New blog post: 2026 NY State Comptroller Election: Who's Running http://harihareswara.net/posts/2026/2026-ny-state-comptroller-election-whos-running/

Summarizes the Democratic primary:

Comptroller???
Extremely incumbent Tom DiNapoli
The three challengers
Picky questions you could ask comptroller candidates
My undecided assessment
A footnote on unclaimed funds

#NewYorkState #NewYork #NYS #USPol

TODAY! Saturday, April 18th! #HudsonValley #RepairCafes!

Red Hook #RepairCafe
Sat Apr 18th 10:00am - 1:00pm
Red Hook Community Center
59 Fisk Street, #RedHookNY

Rivertowns Repair Cafe: Hastings
Sat Apr 18th 10:00am - 2:00pm
James V. Harmon Community Center
44 Main Street, #HastingsOnHudsonNY

Woodbury Repair Cafe
Sat Apr 18th 10:00am - 2:00pm
Woodbury Village Hall
455 New York 32, #HighlandMillsNY

Warwick Pop-up Mini Cafe--NEW LOCATION!
Sat Apr 18th 11:00am - 2:00pm
Albert Wisner Public Library
One McFarland Drive, #WarwickNY
"Warwick Repair Cafe will be holding a pop-up mini cafe (not all stations, not a lot of fixers!) on Saturday, April 18th from 11am - 2pm at the Albert Wisner Public Library located at One McFarland Drive in Warwick. There will be lamp repair, textile repair, tool and knife sharpening and digital/computer repairs"

Source:
https://www.repaircafehv.org/calendar?view=calendar&month=04-2026

#SolarPunkSunday #NewYorkState #FixIt #ReuseRestoreRepair #RepairCafesHudsonValley

"A proposed #NewYorkState #law aimed at reducing #lightpollution could create a real problem for the state’s millions of #Jews, particularly on #Shabbos and #YomTov.

The “#DarkSkiesProtectionAct,” introduced in the State Senate by #Senator #BradHoylmanSigal, would require most outdoor lights across #NewYork to shut off between 11 pm and sunrise starting January 1, 2028.

The #legislation covers residential floodlights, building uplighting, commercial spotlights, and billboards, with the goal of preserving dark skies while “promoting safety for people, birds and other wildlife, conserving energy and reducing our carbon footprint.”

https://anash.org/new-york-dark-sky-bill-could-leave-frum-jews-in-the-dark/

The Northeast Hoped to Lead on Climate. Now It’s Rethinking.

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/11/climate/northeast-climate-goals-trump.html