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◥◤Kriston Capps @kristoncapps.bsky.social · 7d

Remarkable story about a wave of foreclosures in Baltimore triggered by incomprehensible DSCR loan activity from New York investors. This @thebaltimorebanner.com story reads like the sixth season of "The Wire": www.thebanner.com/community/ho...

The housing hustle igniting a foreclosure crisis in Baltimore

The foreclosures could send neighborhoods spiraling and make Baltimore America’s next great housing crisis.

www.thebanner.com

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Raphaëlle Aubert @raphaelleaubert.bsky.social · 8d

Chaque année, 1 500 kilomètres carrés de nature et de terres agricoles disparaissent sous les constructions en Europe. À l’aide d’images satellites et d’un modèle d’intelligence artificielle, nous révélons l’ampleur et les conséquences de cette artificialisation massive.

#GreenToGrey

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Aaron W. Gordon @agordon.me · 9d

The amazing thing about the hundreds of billions of dollars being spent on AI development is it doesn't even include all the externalized costs like higher electricity prices for hundreds of millions of people.

AI Data Centers Are Sending Power Bills Soaring

Wholesale electricity costs as much as 267% more than it did five years ago in areas near data centers. That’s being passed on to customers.

www.bloomberg.com

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Marie Patino @mariepastora.bsky.social · Sep 9

Callback trampoline!!

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Aatish Bhatia @aatishb.bsky.social · Sep 9

I wrote about how Earth's wobble causes our view of the skies to shift over time. Here's a paywall-free gift link. With @fparis.bsky.social and @iamrumz.bsky.social

Your Zodiac Sign Is 2,000 Years Out of Date (Gift Article)

Over millennia, our view of the stars has shifted, because of Earth’s wobble. It may be time to rethink your sign.

www.nytimes.com

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◥◤Kriston Capps @kristoncapps.bsky.social · Sep 4

Housing Secretary Scott Turner wants to build-baby-build. But so far his tenure at HUD has looked more like slash-slash-slash — with plunging numbers for staff, grants and proposed funding.

@sarahholder.bsky.social and I profiled Turner and his unorthodox agenda: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Trump’s Housing Chief Wants to Build, But With What?

HUD Secretary Scott Turner says it’s time to put millions more Americans in homes. He’s also standing by while his agency’s staff and funding disappear.

www.bloomberg.com

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Benjamin Schneider @benschneider.bsky.social · Sep 2

In a new excerpt from "The Unfinished Metropolis," I lay out the book's high-level argument:

American cities are stuck in a mid-20th century pattern of urban development. As a result, we've been unable to tame the enormous challenges that this pattern perpetuates.

American cities have stagnated. We’re all suffering for it.

Many of the nation’s greatest challenges are rooted in the built environment itself. To change our circumstances, we need to change our cities.

benjaminschneider.substack.com

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Aaron W. Gordon @agordon.me · Aug 20

ICYMI: NYC has three commuter railroads. Two of them run (more or less) fine. One does not. Read our data investigation into NJ Transit, using live location data from more than 190,000 trains. www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

NJ Transit Is NYC’s Least Reliable Commuter Rail — By a Long Shot

An analysis of real-time train data shows its passengers face major service disruptions at six times the rate of riders on other NYC commuter railways.

www.bloomberg.com

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Marie Patino @mariepastora.bsky.social · Aug 19

We take you through a bad evening commute on NJT through a network animation

Marie Patino @mariepastora.bsky.social · Aug 19

NJ Transit is much worse than all other commuter rails in the NYC area. @agordon.me and @suryamattu.com collected and analyzed many weeks of transit feeds to quantify how bad (and it includes angry emojis).
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

NJ Transit Is NYC’s Least Reliable Commuter Rail — By a Long Shot

An analysis of real-time train data shows its passengers face major service disruptions at six times the rate of riders on other NYC commuter railways.

www.bloomberg.com

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Aaron W. Gordon @agordon.me · Aug 19

What happens when government disinvests from public transit? Commutes get longer & more frustrating. A NJ Transit case study from me, @suryamattu.com and @mariepastora.bsky.social : www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

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Aaron W. Gordon @agordon.me · Aug 19

NJ Transit's official data makes it difficult to tell just how bad it is. So @suryamattu.com and I spent three months collecting the raw location data for more than 190,000 trains on NJT, Metro-North, and LIRR. Then @mariepastora.bsky.social made the graphics to show you. The answer: Very bad.

NJ Transit Is NYC’s Least Reliable Commuter Rail — By a Long Shot

An analysis of real-time train data shows its passengers face major service disruptions at six times the rate of riders on other NYC commuter railways.

www.bloomberg.com

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Marie Patino @mariepastora.bsky.social · Aug 19

Haha Jeremy shared this one along the way!! So cute!! We felt less innovative lol

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Marie Patino @mariepastora.bsky.social · Jul 11

This is so cool! Out of curiosity and if you don't mind sharing, what data source did you use for NYC 3d buildings? Is it google 3D tiles that you somehow load into blender? thank you!

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · Jul 2

Who voted for Zohran Mamdani? A Bloomberg News analysis of New York City’s election results reveals the new network assembled by the Democratic Socialist

Mamdani’s Unprecedented Coalition May Decide New York City’s Future

A Bloomberg News analysis explores the new network assembled by the 33-year-old Democratic Socialist.

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Nicole Flatow @nicflatow.bsky.social · Jul 2

Masterful, infuriating story from @mslaurabliss.bsky.social & @rachaeldottle.bsky.social. The insane part is the burning garbage & its impact on people. But they don't shy away from loads of important context, nuance & science! A+ explanatory journalism. Gift link www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

America’s Overheated Landfills Have Been Making People Sick

Beneath layers of waste, landfills around the US have been reaching scorching temperatures, spewing toxic gases and geysers of trash juice.

www.bloomberg.com

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Benjamin Schneider @benschneider.bsky.social · Jun 10

American cities have stagnated. Residential neighborhoods, transportation systems, and commercial districts have changed little in 50+ years.

My new book, "The Unfinished Metropolis," explores how that happened — and how to fix it.

Preorder now: shorturl.at/PInVb

The Unfinished Metropolis: Igniting the City-Building Revolution

www.amazon.com

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Nicole Flatow @nicflatow.bsky.social · Jun 5

From the vantage point of the US, you might think a WFH slump for transit was inevitable. But data from around the world shows that's not true.

What a treat to work w/ @agordon.me on this definitive guide to the data, w/ graphics by the great @mariepastora.bsky.social

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Thomas Seal @twseal.bsky.social · May 29

Proud that this big story on Canada's fraying social safety net won gold in multimedia at the SABEW Canada Best in Business Awards.

A true team effort with writing, data & video from @daniellebochove.bsky.social, @mathieudion.bsky.social, @kevinorland.bsky.social, @mariepastora.bsky.social and more

Housing Crisis, Packed Hospitals and Drug Overdoses: What Happened to Canada?

From Toronto to Vancouver, some residents are losing faith in a government social safety net that is central to the country’s identity.

www.bloomberg.com

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Alexandra Lange @langealexandra.bsky.social · May 5

My heart is still beating so fast.

Thank you @pulitzerprizes.bsky.social

Thank you @bloomberg.com and especially the CityLab team @kristoncapps.bsky.social @nicflatow.bsky.social and David Dudley

Stories here! www.bloomberg.com/features/des...

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · May 2

The NYPD has quietly changed its enforcement policy towards bicyclists, slapping them with criminal summonses instead of regular traffic tickets for low-level offenses such as passing through red lights or not stopping at a stop sign.

Policy Change: NYPD Will Write Criminal Summonses, Not Traffic Tickets, for Cyclists - Streetsblog New York City

Quietly, the NYPD has changed policy and will now make criminal cases against cyclists who go through red lights, a change that will have predictable and unpredictable ramifications.

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Sarah Holder @sarahholder.bsky.social · Mar 7

where NYC's upzoning unlocks more housing, and where developers are already taking advantage: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Where New York City's Zoning Reform Will Add Housing

The ‘City of Yes’ plan is already having an impact. The changes to the city’s landscape will mostly be subtle — on purpose.

www.bloomberg.com

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Mark Hansen @cocteau.bsky.social · Feb 27

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/02/26/us/organ-transplants-waiting-list-skipped-patients.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

Organ Transplant System ‘in Chaos’ as Waiting Lists Are Ignored

The sickest patients are supposed to get priority for lifesaving transplants. But more and more, they are being skipped over.

www.nytimes.com

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Tom Février @tomfevrier.bsky.social · Feb 23

🇩🇪 🗳️ Défaite historique pour le SPD, qui réalise son score le plus faible de son histoire, chutant à la 3e place pour la première fois.

L’extrême droite de l’AfD, quant à elle, réalise son plus haut score depuis la Seconde Guerre mondiale.

via @bloomberg.com ⤵️
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

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