With sites for housing in desirable neighborhoods of New York increasingly scarce, developers are turning to decrepit old parking garages. Where cars once parked, folks will soon live. My latest for the New York Times www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/r...

As the NYC mayoral term draws to a close and we launch the final FINAL iteration of our Table of Success, we take stock: What was the Adams mayoralty? hellgatenyc.com/what-was-the...

Now let’s do this with bike lanes www.amny.com/nyc-transit/...

Electric School Buses and Waterfront Parks Get Environmental Bond Act Boost www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/10/e...

As the city redoes sidewalks it's been enlarging tree beds—great for absorbing rainfall, great for the trees. Some beds are long rectangles in which a couple trees can grow. These, on a wide sidewalk near Riverside Dr, are the largest new square openings I've seen.

I was lucky to get a hard-hat tour of the Flatiron Building last week, as the condos in the famous former office building begin to take shape. The New York Times has my story—and the first photos of the project. Use this gift link to see what we saw www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/r...

Very impressive for a Business Improvement District to LEAD the charge to make this happen and contribute $1 million of the cost! It's made SUCH a difference. The seating and relaxing areas are impressively designed! @nyc.streetsblog.org @mikelydon.bsky.social @bfurnas.bsky.social @openplans.org

I'm always up for covering the latest buzzy building that goes up in New York. But it was a blast to write about the city's older, masonry, so-called Class B buildings—and the tenants that are attracted to them—for the New York Times. Here's a gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/b...

California isn't backing down on offshore wind. Five ocean leases have already been granted to energy companies, and the state's plan calls for eventually putting enough turbines offshore to generate clean power for 25 million homes. @hayleysmith.bsky.social www.latimes.com/environment/...

Introducing COYOTE: A worker-owned Bay Area media collective. Our stories will be public for the first two weeks. Read ‘em and subscribe! www.coyotemedia.org

I'd been looking forward to going to a game but then I saw the prices. Instead we're gonna watch the games in a good old NYC bar and give the local business our money

Until recently, most Americans would have seen a video like this and assumed it took place in another country.

Breaking Herr Silence: "Bob Clark, VP of marketing for Herr Foods, Inc., said the company was surprised to see its chips mentioned in the press. 'While we can’t speak to the details of the story, we can confirm that our Sour Cream & Onion flavor is money.'” www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/21/w...

I love the Beltline, but this article makes some great points about how it's pushed out Black residents. So much of it is tied back to Atlanta's woeful transportation choices going back decades.

When a new section of the Atlanta Beltline opened recently, it was reason to celebrate: The path encircling the Georgia capital now extends 13 miles. But some in Black neighborhoods fear the gentrification and displacement associated with the Beltline. My latest 👇 www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/b...

This week, mayoral candidates Andrew Cuomo and Eric Adams revealed some new (but strangely familiar) campaign branding. So we asked three design experts to review the logos of our five mayoral candidates. "They're all terrible, except for Zohran," one told Hell Gate.

In preparation for next week’s parade/demonstration, tanks are being moved into Washington, DC today. Unprecedented. (Photo from a colleague in DC)

She’s one of 12 children and has 4 of her own. She made a kimono for Whoopi Goldberg. I interviewed artist, fashion designer and sewing teacher Hekima Hapa for the NYT’s Sunday Routine column—follow along! www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/n...

The helicopter crash that killed six people last week could have been worse had the aircraft landed on either side of the Hudson — and because of that, Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop says limiting tourist flights is a no-brainer. New York City Mayor Eric Adams disagrees.

Early Addition: Will liberals shun the new Tribeca Hobby Lobby, or will it become a Chick-Fil-A situation where people set aside their politics because the craft supplies are just that good?

Given the pandemic hobby boom, you might think a new store selling crafts supplies would be warmly welcomed. But the arrival of Hobby Lobby in Tribeca has raised hackles because of the right-wing politics of the company founders. Gift link to my NYT story below. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/b...

Fantastic tree guard made of fallen branches on a traffic island at 74th and Amsterdam in Manhattan

The space was such a wreck it was no longer even classified as a residence. But it was in an Italian palazzo and had traces of past grandeur. So two architects bought the space and embarked on a renovation that included finding a hidden staircase. My latest 👇 www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/r...

🚨 BIG NEWS: HELL GATE IS HIRING! 🚨 We're looking for a writer-editor to join our newsroom, as well as a part-time marketing and advertising manager. The application deadline is Friday, January 3, so don't delay! More details here: hellgatenyc.com/jobs/

Something to celebrate Friday Video: Wider Bike Lanes on Second Avenue - nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/12/06/f...

New Yorkers, please water your street trees 🙏 🌳🌲 gothamist.com/news/drought...

I went down a rabbit hole inspired by @lissaharris.bsky.social and wound up with (surprise surprise) a map showing how clean Upstate NY's electrical grid is compared to the rest of the US. Labels show lbs. of CO2 emitted/mWh. Reference: www.epa.gov/energy/green...

It’s unclear what’s going to happen with electric vehicles under a second Trump administration. But retailers that have been adding charging stations to their parking lots are staying the course. My piece for the NYT on what’s in it for them—and what’s ahead. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/b...

First was the discovery of “blue zones,” places around the world where people lived remarkably long, healthy lives. Then came Blue Zones books, food, even a Netflix show. But as the Blue Zones empire has grown, so has its critics. My latest for @nytimes www.nytimes.com/2024/01/21/b...

Pumpkin pie for breakfast the day after Thanksgiving is a longtime tradition at my place. I made an extra pie this year so there would be enough left over for everyone

The architecture profession remains overwhelmingly white and male. But Black architects have worked for decades to make their way in the field. My latest for @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2023/11/11/b...

some ospreys in the bronx heard "in the arms of an angel" and took it way too literally 🦉🪶

Black women make up less than half of 1 percent of the architects in America—yes, you read that right. I wrote about one who is making her mark. Here's a gift link to the story www.nytimes.com/2023/08/31/s...

Efforts to muzzle a newspaper in the update New York county of Delaware continue. But the paper is fighting back. www.the-reporter.net/stories/defe...