Rebecca Baird-Remba
@thecitywanderer.bsky.social
Writing about financial markets for @risk.net, and occasionally other things. recovering real estate and architecture reporter. bike girl about town
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How States and Cities Decimated Americans’ Lowest-Cost Housing Option
Low-cost micro-units, often called single-room occupancies, or SROs, were once a reliable form of housing for the United States’ poorest residents of, and newcomers to, New York, Chicago, San Francisc...
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a year after i finished this article about the history of single-room occupancy (SRO) units, it's exciting to see Pew finally publish it. If you're curious about SROs or "micro-units," have a read! www.pew.org/en/research-...
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People are talking a lot about Woke 2 but ESG 2 also rises
November 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
People are talking a lot about Woke 2 but ESG 2 also rises
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Attorneys with the Institute for Justice have filed a challenge to New York’s Rent Stabilization Law, focusing narrowly on vacant units, with their plaintiffs’ requiring $100,000+ in repairs ij.org/case/nyc-vac...
NYC Vacant Apartments - Institute for Justice
New York City has a housing shortage. At the same time, tens of thousands of apartments sit vacant because New York’s Rent Stabilization Law (NYRSL) makes it economically unfeasible impossible for bui...
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November 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Attorneys with the Institute for Justice have filed a challenge to New York’s Rent Stabilization Law, focusing narrowly on vacant units, with their plaintiffs’ requiring $100,000+ in repairs ij.org/case/nyc-vac...
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Some professional news: I’m coming back to @cityandstateny.bsky.social as editor-in-chief.
I was a fan of C&S when I was a college student emailing to ask for an internship, and I’m still a fan today. Excited to take the helm heading into such a crucial and interesting time in NY politics.
I was a fan of C&S when I was a college student emailing to ask for an internship, and I’m still a fan today. Excited to take the helm heading into such a crucial and interesting time in NY politics.
November 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Some professional news: I’m coming back to @cityandstateny.bsky.social as editor-in-chief.
I was a fan of C&S when I was a college student emailing to ask for an internship, and I’m still a fan today. Excited to take the helm heading into such a crucial and interesting time in NY politics.
I was a fan of C&S when I was a college student emailing to ask for an internship, and I’m still a fan today. Excited to take the helm heading into such a crucial and interesting time in NY politics.
Insane how many people I know on the Mamdani transition committees
November 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Insane how many people I know on the Mamdani transition committees
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Trump says he would have loved to be mayor of NYC
November 21, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Trump says he would have loved to be mayor of NYC
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Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
November 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
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Reporter to Trump: Would you feel comfortable living in NYC under a Mamdani mayoralty?
Trump: "I would. I really would. Especially after the meeting, absolutely."
Trump: "I would. I really would. Especially after the meeting, absolutely."
November 21, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Reporter to Trump: Would you feel comfortable living in NYC under a Mamdani mayoralty?
Trump: "I would. I really would. Especially after the meeting, absolutely."
Trump: "I would. I really would. Especially after the meeting, absolutely."
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Alhamdulillah truly
*TRUMP: WE'LL BE HELPING MAMDANI
*TRUMP: WE'LL BE HELPING MAMDANI
November 21, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Alhamdulillah truly
*TRUMP: WE'LL BE HELPING MAMDANI
*TRUMP: WE'LL BE HELPING MAMDANI
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A U.S. postal worker on Long Island is accused of trying to help a man escape from ICE custody earlier this month, according to a federal criminal complaint: https://gothamist.visitlink.me/YNagDp
US postal worker charged with breaking man out of ICE custody on Long Island
Police arrested the worker and the man she tried to free.
gothamist.visitlink.me
November 21, 2025 at 1:20 AM
A U.S. postal worker on Long Island is accused of trying to help a man escape from ICE custody earlier this month, according to a federal criminal complaint: https://gothamist.visitlink.me/YNagDp
A lot of Bill Pulte news items recently apnews.com/article/fann...
November 21, 2025 at 2:41 AM
A lot of Bill Pulte news items recently apnews.com/article/fann...
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A train crew found a loose chicken on an N train this morning—and couldn’t get it to leave.
Loose chicken fouls N train as subway stowaway slows morning commute
A loose chicken gave new meaning to “free range,” scoring a gratis subway ride to Coney Island on the N train Thursday morning after it was discovered fouling a subway car in storage.
www.nydailynews.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:50 AM
A train crew found a loose chicken on an N train this morning—and couldn’t get it to leave.
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Breaking News: Nydia Velázquez, a Democratic trailblazer and 16-term New York congresswoman, announced she will retire next year.
Nydia Velázquez, a New York Trailblazer in Congress, to Retire Next Year
Ms. Velázquez, 72, a 16-term congresswoman, said it was time for a new generation of Democrats to step forward.
nyti.ms
November 20, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Breaking News: Nydia Velázquez, a Democratic trailblazer and 16-term New York congresswoman, announced she will retire next year.
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A relief, and good news: September's jobs report was (finally!) released, and it shows a relatively healthy labor market.
Payrolls +119k, a bit stronger than expected, and definitely well above recession territory.
The unemployment rate rose a tick to 4.4%, continuing a slow but worrying trend.
Payrolls +119k, a bit stronger than expected, and definitely well above recession territory.
The unemployment rate rose a tick to 4.4%, continuing a slow but worrying trend.
November 20, 2025 at 1:34 PM
A relief, and good news: September's jobs report was (finally!) released, and it shows a relatively healthy labor market.
Payrolls +119k, a bit stronger than expected, and definitely well above recession territory.
The unemployment rate rose a tick to 4.4%, continuing a slow but worrying trend.
Payrolls +119k, a bit stronger than expected, and definitely well above recession territory.
The unemployment rate rose a tick to 4.4%, continuing a slow but worrying trend.
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The US is losing blue-collar jobs for the first time since the pandemic—year-on-year job losses have hit 59k as manufacturing industries lose jobs at a rapid pace while growth in construction & transportation has nearly zeroed out
November 20, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The US is losing blue-collar jobs for the first time since the pandemic—year-on-year job losses have hit 59k as manufacturing industries lose jobs at a rapid pace while growth in construction & transportation has nearly zeroed out
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NEW: Sean Duffy frequently calls safety his “top priority” as transportation secretary. But I spent months wading through regulatory notices and found something far different: that USDOT has been delaying, weakening and killing dozens of safety rules, many opposed by the transportation industry.🧵
November 20, 2025 at 12:36 PM
NEW: Sean Duffy frequently calls safety his “top priority” as transportation secretary. But I spent months wading through regulatory notices and found something far different: that USDOT has been delaying, weakening and killing dozens of safety rules, many opposed by the transportation industry.🧵
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US life insurers are increasing their chances of suffering a run by borrowing more from short term markets and risking the kind of panic that would encourage policyholders to demand cash too. Great numbers in this @opinion.bloomberg.com editorial >> www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
November 20, 2025 at 9:20 AM
US life insurers are increasing their chances of suffering a run by borrowing more from short term markets and risking the kind of panic that would encourage policyholders to demand cash too. Great numbers in this @opinion.bloomberg.com editorial >> www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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BLS confirms they will not publish the October household survey data. Establishment survey to be published December 16.
www.bls.gov/bls/2025-lap...
www.bls.gov/bls/2025-lap...
November 19, 2025 at 5:25 PM
BLS confirms they will not publish the October household survey data. Establishment survey to be published December 16.
www.bls.gov/bls/2025-lap...
www.bls.gov/bls/2025-lap...
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STOCKX PARTNERS WITH KALSHI: INVESTORS CAN NOW MAKE BETS ON THE PRICE OF LABUBUS AND SNEAKERS - BBG
November 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
STOCKX PARTNERS WITH KALSHI: INVESTORS CAN NOW MAKE BETS ON THE PRICE OF LABUBUS AND SNEAKERS - BBG
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August trade data is in, and computers (mostly for data centers) remain by far the largest exemption from Trump's tariffs
Nearly $34B in computers, mostly from Taiwan, were completely exempted from the tariffs
Nearly $34B in computers, mostly from Taiwan, were completely exempted from the tariffs
November 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
August trade data is in, and computers (mostly for data centers) remain by far the largest exemption from Trump's tariffs
Nearly $34B in computers, mostly from Taiwan, were completely exempted from the tariffs
Nearly $34B in computers, mostly from Taiwan, were completely exempted from the tariffs
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A decade after city officials promised to protect Edgemere against floods, residents say the neighborhood remains just as vulnerable.
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‘We Are Forgotten Here’: As NYC Builds Seawalls, This Queens…
A decade after city officials promised to protect Edgemere against floods, residents say the neighborhood remains just as vulnerable.
nysfocus.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
A decade after city officials promised to protect Edgemere against floods, residents say the neighborhood remains just as vulnerable.
nysfocus.com/2025/11/18/n...
nysfocus.com/2025/11/18/n...
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More ride data has trickled in and now there have been 4,602,493 rides on October 29, the first time 4.6 million people rode the subway since March 2020
Here's the updated list of 10 busiest days since the pandemic. 6 of them in the last 15 days, and we're getting awfully close to that week when lockdowns descended on us.
November 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
More ride data has trickled in and now there have been 4,602,493 rides on October 29, the first time 4.6 million people rode the subway since March 2020
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unfortunately “Aaron Sorkin’s Scenes from a Marriage” is exactly what we deserve as a nation
November 18, 2025 at 1:54 AM
unfortunately “Aaron Sorkin’s Scenes from a Marriage” is exactly what we deserve as a nation
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2026 is going to be an eventful year for Gov. Kathy Hochul, between midterm elections, own reelection, a new socialist NYC mayor, an unpredictable president and federal cuts. I sat down with her recently to chat about how she plans to tackle it all www.cityandstateny.com/personality/...
Gov. Kathy Hochul, gearing up for reelection, is ready to ‘fight like hell’
She’s taking on Trump, Stefanik, Delgado – and running the Empire State.
www.cityandstateny.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
2026 is going to be an eventful year for Gov. Kathy Hochul, between midterm elections, own reelection, a new socialist NYC mayor, an unpredictable president and federal cuts. I sat down with her recently to chat about how she plans to tackle it all www.cityandstateny.com/personality/...
November 15, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Federal HEAP funding will not reach New Yorkers until at least November 24, state officials say.
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Heating Assistance Still on Hold as Federal Government Reopens
Federal HEAP funding will not reach New Yorkers until at least November 24, state officials say.
nysfocus.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Federal HEAP funding will not reach New Yorkers until at least November 24, state officials say.
nysfocus.com/2025/11/15/t...
nysfocus.com/2025/11/15/t...