how is the nyc bus system spending the fares it's getting now?
evaluating the cost effectiveness of the current bus system
City Speak
thinkin bout the world we live in
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deep dive on the nyc bus system
understanding the scope of the nyc bus network (and a wee bit of finances)
what's the story with free buses?
diving into one of the core policies in Mayor Mamdani's affordability agenda
new job announcement!
I started this week as an senior account manager at Swiftly
is buying a studio worth it?
There is probably no one out there who is more engaged in my apartment search than my parents.
What’s the catch? 100 Remsen St Unit 3C
To call “What’s the catch” a series on this substack would require me to commit to a regularity of publishing that I clearly am not able to commit to these days, but the intention of this post (and hopefully some future ones) is to provide a glimpse into the bonkers tradeoffs inherent in attempting to buy an apartment for less than $400K in Brooklyn in the year 2025.
the hardest part about trying to buy an apartment is asking for help
and then understanding what the people trying to help you are talking about
what will it take for me to buy an apartment in brooklyn?
on my obsession with buying a sliver of the city
excuse me but, what do you like about my substack?
sourcing ideas for an urban criticism fellowship application
WORD ON THE STREET: Why does this block have 47 manhole covers?
if you're wondering... 47 is a lot
what is historic preservation in an affordability crisis?
how movements from the 1970s are still impacting contemporary new york
WORD ON THE STREET: cell towers that look like palm trees
on architectural camouflage
efficiency is a foolish way to talk about government
making the case for public benefit
civic engagement is a muscle
let's flex, baby
WORD ON THE STREET: the park slope plane crash
welcome to a new series about what's happening on *your* block
the disengagement disease
why it's so hard for us to invest in civic life
congestion pricing is also about public space
in a city where everything is expensive, cars start to pay their way
olive garden is our only hope
civic space and unlimited breadsticks
is the gym the new country club?
tales from meathead summer
is urban planning boring?
actually never mind don't answer that