Tyler Newcomb (He/Him) (@tylernewcomb

Tyler Newcomb (He/Him)

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Tyler Newcomb (He/Him)

@tylernewcomb_

EMT turned safe streets advocate. Boards: @bikejc & @safestreetsjc. Opinions are my own. 🏳️‍🌈

Jersey City, NJ

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Joined March 2014

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Tyler Newcomb (He/Him)
@tylernewcomb_
Jul 11, 2023
Twitter hasn’t heard the story of how I, an SUV owning EMT, became the safe streets advocate I am today. 🧵 I became an EMT in late 2018. I owned and drove an SUV, and was pretty ambivalent about infrastructure and safe streets (sometimes maybe even skeptical).
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Tyler Newcomb (He/Him)
@tylernewcomb_
Oct 30, 2022
I’m the average male height the at 5’9” This vehicle should be illegal.
Tyler Newcomb (He/Him)
@tylernewcomb_
Apr 10, 2024
Got my backpack stolen at lunch in Manhattan (I think they grabbed it while I was eating and I didn’t notice for a few minutes). I had an AirTag and my MacBook, started tracking both. Hopped on a citi e-bike and rode down to Hudson Yards. Called 911 and was told to wait there.
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Tyler Newcomb (He/Him)
@tylernewcomb_
Apr 10, 2024
Replying to @tylernewcomb_
But I’m also frustrated that the police were so useless, that they never showed up, that I can’t file a report online, over the phone, or at a precinct, and that an insurance claim for theft requires you to wait on two guys with guns to show up in an SUV. End rant. ☹️
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Tyler Newcomb (He/Him)
@tylernewcomb_
Apr 10, 2024
Replying to @tylernewcomb_
They even took my epipens and (presumably) ate the other half of my chocolate bar, leaving the wrapper (perhaps the biggest slap in the face). Called 911 again, they said they were still on their way. Waved down every cop that passed, they either waved back or ignored me.
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Tyler Newcomb (He/Him)
@tylernewcomb_
Apr 10, 2024
Replying to @tylernewcomb_
After waiting for 40 minutes I called 311, hoping to file a report by going to a precinct. Was told they needed to come to me. Walked to where the AirTag was, found my backpack in a gas station trash can. The laptop, my notebook, first aid kit, chargers, etc were gone.
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Tyler Newcomb (He/Him)
@tylernewcomb_
Apr 10, 2024
Replying to @tylernewcomb_
At this point, Find My has my laptop in LIC, and it’s been more than 50 minutes since my original call. An hour after my third call to 911, I finally gave up. I didn’t have hope of recovering it, but wanted a report in case I might make an insurance claim.
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Tyler Newcomb (He/Him)
@tylernewcomb_
Apr 10, 2024
Replying to @tylernewcomb_
The laptop and the AirTag were in different locations. I assumed they had ditched the backpack or AirTag, and focused on the laptop. It was a block south of me, then passed me. I was looking for the backpack but didn’t see it. They ended up going into the subway.
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Tyler Newcomb (He/Him)
@tylernewcomb_
Apr 10, 2024
Replying to @tylernewcomb_
I eventually went back to work (who had been very supportive and patient thankfully), and then 3 hours after I originally reported the theft missed 3 phone calls (presumably from the police who had finally showed up). I’m frustrated at the thief, and at myself.
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Tyler Newcomb (He/Him)
@tylernewcomb_
Apr 11, 2024
Replying to @tylernewcomb_
2. I called 311 first and was told to call 911. Yes, I know it’s not a life threatening emergency. I wanted a report for insurance claims, and calling 911 was the only possible outcome. 3. The police (especially the NYPD) have not been defunded. It’s their job to take reports.
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Tyler Newcomb (He/Him)
@tylernewcomb_
Oct 30, 2022
Replying to @tylernewcomb_
Well holy shit, this one blew up. A few things: yes, some folks need trucks for work. I happen to be one. That doesn’t mean these dangerous, fashion over function designs should be legal. The NHTSA could regulate hood height and frontal visibility to reduce the danger.
Tyler Newcomb (He/Him)
@tylernewcomb_
Oct 30, 2022
Replying to @tylernewcomb_
To anyone who has insulted my height, please stop protecting your insecurities onto me. I’m very comfortable with my height, and the fact that I’m the National average is conveniently illustrative here. It’s comical that truck bros think my height is the point of this.
Tyler Newcomb (He/Him)
@tylernewcomb_
Apr 11, 2024
Replying to @tylernewcomb_
Whoa boy, looks like I’ve struck a nerve. Some clarifications: 1. For those who don’t live in NYC, Hudson Yards is busy. Even if they still had my backpack, it would be hard to spot it. But the ditched the backpack and had the laptop in their own bag.
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Tyler Newcomb (He/Him)
@tylernewcomb_
Oct 12, 2024
The car on the sidewalk has 24 violations and $2,300 in fines still owed. The car in the street has 197 violations and has been fined $15k since 2016. This was preventable.
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