I'm sorry to hear that! That combo eliminated the most units (28) of any we identified.
I'm sorry to hear that! That combo eliminated the most units (28) of any we identified.
Special thanks to @floorarearatio.bsky.social, among many others who asked to remain behind the scenes, for helping us sort through city housing data.
It's a trend that is quietly changing the character of neighborhoods, block by block, as buildings that once housed a dozen or more New Yorkers become single-family dwellings.
In the West Village, one out of every six small multifamily buildings has been turned into a single-family home since 2004. Citywide, more than 9,600 units have been eliminated as part of this trend.
Behind the preserved historical facades, the ultra-rich are buying up adjacent townhomes in the West Village and Upper East Side, combining them into a megamansion. It's part of a broader trend of small multifamily buildings being turned into single-family homes. www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
He thinks it is named after the state www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Honored to have Signal Problems AND Book Time on here. I still get tote bag requests!
One thing working on this series helped me realize is how long it can take regulatory failures to manifest in people's lives. In these cases, we're talking decades later. www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
One thing I wrote about here is how technology has made buses *way* more convenient while techno-futurists were obsessed with flying taxis and self-driving cars.
I wrote about how surprised I still am a candidate for NYC mayor won in large part by talking incessantly about buses, and also about how making them fast as promised will be an immense challenge. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Brought to you by the Department of Aaron Working On His Coding Skills
The government shutdown got me thinking: How many flights in the US are actually replaceable by train? It depends on how insane you are, but the basic answer is: Not Many!
70% of flights shorter than 500 miles have no train option at all. Out of those that do, 65% would likely be faster by car.
Congratulations to all the abundance bros who joined the fight behind "permitting reform" on your victory today www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/c...
New from me: Global Entry revocations are surging in the last ~2 years, well outpacing enrollment, according to data from a FOIA. People often don't know why their membership was revoked. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
There's a persistent reflex to assume that projects like this are liberally coded, only popular in progressive enclaves. But the actual evidence goes the other way. Liberals aren't the only ones who like to cross the street safely. Conservatives also ride bikes and like to do so without dying.
There are hundreds of thousands of homeowners in the US who probably don't realize there's a ticking time bomb on their American Dream in the form of a zombie second mortgage. And the agency tasked with policing thisβwait for itβhas been gutted by the Trump admin. www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
NYC people: @suryamattu.com, @mariepastora.bsky.social and I will be talking about our NJ Transit/NYC commuter rail story on Nov 5. Hope to see some of you there! www.meetup.com/transit-tech...
A++ promo work
30 billion
I am continually impressed by Alissa's coverage of LA transportation and also how insane LA's transportation spending is.
Two things you absolutely don't want to do at restaurants smdh
They're doing what now?
"Don't bother looking for me. I'll be next to my pool with a margarita."
Coffee futures hit a new record high. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
On the broader point I don't see a huge aesthetic/entertainment difference between a long throw preparation compared to, say, a quick, safe throw in back towards goal so the centerbacks and keeper can knock it around for a bit.
Tell 2018 me that in 2025 Andrew Cuomo will be running for mayor and proposing the city take over key parts of the MTA and I might have had an actual stroke www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/n...
Key stat from @amandamull.bsky.social article "The richest 10% of US householdsβthose making roughly $250,000 or moreβnow account for almost half the countryβs consumer purchases, according to Moodyβs Analytics"
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...