10 actually good things that happened in NYC this week

The only consolation we’ve been able to find so far in the stunning and frightening results of this election is that everyone else in NYC feels pretty much the same way. It’s a strange feeling to leave the house the past two days and to notice that every single person you run into, overhear or pass on the street is talking about basically the same thing: When did we become so different from the rest of the country?

But this time, instead of talking about getting out of our urban bubble more often, people are digging into it, thanking our atheist gods we at least have each other to fall back on, wondering if New York, with all its diversity of people and efficient living, is the fabled Real America after all. So it’s been a week of uncertainty with few bright spots to hold onto, but here are a few good things that have happened in NYC since Tuesday, which we hope will make you feel a little bit better (and if not, there’s news about free pizza at the bottom).

This act of spreading the love:

People were walking up, crying. This man is what NYC is about. #Election2016 @buzzfeed @refinery29 @vice @humansofny @bycycle @247ls pic.twitter.com/30PlffzLje

— Halle Pineiro (@halle_shea) November 9, 2016

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The Post-it Note tribute wall in the 14th Street station:

A subway station wall and a stack of sticky notes give New Yorkers a chance to express their feeings on the election https://t.co/37FMdGXo2C pic.twitter.com/7Xu5jT9a5S

— NYT Metro (@NYTMetro) November 11, 2016

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Ted Leo started updating his anti-George W. Bush fight song “Loyal to My Sorrowful Country”

Some small rewrites to "Loyal to my Sorrowful Country" in the kitchen of Strange Matter, #RVA tonight. pic.twitter.com/9YDD3fru0i

— Ted Leo (@tedleo) November 10, 2016

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This sign:

Best protest sign from NYC last night. pic.twitter.com/2yE2gJQyf2

— Fred Jennings ⚖💾💀✨ (@Esquiring) November 10, 2016

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The free booze, support groups and every other act of kindness:

#drinkawayyesterday

A photo posted by Calexico (@calexiconyc) on Nov 9, 2016 at 8:27pm PST

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Spike Lee made this T shirt, some OG Black Lives Matter shit:

BACK IN BLACK: Head to #SpikesJoint and pick up the BOYCOTT SAL’S TEE now available in Black. Get yours exclusively at 40Acres.com

A photo posted by Spike Lee (@officialspikelee) on Nov 10, 2016 at 7:59am PST

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The Julie Ruin played Bikini Kill’s “Rebel Girl” last night:

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The wonderfully fun Brooklyn bubble grunge band Charly Bliss released a new track in response to the election, with proceeds going to Planned Parenthood:

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The mostly blue election results in NYC (except for that one part):

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A whole neighborhood (and then some) came together to find this lost dog:

A super cheery story about a beloved goldendoodle "World (or at Least Brooklyn) Stops for Lost Dog," @andylocal https://t.co/v6sdRpmaW3

— Sarah Maslin Nir (@SarahMaslinNir) November 11, 2016

Here’s two honorable mentions:

At least there’s free pizza this weekend.

Doctor Strange was pretty good, right??

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Let us know in the comments about some good things you saw in NYC this week.