Rebecca Baird-Remba
@thecitywanderer.bsky.social
Writing about financial markets for @risk.net, and occasionally other things. recovering real estate and architecture reporter. bike girl about town
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How States and Cities Decimated Americans’ Lowest-Cost Housing Option
Low-cost micro-units, often called single-room occupancies, or SROs, were once a reliable form of housing for the United States’ poorest residents of, and newcomers to, New York, Chicago, San Francisc...
www.pew.org
a year after i finished this article about the history of single-room occupancy (SRO) units, it's exciting to see Pew finally publish it. If you're curious about SROs or "micro-units," have a read! www.pew.org/en/research-...
Frank Gehry dead at 96 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/a...
Frank O. Gehry, Titan of Architecture, Is Dead at 96
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Frank Gehry dead at 96 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/a...
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"Southern California is offering thousands of dollars worth of rebates to wildfire survivors who rebuild with gas appliances. The rebates are paid for by California utility ratepayers."
Ugh. Why install an AC, gas furnace, and gas pipeline hookup when one electric heat pump can both heat and cool.
Ugh. Why install an AC, gas furnace, and gas pipeline hookup when one electric heat pump can both heat and cool.
LA Wildfire Survivors Want to Rebuild All-Electric, but a Utility Is Using Customer Funds to Incentivize Gas Appliances - Inside Climate News
California’s utility regulator said it would eliminate ratepayer-funded incentives for gas appliances in new construction, but created an exception that allows rebates for them in wildfire rebuilds.
insideclimatenews.org
December 5, 2025 at 12:28 PM
"Southern California is offering thousands of dollars worth of rebates to wildfire survivors who rebuild with gas appliances. The rebates are paid for by California utility ratepayers."
Ugh. Why install an AC, gas furnace, and gas pipeline hookup when one electric heat pump can both heat and cool.
Ugh. Why install an AC, gas furnace, and gas pipeline hookup when one electric heat pump can both heat and cool.
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*woke gilt market
December 4, 2025 at 10:16 PM
*woke gilt market
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New signage looking sharp at the Citicorp Building entrance.
December 4, 2025 at 7:15 PM
New signage looking sharp at the Citicorp Building entrance.
SEC says it won’t be approving any 3x or 5x leveraged ETFs until ‘key issues’ are addressed. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Here’s the letter it sent to issuers:
www.sec.gov/Archives/edg...
Here’s the letter it sent to issuers:
www.sec.gov/Archives/edg...
www.sec.gov
December 3, 2025 at 8:17 PM
SEC says it won’t be approving any 3x or 5x leveraged ETFs until ‘key issues’ are addressed. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Here’s the letter it sent to issuers:
www.sec.gov/Archives/edg...
Here’s the letter it sent to issuers:
www.sec.gov/Archives/edg...
Listened to @sarcher.bsky.social talking about Christmas/Santa history on You’re Wrong About last night and it was so good!!
December 3, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Listened to @sarcher.bsky.social talking about Christmas/Santa history on You’re Wrong About last night and it was so good!!
This comment on an NYT soup recipe is a banger
December 3, 2025 at 3:04 AM
This comment on an NYT soup recipe is a banger
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15 years of Gale Brewer promising and failing to get money for a church to do some repairs, while insisting the crumbling building just keep existing gothamist.com/news/upper-w...
December 1, 2025 at 4:48 PM
15 years of Gale Brewer promising and failing to get money for a church to do some repairs, while insisting the crumbling building just keep existing gothamist.com/news/upper-w...
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NEW: A pending bill could shave millions off New Yorkers’ energy bills in the coming years — if Governor Kathy Hochul signs it before Thursday.
nysfocus.com/2025/12/01/h...
nysfocus.com/2025/12/01/h...
Renewable Developers Press Hochul to Settle Tax Dispute Before Key…
New Yorkers will pay more for wind and solar if Hochul doesn’t sign property tax legislation in the coming days, the industry says.
nysfocus.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM
NEW: A pending bill could shave millions off New Yorkers’ energy bills in the coming years — if Governor Kathy Hochul signs it before Thursday.
nysfocus.com/2025/12/01/h...
nysfocus.com/2025/12/01/h...
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Ex-official explained this in a way that will stick with me forever: Within fire departments, the EMTs are overworked and underpaid and don’t have time to advocate for policy. The fire chiefs, on the other hand, have a lot more time on their hands. So fire response, not medical, dictates policy.
November 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Ex-official explained this in a way that will stick with me forever: Within fire departments, the EMTs are overworked and underpaid and don’t have time to advocate for policy. The fire chiefs, on the other hand, have a lot more time on their hands. So fire response, not medical, dictates policy.
I can’t believe they’re taking NYPD Blue off Hulu
December 2, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I can’t believe they’re taking NYPD Blue off Hulu
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Our landlord,Joel Wiener, is a notorious slumlord who has built an empire on harassing tenants out of rent-stabilized apartments. You can read more about him and Pinnacle Group via this @hellgatenyc.com piece. hellgatenyc.com/bankrupt-pin...
Bankrupt Pinnacle Group Is Leaving Its Tenants in the Dark—Literally
The real estate behemoth apparently isn't paying the power bills for at least 11 of its properties, and Con Ed cut power to some of them.
hellgatenyc.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Our landlord,Joel Wiener, is a notorious slumlord who has built an empire on harassing tenants out of rent-stabilized apartments. You can read more about him and Pinnacle Group via this @hellgatenyc.com piece. hellgatenyc.com/bankrupt-pin...
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tropical oasis motel, myrtle beach, south carolina, 1985
November 28, 2025 at 11:36 PM
tropical oasis motel, myrtle beach, south carolina, 1985
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People are talking a lot about Woke 2 but ESG 2 also rises
November 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
People are talking a lot about Woke 2 but ESG 2 also rises
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Attorneys with the Institute for Justice have filed a challenge to New York’s Rent Stabilization Law, focusing narrowly on vacant units, with their plaintiffs’ requiring $100,000+ in repairs ij.org/case/nyc-vac...
NYC Vacant Apartments - Institute for Justice
New York City has a housing shortage. At the same time, tens of thousands of apartments sit vacant because New York’s Rent Stabilization Law (NYRSL) makes it economically unfeasible impossible for bui...
ij.org
November 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Attorneys with the Institute for Justice have filed a challenge to New York’s Rent Stabilization Law, focusing narrowly on vacant units, with their plaintiffs’ requiring $100,000+ in repairs ij.org/case/nyc-vac...
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Some professional news: I’m coming back to @cityandstateny.bsky.social as editor-in-chief.
I was a fan of C&S when I was a college student emailing to ask for an internship, and I’m still a fan today. Excited to take the helm heading into such a crucial and interesting time in NY politics.
I was a fan of C&S when I was a college student emailing to ask for an internship, and I’m still a fan today. Excited to take the helm heading into such a crucial and interesting time in NY politics.
November 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Some professional news: I’m coming back to @cityandstateny.bsky.social as editor-in-chief.
I was a fan of C&S when I was a college student emailing to ask for an internship, and I’m still a fan today. Excited to take the helm heading into such a crucial and interesting time in NY politics.
I was a fan of C&S when I was a college student emailing to ask for an internship, and I’m still a fan today. Excited to take the helm heading into such a crucial and interesting time in NY politics.
Insane how many people I know on the Mamdani transition committees
November 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Insane how many people I know on the Mamdani transition committees
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Trump says he would have loved to be mayor of NYC
November 21, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Trump says he would have loved to be mayor of NYC
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Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
November 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
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Reporter to Trump: Would you feel comfortable living in NYC under a Mamdani mayoralty?
Trump: "I would. I really would. Especially after the meeting, absolutely."
Trump: "I would. I really would. Especially after the meeting, absolutely."
November 21, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Reporter to Trump: Would you feel comfortable living in NYC under a Mamdani mayoralty?
Trump: "I would. I really would. Especially after the meeting, absolutely."
Trump: "I would. I really would. Especially after the meeting, absolutely."
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Alhamdulillah truly
*TRUMP: WE'LL BE HELPING MAMDANI
*TRUMP: WE'LL BE HELPING MAMDANI
November 21, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Alhamdulillah truly
*TRUMP: WE'LL BE HELPING MAMDANI
*TRUMP: WE'LL BE HELPING MAMDANI
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A U.S. postal worker on Long Island is accused of trying to help a man escape from ICE custody earlier this month, according to a federal criminal complaint: https://gothamist.visitlink.me/YNagDp
US postal worker charged with breaking man out of ICE custody on Long Island
Police arrested the worker and the man she tried to free.
gothamist.visitlink.me
November 21, 2025 at 1:20 AM
A U.S. postal worker on Long Island is accused of trying to help a man escape from ICE custody earlier this month, according to a federal criminal complaint: https://gothamist.visitlink.me/YNagDp
A lot of Bill Pulte news items recently apnews.com/article/fann...
November 21, 2025 at 2:41 AM
A lot of Bill Pulte news items recently apnews.com/article/fann...
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A train crew found a loose chicken on an N train this morning—and couldn’t get it to leave.
Loose chicken fouls N train as subway stowaway slows morning commute
A loose chicken gave new meaning to “free range,” scoring a gratis subway ride to Coney Island on the N train Thursday morning after it was discovered fouling a subway car in storage.
www.nydailynews.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:50 AM
A train crew found a loose chicken on an N train this morning—and couldn’t get it to leave.
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Breaking News: Nydia Velázquez, a Democratic trailblazer and 16-term New York congresswoman, announced she will retire next year.
Nydia Velázquez, a New York Trailblazer in Congress, to Retire Next Year
Ms. Velázquez, 72, a 16-term congresswoman, said it was time for a new generation of Democrats to step forward.
nyti.ms
November 20, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Breaking News: Nydia Velázquez, a Democratic trailblazer and 16-term New York congresswoman, announced she will retire next year.