Nikita Stewart

@kitastew

Reporter, Texan with a Kentucky twang in a New York state of mind.

Joined June 2009
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    Apr 24

    In the mood for cookies!? Come to the store at 31 E 17th St this Friday 4-7pm. I’ll be there selling cookies to support . Ps- I’ll be personally side eyeing all of the lovers as well! Cc

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    Apr 23

    Lunchtime fight between veggie soup and Girl Scout cookies. The cookies won.

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  3. Apr 23

    More stats: 92 percent of poll respondents say more needs to be done to address homelessness; 59 percent say they would support a shelter in their neighborhood. Indicates that support could be higher than it appears at community meetings filled with vocal opposition.

    Stat of the Day: 7% item via :
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  4. Apr 19

    The cookies are here. And Troop 6000, the troop specially designed for girls in New York City shelters, will be back in Union Square next week. Last year, lines stretched the block.

    New Yorkers, get ready—next week members of GSGNY will return to to sell ! The sale will run Monday-Friday, 1-6pm
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    Apr 19

    Guy who called in to to speak with from Rikers a mionth ago is still there.

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    Apr 18

    “ was not just a tribute to the world of HBCUs and black love and excellence, it is a tribute to something I’ve come to consider and appreciate deeply: the education of Beyoncé Knowles-Carter,” writes

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    Apr 16

    History is the only education; everything else is just training.

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  8. Apr 16

    Thanks for letting me sit in today.

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  9. Apr 16

    Just visited the offices of Picture the Homeless where there was a meeting to discuss the group’s “Free to Pee” demanding better access to public restrooms. Members were pointing to the Times coverage of subway restrooms as proof that there is a need.

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  10. Retweeted
    Apr 15

    Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave/ I am the dream and the hope of the slave/ I rise/ I rise/ I rise/

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  11. Apr 15

    Congratulations to for winning his long overdue Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing. He moved me today with his speech, ending with Maya Angelou's words "I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise. I rise. I rise."

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    Apr 15

    I am sooooooooooooooooo sad that I missed this. They simply do not make many like . His mind, his journalism, the precisely controlled outrage of his pen, is unparalleled. Salute, my friend, salute.

    The uncompromising, incomparable Brent Staples preparing (with his wife by his side) to accept the Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing — the first time the has won this award in 23 years and so richly deserved:
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  13. Apr 13

    Just saw what looks like a dolphin in the Hudson River and lost my mind. you totally missed an important item for the newsletter.

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  14. Apr 12

    Please read this explanation by of how "creative financial gerrymandering" used the distressed community of Central Harlem to justify funding for Hudson Yards.

    A "midnight rule" issued by the Obama administration that will reform the cash-for-visas program may go into effect as soon as this month. Conservatives like want to preserve EB-5 mostly as it is. So does .
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  15. Apr 12

    This part: “I Promise’s ‘secret sauce.’ In one room, staff members were busy organizing a room filled with bins of clothing and shelves of peanut butter, jelly and Cheerios. At any time, parents can grab a shopping bin and take what they need.”

    We show up when a school is hailed a success, or when it is deemed a failure. It is rare, and considered a risk, when we show up as they’re just starting to figuring it all out. I think that should change.
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  16. Apr 10

    Everywhere.

    Major Stewart, 69, stayed in Inglewood through the shootouts, the loss of the Lakers and exodus of businesses, but as the NFL stadium nears completion he was notified his 1-bedroom apt would spike to $1,725 from $855. He had to move in with his sister.
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    Apr 10

    Fun fact: Thin Mints are most popular nationally, while the Samoa is New York's favorite Girl Scout Cookie!

    Talking Girl Scout cookies today, so why not dress up as one? I’m a Thin Mint (which obviously means I’m the most popular). Which cookie do you most identify with?
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    Apr 9

    In 1973, two teenage girlfriends went on vacation to Virginia Beach and never came home. They were brutally killed in their oceanfront cottage, and DNA has led to an arrest almost 46 years later: with and

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    Apr 9

    “The measles vaccine works. It is safe, it is effective, it is time-tested,” says Unvaccinated children will not be allowed in schools or daycare. Schools that do not comply will be shuttered.

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    Mar 31

    While you were sleeping (and when and I wish we were), NYS leaders agreed to a $175 billion budget that will change the way people shop, drive and vote.

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