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Ben Oreskes

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Ben Oreskes

@boreskes

NY Statehouse Correspondent @nytimes. @latimes alum.

Joined September 2011

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Ben Oreskes
@boreskes
Jul 24, 2024
Some personal news: I am so excited to be joining @nytimes. Working with @dchangnyt, @NestorARamos and the rest of the @NYTMetro team is going to be amazing!
NYTimes Communications
@NYTimesPR
Jul 24, 2024
We’re thrilled to announce that Ben Oreskes will be joining the Metro desk as a statehouse correspondent. nytco.com/press/ben-ores…
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Ben Oreskes
@boreskes
Jun 27, 2018
Dephree has just done a backflip of the sign.
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Ben Oreskes
@boreskes
May 16, 2023
Spoke to @SenFeinstein today for a brief minute. I asked her how she was feeling and also about the well-wishes she's heard from colleagues. This is how she responded. latimes.com/california/sto…
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Ben Oreskes
@boreskes
Nov 10, 2025
NEW: Chi Ossé, a far-left city councilman aligned with the policies of Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, has told political allies that he is planning to challenge @RepJeffries, the top House Democrat, in next June’s primary.
Against Mamdani’s Wishes, Gen Z Councilman Plans to Challenge Jeffries
From nytimes.com
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Ben Oreskes
@boreskes
Feb 21, 2020
Last year, I set out to understand what it's like to work in one of the busiest fire stations in America. The LAFD's Fire Station 9 sits at the center of skid row, and what their firefighters experience is like nothing else. latimes.com/homeless-housi…
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Ben Oreskes
@boreskes
Oct 10, 2022
NEWS: "I am resigning as President of the Los Angeles City Council," @cd6nury. latimes.com/california/sto…
Ben Oreskes
@boreskes
Nov 3, 2025
Coming in the morning, exclusive @nytimes interview from the MSG nosebleeds with a certain political candidate who is in the news.
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Ben Oreskes
@boreskes
Nov 1, 2025
Arriving visitors will "hear in the airports over the loudspeaker, ‘I am your mayor, Zohran Mamdani, welcome to New York City,’ they will look at their children filled with pride,” @RoKhanna said. “They will say, ‘In New York any dream is still possible."
nytimes.com
Mamdani is joined by Ro Khanna in hopes of exciting South Asian voters.
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Ben Oreskes
@boreskes
Nov 3, 2025
“The exhilaration of the last few days of the campaign is like little else, but so is the anxiety,”@ZohranKMamdani said during the game. “Somebody described it to me once like playing tennis but not being able to see the score until the last minute." nytimes.com/2025/11/03/nyr…
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Ben Oreskes
@boreskes
Mar 6, 2024
Schiff is trying to speak and there are now more protesters chanting “let gaza live.” It’s sort of devolved and schiff is trying to speak over them but there are probably about two dozen protesters who won’t stop.
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Ben Oreskes
@boreskes
Oct 12, 2020
Wild that this NBA season was its longest but also one of the great public health experiments ever. There were no positive case the WHOLE TIME in the bubble, and the league along with the NBAPA funded the development of a new Covid test.
Ben Oreskes
@boreskes
Oct 12, 2024
"He disparaged Vice President Kamala Harris as 'retarded.' He complained about the number of Jews still backing Ms. Harris, saying they needed their heads examined for not supporting him despite everything he had done for the state of Israel."
A Frustrated Trump Lashes Out Behind Closed Doors Over Money (Gift Article)
From nytimes.com
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Ben Oreskes
@boreskes
May 16, 2023
Replying to @boreskes
.@jim_newell caught the exchange as well.
I Spoke to Dianne Feinstein Today. It Was Concerning.
From slate.com
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Ben Oreskes
@boreskes
Oct 11, 2022
We're witnessing a truly unbelievable scene inside the City Council Chambers where angry Angelenos won't allow the meeting to start until @cmgilcedillo and @kdeleon leave the room. Meanwhile @mikebonin sits alone as other members speak with the two. latimes.com/california/sto…