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.

He says as much! And he says that a lot of people deserve credit for enlarging and improving upon his idea. I can't name everyone in such a short piece for a national audience—that's why it's great that other reporters have done focused stories such as the ones you link to. Room for both approaches!

Ryan Gravel wrote in his book how his original transit corridor/redevelopment engine idea expanded to embrace parks and trails, affordable housing and many more worthy goals as it acquired grassroots support and responded to community concerns raised in public meetings.

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...

Yep, definitely real problems with the Blue Zones data

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...