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That angle is interesting enough, but what really caught my eye here is they might finally start on One45 (the infamous project in Harlem that was faux replaced with a truck stop) soon.
February 10, 2026 at 7:21 AM
That angle is interesting enough, but what really caught my eye here is they might finally start on One45 (the infamous project in Harlem that was faux replaced with a truck stop) soon.
Every visit to an Israeli news site be like:
Headline 1: They've figured out how to use falafel extract to cure 27 different cancers.
Headline 2: Itamar Ben-Gvir announces new Hunger Games tribunal for Gaza.
Headline 1: They've figured out how to use falafel extract to cure 27 different cancers.
Headline 2: Itamar Ben-Gvir announces new Hunger Games tribunal for Gaza.
February 10, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Every visit to an Israeli news site be like:
Headline 1: They've figured out how to use falafel extract to cure 27 different cancers.
Headline 2: Itamar Ben-Gvir announces new Hunger Games tribunal for Gaza.
Headline 1: They've figured out how to use falafel extract to cure 27 different cancers.
Headline 2: Itamar Ben-Gvir announces new Hunger Games tribunal for Gaza.
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This is very 2010s tech trauma and spiteful, but I don't mind that #$TEAM is in decline due to fears of being replaced by AI. No other company did more to create little dictatorships within the industry with more annoying software. Go ahead and drag JIRA and Confluence to the trash bin please.
February 9, 2026 at 6:15 PM
This is very 2010s tech trauma and spiteful, but I don't mind that #$TEAM is in decline due to fears of being replaced by AI. No other company did more to create little dictatorships within the industry with more annoying software. Go ahead and drag JIRA and Confluence to the trash bin please.
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If anyone's wondering why the MTA is plunging head-long into the new faregates project, this is the math. A $100m annual return on a $1b investment with a 30-year payback is no-brainer math.
If the $10 million annual savings is close to being true, that’s a good return on a $90 million investment…way more than their bonds’ rate of interest
Source for the $90 million cost: missionlocal.org/2025/06/sf-b...
Source for the $90 million cost: missionlocal.org/2025/06/sf-b...
BART’s new tall fare gates are bringing in an additional ten million dollars a year in revenue that would have been lost to fare evasion.
February 9, 2026 at 6:41 PM
If anyone's wondering why the MTA is plunging head-long into the new faregates project, this is the math. A $100m annual return on a $1b investment with a 30-year payback is no-brainer math.
Last year, Phil Murphy supposedly killed Pompidou as retaliation for unendorsing Tami Murphy. I get that the budget situation is horrible this year, but can't we ask for that money for just general-purpose aid?
February 9, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Last year, Phil Murphy supposedly killed Pompidou as retaliation for unendorsing Tami Murphy. I get that the budget situation is horrible this year, but can't we ask for that money for just general-purpose aid?
I have a recommendation. The ice cream at Porta Rossa in Maplewood is incredibly good.
February 9, 2026 at 5:17 PM
I have a recommendation. The ice cream at Porta Rossa in Maplewood is incredibly good.
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Very excited to say that the stars have aligned and NYU Marron/Transit Costs Project have landed a grant that will fund a second edition of Momentum, which will apply the high-throughput framework to major regional rail networks beyond the NY area.
Our three big new cases:
- NJT
- SEPTA
- METRA
Our three big new cases:
- NJT
- SEPTA
- METRA
The NYU-Marron report on electrification is out: It pairs electrification and other components to develop a high-throughput infrastructure design framework, which slashes time off of existing commuter and inter-city passenger rail services. We call it Momentum -- transitcosts.com/wp-content/u...
February 9, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Very excited to say that the stars have aligned and NYU Marron/Transit Costs Project have landed a grant that will fund a second edition of Momentum, which will apply the high-throughput framework to major regional rail networks beyond the NY area.
Our three big new cases:
- NJT
- SEPTA
- METRA
Our three big new cases:
- NJT
- SEPTA
- METRA
NJ towns putting all of their Mount Laurel development right near the town border is a pretty common and crummy practice, but I don't think there are legitimate grounds for this suit. www.tapinto.net/towns/bridge...
Somerville Files Suit Against Bridgewater Over Affordable Housing on Borough Border
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – The Borough of Somerville has filed a lawsuit against Bridgewater Township regarding an ordinance that would allow for affordable housing on a lot adjacent to Route 202/206, about...
www.tapinto.net
February 9, 2026 at 3:12 PM
NJ towns putting all of their Mount Laurel development right near the town border is a pretty common and crummy practice, but I don't think there are legitimate grounds for this suit. www.tapinto.net/towns/bridge...
www.nj.com/news/2026/02... I too, want Jackson to lose a RLUIPA suit so badly that the town has to disincorporate.
N.J. town never should have approved Orthodox Jewish boys’ school, lawsuit says
The complaint asks a judge to overturn approval for the 25-acre Orthodox boys' school, arguing officials failed to assess environmental concerns.
www.nj.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:20 AM
www.nj.com/news/2026/02... I too, want Jackson to lose a RLUIPA suit so badly that the town has to disincorporate.
Inserra is very mediocre, but knowing NYC groceries, this will be a dramatic upgrade for them.
Downtown Brooklyn's newest supermarket, a Fresh Grocer, will open on February 13. It'll be the first Inserra-owned store in NYC. brooklyneagle.com/366701/fresh...
Fresh Grocer supermarket to open in Downtown Brooklyn
INSERRA SUPERMARKETS will open its first New York City Fresh Grocer location on Feb. 13 at 523 Fulton St., directly across from Fulton Mall
brooklyneagle.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Inserra is very mediocre, but knowing NYC groceries, this will be a dramatic upgrade for them.
We now have to legalize Washington state style single stair nationwide. I don't make the rules.
February 9, 2026 at 3:00 AM
We now have to legalize Washington state style single stair nationwide. I don't make the rules.
There's rightly a lot of discourse about San Francisco being physically cold (it's windy and on the water - East Bay tends to be much warmer) - but I think that misses that it's south of even DC, and tends to be much more temperate than NYC weather.
February 8, 2026 at 11:38 PM
There's rightly a lot of discourse about San Francisco being physically cold (it's windy and on the water - East Bay tends to be much warmer) - but I think that misses that it's south of even DC, and tends to be much more temperate than NYC weather.
It will have weird implications if spending millions to tar a candidate as pro-ICE and reduce their support by 10% is a viable D primary strategy.
February 8, 2026 at 9:30 PM
It will have weird implications if spending millions to tar a candidate as pro-ICE and reduce their support by 10% is a viable D primary strategy.
NJ Senate Bill S3097, which is still in committee, would bar institutional investors from bidding on a single-family home for the first 45 days it's on the market. Seems like it would be vulnerable in the courts. www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/...
NJ Legislature
The New Jersey State Legislature
www.njleg.state.nj.us
February 8, 2026 at 7:27 PM
NJ Senate Bill S3097, which is still in committee, would bar institutional investors from bidding on a single-family home for the first 45 days it's on the market. Seems like it would be vulnerable in the courts. www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/...
Schools are the biggest reason that PILOTs/tax abatements have toxic politics. This bill could change that. www.roi-nj.com/2026/02/05/p...
Bill advances that require towns to share PILOT revenue with school districts | ROI-NJ
The N.J. Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee advanced legislation requiring towns to share a portion of PILOT revenue with school districts.
www.roi-nj.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Schools are the biggest reason that PILOTs/tax abatements have toxic politics. This bill could change that. www.roi-nj.com/2026/02/05/p...
Normally I have zero sympathy for these towns, but in this example, they're legitimately screwed by the Highlands Act barring development in the area. www.nj.com/education/20...
N.J. school district facing ‘dire’ $4.8M budget hole may need to cut sports, busing
The district says it may have to cut high school sports, courtesy busing and academic support programs as it faces a budget shortfall.
www.nj.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Normally I have zero sympathy for these towns, but in this example, they're legitimately screwed by the Highlands Act barring development in the area. www.nj.com/education/20...
Whether you're an urbanist who thinks this is based, or an angry driver, make sure to say thank you to Nick Scutari and Jon Bramnick for dramatically increasing rates.
Like living here wasn't already expensive enough...
Drivers in N.J. are getting hit with the worst car insurance hikes in the U.S.
Like living here wasn't already expensive enough...
www.nj.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Whether you're an urbanist who thinks this is based, or an angry driver, make sure to say thank you to Nick Scutari and Jon Bramnick for dramatically increasing rates.
How do you not have the object permanence to understand that Delgado has been courting the left for five minutes, and has a long record as a moderate?
"‘Fortunately we’ve built a mass movement that isn’t controlled by any one individual; Hochul’s still going to have to listen to the people if she wants those votes, and the people are saying “tax the rich”,’ [State Sen. Jabari Brisport] said.” www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...
Socialists not thrilled with Mamdani’s guv endorsement: ‘Even Zohran gets it wrong sometimes’
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani is now at odds with some of his fellow DSA electeds after throwing his support behind Gov. Kathy Hochul for reelection
www.cityandstateny.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:02 PM
How do you not have the object permanence to understand that Delgado has been courting the left for five minutes, and has a long record as a moderate?
I want to go over the record to see what and wasn't said about taxes and covid funds five years ago. Lavarro and Rob Jr. decided not to run for mayor, and Spears ran an awful campaign. It was embarrassing how little he knew about policy, so he wasn't going to bring it up.
February 7, 2026 at 10:41 PM
I want to go over the record to see what and wasn't said about taxes and covid funds five years ago. Lavarro and Rob Jr. decided not to run for mayor, and Spears ran an awful campaign. It was embarrassing how little he knew about policy, so he wasn't going to bring it up.
Every business I used in the past year and explicitly didn't ask to get emails from is using the Super Bowl as an excuse to spam me.
February 7, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Every business I used in the past year and explicitly didn't ask to get emails from is using the Super Bowl as an excuse to spam me.
In SOMA today. Way more Mejia signs than Malinowski or Gill.
February 7, 2026 at 8:41 PM
In SOMA today. Way more Mejia signs than Malinowski or Gill.
I called her a NIMBY the first few years - but she has legitimately changed, or at least become comfortable enough to act like you would expect an urban planner to.
It has been a rough few of years for Los Angeles, but Nithya Raman has been clear-eyed and solutions-oriented about the city's problems. Combine that with an understanding of government needed to effectuate change and I think she is an extremely strong candidate.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
Rising Progressive Star Shakes Up Race for Los Angeles Mayor
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:38 PM
I called her a NIMBY the first few years - but she has legitimately changed, or at least become comfortable enough to act like you would expect an urban planner to.
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“There’s also a component of this law that places the injuries for low-speed e-bike users into the no-fault auto system, by declaring them to be pedestrians, similar to traditional bicycles,” he said. “That’s going to cause some increased costs on auto policies most likely, in about a year.”
February 5, 2026 at 2:32 PM
“There’s also a component of this law that places the injuries for low-speed e-bike users into the no-fault auto system, by declaring them to be pedestrians, similar to traditional bicycles,” he said. “That’s going to cause some increased costs on auto policies most likely, in about a year.”
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When the Turnpike Extension widening was announced, Gov Murphy claimed it wasn't detrimental for climate because cars are going electric. In the past few months, car makes have taken tens of billions of dollars in losses due to slow EV takeup.
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
Stellantis plunges on $27 billion bill for EV pullback
Stellantis announced 22.2 billion euros of charges as it scales back its electric-vehicle ambitions, hammering its shares as traditional automakers pay the price of misjudging the switch to cleaner dr...
www.reuters.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:36 PM
When the Turnpike Extension widening was announced, Gov Murphy claimed it wasn't detrimental for climate because cars are going electric. In the past few months, car makes have taken tens of billions of dollars in losses due to slow EV takeup.
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
www.reuters.com/business/aut...