bicycle

Great analysis here from @edmendoza.bsky.social & @pewresearch.org correcting a poorly framed Georgetown report

New housing construction moderates Class C rents the most!

<60%AMI families will always need income supports

But YIMBYism helps all incomes
www.metroabundance.org/adding-more-...

Vaccine Makers Curtail Research and Cut Jobs

Turns out there is a downside to the governments around the world negotiating profit out of pharma R&D: the US became the only profitable market on earth, and so if the US says we don't want vaccines, nobody gets any more vaccines. Will it happens for other drugs? www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/h...

Low traffic streets > paint-only bike lanes. Come on!

but how will the over-leveraged landlords who were expecting infinite profits on the backs of their tenants going to pay their loans 🥺

sorry I would have responded sooner but I had to throw out my phone

any device that includes a camera is creepware?

Heartwarming: this Maryland resident drove up to New York City almost a month ago, and has apparently decided to stay!

The nearly three million free parking spots in our city must be a big selling point:

Mural in progress of Jessie Jackson; side of a brick building.

congratulations Yoav

at least wait until the next iOS drops so the green texts get encrypted

nuwuliberal

America has famously never violated anyone's civil rights

millennials love animal crossing, a game where you can realize the dream of homeownership through indentured servitude to a family of raccoons. you can pay off your home loan by picking weeds and collecting seashells. nobody’s sure why it’s so popular

A very much NOT REAL screenshot of a chat Me: Hello would you mind spending some of the money I send you every month to pay for medical care I need? Health insurance bot: No. Eat shit idiot Me: No worries thank you!

Health insurance company got a chatbot and I have to admit it does make the process faster

✅ Raised crosswalks function as speed tables that physically compel drivers to slow down.

✅ This places pedestrians higher in the driver’s field of vision, while signaling a pedestrian-priority zone.

✅ They create a seamless, barrier-free path for all users by maintaining a level surface.

Hey @mayor.nyc.gov can we please pedestrianize or at least vastly expand the sidewalks in Chinatown please? The allocation of space to private cars here doesn’t make any damn sense.

Cities should not be parking lots.

Amtrak applies a steep price cliff at a certain date relative to the trip. the demand-based price increases are on top of that.

“But why are building owners facing distress today? The answer in most cases is that they borrowed too much to buy buildings at inflated prices, based on an expectation that rents would rise faster than they actually did.”

www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/aft...

Great to see Z and @juliesulabor.bsky.social use the platform of the mayor's office to highlight Los Deliveristas.

If you're not already familiar with them, now's a good time to follow and support @workersjusticep.bsky.social.

Mamdani to Resurrect Bus and Bike Lanes Killed by Eric Adams

“Mamdani to Resurrect Bus and Bike Lanes Killed by Eric Adams:
The new projects, expected to be announced on Friday, will reverse decisions made by the Adams administration, and help the new mayor fulfill his vow to make buses fast and free in New York.” — www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/n...

Got to see Joe Macken's handmade model of the city at the Museum of the City of New York today

now do cars in general

that tracks because curling is short for blood curdling scream

now do cars in general

More homes means a more affordable New York.

Today I stood with @mayor.nyc.gov and our partners in labor to send a clear message: Let them build.

they do love a heavy set

I’ll just say it again, the laws need to be rewritten to hold drivers far more accountable for their actions, no one who is driving attentively and responsibly runs over a **one-year-old**

how did he get a phone for $6