Phil BuildTheFutureNow
@philsustainability.bsky.social
Economics and sustainability
Time for Errol Morris to break out the Interrotron.
December 4, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Time for Errol Morris to break out the Interrotron.
Parking for cars?
Jersey City grew parking for… 781 homes instead. (2012-2025 at 99 Hudson)
Jersey City grew parking for… 781 homes instead. (2012-2025 at 99 Hudson)
December 2, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Parking for cars?
Jersey City grew parking for… 781 homes instead. (2012-2025 at 99 Hudson)
Jersey City grew parking for… 781 homes instead. (2012-2025 at 99 Hudson)
Even tiny takeout spots work here. We can fight over who has the best bagel (I like la bagel delight and suckers). it’s just cool that small startup places can compete. #financialdistrict
December 2, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Even tiny takeout spots work here. We can fight over who has the best bagel (I like la bagel delight and suckers). it’s just cool that small startup places can compete. #financialdistrict
The math of modern transit: An Uber blocks a bus with 40 people for 5 minutes to pick up 1 passenger. (Plus the line of cars behind that)
That's 200+ minutes of collective time wasted for one person's convenience.
This is the entitled, inefficient system we've chosen.
That's 200+ minutes of collective time wasted for one person's convenience.
This is the entitled, inefficient system we've chosen.
November 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The math of modern transit: An Uber blocks a bus with 40 people for 5 minutes to pick up 1 passenger. (Plus the line of cars behind that)
That's 200+ minutes of collective time wasted for one person's convenience.
This is the entitled, inefficient system we've chosen.
That's 200+ minutes of collective time wasted for one person's convenience.
This is the entitled, inefficient system we've chosen.
Florida buyers beware
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November 30, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Florida buyers beware
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
📖 ☕️ 🎄 🌎🌱
November 30, 2025 at 4:23 AM
📖 ☕️ 🎄 🌎🌱
they have $25 point & shoot digital cameras 📸 at the flea market #brooklynflea
November 29, 2025 at 4:56 PM
they have $25 point & shoot digital cameras 📸 at the flea market #brooklynflea
I miss when social media was just a grainy photo of a sunset with the caption "lol." No pressure, no algorithms, just random pets and the Mayfair filter. A simpler time
November 29, 2025 at 4:02 AM
I miss when social media was just a grainy photo of a sunset with the caption "lol." No pressure, no algorithms, just random pets and the Mayfair filter. A simpler time
We lost a parking lot to 113 new homes, retail, and a community center for a church. Should we give up our parking lots for homes?
November 26, 2025 at 10:33 PM
We lost a parking lot to 113 new homes, retail, and a community center for a church. Should we give up our parking lots for homes?
A moment of silence for our helpless bank back offices, brutally wiped out by a tsunami of 550 stroller-pushing, juice-box-wielding families. Is no bank vault safe in this town? #brooklyntower
November 25, 2025 at 3:32 AM
A moment of silence for our helpless bank back offices, brutally wiped out by a tsunami of 550 stroller-pushing, juice-box-wielding families. Is no bank vault safe in this town? #brooklyntower
Isamu Noguchi, Red Cube, 1968, steel, aluminum, 24 feet tall, 140 Broadway, New York
November 23, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Isamu Noguchi, Red Cube, 1968, steel, aluminum, 24 feet tall, 140 Broadway, New York
Turns out our little public library had a killer side hustle. 📚➡️💰 Brooklyn turned an old library into a $52M check, a gorgeous NEW 26,000-sq-ft library, a coffeehouse, 134 frikking homes, AND a flood of new tax dollars for schools. Now that's a smart read.
November 23, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Turns out our little public library had a killer side hustle. 📚➡️💰 Brooklyn turned an old library into a $52M check, a gorgeous NEW 26,000-sq-ft library, a coffeehouse, 134 frikking homes, AND a flood of new tax dollars for schools. Now that's a smart read.
You can go inside the darn thing? #adultswim #smilingfriends
November 23, 2025 at 3:17 AM
You can go inside the darn thing? #adultswim #smilingfriends
Buffalo's architectural signature is a surface parking lot. Where Chicago has a skyline, Buffalo is a flatline. Replace those parking spots with apartments over cafes and you wouldn't just stop the brain drain to Brooklyn, you'd start a reverse commute. Besides, Buffalo is better
November 22, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Buffalo's architectural signature is a surface parking lot. Where Chicago has a skyline, Buffalo is a flatline. Replace those parking spots with apartments over cafes and you wouldn't just stop the brain drain to Brooklyn, you'd start a reverse commute. Besides, Buffalo is better
Syracuse has a world-class collection of parking spots. Sadly, they're mostly empty space. Imagine if that sea of asphalt was a sea of tall multi-family homes with corner stores and retail. Syracuse can put its land back to work and be rich
November 22, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Syracuse has a world-class collection of parking spots. Sadly, they're mostly empty space. Imagine if that sea of asphalt was a sea of tall multi-family homes with corner stores and retail. Syracuse can put its land back to work and be rich
It’s crazy seeing parking lots in Downtown Rochester, NY. The city should be as rich as Brooklyn today, but chose pavement instead
November 22, 2025 at 5:37 PM
It’s crazy seeing parking lots in Downtown Rochester, NY. The city should be as rich as Brooklyn today, but chose pavement instead
This dirty SoHo parking garage grew up. 🚗→🏘️ It's now 100 homes & new retail, kicking off millions in new property & income tax revenue for NYC. That's long-term funding for city services and schools, right there. And new sibling stands right next to it!
November 22, 2025 at 3:13 PM
This dirty SoHo parking garage grew up. 🚗→🏘️ It's now 100 homes & new retail, kicking off millions in new property & income tax revenue for NYC. That's long-term funding for city services and schools, right there. And new sibling stands right next to it!
The ultimate in detailing and restoration. A SoHo carwash 🧼 grew up into 20 homes and new shops. Proof that in New York, even the pavement has potential. Adds Millions a year in taxes to fund schools and services.
November 22, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The ultimate in detailing and restoration. A SoHo carwash 🧼 grew up into 20 homes and new shops. Proof that in New York, even the pavement has potential. Adds Millions a year in taxes to fund schools and services.
323 new homes for families grow in Brooklyn
November 22, 2025 at 2:46 AM
323 new homes for families grow in Brooklyn
Started as a polluting gas station, now a seven-story building with 80,000 sq ft of SoHo office and retail space.
November 21, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Started as a polluting gas station, now a seven-story building with 80,000 sq ft of SoHo office and retail space.
A gas station grows up into 31 homes in the east village
November 21, 2025 at 11:01 PM
A gas station grows up into 31 homes in the east village
We've been cat people for 10,000 years. Archaeologists in Cyprus found a 9,500-year-old Neolithic man, buried alongside his cat. #adoptdontshop
November 21, 2025 at 3:17 AM
We've been cat people for 10,000 years. Archaeologists in Cyprus found a 9,500-year-old Neolithic man, buried alongside his cat. #adoptdontshop
Met Ken Burns. His American Revolution documentary? You're in for one hell of a trip. 🇺🇸 Live in NYC? It’s the battleground.
November 17, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Met Ken Burns. His American Revolution documentary? You're in for one hell of a trip. 🇺🇸 Live in NYC? It’s the battleground.
So apparently the West Village needs its “what if we built a 90-story Robert A.M. Stern tower right here?” era. Imagine a slim, super-luxe skyscraper rising where Seravalli Playground is now, with homes for new families
November 16, 2025 at 10:02 PM
So apparently the West Village needs its “what if we built a 90-story Robert A.M. Stern tower right here?” era. Imagine a slim, super-luxe skyscraper rising where Seravalli Playground is now, with homes for new families
You can find the heart of America not in social media, but on a Sunday morning. It's in the dusty treasures at your flea market, the familiar faces walking to your park, and the simple fact that we still know how to be neighbors.
November 16, 2025 at 5:25 PM
You can find the heart of America not in social media, but on a Sunday morning. It's in the dusty treasures at your flea market, the familiar faces walking to your park, and the simple fact that we still know how to be neighbors.