Bobbi Barnett

N.Y.C. Casino Bids Promise an Economic Boom. The Reality Might Differ.

"N.Y.C. Casino Bids Promise an Economic Boom. The Reality Might Differ.

As the number of gambling houses has grown across the United States, they are no longer the tourism magnets that they used to be, experts say."

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/n...

True dedication to touching the stove.

I do not, but I am a little worried about us turning back the clock here in the US these days

It is genuinely hard for most people to grasp how poor the past was.

I would still read the postmortem as to why all the people terrified of Zohran Mamdani decided to unite behind the most odious and disliked disgraced candidate running and not a total normie like Brad Lander. Mamdani wasn't inevitable, and hitching that wagon to Andrew Cuomo was a huge mistake.

ah, perhaps instead of pumping millions into endless factional infighting Dem donors could invest in making local Dem organizations genuine civic spaces that can reach people during and between elections

Mayor Adams’ legacy? Look to the future of affordable housing in NYC. Adams achieved zoning and housing reforms that could help future mayors address New York City’s affordable housing shortage.

Mayor Adams notably took office without a sweeping policy goal that could leave a permanent imprint on NYC

Yet, he’ll leave office having achieved a lasting legacy when it comes to housing and zoning

Will his reforms make NYC more affordable?

@wnyc.org @gothamist.com gothamist.com/news/mayor-a...

Short explanation of what the deal is with "affordability" in the housing ballot proposals, since people have lots of questions - mainly stemming from the fact that our existing system is so complicated to begin with! (Explanation first, some personal commentary after)

🎂 Happy birthday, #NYCSubway! 121 years ago #OnThisDay in 1904, the IRT (Interborough Rapid Transit) subway opened with 28 stations along a 9.1-mile line extending from City Hall to 145th Street. This #NYTMCollection silent film, shot just months after the subway opened, shows its early days.

It's true! Many DSA members and @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social supporters *also* support questions 2-4! At the 41-minute mark in this segment, you can hear me and @aschierenbeck.bsky.social on the Brian Lehrer show on @wnyc.org discussing why these are pro-labor proposals: www.wnyc.org/story/the-ho...

news New Yorkers can use this week

today’s a beautiful day to vote early in support of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and the ballot measures (2-5) that will help him build the affordable housing we need!

Affordable Housing’s Slow-Motion Financial Collapse Nonprofit groups say swelling operating costs exceed the rent they collect for more than one in five of their apartments, housing some of the city’s most vulnerable tenants.

Affordable housing providers are sounding the alarm, with some of the city's most vulnerable tenants at risk.

Side note: Is your building in foreclosure? Talk to me about it.

www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/23/a...

The Ballot Question That May Matter More Than the Mayoral Race Voters have the chance to eliminate one of the central obstacles to New York’s housing crisis.

Great piece from @errollouis.bsky.social about how important a yes vote on ballot questions 2, 3, 4, 5 is to NYC’s ability to take on our affordability crisis.

You’ll see obfuscation and name-calling, but no solutions from those who say the current system is just fine.

nymag.com/intelligence...

A screenshot of a post on X that reads: Cuomo, talking to conservative radio host Sid Rosenberg this morning: "God forbid, another 9/11—can you imagine Mamdani in the seat?" Cuomo asks. "He'd be cheering," Rosenberg says. Cuomo paused and chuckled before saying: "That's another problem."

Just disgusting.

City Council is spending your taxpayer dollars on Facebook ads in a petty attempt to maintain their ability to block housing.

Federal agents many in masks at Broadway and Canal moments ago questioning a man, a bunch more agents just walked away. "Can i call my mom," the man asks, he's now being loaded into a car and being driven away. More TK @thecity.nyc

As you see the Ellisons’ use the husk of Paramount/CBS to hand out fiefdoms to conservatives, remember: This summer Paramount bribed Trump $16m at the cost of 60 Minutes’ integrity. FCC approval of the Ellisons’ takeover bid followed within a few days. Brendan Carr made this statement at the time.

Before: SACK, RAGGI, AND BIANCO, Circuit Judges. Plaintiffs-Appellants brought pre-enforcement Second Amendment challenges to certain aspects of New York State’s (“New York” or the “State”) concealed carry license regime. As relevant to this appeal, Plaintiffs challenge the constitutionality of: (1) the prohibition on carrying firearms in “sensitive locations”—namely, Times Square, the New York City (the “City”) subway system, and the Metro-North rail system, see N.Y. Penal Law §§ 265.01-e(2)(t), (2)(n); (2) New York’s ban on open carry, see id. § 400.00(15); and (3) the requirement that a State concealed carry license holder apply for and receive a City-specific permit in order to carry a firearm in the City, see id. § 400.00(6). Plaintiffs filed a motion to preliminarily enjoin the enforcement of those provisions, which the district court denied in a March 13, 2023 order. On this appeal from that order, we conclude that Plaintiffs are unlikely to succeed on the merits because, based on the preliminary record before us, the government has demonstrated that each of the challenged provisions falls within our Nation’s historical tradition of gun regulations and, thus, does not violate the S

The 2nd Circuit upholds several New York gun restrictions, including a ban on public carry, gun-free "sensitive places" (including Times Square and the subway), and a special permit for city carrying. It holds that none violate the Second Amendment. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Just now, 11 state and city lawmakers were arrested by DHS police on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza after a hour of demanding access to the ICE lock up on the same floor. @thecity.nyc

flawless restaurant choice, no notes

The problem with this post is that the regulated landlords do face fast rising opex costs, and this is true for people who have those distressed Signature loans, who have actual distressed properties, and even for folks with no mortgage at all.

Doesn’t NYC still have pretty strong office leasing, esp in newer class A? Obv worse than pre-2020. Conversions appear to be happening as a form of filtering of older, less desirable office to housing. So you get some more 24-hour residents in an area with plenty of office— seems okay?

I’m glad you appreciate it! Sometimes I find myself taking it for granted, and it’s nice to be reminded

we are apartment sitting for some close friends in brooklyn and i have to say that as a person who does not live here the density of public services and amenities is incredible. (and, of course, literal density is what makes it possible!)

Monday's Headlines: Canal Conundrum Edition - Streetsblog New York City Drivers are killing us on Canal Street. Does anyone at City Hall care? Plus other news.

Two destructive crashes happened at the same intersection of Canal St. and the Bowery less than 24 hours apart over the weekend. One of them killed a pedestrian sitting on a bench, and a cyclist. Does anyone at City Hall care? buff.ly/gnbVidq

i am getting negatively polarized into just saying yeah, zohran’s black

one of the stranger phenomena in American life is that hate is supposed to flow in one direction (rural people get to hate urban people, Republicans get to hate Democrats) and if the hate goes the other way people pretend as if this is very upsetting.