# gotham (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover gotham. Page: Feed: --- ## [Hoo Boy... Livin' The Big Lebowski! 😂](https://alisajones.substack.com/p/hoo-boy-livin-the-big-lebowski) _2026-08-03 · Alisa Kennedy Jones · gotham girl_ Plus, reports of the Garden Witch are true! ## [On the Divinely Absurd Comedy of "No." 😂](https://alisajones.substack.com/p/on-the-divinely-absurd-comedy-of) _2026-07-26 · Alisa Kennedy Jones · gotham girl_ Whether you are the giver, the receiver, or the secret "no" no one saw coming! ## [The Button](https://alisajones.substack.com/p/the-button) _2026-05-24 · Alisa Kennedy Jones · gotham girl_ How to get canceled as a comedy writer (and as a human) by an Icon 😂 ## [Hatching Cat Talks Grimalkins on the Gilded Gentleman](https://hatchingcatnyc.com/2026/05/22/hatching-cat-nyc-gilded-gentleman-podcast/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hatching-cat-nyc-gilded-gentleman-podcast) _2026-05-22 · The Hatching Cat · The Hatching Cat of Gotham_ A few months ago, I had the pleasure of being the guest of Carl Raymond on his popular podcast, The Gilded Gentleman. Carl started his podcast in 2021, and it is now at an impressive #21 on Apple’s top history podcasts. During the hour-long program, I share many of my favorite cat stories of Old \[ \] The post Hatching Cat Talks Grimalkins on the Gilded Gentleman appeared first on The Hatching Cat… ## [1894: The Astor Kitten Who Caused a Stir at 320 Fifth Avenue](https://hatchingcatnyc.com/2026/05/07/astor-kitten-320-fifth-avenue/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=astor-kitten-320-fifth-avenue) _2026-05-07 · The Hatching Cat · The Hatching Cat of Gotham_ When a little black and white kitten fell from a ledge on Fifth Avenue, everyone who witnessed the event placed the blame on the ASPCA and the fire department. We ll never know who was at fault, but what I want to know is this: Was this in fact a pet cat of Charlotte Augusta Astor? \[ \] The post 1894: The Astor Kitten Who Caused a Stir at 320 Fifth Avenue appeared first on The Hatching Cat of… ## [Skynomics Blog](https://buildingtheskyline.org/skynomics-blog/) _2026-04-25 · Building the Skyline_ ## [The Secret Gardener, the High Priest, and a Publisher’s Stream of Consciousness](https://alisajones.substack.com/p/the-secret-gardener-the-high-priest) _2026-04-15 · Alisa Kennedy Jones · gotham girl_ Notes on the Eternal Sunshine of a Spotty Mind ☀️ 🧠✨ ## [Dwelling on Earth: A Q&A Interview with Stefan Al](https://buildingtheskyline.org/stefan-al-dwelling-on-earth/) _2026-04-14 · Building the Skyline_ ## [KC Current 2-1 Gotham FC: Catharsis](https://viewsfromthestreetcar.substack.com/p/kc-current-2-1-gotham-fc-catharsis) _2026-04-05 · KC Stewart-Hall · Views From The Streetcar_ There's No Place Like Home ## [Shy Girls, Cyborgs, and Midlife Women 🐕🤖🏋️‍♀️](https://alisajones.substack.com/p/shy-girls-cyborgs-and-midlife-women) _2026-03-29 · Alisa Kennedy Jones · gotham girl_ Notes From the Border War Between Tech and Human ## [Zuverlässiges Hosting, Domains, Server (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/L0K2MIoaOYop) _2026-03-29 · **Sponsored**_ Zuverlässige Infrastruktur, niedrige Preise und skalierbare Server für deinen Webauftritt. ## [How to Be Electric ⚡️](https://alisajones.substack.com/p/how-to-be-electric) _2026-03-23 · Alisa Kennedy Jones · gotham girl_ Welp. It happened again. I had a seizure. 🧠✨ ## [NWSL Matchday Memories: We Are So Back (at CPKC)](https://viewsfromthestreetcar.substack.com/p/nwsl-matchday-memories-we-are-so) _2026-03-15 · KC Stewart-Hall · Views From The Streetcar_ Back On The Roller Coaster as the KC Current open their season against Utah Royals ## [I Swear... 🧠⚡️](https://alisajones.substack.com/p/i-swear) _2026-02-24 · Alisa Kennedy Jones · gotham girl_ Plus, the Old "Tragedy + Time = Comedy" Formula Meets Shirley Jackson ## [1905: Malta, the Wandering Cat of NYC Financier Russell Sage](https://hatchingcatnyc.com/2026/02/20/malta-wandering-cat-nyc-financier-russell-sage/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=malta-wandering-cat-nyc-financier-russell-sage) _2026-02-20 · The Hatching Cat · The Hatching Cat of Gotham_ New York City financier Russell Sage, aka Uncle Russell, had a reputation on Wall Street as being a spendthrift, a workaholic, and a ruthless money lender without emotion. So when he failed to show up at work after offering a $10 reward for the return of his missing cat, his financial cronies thought he'd gone mad. The post 1905: Malta, the Wandering Cat of NYC Financier Russell Sage appeared… ## [My Life as a Bad Bunny Trust Fall? 😂](https://alisajones.substack.com/p/my-life-as-a-bad-bunny-trust-fall) _2026-02-16 · Alisa Kennedy Jones · gotham girl_ Finishing a book, over-explaining your life to a toaster, and why the funniest characters are the ones who THINK they’re helping! ## [That Gut Punch From Earlier This Week](https://viewsfromthestreetcar.substack.com/p/that-gut-punch-from-earlier-this) _2026-02-15 · KC Stewart-Hall · Views From The Streetcar_ Little did I know when I sat on my couch, feeling like a proud parent when Claire Hutton took the armband for her country, that she’d played her last competitive minute for the Kansas City Current. ## [Snake Year, You’ve Had Your Moment 😂](https://alisajones.substack.com/p/what-the-world-needs-now-is-margie) _2026-02-10 · Alisa Kennedy Jones · gotham girl_ Cold Bunnies, Burning Horses, the Latest on Chad, and the Comedy of Character ## [Off-Season Vibe Check: Kansas City Current](https://viewsfromthestreetcar.substack.com/p/off-season-vibe-check-kansas-city) _2026-02-01 · KC Stewart-Hall · Views From The Streetcar_ Taking The Temperature Of The Offseason News ## [What Would Mary Tyler Moore Do?](https://alisajones.substack.com/p/what-would-mary-tyler-moore-do) _2026-01-25 · Alisa Kennedy Jones · gotham girl_ On Comedy as Agency and Resisting State Terror ## [On Trying To Be Funny During a Polycrisis 😂](https://alisajones.substack.com/p/on-trying-to-be-funny-during-a-polycrisis) _2026-01-18 · Alisa Kennedy Jones · gotham girl_ Or: How to Keep Sane During a "Grandiose Geopolitical Orgy of Chaos" ## [Transcript-Driven Stock Discovery (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/GSDmTFjQJ8CG) _2026-01-18 · **Sponsored**_ Ranked, evidence-backed watchlists from indexed executive transcripts for 1–2 quarter horizons ## [What Women Notice (That Men Don’t)😂](https://alisajones.substack.com/p/what-women-notice-that-men-dont) _2026-01-11 · Alisa Kennedy Jones · gotham girl_ And Why It's Hilarious. And So Dangerous. ## [1908: Haggerino the Harlem Tramp Cat of West 115th Street](https://hatchingcatnyc.com/2026/01/10/haggerino-harlem-cat-west-115th-street/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=haggerino-harlem-cat-west-115th-street) _2026-01-10 · The Hatching Cat · The Hatching Cat of Gotham_ A tale of cats, spiritual leaders, a war on rats, and a baptism by fire hose. In other words, this is not your average cat story. The post 1908: Haggerino the Harlem Tramp Cat of West 115th Street appeared first on The Hatching Cat of Gotham . ## [Sorry, I'm late. I tried to take an analog break 😂](https://alisajones.substack.com/p/sorry-im-late-i-tried-to-take-an) _2026-01-07 · Alisa Kennedy Jones · gotham girl_ A Betwixtmas Tragedy... Author Anxiety, Comedy, and Pube Exemptions ## [OK, So This Week's Been a Little/Lot...](https://alisajones.substack.com/p/ok-so-this-weeks-been-a-littlelot) _2025-12-20 · Alisa Kennedy Jones · gotham girl_ A Remembrance, an Abundance of Good news, and Some Christmas Presence ## [Inconceivable 💔](https://alisajones.substack.com/p/inconceivable) _2025-12-15 · Alisa Kennedy Jones · gotham girl_ 💔 - gotham girl ## [Ah, the Holidays... Fa-La-La-La F\*CK 😂](https://alisajones.substack.com/p/ah-the-holidays-fa-la-la-la-fck) _2025-12-07 · Alisa Kennedy Jones · gotham girl_ In which I screw up my first Yankee Swap. The Semiotics of Presents! ## [A Very Unfixed... Margaret-y... Thanksgiving 😂](https://alisajones.substack.com/p/a-very-unfixed-thanksgiving) _2025-11-27 · Alisa Kennedy Jones · gotham girl_ Featuring book trailers, gratitude economics & an accidental Hamburglar cosplay. ## [Thursday Thread: The Chocolate That Should Come With a Copay! 😂](https://alisajones.substack.com/p/thursday-thread-the-chocolate-that) _2025-11-21 · Alisa Kennedy Jones · gotham girl_ “Dark” doesn’t even begin to cover it. ## [We're Done, But It's Not Over - Part III: The Journey Continues](https://viewsfromthestreetcar.substack.com/p/were-done-but-its-not-over-part-iii) _2025-11-20 · KC Stewart-Hall · Views From The Streetcar_ For the second year in a row, I’ll get to spend the offseason telling myself that if the Current were just healthy, we would’ve lifted the NWSL Championship, but the football gods denied us again. ## [We're Done, But It's Not Over - Part II: The Ultimate Roller Coaster](https://viewsfromthestreetcar.substack.com/p/were-done-but-its-not-over-part-ii) _2025-11-19 · KC Stewart-Hall · Views From The Streetcar_ 120 of the chilliest, most unforgettable moments that a soccer pitch could ever give you ## [Non-custodial Crypto Payments & Escrow (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/HnsCq2z41AKR) _2025-11-19 · **Sponsored**_ Accept multi-chain crypto with trustless escrow, instant confirmations, and no KYC ## [Death, Could You Not? 😂](https://alisajones.substack.com/p/death-could-you-not) _2025-11-18 · Alisa Kennedy Jones · gotham girl_ An open letter to the drunk cosmic intern who keeps scheduling exits we did not approve. ## [We’re Done, But It’s Not Over (Part I): The Boiling Frog)](https://viewsfromthestreetcar.substack.com/p/were-done-but-its-not-over-part-i) _2025-11-18 · KC Stewart-Hall · Views From The Streetcar_ KC Current vs. Gotham FC - A Tale In Three Acts ## [1884: Peter, the Feline Muse of Famous Cat Artist Louis Wain](https://hatchingcatnyc.com/2025/11/15/peter-feline-muse-louis-wain-famous-cat-artist/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=peter-feline-muse-louis-wain-famous-cat-artist) _2025-11-15 · The Hatching Cat · The Hatching Cat of Gotham_ Cat artist Louis William Wain was not a New Yorker but he did live in New York for a few years, so there is a New York City connection to his amazing life story. In this post. I share some of Wain's reflections on Peter, his pet cat, and on New York City cats in general. (I even found out exactly where he lived when he was in New York City.) The post 1884: Peter, the Feline Muse of Famous Cat… ## [Thursday Thread: 🍽️ “When Life Gives You Mystery Rashes, Make CHEX Nachos.”😂](https://alisajones.substack.com/p/thursday-thread-when-life-gives-you) _2025-11-14 · Alisa Kennedy Jones · gotham girl_ A Julia-Child-Inspired Meditation on Family, Food Fixations, and the Strange Things We Eat to Survive Both Love and Catastrophe ## [By George! Can a Land Value Tax Work in Gotham?](https://buildingtheskyline.org/lvt-nyc/) _2025-10-22 · Building the Skyline_ ## [The Best To Ever Do It](https://viewsfromthestreetcar.substack.com/p/the-best-to-ever-do-it) _2025-10-12 · KC Stewart-Hall · Views From The Streetcar_ Kansas City Current 2-0 Gotham FC ## [1893: A Crazy Cat Tale From Hart Street, Bushwick](https://hatchingcatnyc.com/2025/10/10/crazy-cat-tale-hart-street-bushwick/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=crazy-cat-tale-hart-street-bushwick) _2025-10-10 · The Hatching Cat · The Hatching Cat of Gotham_ Sometimes I find a ridiculously absurd story that isn't specifically about a cat or dog or other animal, but I can't resist sharing it. This crazy "cat tale" of New York City’s Gilded Age involves a two-family home on Hart Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn, a large hole in the ceiling, an even larger sabre, a bit of indecent exposure (for those days), a court hearing, a street chase, and a few cameo… ## [Public Housing: A View From the 21st Century](https://buildingtheskyline.org/public-housing-c21/) _2025-09-29 · Building the Skyline_ ## [Skynomics Blog Post Series: Revisiting Robert Moses](https://buildingtheskyline.org/robert-moses-series/) _2025-09-27 · Building the Skyline_ ## [Oops! I Invited A Bunch Of Friends To The Game And Hyped It Up A Lot And It Ended As A Scoreless Draw](https://viewsfromthestreetcar.substack.com/p/oops-i-invited-a-bunch-of-friends) _2025-09-14 · KC Stewart-Hall · Views From The Streetcar_ KC Current 0-0 Washington Spirit ## [The Jenney Myth: How the Home Insurance Building Falsely Became the “First Skyscraper” (Part II)](https://buildingtheskyline.org/jenney-myth-2/) _2025-09-08 · Building the Skyline_ ## [A Celebratory September at CPKC](https://viewsfromthestreetcar.substack.com/p/a-celebratory-september-at-cpkc) _2025-09-07 · KC Stewart-Hall · Views From The Streetcar_ KC Current enters a three game home stand. Barring a collapse, they'll leave it as Shield winners. ## [Is Decay Contagious? Building Code Violations across New York City](https://buildingtheskyline.org/contagious-decay/) _2025-08-27 · Building the Skyline_ ## [Why Has Gotham Been in a “Housing Emergency” for 80 Years? (Part I)](https://buildingtheskyline.org/nyc-housing-emergency-1/) _2025-07-15 · Building the Skyline_ ## [1912: Don Dai, the Quakeress, and the Feline Wedding at the Plaza Hotel](https://hatchingcatnyc.com/2025/07/09/don-dai-quakeress-feline-wedding-plaza/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=don-dai-quakeress-feline-wedding-plaza) _2025-07-09 · The Hatching Cat · The Hatching Cat of Gotham_ In December 1912, a wealthy and well-known cat fancier from Brighton, Massachusetts decided that the Plaza Hotel in New York City was the perfect setting for a feline wedding for her two show cats. The post 1912: Don Dai, the Quakeress, and the Feline Wedding at the Plaza Hotel appeared first on The Hatching Cat of Gotham . ## [Harming Tenants: The Impact of the 2019 Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act on New York’s Affordable Housing](https://buildingtheskyline.org/hstpa-maintanence/) _2025-07-02 · Building the Skyline_ ## [CAT Walking Tours for NYC Cat Lovers Are Back: 2025 Bookings](https://hatchingcatnyc.com/2025/04/27/cat-walking-tours-for-nyc-cat-lovers-2025/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cat-walking-tours-for-nyc-cat-lovers-2025) _2025-04-27 · The Hatching Cat · The Hatching Cat of Gotham_ Cats About Town Walking Tours for NYC cat lovers are back! We have just posted available tours for May through August, which include a few early-evening and Friday afternoon tours, plus a brand-new tour of the Lower East Side/Bowery. The post CAT Walking Tours for NYC Cat Lovers Are Back: 2025 Bookings appeared first on The Hatching Cat of Gotham . ## [1895: The Comical Court Case of Tommy, the Stolen Cat of East 41st Street](https://hatchingcatnyc.com/2025/04/25/tommy-stolen-cat-east-41st-street/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tommy-stolen-cat-east-41st-street) _2025-04-25 · The Hatching Cat · The Hatching Cat of Gotham_ Tommy was a cat of remarkable beauty, but he also had strong lungs and fighting qualities. Mrs. Hall acquired the cat in 1887, and though he often wandered the neighborhood looking to stir things up, he never strayed far from home. That is, until the summer of 1895. The post 1895: The Comical Court Case of Tommy, the Stolen Cat of East 41st Street appeared first on The Hatching Cat of Gotham . ## [1948: Kilroy, the Last Cat Mascot of the Oak Street Police Station](https://hatchingcatnyc.com/2025/04/14/kilroy-cat-mascot-oak-street-police-station/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kilroy-cat-mascot-oak-street-police-station) _2025-04-14 · The Hatching Cat · The Hatching Cat of Gotham_ In March 1934, the newly-formed New York City Housing Authority kicked off its citywide slum clearance campaign. Buildings on Cherry, Madison, Roosevelt, Oak Street, and other old streets in the Two Bridges neighborhood were razed over the years to make way for large public housing developments. The men and cat of the old police station at 9 Oak Street were the last ones to leave the neighborhood.… ## [Why Has Gotham Been in a “Housing Emergency” for 80 Years? (Part II)](https://buildingtheskyline.org/nyc-housing-emergency-2/) _2025-03-06 · Building the Skyline_