Casey Berkovitz
@caseyberk.bsky.social
Working at the 2025 NYC Charter Revision Commission, always thinking about housing and land use. Also here for politics, sports, and bad jokes. Go bears.
Yeah I'm being a bit glib, TT is definitely ahead of YT shorts from what I know. But I think that big picture: 1) YT is still the king of video; BUT 2) it primarily serves a different product/niche than TT, IG reels, etc.
November 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Yeah I'm being a bit glib, TT is definitely ahead of YT shorts from what I know. But I think that big picture: 1) YT is still the king of video; BUT 2) it primarily serves a different product/niche than TT, IG reels, etc.
Yeah, having video as your primary medium (rather than text / photo) gives you way more information on users’ demonstrated interest
November 12, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Yeah, having video as your primary medium (rather than text / photo) gives you way more information on users’ demonstrated interest
1961 downzoning, but projects were grandfathered in so you don’t see a major impact until mid-decade.
Then in 1975, the city created ULURP which led to an immediate decrease in zoning changes that could undo some of the impacts of 61 as demand grew again
Then in 1975, the city created ULURP which led to an immediate decrease in zoning changes that could undo some of the impacts of 61 as demand grew again
November 12, 2025 at 4:06 PM
1961 downzoning, but projects were grandfathered in so you don’t see a major impact until mid-decade.
Then in 1975, the city created ULURP which led to an immediate decrease in zoning changes that could undo some of the impacts of 61 as demand grew again
Then in 1975, the city created ULURP which led to an immediate decrease in zoning changes that could undo some of the impacts of 61 as demand grew again
Other platforms were moving this way already, but TT's algorithm is much better at surfacing personalized content than Meta etc. were
November 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Other platforms were moving this way already, but TT's algorithm is much better at surfacing personalized content than Meta etc. were
Can’t recommend The Invention of Brownstone Brooklyn by Suleiman Osman highly enough
November 10, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Can’t recommend The Invention of Brownstone Brooklyn by Suleiman Osman highly enough
As with many things Staten Island, it’s a mix of separatist spirit (endless drive to assert local control over citywide functions) and generalized grievance based on the very real problem that no one properly planned out the street network of Staten Island 60 years ago
November 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I think you’d appreciate the commission report! www.nyc.gov/assets/chart...
www.nyc.gov
November 4, 2025 at 3:52 AM
I think you’d appreciate the commission report! www.nyc.gov/assets/chart...