Dennis Griffith
@isanobody.bsky.social
Manhattanite. Urbanist. Neo-liberal gentrifier.
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Dennis Griffith
@isanobody.bsky.social
· Nov 23
Thinking of becoming a Byzantium Bro after starting this book.
Lots, but rural radio only really had country and classic rock during my taste formative years.
Idk why people are tripping over kids not caring about 90s music. How many 70s artists did you throw in your CD Player in 2005?
November 14, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Lots, but rural radio only really had country and classic rock during my taste formative years.
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Do we want states and cities to decide whether to buy federal debt based on the political views* of those who manage their investments?
*and ambitions; she’s running for Congress
*and ambitions; she’s running for Congress
FULL STORY: Chicago's treasurer announced Wednesday that the city will no longer invest in U.S. Treasury securities to protest the aggressive federal immigration raids in Chicago and what she called the Trump administration’s “authoritarian regime.” @wttw.bsky.social news.wttw.com/2025/11/12/c...
Chicago Will Stop Investing in US Treasury Securities to Protest ‘Authoritarian’ Trump, Treasurer Announces
Chicago Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin is running to represent Illinois’ 7th Congressional District and replace retiring U.S. Rep. Danny K. Davis.
news.wttw.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Do we want states and cities to decide whether to buy federal debt based on the political views* of those who manage their investments?
*and ambitions; she’s running for Congress
*and ambitions; she’s running for Congress
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NYC Council has a veto-proof majority on a union-backed bill to set a $40/hour minimum average compensation for workers on city-funded affordable housing projects, kicking in at 100 units www.crainsnewyork.com/politics-pol...
Developers alarmed as council advances minimum wage for affordable housing projects
The Construction Justice Act would set a $40 wage-and-benefit floor, increasing the cost of building.
www.crainsnewyork.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:41 PM
NYC Council has a veto-proof majority on a union-backed bill to set a $40/hour minimum average compensation for workers on city-funded affordable housing projects, kicking in at 100 units www.crainsnewyork.com/politics-pol...
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Good news, but as an MIH high-rise rezoning, feasibility requires very high rents. If we get enough construction that new LIC rents fall below that (not sure the exact number but in my bones I’m feeling…$4,000/mo. 1BR?), construction will stop. This is the problem with inclusionary requirements.
Breaking News: The New York City Council overwhelmingly approved a rezoning on Wednesday that could transform an industrial stretch of Queens into thousands of apartments — private development aimed at addressing the city’s affordable housing crisis. nyti.ms/4p71Cqv
November 12, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Good news, but as an MIH high-rise rezoning, feasibility requires very high rents. If we get enough construction that new LIC rents fall below that (not sure the exact number but in my bones I’m feeling…$4,000/mo. 1BR?), construction will stop. This is the problem with inclusionary requirements.
YouTube's new auto-dubbing is a real timesink risk. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBOg...
November 12, 2025 at 10:44 PM
YouTube's new auto-dubbing is a real timesink risk. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBOg...
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Caltrain needs to be planning for driverless operations at high frequencies (and probably lower fares) to compete. That can start by cutting the second conductor almost immediately and reinvesting the savings in more service.
Waymo is now directly competing with Caltrain on the San Francisco Peninsula
Taking riders further, safely with freeways
The open road symbolizes freedom and unlimited possibility– highlighted especially by the ease and speed by which freeways allow us to get where we’re going. Waymo is now bringing that experience into...
waymo.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Caltrain needs to be planning for driverless operations at high frequencies (and probably lower fares) to compete. That can start by cutting the second conductor almost immediately and reinvesting the savings in more service.
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The Suica penguin has been the face of JR East's popular IC transit card since its inception in 2001. Now, the company says it will replace the iconic character with an as-yet-unannounced mascot. That's left fans both perplexed and irate.
buff.ly/otKANut
buff.ly/otKANut
Suica Penguin Retirement Announcement Sparks Fan Outcry in Japan - Unseen Japan
The character, created by a children's book author, has been the face of the popular transit card since its inception in 2001.
unseen-japan.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The Suica penguin has been the face of JR East's popular IC transit card since its inception in 2001. Now, the company says it will replace the iconic character with an as-yet-unannounced mascot. That's left fans both perplexed and irate.
buff.ly/otKANut
buff.ly/otKANut
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90-Story housing tower proposed in Jersey City!!! jerseydigs.com/100-bay-stre...
Developers Unveil Plans for 90-Story Tower Which Would Become Jersey City’s Tallest | Jersey Digs
A vacant lot that once housed the P. Lorillard Tobacco Company and an artist community has a new plan that would create Jersey City’s tallest building in the Powerhouse Arts District.
jerseydigs.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:59 PM
90-Story housing tower proposed in Jersey City!!! jerseydigs.com/100-bay-stre...
Someone's shooting a film in Noah's store today. I wonder if they are doing the costuming for something upcoming.
November 10, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Someone's shooting a film in Noah's store today. I wonder if they are doing the costuming for something upcoming.
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one of my first blog posts is about inclusionary zoning mandates and how they so often backfire by resulting in *less* subsidized housing being built
November 10, 2025 at 4:17 PM
one of my first blog posts is about inclusionary zoning mandates and how they so often backfire by resulting in *less* subsidized housing being built
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In 2018, then-Mayor Ada Colau called Barcelona’s new 30% inclusionary housing requirement for projects over 600m^2 a “paradigm shift,” making housing “a right and not a commodity.” It was supposed to produce 330 affordable units a year. The reality: just 31 affordable apartments in all these years.
Cuando se ha aprobó esta medida dije repetidamente que iba a ser un fracaso y que no construirían nada de vivienda asequible. Se ha probado en mil sitios y no funciona.
Acerté. www.lavanguardia.com/local/barcel...
Acerté. www.lavanguardia.com/local/barcel...
La reserva del 30% solo ha generado 31 nuevas viviendas protegidas en siete años en Barcelona
Otros 123 pisos disponen de licencia ya aprobada, mientras los gremios afectados reclaman un marco legal estable para poder despertar al sector de su letargo
www.lavanguardia.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:28 PM
In 2018, then-Mayor Ada Colau called Barcelona’s new 30% inclusionary housing requirement for projects over 600m^2 a “paradigm shift,” making housing “a right and not a commodity.” It was supposed to produce 330 affordable units a year. The reality: just 31 affordable apartments in all these years.
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The Mayor of New York only makes $260k. I bet there are police that make more than that in NY with overtime.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
November 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The Mayor of New York only makes $260k. I bet there are police that make more than that in NY with overtime.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
I wonder what we're getting? A bit small a storefront for a Pluton.
November 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I wonder what we're getting? A bit small a storefront for a Pluton.
Spanberger keeps saying stuff in her speech that could lead into the state motto but keeps chickening out.
November 5, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Spanberger keeps saying stuff in her speech that could lead into the state motto but keeps chickening out.
One more round of voting against Marte.
November 4, 2025 at 5:18 PM
One more round of voting against Marte.
My polling site is swamped today.
November 4, 2025 at 4:50 PM
My polling site is swamped today.
I see they're still trying to make goomba-core a thing.
November 3, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I see they're still trying to make goomba-core a thing.
They're pulling out all the stops to help Cuomo.
November 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
They're pulling out all the stops to help Cuomo.
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a very somber “50th anniversary of the wreck of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald” week to all who commemorate when the gales of November came early
November 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
a very somber “50th anniversary of the wreck of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald” week to all who commemorate when the gales of November came early
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The timeline is inching back towards its usual self
November 2, 2025 at 5:44 AM
The timeline is inching back towards its usual self
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[dad voice] gorgeous bunt
November 2, 2025 at 4:13 AM
[dad voice] gorgeous bunt
We're in a Shonen anime. It's even got the protagonist inexplicably central to offense and defense because the mangaka doesn't really understand baseball.
are...are we in Dave Roberts' movie?
November 2, 2025 at 3:55 AM
We're in a Shonen anime. It's even got the protagonist inexplicably central to offense and defense because the mangaka doesn't really understand baseball.
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A wild-eyed Christopher Lloyd explaining that the only way to close the inter-dimensional wormhole from the Cubs winning the World Series is to play another World Series in the "null hour" when clocks are turned back.
November 2, 2025 at 3:32 AM
A wild-eyed Christopher Lloyd explaining that the only way to close the inter-dimensional wormhole from the Cubs winning the World Series is to play another World Series in the "null hour" when clocks are turned back.
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Finally, we get to game 9
November 2, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Finally, we get to game 9
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WE ARE IN
THE BASEBALL DIMENSION
THE BASEBALL DIMENSION
November 2, 2025 at 3:39 AM
WE ARE IN
THE BASEBALL DIMENSION
THE BASEBALL DIMENSION