Daniel Trubman
@danieltrubman.bsky.social
Who wants to grab a beer and talk about land-use regulations and building codes?
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A locked up church parking lot across the street from a subway station seems like a real zoning & taxation policy failure?
You can literally see the steps up to the 25th Avenue station in this photo.
You can literally see the steps up to the 25th Avenue station in this photo.
November 11, 2025 at 3:25 AM
A locked up church parking lot across the street from a subway station seems like a real zoning & taxation policy failure?
You can literally see the steps up to the 25th Avenue station in this photo.
You can literally see the steps up to the 25th Avenue station in this photo.
The public bathrooms in NYC Parks are an amazing amenity that makes being out and about so much easier.
BUT only if they're open. We tried using these restrooms in Mellett Playground, but a Sheepshead Bay neighbor explained they've been out of service for two years 😬
BUT only if they're open. We tried using these restrooms in Mellett Playground, but a Sheepshead Bay neighbor explained they've been out of service for two years 😬
November 11, 2025 at 12:39 AM
The public bathrooms in NYC Parks are an amazing amenity that makes being out and about so much easier.
BUT only if they're open. We tried using these restrooms in Mellett Playground, but a Sheepshead Bay neighbor explained they've been out of service for two years 😬
BUT only if they're open. We tried using these restrooms in Mellett Playground, but a Sheepshead Bay neighbor explained they've been out of service for two years 😬
12 minute headways in Bensonhurst during the rush hour has me dreaming of automating NYC's legacy subway and elevated rail lines.
Is this what living in Brooklyn is like??
Is this what living in Brooklyn is like??
November 10, 2025 at 11:31 PM
12 minute headways in Bensonhurst during the rush hour has me dreaming of automating NYC's legacy subway and elevated rail lines.
Is this what living in Brooklyn is like??
Is this what living in Brooklyn is like??
I really appreciate how decent temporary sidewalks usually are in NYC; makes being a pedestrian well less stressful.
Can't count the number of times I was walking down the sidewalk in Philly only to be forced to scurry in the street without any sort of protected path.
Can't count the number of times I was walking down the sidewalk in Philly only to be forced to scurry in the street without any sort of protected path.
November 10, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I really appreciate how decent temporary sidewalks usually are in NYC; makes being a pedestrian well less stressful.
Can't count the number of times I was walking down the sidewalk in Philly only to be forced to scurry in the street without any sort of protected path.
Can't count the number of times I was walking down the sidewalk in Philly only to be forced to scurry in the street without any sort of protected path.
When you look at the impressive buildings which have subsequently been replaced by locked-up community gardens in NYC it's obvious many of these City owned lots could fit plenty of new mixed-income housing.
But if we're not gonna do that can these at least be OPEN parks?
But if we're not gonna do that can these at least be OPEN parks?
November 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
When you look at the impressive buildings which have subsequently been replaced by locked-up community gardens in NYC it's obvious many of these City owned lots could fit plenty of new mixed-income housing.
But if we're not gonna do that can these at least be OPEN parks?
But if we're not gonna do that can these at least be OPEN parks?
This protected bike lane just south of Fordham University with concrete barriers is a reminder NYC is capable of installing decent cycling infrastructure. We don't lack the technology or know-how.
Unfortunately, the lane is replaced with on-street parking on the next block.
Unfortunately, the lane is replaced with on-street parking on the next block.
November 9, 2025 at 11:26 PM
This protected bike lane just south of Fordham University with concrete barriers is a reminder NYC is capable of installing decent cycling infrastructure. We don't lack the technology or know-how.
Unfortunately, the lane is replaced with on-street parking on the next block.
Unfortunately, the lane is replaced with on-street parking on the next block.
All of these arterials need a road diet!" is what I'm constantly thinking as I dash across these super wide streets in the Bronx, like Webster Avenue here in Belmont.
November 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
All of these arterials need a road diet!" is what I'm constantly thinking as I dash across these super wide streets in the Bronx, like Webster Avenue here in Belmont.
The West 132nd Street Garden would've obviously been a cool place to hangout this autumnal afternoon. But despite this property being owned by the City there won't be any more access for locals until next year.
Kind of wish this was directly operated by @nycparks.bsky.social to be honest.
Kind of wish this was directly operated by @nycparks.bsky.social to be honest.
November 8, 2025 at 10:05 PM
The West 132nd Street Garden would've obviously been a cool place to hangout this autumnal afternoon. But despite this property being owned by the City there won't be any more access for locals until next year.
Kind of wish this was directly operated by @nycparks.bsky.social to be honest.
Kind of wish this was directly operated by @nycparks.bsky.social to be honest.
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Don't break up the massing. Ornament the surface of your plain box with a decoration at the ground floor for the pedestrians, some stuff in the middle, and a fancy cornice molding at the top.
Shout out to decorated boxes. Gotta be one of my favorite architectural genders.
November 7, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Don't break up the massing. Ornament the surface of your plain box with a decoration at the ground floor for the pedestrians, some stuff in the middle, and a fancy cornice molding at the top.
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Spanish NIMBYism is insane – a two-story social housing project in an urban neighborhood of Palma de Mallorca with mid-rises?! But, it does give me an opportunity to point out that even a two-story building has an elevator. Here's the upper story, with four small 1BRs: divisare.com/projects/542...
November 8, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Spanish NIMBYism is insane – a two-story social housing project in an urban neighborhood of Palma de Mallorca with mid-rises?! But, it does give me an opportunity to point out that even a two-story building has an elevator. Here's the upper story, with four small 1BRs: divisare.com/projects/542...
I love that the new mayor is planning to turn the so-called Elisabeth Street Garden into deeply affordable senior housing and new green space, but I'm worried the plans for the project are a little out of scale with the neighborhood.
November 8, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I love that the new mayor is planning to turn the so-called Elisabeth Street Garden into deeply affordable senior housing and new green space, but I'm worried the plans for the project are a little out of scale with the neighborhood.
Why were there 3 separate locked up parks on one block of 6th Avenue in Greenwich Village this afternoon??
I absolutely LOVE a pocket park, so it's pretty maddening to be locked out of a couple of them on a pleasant afternoon.
I absolutely LOVE a pocket park, so it's pretty maddening to be locked out of a couple of them on a pleasant afternoon.
November 7, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Why were there 3 separate locked up parks on one block of 6th Avenue in Greenwich Village this afternoon??
I absolutely LOVE a pocket park, so it's pretty maddening to be locked out of a couple of them on a pleasant afternoon.
I absolutely LOVE a pocket park, so it's pretty maddening to be locked out of a couple of them on a pleasant afternoon.
Do the robot drivers enter an intersection even when they have NO chance of getting all the way through without obstructing crosswalks?
Because human drivers in NYC do that all of the time and it makes walking around the city so much more dangerous and uncomfortable.
Because human drivers in NYC do that all of the time and it makes walking around the city so much more dangerous and uncomfortable.
November 7, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Do the robot drivers enter an intersection even when they have NO chance of getting all the way through without obstructing crosswalks?
Because human drivers in NYC do that all of the time and it makes walking around the city so much more dangerous and uncomfortable.
Because human drivers in NYC do that all of the time and it makes walking around the city so much more dangerous and uncomfortable.
American planners will look you dead in the eye and tell you there's a bike lane in this photo:
November 7, 2025 at 7:57 PM
American planners will look you dead in the eye and tell you there's a bike lane in this photo:
I can't wait until Mayor Mamdani turns this fenced off stretch of Mott Street into affordable senior housing.
The 7,600 square feet of high-quality publicly-accessible open space will also be cool, even if there are already a couple of nice parks around and near Nolita.
The 7,600 square feet of high-quality publicly-accessible open space will also be cool, even if there are already a couple of nice parks around and near Nolita.
November 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I can't wait until Mayor Mamdani turns this fenced off stretch of Mott Street into affordable senior housing.
The 7,600 square feet of high-quality publicly-accessible open space will also be cool, even if there are already a couple of nice parks around and near Nolita.
The 7,600 square feet of high-quality publicly-accessible open space will also be cool, even if there are already a couple of nice parks around and near Nolita.
"Park acres per 1,000 residents" is such a horrible metric. Urban parks departments should drop it.
There are dozens of seniors in Dr. Sun Yat-sen Plaza this afternoon (and there always are).
This pocket of Columbus Park is obviously pulling way above its meager square footage!
There are dozens of seniors in Dr. Sun Yat-sen Plaza this afternoon (and there always are).
This pocket of Columbus Park is obviously pulling way above its meager square footage!
November 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
"Park acres per 1,000 residents" is such a horrible metric. Urban parks departments should drop it.
There are dozens of seniors in Dr. Sun Yat-sen Plaza this afternoon (and there always are).
This pocket of Columbus Park is obviously pulling way above its meager square footage!
There are dozens of seniors in Dr. Sun Yat-sen Plaza this afternoon (and there always are).
This pocket of Columbus Park is obviously pulling way above its meager square footage!
Called 911 for EMTs for a homeless guy (his pants were off and it's starting to get cold) and then I noticed he still had a recent medical wristband on.
What are we even doing here? Cycling him back to the street instead of long-term hospitalization is just a death sentence.
What are we even doing here? Cycling him back to the street instead of long-term hospitalization is just a death sentence.
November 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Called 911 for EMTs for a homeless guy (his pants were off and it's starting to get cold) and then I noticed he still had a recent medical wristband on.
What are we even doing here? Cycling him back to the street instead of long-term hospitalization is just a death sentence.
What are we even doing here? Cycling him back to the street instead of long-term hospitalization is just a death sentence.
Despite rhetoric from some city councilmembers, they'll still definitely have a voice in the approval process for many developments in NYC.
I just hope they'll consider local results on Props 2-5 before making any assumptions about how hostile to new housing voters actually are.
I just hope they'll consider local results on Props 2-5 before making any assumptions about how hostile to new housing voters actually are.
The voters in the precinct with the proposed new building in Elmhurst overwhelmingly supported all of the pro-housing charter amendments.
And notice an order of magnitude more residents participated *just in this single precinct* than that community board meeting.
And notice an order of magnitude more residents participated *just in this single precinct* than that community board meeting.
November 7, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Despite rhetoric from some city councilmembers, they'll still definitely have a voice in the approval process for many developments in NYC.
I just hope they'll consider local results on Props 2-5 before making any assumptions about how hostile to new housing voters actually are.
I just hope they'll consider local results on Props 2-5 before making any assumptions about how hostile to new housing voters actually are.
Besides all the other benefits they bring to the neighborhood, street trees look amazing in the autumn. At least in Mid-Atlantic cities like NYC.
November 6, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Besides all the other benefits they bring to the neighborhood, street trees look amazing in the autumn. At least in Mid-Atlantic cities like NYC.
Left NIMBYs claim developers will stop building housing before it lowers rents, but in reality over-exuberant developers will definitely over-build if you give them half a chance.
When that happens brand new buildings can become subsidized housing with shockingly little hassle.
When that happens brand new buildings can become subsidized housing with shockingly little hassle.
November 6, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Left NIMBYs claim developers will stop building housing before it lowers rents, but in reality over-exuberant developers will definitely over-build if you give them half a chance.
When that happens brand new buildings can become subsidized housing with shockingly little hassle.
When that happens brand new buildings can become subsidized housing with shockingly little hassle.
There are something like ~170 THOUSAND residents of Queens Community Board 4, so I'm not sure if we really need to give too much weight of the tiny share of folks who showed up to this meeting.
More residents will live *just in the affordable units* of this new building!
More residents will live *just in the affordable units* of this new building!
November 6, 2025 at 9:03 PM
There are something like ~170 THOUSAND residents of Queens Community Board 4, so I'm not sure if we really need to give too much weight of the tiny share of folks who showed up to this meeting.
More residents will live *just in the affordable units* of this new building!
More residents will live *just in the affordable units* of this new building!
I can't believe they used to allow cars into Washington Square.
There are so many other spots in American cities which could be transformed into amazing public plazas and parks IF we're willing to keep out motor vehicles.
There are so many other spots in American cities which could be transformed into amazing public plazas and parks IF we're willing to keep out motor vehicles.
November 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I can't believe they used to allow cars into Washington Square.
There are so many other spots in American cities which could be transformed into amazing public plazas and parks IF we're willing to keep out motor vehicles.
There are so many other spots in American cities which could be transformed into amazing public plazas and parks IF we're willing to keep out motor vehicles.
One of my main takeaways from covering real estate development in Philadelphia for Naked Philly is the city DESPERATELY needs to expand & enhance the transit oriented development overlay.
My new piece on how the city can help SEPTA without spending a dime:
danieltrubman.substack.com/p/phillys-2-...
My new piece on how the city can help SEPTA without spending a dime:
danieltrubman.substack.com/p/phillys-2-...
Philly’s $2 Billion Question: Why Are We Zoning Single-Family Homes Next to the Subway?
City officials could help SEPTA without spending more money by legalizing additional density near rail stations
danieltrubman.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
One of my main takeaways from covering real estate development in Philadelphia for Naked Philly is the city DESPERATELY needs to expand & enhance the transit oriented development overlay.
My new piece on how the city can help SEPTA without spending a dime:
danieltrubman.substack.com/p/phillys-2-...
My new piece on how the city can help SEPTA without spending a dime:
danieltrubman.substack.com/p/phillys-2-...
I hope Metro's success with turning ATO back on will spur more American transit agencies to get serious about automating their legacy heavy rail lines as much as possible.
With the launch of ATO, Better Bus and adjustments to Access, customer reliability improved.
· Rail: OTP improved; 96% of trips were faster than 3 months ago
· Bus: Sept. OTP saw best recorded numbers in 4 years
· Access: Fewer than 1.8% trips missed; OTP above 90%
· Rail: OTP improved; 96% of trips were faster than 3 months ago
· Bus: Sept. OTP saw best recorded numbers in 4 years
· Access: Fewer than 1.8% trips missed; OTP above 90%
November 6, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I hope Metro's success with turning ATO back on will spur more American transit agencies to get serious about automating their legacy heavy rail lines as much as possible.
Seems insane to me there's a beautiful park in the heart of Greenwich Village that just shuts down for a few months of the year??
Lots of folks would still love to visit Jefferson Market Garden during this nice autumn, and I think land is still publicly owned, so let's let them.
Lots of folks would still love to visit Jefferson Market Garden during this nice autumn, and I think land is still publicly owned, so let's let them.
November 6, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Seems insane to me there's a beautiful park in the heart of Greenwich Village that just shuts down for a few months of the year??
Lots of folks would still love to visit Jefferson Market Garden during this nice autumn, and I think land is still publicly owned, so let's let them.
Lots of folks would still love to visit Jefferson Market Garden during this nice autumn, and I think land is still publicly owned, so let's let them.