd Amendment. 🔥 https://indypendent.org/2026/05/remembering-when-new-york-city-was-under-military-occupation-for-seven-years/19 May 2026 12:23 +0000at://did:plc:ufjaubo7f7kq5xxnikbzrraq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7f2fc4222chttps://bsky.app/profile/hammerdaily.bsky.social/post/3mlxssboxdk2eZM's City Law Dept. is "arguing that nobody has the right to challenge disciplinary decisions that err on the side of police impunity." 🧐 [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 May 2026 12:08 +0000at://did:plc:ufjaubo7f7kq5xxnikbzrraq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlxssboxdk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/hammerdaily.bsky.social/post/3mkx7jbqy422hLast day of a sweet May Day deal... https://orbooks.com/catalog/meet-mayor-mamdani/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 May 2026 12:58 +0000at://did:plc:ufjaubo7f7kq5xxnikbzrraq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkx7jbqy422hhttps://bsky.app/profile/hammerdaily.bsky.social/post/3mkd45bjxj22mHere's an insightful critique of Trump's twisted use of Christian nationalism... https://raginghorse.wordpress.com/2026/04/24/the-last-temptation-of-donald-j-christ/25 Apr 2026 13:04 +0000at://did:plc:ufjaubo7f7kq5xxnikbzrraq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkd45bjxj22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/hammerdaily.bsky.social/post/3mkagupe2vk2yHere's a sampling from Meet Mayor Mamdani, which picks up where Run Zohran Run! ended, in mid-summer 2025. Featuring cameos from Karl Rove, Muhammad Ali and...Jerry Quarry. 👊🥊👊 https://indypendent.org/2026/04/how-cuomos-attempt-to-weaponize-rent-freeze-politics-against-mamdani-backfired/24 Apr 2026 11:38 +0000at://did:plc:ufjaubo7f7kq5xxnikbzrraq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkagupe2vk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/hammerdaily.bsky.social/post/3mkambrtg7s2f"Cuomo’s scattershot assault was nonetheless very much on brand. Like the Fight and Deliver candidate, the statement was nasty, brutish, and mean—or some combination thereof." 🤪🤪🤪 [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Apr 2026 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:ufjaubo7f7kq5xxnikbzrraq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkambrtg7s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/hammerdaily.bsky.social/post/3mkagupe2vk2yHere's a sampling from Meet Mayor Mamdani, which picks up where Run Zohran Run! ended, in mid-summer 2025. Featuring cameos from Karl Rove, Muhammad Ali and...Jerry Quarry. 👊🥊👊 https://indypendent.org/2026/04/how-cuomos-attempt-to-weaponize-rent-freeze-politics-against-mamdani-backfired/24 Apr 2026 11:38 +0000at://did:plc:ufjaubo7f7kq5xxnikbzrraq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkagupe2vk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/hammerdaily.bsky.social/post/3mjrf7krius2yIt appears that Trump's incendiary hype helped rig the betting markets...🧐18 Apr 2026 11:59 +0000at://did:plc:ufjaubo7f7kq5xxnikbzrraq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjrf7krius2y