Journalist seeking real conversations with real people about real things. Yes, even here.
Brooklyn, NY
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IMPACT: A week after ProPublica reported how organized crime is stealing food stamp benefits — aided by the government’s refusal to update benefit-card technology — the Department of Agriculture announced plans to adopt more secure cards with microchips. propublica.org/article/snap-…
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Forest Hills Stadium reaches settlement with local residents group to end all lawsuits and cap number of annual concerts at 28 qns.com/2026/10/forest-hills…
New York datapoint: in the last election for governor, Zeldin signs abounded in my heavily Orthodox Jewish neighborhood. This time Blakeman signs aren’t there, including on Zeldin lawns. Surely Hochul OKing Trump’s school tuition tax credit for NY has something to do with it.
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NEW:
'The New York Editorial Board' interview with @TishJames on her record & bid for reelection as New York Attorney General: nyeditorialboard.substack.co…
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Part of the problem: elite white parents are convinced that there are only a handful of high schools worth considering. There are 500+ high schools in NYC, and we easily came up with 12 very good options--but they were majority-minority, so white parents too often rule them out.
Bloomberg gets named (correctly) by @michelleinbklyn for ushering in a choice-oriented high school system but it was de Blasio who later wiped away remaining vestiges of local zoning in the name of equity. Leading to more inequity. nytimes.com/2026/10/19/opini…
Underappreciated factor in the NYC housing shortage: divorced folks “cohabiting” alone. Repeat for the ex. curbed.com/article/married-c…
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How To Dodge Public Scrutiny: City Agency Sought to Hide Nepotism Hire Through Private Messages, Lawsuit Alleges thecityreporter.nyc/2026/10/… via @THECITYNY
The Upper East Side luxury tower demolition wave is about to claim the humbly gorgeous studio building that housed a long-ago dance school run by mother-daughter retired Rockettes, with an Irish bar in the lobby that reeked of beer and was to be avoided on St. Pat’s Day.
New York has a competitive congressional race. One of the candidates spoke to us at the New York Editorial Board — see the transcript of our conversation, just posted. It’s not too Cait for the other to say yes to our invitation! nyeditorialboard.substack.co…
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My kid is out sick today and I was really impressed to see @NYCMayor’s team connecting the dots between school absenteeism and housing insecurity in this message I got from @NYCSchools. So many kids miss out on learning due to the challenges referenced below.
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We are delighted to welcome @linamkhan as Chair of the NYCEDC Board of Directors. Lina brings a wealth of experience built around fighting for working people. We look forward to her partnering with @NYCEDCPresident to deliver economic growth and justice for all New Yorkers.
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News from today’s court hearing on whether Columbia can continue to keep campus closed: city government has officially changed its position, saying campus should be open. Columbia has not changed its position, saying campus should be closed. Plaintiff lawyer - representing neighbors who want public access - wants to withdraw and refile suit for technical reasons. Big question is how much Columbia wants to annoy the Mamdani admin, whose position is right on the merits.
The Blakeman campaign put in for public matching funds for heaps of donations that don't qualify, gets caught by @nysfocus, blames Hochul. nysfocus.com/2026/09/29/ny-g…
If this happened in the city system, a campaign could be on the hook for big penalties. The state system is far laxer, as I wrote back when it launched. Only one-third of campaigns even get audited. nysfocus.com/2024/05/01/new-…
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New: Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn announced exclusively on “Inside City Hall” that she will not seek reelection as the Brooklyn Democratic Party chair.
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A vote this week could bring higher prices on the city’s boats as soon as October.
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It’s a @NY1 @InsideCityHall night for me, on shortly and again at 11 with @bcuza and @GersonBorrero. Watch here. youtube.com/live/SgmIZ0jUmdk…
