Mamdani hasn't had time to really think about all that space he now has, because he spends most of his time at City Hall and around New York City. He tries to keep a semblance of his old life by getting around the city on foot, by bike or train. "If you spend every single day driving around in a tinted window security detail, you will have a very specific view of the city," he said. "You actually meet other New Yorkers and you break out of the bubble that so many have come to expect of politics, where politicians only seem to be spending time with other politicians or the people who donated to make them politicians."

I'd say that this applies to anyone traveling in a car in any city. Being in a car versus walking, riding, or taking transit fundamentally changes how you view a place and your relationship to it. I wish more leaders set this kind of example.

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For the Thursday lunchtime crowd.

Event flyer with narcan box image and logos for OC EMS and Carrboro PD. Text reads. FREE NALOXONE TRAINING • Join Orange County EMS and Carrboro Police for a free Naloxone (Narcan) training. • Learn how Naloxone and opioids work. • Learn how to identify an overdose and when to administer Naloxone. • Free Naloxone available. RANDE COUNTY NASAL SPRAY 4 mg Friday, April 17" at 2pm Drakeford Library Complex 203 S. Greensboro St., Carboro NC 27510

Free Naloxone Training
Join Orange County EMS and Carrboro Police for a free Naloxone (Narcan) training.

Friday, April 17" at 2pm
Drakeford Library Complex
203 S. Greensboro St., Carboro NC 27510

Medicaid expansion boosted access to opioid addiction treatment medication, study says • Ohio Capital Journal In the eight states that expanded Medicaid after 2018, the number of people receiving prescriptions for the opioid addiction treatment medication buprenorphine increased dramatically, according to a…

In the eight states that expanded Medicaid after 2018, the number of people receiving prescriptions for the opioid addiction treatment medication buprenorphine increased dramatically, according to a paper that researchers will present next month. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/04/14/r...

DOGE turbocharged the deficit.

budgetlab.yale.edu/research/wea...

Thanks to everyone who stepped up to fill the vacancy in NC Senate district 23, and congrats to @jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social on the appointment.

Look what’s back at the Carrboro Farmer’s Market ! 🍓🍓🍓

Happy Trans Day of Visibility, y’all.

Autocrats use any and every excuse to invoke emergency powers that allow them to suppress domestic dissent and hide their crimes (such as election interference). That includes starting illegal wars.

A man wearing glasses and a cap stands in front of the dedication plaque outside the front door of the Drakeford Library Complex. He has an “I voted” sticker on the right hand breast pocket of his striped blue collared shirt.

Voted on my lunch break. Fast and easy. No line at the Drakeford Library Complex in #Carrboro

新年快樂 ！🧧🐴

Community spend week poster with text: BLACK BUSINESS ALLIANCE The Chamber Circulating BLACK HISTORY Community SPEND WEEK TONYA'S COOKIES THE FLYING PIEROGI CAROLINA CAR WASH WHAT IS THE PURPOSE? A Community Spend Week is a coordinated effort where people show up at the same place and spend money at a local business, creating immediate economic impact through collective action. WHEN/WHERE CAN I PARTICIPATE? 2/16. 12PM - 2PM | THE FLYING PIEROGI 2/18. 12PM - 2PM | TONYA'S COOKIES 2/19, 10AM - 4PM | CAROLINA CARWASH Registration is highly encouraged.

Circulating Black History
Community Spend Week.

Come out and join us in #Carrboro for tasty food and support for local businesses.

Race signup flyer for St. Paul Village 5k. Lists sponsors and links to signup page: https://runsignup.com/Race/NC/ChapelHill/stpaulvillage

Come get moving for a good cause. Signup link: runsignup.com/Race/NC/Chap...

The Chantal recovery update content is heavy, but I don’t think I’ve smiled as much reading an agenda packet for any packet since I first ran for office in 2024 as I have looking at these stormwater slides. #Carrboro

Screenshot of Agenda Packet PDF with text: INFORMATION: This grant will fund a street tree inventory and development of Carrboro's first Comprehensive Urban Forestry Management Plan. The street tree inventory will provide a database of species, location, size, and condition of each tree along Carboro maintained streets and identify available planting spaces. It is essential for risk management and safety as it identifies hazardous trees and those needing pruning to protect people and property. It will allow supervisors to efficiently schedule and track tree care. The data from the inventory, as well as insights gained through community engagement, will then be used to develop a Comprehensive Urban Forestry Management Plan. This plan will set long-term, actionable goals for tree planting, maintenance and removal. It will provide data to develop adequate budget requests for Town-wide tree care and staff capacity, improve the health and resilience of the urban canopy against pests and climate change, and promote public education and encourage community support for tree planting, particularly in the owns urban heat islands. Completing the inventory and management plan will ensure our urban forest thriv a critical, well-maintained asset. It will build resilience in our community by providing much needed shac to urban heat islands and address environmental justice issues related to inequities in the tree canopy. Town of Carboro Page 1 of 2 Printed on 2/13/2026 powered by Legistar™ Agenda Date: 2/17/2026 In Control: Town Council File Type: Consent Agenda Version: 1 This project will also quantify the economic, environmental and social value of the urban forest, such as air quality improvements, stormwater retention, increases in biodiversity, to our community. FISCAL IMPACT: There is no immediate fiscal impact associated with this item. If the Town is awarded the grant, a match of $13,650 is required to receive up to S47,092 in external grant funding. Town funding…

Time to pivot to the agenda for the Tuesday #Carrboro Town Council meeting. Wanted to highlight this from the consent agenda. This is our Climate Action pillar at work.

Bring on the volunteers! Many hands make light work.

Been canvassing for dems my entire adult life, and many surveys have a Q like, “would you be willing to volunteer to help elect democrats?” at the end. Past years I would’ve considered more than one Yes to be a great canvass. I’m on my second list of the weekend… about half of people say yes. 👀

Close-up selfie of a person in a jacket with a reflective vest on top. The person is holding a blue flyer with early voting information.

Tell your friends. Tell your neighbors: voting in the March Primary here in NC is happening now in Orange County. I’m out canvassing on foot on my lunch break.

In-person one stop early voting has started. Happening today!

2026 Primary Candidate Questionnaires The March 3 election includes races from local school boards up to Congress. .

As you review your sample ballot, I highly recommend you review what the candidates themselves have said: indyweek.com/news/2026-pr...

Seriously y’all. There are some stark contrasts in these races. Please take the time to consider your options before you exercise your constitutional right to vote.

Cristóbal Palmer selfie in front of the dais. Council member Joiner is seated at his seat. An American flag stands to the left of a large wall-mounted screen.

The people you elect do the people’s business. I am about to sit down for a Carrboro Town Council budget work session, so I have just another minute to remind y’all to pull your sample ballot and decide who you want to put to work on your behalf.

For the morning crowd.

2026 Primary Candidate Questionnaires The March 3 election includes races from local school boards up to Congress. .

As you review your sample ballot, I highly recommend you review what the candidates themselves have said: indyweek.com/news/2026-pr...

One stop in person early voting starts this Thursday the 12th here in Orange County, NC. Tonight is a great time to pull your sample ballot www.ncsbe.gov/voting/sampl...

Close cropped selfie emphasizing two enamel pins on a light blue-gray sport coat. The upper pin on the lapel is the Carrboro logo in green. The lower pin is a tuxedo cat head positioned to look like it is peaking out of the breast pocket.

Council did portraits tonight.

A better interviewer (or producers) could have asked him about the history of NC GS § 14-12.8.  “Wearing of masks, hoods, etc., on public property.” www.ncleg.net/EnactedLegis...

North Carolina students decry removal of campus voting sites as age discrimination One of the campuses that saw its early voting site eliminated is the country’s largest HBCU, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.

NEW: The College Democrats of North Carolina are fighting the removal of early voting sites on college campuses, claiming that the state’s election board is violating the 26th Amendment by abridging their right to vote based on their age. #nccourts #ncpol

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Heat on the Streets: How You Can Help Uncover Urban Hotspots and Vulnerabilities - Chapelboro.com Heats on the Streets: How You Can Help Uncover Urban Hotspots and Vulnerabilities

Greetings from North Carolina, USA. Some names of researchers here looking at hot spot effects chapelboro.com/events/heat-...

Meanwhile in Providence, RI: “ICE agents then surrounded the judge’s car and demanded everyone to exit the vehicle, threatening to smash in the windows if they did not comply.” www.wpri.com/news/local-n...