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A message to both the liberty and the fever: ditch the gray courts. They are bland and dull. Like a bad modern McMansion. Hardwood looks so much warmer.

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With homelessness at record highs, City Limits asked the candidates where they stand on shelters and housing vouchers, street and subway homelessness, and supportive housing. via @patrickspauster.com: bit.ly/4jMTNmY

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Dear Knicks: Please recruit one of the games greatest players as a free agent, get an MVP to request a trade to you specifically, pocket international gamechangers for years, and then fleece a team who has no leverage for a difference making vet while giving up assets no of consequence. Please!

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“The cuts could be felt most acutely in New York City’s public housing. NYCHA, the nation’s largest and oldest public housing authority.” citylimits.org/trumps-propo... By @citylimitsnews.bsky.social's @patrickspauster.com #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

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NEW @citylimitsnews.bsky.social: The city is ending a key incentive that pays landlords to hold units for homeless NYers moving out of shelter w/ housing vouchers, citing budget concerns “It's gonna make it even more difficult to even market CityFHEPS to landlords” citylimits.org/city-cuts-ke...

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Trump’s proposed federal budget could cut NYC housing programs by more than 40%, local experts said, with the biggest impact on low income renters, including NYCHA tenants. "I hope that the worst of the worst doesn’t come about." via @patrickspauster.com: bit.ly/3SZxzU1

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It's a new era (for me professionally and maybe for NYC). I covered Furman Center's report on Trump's proposed budget for @citylimitsnews.bsky.social It could cut housing programs by 40+ %, a move that officials say would be 'disasterous,' especially for NYCHA. citylimits.org/trumps-propo...

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Good roundup on social housing bills fr @tareqsaghie (1st @citylimitsnews byline!) Notable to me: HPD, usually against to bills giving tenants a chance to purchase their bldgs, seemed to warm towards it on a narrow universe of "distressed" props citylimits.org/social-housi...

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Housing getting bumped to the non-televised second hour of the debate is a big bummer. Voters consistently rank it as one of their top issues

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Trump Admin's proposed HUD budget would cut the agency's budget authority by $45 b. It would cut staff by 26%, killing 2300 jobs. HUD proposes eliminating most of its programs—vouchers, public housing, CDBG, etc—& replacing them with a single, smaller state block grant. www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles...

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Thank you for everything Thibs. Excited to see how a new coach can elevate this team though. Get Spo on the phone

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Urban planners are out of control what do you mean I’m invited to two different Mr. Fruit grocery store chain themed parties within a seven day period

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Some personal news: I'm joining @citylimitsnews.bsky.social to cover housing and homelessness. Today is my first day! It's a publication I hold in great regard and a topic crucial to NYers. Hit me up with tips and all things housing, policy, and NYC [email protected]

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May 2025 with Wet Leg Mint Condition Friendship Saya Grey Dry Cleaning Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/5ep... Apple: music.apple.com/us/playlist/...

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The new National Public Housing Museum is excellent. Go next time you’re in Chicago

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'The mayor, Daniel T. Rodrick, called the timing a “coincidence.” But opponents have condemned the park plan as a thinly disguised way to block the shelter. ' www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/n...

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New York is a basketball town

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Clyde’s drip tonight is insane. Impossible to lose a game with Clyde dressed like that

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Sometimes getting added to random press lists is very good

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Journalism could have really used a win

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April 2025 with Glass Animals Bon Iver The Stooges Japanese Breakfast Central Cee music.apple.com/us/playlist/... open.spotify.com/playlist/2gV...

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New from me: DOGE just put the entire staff on leave at the federal agency that coordinates US homelessness response. The agency's new leader is the same DOGE software engineer who now serves as the director of the US Institute for Peace: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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If no one read my stories at least the Cuomo campa- errr... uh... at least Chat GPT will.

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Code matters: approx 1,150 more people died from heat related issues per year in NYC over the past five years than previously reported. The department of health reported 350 deaths/year instead of 580 (66% more!) due to a coding error. citymeetings.nyc/city-council...

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Just heard an ice cream truck spring is coming y’all we’re gonna make it

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Y'all the mapmakers are fighting again... 45 years later John Taraunac (who designed the most recent geographic map) went on the record for my @untappedny.bsky.social story with his distaste for the new Massimo Vignelli-inspired schematic map. www.untappedcities.com/new-subway-m...

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Geno masterclass it must be said

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Alarming research: it's getting harder to use a housing voucher everywhere. Only 57% of voucher holders were able to use it successfully within a year (down from two-thirds), and median search times for those who can rose from under 60 days to 78 from '18-'22. 🧵

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I disagree with Secretary Turner: the HUD building is beautiful!

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March 2025 with HAIM Saba Rilo Kiley Playboi Carti ROSÉ open.spotify.com/playlist/0Xk... music.apple.com/us/playlist/...

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WALT "CLYDE" FRAZIER LOVES CONGESTION PRICING nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/03/27/k...

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In Nov I wrote about city marshals failing to provide tenants with online notice of eviction as required by state law. Now @nycdoinews.bsky.social is enforcing it and @bradhoylmansigal.bsky.social has a bill to enshrine it @citylimitsnews.bsky.social making an impact citylimits.org/city-marshal...

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In Nov I wrote about city marshals failing to provide tenants with online notice of eviction as required by state law. Now @nycdoinews.bsky.social is enforcing it and @bradhoylmansigal.bsky.social has a bill to enshrine it @citylimitsnews.bsky.social making an impact citylimits.org/city-marshal...

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You have to root for rose tonight because they wear green and it’s st. Paddy’s day

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New NBER paper shows dramatic effects of NYC's congestion pricing in contrast with a set of control cities: A large reduction in travel times on roadways—average speeds increased by 15%—combined with a substantial reduction in vehicular emissions. www.nber.org/system/files...

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