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Top tweets in New York politics of 2017

| December 23, 2017

December 23, 2017

These’ll take you back.

Every day, we scour Twitter for the very best tweet to include in First Read Tonight. There are always a ton to choose from, but we’re strict about it – we only select one per day.

Take a look back at 2017 with our 10 favorite political tweets of the year.

March 14

#NOW #ESU #Truck5 assists the @NYPD123Pct in wrangling in these runaway ponies in #StatenIsland. Ponies were safely returned to their owners pic.twitter.com/bruBviMdSb
— NYPD Special Ops (@NYPDSpecialops) March 14, 2017

April 17

19th Century New Yorkers With Silly Names, Ranked

1. Prosper M. Wetmore
2. Preserved Fish
3. Enos T. Throop
4. Effingham Warner
— Jon Campbell (@j0ncampbell) April 17, 2017

May 30

I'd vote for the reanimated corpse of Attila the Hun himself if he'd fix the current state of the NYC subways.
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) May 30, 2017

June 8

As @Beyonce may say:

If you liked it’s cause you're profiteering on it
And you liked it cause you got cha-ching on it https://t.co/R4u4Gn9wg9
— Daniel Squadron (@DanielSquadron) June 8, 2017

July 18

Who in Andrew Cuomo's re-election campaign spent $90 at Crocs? And... why?
— Nick Reisman (@NickReisman) July 18, 2017

July 27

Midday on the @NYCTSubway. Guy walks onto a train with this. pic.twitter.com/Ca67la8Dvv
— Matthew Chayes (@chayesmatthew) July 27, 2017

Aug. 7

Fun prediction: Gov will intro congestion pricing; powerpoint will explain policy w/ example of driving to/from BK every AM to go to the gym https://t.co/NuYnAQcNsU
— Jamison Dague (@JamisonDague) August 7, 2017

Oct. 17

I'm seeing a real lack of hot takes about how the cow in Prospect Park is somehow related to @BilldeBlasio's commitment to the Park Slope Y.
— erica orden (@eorden) October 17, 2017

Nov. 21

“Point at him! Shame on you, shame on you!” - Bill de Blasio yelling at a building. pic.twitter.com/lf6y8dFg9X
— Gloria Pazmino (@GloriaPazmino) November 21, 2017

Dec. 11

People outside of NYC: TERRORISM!!!!!
New Yorkers: Dude’s a loser with a crappy bomb who’s crowning life achievement is making my train 36 minutes late.
— Kashana (@kashanacauley) December 11, 2017

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