Stefanos Chen
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NYT reporter covering New York's transit systems. I snoop on Greek convos.
Who said it was dog poop?
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We first uncovered new crimes committed by this deed theft circle in 2022. This week, the leader of that ring was sentenced to up to 7 years in prison. New from
@rukminicallimachi.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/r...
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Brooklyn Investor Who Stole Homes Faces Years Behind Bars
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/realestate/sanford-solny-home-deeds-sentencing.html
1 day ago
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Does the subway still need conductors? Much of the world say no, but union leaders say it's a safety issue. Gov. Hochul has to decide by year end whether to sign a bill that would mandate two-person train crews, even on lines that already moved to one operator
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/n...
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Does the Subway Still Need Train Conductors?
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/nyregion/subway-train-conductors-hochul.html?unlocked_article_code=1.008.yzOP.H9TLgIiBL_t1&smid=url-share
1 day ago
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Not only is it cruel to make an unpaid air traffic controller moonlight as an uber driver, it's also incredibly dangerous. They have to clock in the next morning, after working a double shift, to make sure planes don't collide
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/t...
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Odd Jobs and DoorDash: How Air Traffic Controllers Are Surviving
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/travel/shutdown-air-traffic-controllers.html?unlocked_article_code=1.zU8.v-FM.skFA5bJa8JWq&smid=url-share
8 days ago
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everyone calling suitsupply a modestly priced chain is making me self conscious :(
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Emily Badger
9 days ago
There are now cement trucks entering the White House construction site, which is not what you'd expect for a project that hasn't been reviewed by anyone yet. The White House has previously said no NCPC approvals are needed yet because they're just doing demo, not construction.
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I grew up five minutes away from the Unisphere, in the city's best park, Flushing Meadows. It feels like Queens is ascendant in a way it hasn't been for as long as I've been here (...when the Mets won in '86)
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Putting the IBX route next to the voting map also helps narrow down where the biggest rezoning fights are going to play out. Lots of resistance to greater density in the pro-Cuomo nabes in Queens
10 days ago
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Zohran Mamdani's focus on public transportation - and on affordability in general - paid off in a big way. Lots of fascinating insights in this map (free link)
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
10 days ago
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The Upshot
10 days ago
Check out our extremely detailed precinct map of results. Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Lex McMenamin (they/them)
11 days ago
thank you for the outpouring of support! those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
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Donate to Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover, organized by Lexi McMenamin
More than half the team at Teen Vogue was laid off this week by our parent co… Lexi McMenamin needs your support for Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-laidoff-teen-vogue-editors-recover
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Joel Siegel
11 days ago
Spectrum News NY1 is providing free access to its stream all day and night via its Website and YouTube:
www.youtube.com/live/gJpgKnQ...
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LIVE: NYC Election Coverage on NY1 | Live Updates, Results, Speeches
YouTube video by NY1
https://www.youtube.com/live/gJpgKnQO21s?si=hzYbohFCw682cEEQ
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A house fire on Halloween killed a family of five in Paterson, NJ. I spoke with a friend of the family, who has started a gofundme here
www.gofundme.com/f/rebuilding...
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Donate to Rebuilding After a Devastating Fire and Family Loss, organized by alyssa quinonez
On October 31st, my dear friend Jules experienced an unimaginable … alyssa quinonez needs your support for Rebuilding After a Devastating Fire and Family Loss
https://www.gofundme.com/f/rebuilding-after-a-devastating-fire-and-family-loss
12 days ago
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A new "Bangladeshi Express" between Brooklyn and Queens. Tens of thousands of potential housing units. And the closest thing New Yorkers could get to an Airtrain. Here's how the IBX train could reshape life in New York City.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/n...
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"The New York Housing Conference finds that 10 Council districts produced just seven units of affordable housing in total during the first six months of this year. Four produced none."
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These Council Districts Produced Zero Affordable Homes This Year
Voters are deciding on a proposal to bypass the City Council on planned developments in the neighborhoods that have built the least. They include swaths of eastern Queens and southern Brooklyn.
https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/29/affordable-housing-ballot-items-city-council/
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Can buses be both "fast and free"? My dude
@larrybuch.bsky.social
rode the B41 up and down Flatbush Ave with a stopwatch to figure it out
www.nytimes.com/video/upshot...
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Video: Can New York City Buses Be Both Fast and Free?
Our reporter Larry Buchanan collects data on the B41 bus in Brooklyn to find out why New York City buses are the slowest in the nation and whether Zohran Mamdani’s campaign pledge to make buses free w...
https://www.nytimes.com/video/upshot/100000010473160/can-new-york-city-buses-be-both-fast-and-free.html?smid=url-share
16 days ago
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Rachel Holliday Smith
17 days ago
girl what!!!!
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De Blasio Impersonator Tricks British Newspaper With Fake Criticism of Mamdani
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/nyregion/bill-de-blasio-mamdani-agenda.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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The MTA says a long awaited railroad project to connect Bronx residents to Penn Station will take at least 3 years longer than expected, and they’re blaming Amtrak for the delays
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/n...
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Metro-North Expansion in the Bronx Is Likely to Be Delayed by 3 Years
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/nyregion/metro-north-bronx-penn-access.html?unlocked_article_code=1.wk8.4OaE.p2eaW-yTjjri&smid=url-share
18 days ago
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19 days ago
Can fast buses in New York actually be free?
@stefanoschen.bsky.social
+ Larry Buchanan and I take a close look at an idea that has helped propel Zohran Mamdani's campaign for mayor.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Can Faster Buses Really Be Free? (Gift Article)
An analysis of the possible promise and fundamental tension in one of Zohran Mamdani’s big plans for New York.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/10/26/upshot/fast-free-buses.html?unlocked_article_code=1.wk8.UD1C.wUXch0I_psZJ&smid=url-share
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Rachel Holliday Smith
24 days ago
the lowest stakes election nugget ever, for your enjoyment: curtis sliwa has six cats, but gave eight different names for them in three different interviews recently a fun kicker in our election newsletter this week, contributed by eagle-eyed
@smaldo.bsky.social
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www.thecity.nyc/newsletter/o...
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Cuomo critics and transit advocates both seizing on this proposal to give the mayor control of the transit system's capital plans (the pool that pays for big flashy projects and repairs, but not the day-to-day operations) - via
@migold.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/n...
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Cuomo Proposes That New York City Take Partial Control of Subway
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/nyregion/cuomo-nyc-subway.html?unlocked_article_code=1.vE8.U4vo.A9hj-LHw5UvK&smid=url-share
25 days ago
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Michael Derby
26 days ago
“Beginning next summer, New York City will have a power deficiency equivalent to the energy needed to power 410,000 to 650,000 homes, and that number could double by 2050.” -Via Gothamist
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Power grid operators warn NYC could face increased blackouts as early as next summer — Gothamist
New reports say power demand could soon exceed supply.
https://apple.news/Ao8xCkBODQ2GiwdyKGZC0ZA
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Creaking walls. Broken elevators. Missing chunks of concrete. One of the most expensive condo towers in the world has new problems, and many could be connected to its cracking white facade. An investigation w/
@dionnesearcey.bsky.social
+ Urvashi Uberoy
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/n...
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A Tower on Billionaires’ Row Is Full of Cracks. Who’s to Blame?
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/nyregion/432-park-avenue-condo-tower.html?unlocked_article_code=1.uk8.2m4H.vDNw5JdV6G2K&smid=url-share
27 days ago
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Gonna put u on to the best crispy pork in the city. Like chicharrón, but lighter. Stall 23 in the New York Food Court in Flushing
28 days ago
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Elizabeth Lopatto
28 days ago
goddamn is there anything Wikipedia editors can’t do
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/n...
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Wikipedia Volunteers Avert Tragedy by Taking Down Gunman at Conference
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/nyregion/wikipedia-conference-gunman.html
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Would you pay $900 for a subway seat? If you said, um, it's probably too late. Read this great dispatch from Cam Baker on the MTA's garage sale
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/n...
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For $900, This Subway Seat Could Be Yours
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/nyregion/mta-subway-pop-up-sale.html?unlocked_article_code=1.uE8.B4ZB.6yrC2eTdgBjs&smid=url-share
29 days ago
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New York has paused its 34th Street busway project, after the Trump admin threatened to withhold unnamed federal transit funds. It's the latest in a long list of federal interventions on local transit matters.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/n...
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New York Halts Manhattan Bus Lane Plan Following White House Threats
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/nyregion/trump-administration-nyc-bus-34th-st.html?unlocked_article_code=1.uE8.ZUWk.9xVO48ocU0MV&smid=url-share
29 days ago
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Sarah Weinman
30 days ago
This story is absolutely WILD. Must-read of the day.
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Delightful read on 6-7, which is all my kids talk about. Who knew they were so familiar with Derridean poststructuralism
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/si...
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The Numbers Six and Seven Are Making Life Hell for Math Teachers
‘Six seven’ sends teens into a frenzy that schools have been powerless to stop. ‘It’s like throwing catnip at cats.’
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/six-seven-meme-teens-math-teachers-42764bcb?st=buDSQN&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
about 1 month ago
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The New York Times
about 1 month ago
Several news organizations, including The Washington Post, The New York Times, Newsmax and NPR, have announced that their journalists will not sign a new set of Pentagon restrictions affecting news gathering in the massive military complex.
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Several News Outlets Reject Pentagon’s Reporting Restrictions
The Washington Post, The New York Times, Newsmax and others said their journalists would not agree to the Defense Department’s policies on news gathering ahead of a Tuesday deadline.
https://nyti.ms/42D05zS
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hoo boy. Telling detail in the very short Tish James indictment.
about 1 month ago
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There are so many fights over federal funding that it's hard to keep track. Today, Gov. Hochul called the Trump admin hypocrites for pulling $34M in antiterrorism funds for the subway and rails. (This is separate from the $187M security funding restored last week.)
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/n...
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Hochul Attacks Trump for Withholding $34 Million in Security Funding
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/nyregion/hochul-trump-anti-terrorism-nyc-subway.html?unlocked_article_code=1.sE8.nNRO.M3yAFEaWE0bp&smid=url-share
about 1 month ago
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Maggie Astor
about 1 month ago
Another call for sources: I'm reporting on pediatric Covid vaccine access. If you've had trouble finding pediatric doses in stock, or if your child was turned away, I'd love to hear from you:
[email protected]
. Thanks to those who replied to my pregnancy callout; that story will be out soon.
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It's official: NYC bus and subway fares are rising to $3 next year, along with a number of other increases to transit fares and tolls.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/n...
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It Will Soon Cost More to Ride the Subway and Bus in New York
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/nyregion/nyc-subway-bus-fare-price-increase.html?unlocked_article_code=1.p08.hFm2.6Oks__tv7Rmn&smid=url-share
about 2 months ago
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A strike on the Long Island Rail Road, America's biggest passenger rail service, has been averted, after unions made the unusual decision to ask President Trump to intervene on their behalf. The move could put off the strike for months. Free link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/n...
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L.I.R.R. Strike Avoided for Now as Unions Ask U.S. to Intervene
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/nyregion/lirr-strike-mta-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.mE8.dphq.ejmQ4pyllZhX&smid=url-share
2 months ago
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Award-Winning Reporter Dave Colon
2 months ago
I rode the 7 train with Sean Manaea on his regular commute from Midtown to Citi Field, and he told me all about being just another New Yorker
nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/09/12/m...
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SEE IT: Mets Pitcher Sean Manaea Is Just Another Guy On The Subway - Streetsblog New York City
As the beloved Amazin's open a crucial homestead, we took a subway ride to Citi Field with a man on whose arm depends everything. The ride, at least, was no big deal for this veteran commuter.
https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/09/12/mets-pitcher-sean-manaea-is-just-another-guy-on-the-subway
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The Long Island Rail Road, the nation's busiest commuter rail service, could have its first strike in over 30 years next week. Here's why, and also what to do if you rely on it. Free link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/n...
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Long Island Rail Road Workers May Strike. Here’s What to Know.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/nyregion/long-island-rail-road-lirr-strike.html?unlocked_article_code=1.lU8.hj93.yPq_o9MZfw8M&smid=url-share
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Last year, the MTA lost $1 BILLION to fare and toll evasion, across the buses, subway, railroads and road tolls. For the first time in five years, it looks like 2025 could start to turn the tide, thanks to a range of anti-fare evasion tactics
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/n...
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Fare Evasion Cost the M.T.A. $1 Billion in 2024, but the Trend May Be Slowing
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/nyregion/fare-evasion-mta-subway-bus.html
2 months ago
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The subway had its safest summer in 15 years, according to police data, a vastly different picture than the one painted by the Trump administration
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/n...
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The Subway Had Its Safest Summer in Years. The White House Shrugged.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/nyregion/nyc-subway-hochul-white-house.html?unlocked_article_code=1.k08.PkRn.F8L2cK1QjK94&smid=url-share
2 months ago
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Maggie Astor
2 months ago
I can't help but notice that this job was posted in February but still appears to be open. "Come use your journalism degree to shovel out multiple pieces of AI slop every day in order to 'enable' your colleagues to do actual journalism" is such a good pitch though, I don't understand
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Dana Rubinstein
2 months ago
Adams Considers Dropping Out of Race After Secret Meeting in Florida, w/ the NYT team:
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/n...
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Adams Considers Dropping Out of Race After Secret Meeting in Florida
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/nyregion/adams-trump-job-quits.html
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Samantha Liebman
2 months ago
I haven’t been in Grand Central Madison at rush hour until today and IMO it’s wild that retailers haven’t opened here yet. It’s bustling. Per
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70k commuters each weekday. And Tracks is now open and it’s already busy. MTA is negotiating 5 leases currently.
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Jennie Coughlin
3 months ago
Patients are inundating some NYC medical practices with messages that they are experiencing Covid symptoms. They also are peppering medical providers with questions about whether they qualify to receive a coronavirus vaccine after the FDA released new vaccine restrictions.
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N.Y.C. Covid Cases Appear to Be Rising. So Are Inquiries on Vaccines.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/nyregion/covid-cases-rising-new-york.html?unlocked_article_code=1.h08.44cL.iUyFyH41Cpmd&smid=url-share
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Maggie Astor
3 months ago
NEWS: CVS, the largest pharmacy chain in the country, is currently not offering Covid vaccines in 16 states and DC — even to people who meet the new FDA criteria — because the CDC hasn't signed off and isn't expected to do so (if it does so) for at least three weeks.
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CVS Holds Off on Offering Covid Vaccines in 16 States
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/well/cvs-pharmacy-covid-vaccine-16-states.html?unlocked_article_code=1.h08.ZbqO.J0zqW9EKEoml&smid=url-share
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My Greek cousin described his neighborhood as the Jersey of Athens and I’ve never been prouder as a New Yorker of my family
3 months ago
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The city called them essential workers, when they cleaned up trash, vomit and excrement in the subway, at the height of the pandemic. But they were grossly underpaid, the comptroller found. Now, they’ll split $3M in back pay.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/n...
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They Cleaned the Subway During Covid. Now They Will Earn Back Pay.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/nyregion/subway-cleaners-coronavirus-mta-settlement.html?unlocked_article_code=1.dk8.149O.gLiA11t1j5ZM&smid=url-share
3 months ago
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Peter Sterne
3 months ago
In urban policy, it is considered bad for someone to be rent-burdened (spending at least 30% of their income on rent). But Cuomo's newly proposed law would *require* that people be rent-burdened. Absolutely insane.
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Love this historical look at "the rent is too damn high," WWI edition. Lots of echoes in today's market. by
@elizashapiro.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/n...
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For More Than a Century, New Yorkers Have Said the Rent Is Too Damn High
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/nyregion/new-york-city-tenant-activism-history.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ck8.UA2G.gXI1rJ1J_kEw&smid=url-share
3 months ago
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MORE THAN HALF of immigrants arrested in NYC since President Trump took office have had no criminal records whatsoever. New vital reporting from
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www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/n...
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Trump’s Immigrant Crackdown in New York: More Arrests, Longer Detention
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/nyregion/new-york-immigrant-arrests-trump.html
3 months ago
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Omny finally brings back its trip history tabs. Shoot me a line, if you have issues with it
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