Singer Justin Bieber and author Eric Carle attend the lighting of the... Singer Justin Bieber and author Eric Carle attend the lighting of the Empire State Building to kickoff Jumpstart's Read For The Record Campaign on October 8, 2009 in New York City.

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We Mapped Out Where the Best Spring Blooms Are In NYC A guide to which neighborhoods have the species that are blossoming now, according to city arborists and data.

A guide to which neighborhoods have the species that are blossoming now, according to city arborists and data.

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this wikipedia editor is orbiting the moon right now!

April 7, 1989: Atlanta's Dominique Wilkins drives and dunks on 7’5” Chuck Nevitt of the Rockets (while Otis Thorpe makes a business decision).

Wilkins scored 29 PTS and Moses Malone had 23 PTS/16 REB in Atlanta’s 120-112 overtime win. Thorpe led the Rockets with 31 PTS/10 REB.

April 7, 1993: Charlotte rookie Alonzo Mourning dunks in transition, off the feed from Muggsy Bogues.

Mourning finished with 21 PTS/REB but the Magic defeated the Hornets, 109-96. Orlando rookie Shaquille O'Neal had 29 PTS/10 REB.

Randy Mastro Truly Gutted Compost Collection Plus, more news for your Monday morning.

According to a new report by the City's Independent Budget Office, composting rates spiked in 2025...for the three weeks that the Adams administration actually enforced fines for noncompliance. No more fines = way less composting. Thanks a lot, RANDY.

walking as research activity

Newsrooms are too busy chasing quick wins to notice audiences are starving for the truth.

AI slop looks like data from afar. It isn't.

New Stark Report on the fragmented news ecosystem 👇

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Short video on the City University of New York x WikiNYC Wikimedian-in-residence programming funded by Craig Newmark Philanthropies.

Great job all and ty Craig for funding.

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BREAKING: The WNBA and its players union have come to a verbal agreement on the terms of a new collective bargaining agreement.

The deal comes after more than a year of tumultuous negotiations.

What if you could collect Wikipedia articles and make them battle?

Wikigacha, created by Japanese developer Haruki Sugiyama, turns every Wikipedia article into a collectible trading card.

The longest blackout of Wikipedia editing was the 24 hour blackout during SOPA.

@wikipedia.org is where facts go to live!

cleaning makes your mind clean as well

CUNY history is NYC history! CUNY SEEK Program is featured in a new Wikipedia article, thanks to @baruch.cuny.edu Black History Month Edit-a-Thons w/ @CUNYedu @wikimedianyc.bsky.social @craignewmark.bsky.social #WikipedianInResidence – more at: tinyurl.com/58zzz9fm #CUNYpediaFocusArticle

Thread! Here's how the top photo in the "crying" article varies across different language Wikipedias! In Czech, it's a kid named Stephen who "was sad that his 3 hot dogs, box of donuts, and 2 liter bottle of soda fell to the ground"(2009)

Illustration showing that you may upload original works like photos of public places, graphs, and useful objects.

Visual reminder that works created or inspired by others, like logos or TV screenshots, can't be uploaded.

Summary explaining you can upload your original works or public domain content, but not others’ work without permission.

Wikimedia Commons is a free, volunteer-built online media repository, and one of the world's largest collections of freely usable media. 

Learn how open licenses keep Commons free and fair ➡️ w.wiki/bk7

WikiCite is a project to make a Wikipedia-connected, citation-metadata based, scholarly profiling service. My update - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...

Elliottville, Staten Island - Wikipedia

NYC history comes to life with a new #CUNYpediaFocusArticle on Elliottville, Staten Island, thanks to @CUNYedu @wikimedianyc.bsky.social @craignewmark.bsky.social #WikipedianInResidence project and the #CollegeofStatenIsland: tinyurl.com/4jra74ak

Happy birthday Wikipedia! May Wikipedia continue to be a free 3rd space online and forever available to anyone to anyone with internet access.

“neighbors can build public data together” !

Students & archivists worked w/ @craignewmark.bsky.social #WikimedianInResidence in 2025 across science, arts, & humanities to grow access to free, reliable public knowledge, resulting in 12 #Wikipedia class projects, 222 editors, 182K+ words added, 1.3M+ article views! tinyurl.com/4y33nfjc

no one should have to use a computer alone!

photo of yellow haired, medium/large size dog wearing a party hat with the description "the best picture i have taken of my dog halley. she is no longer with us"

the first pic in the "Animals with paper party hats" category on Wikimedia Commons could make me cry

Test scores across OECD countries in decline

When I argue for the benefits of physical books, people tell me that every generation misses the old ways. But no, this isn’t pure nostalgia. Yes, my dad used to complain about decline back in the 90s, but the scores weren't plummeting then. Today they're in a free fall.

Okay, I've formally signed up for the Giving Pledge, sometimes considered the Billionaire's Pledge, though I've never been a billionaire, particularly after I gave away all my craigslist equity to my charitable foundation.

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Happy birthday to Craig Newmark.

Craig, your dedication to the United States of America and to Wikipedia is an inspiration. Thank you for putting your money towards positive and patriotic projects.

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