Aaron W. Gordon
@agordon.me
Data reporter at Bloomberg News. Usually writing about transportation and cities. Opinions are my cat's. Clips and contact info at agordon.me. Signal: awgordon dot 89
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Since I've moved to Manhattan it has really sunk in just how useless the non-SBS buses are if you want to get anywhere faster than walking. The north-south routes stop every block or two! The bus literally travels 10-15 bus lengths at a time, up and down Manhattan. It's so stupid.
October 7, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Since I've moved to Manhattan it has really sunk in just how useless the non-SBS buses are if you want to get anywhere faster than walking. The north-south routes stop every block or two! The bus literally travels 10-15 bus lengths at a time, up and down Manhattan. It's so stupid.
A fun game is to ask people what they think "independent" journalism means and/or to rank various sources on a scale of independence. Answers vary wildly! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/b...
October 6, 2025 at 1:06 PM
A fun game is to ask people what they think "independent" journalism means and/or to rank various sources on a scale of independence. Answers vary wildly! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/b...
I once did a bunch of archival research on the origins and history of junk mail. This talking point—that not everyone has the same definition of "junk"—was used by the junk mail industry for *decades* to fight anti-junk mail policies. (It's also not true. ) www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/t...
October 2, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I once did a bunch of archival research on the origins and history of junk mail. This talking point—that not everyone has the same definition of "junk"—was used by the junk mail industry for *decades* to fight anti-junk mail policies. (It's also not true. ) www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/t...
Huh. Hmm. Well. I...ah. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/u...
September 18, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Huh. Hmm. Well. I...ah. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/u...
What happens when government disinvests from public transit? Commutes get longer & more frustrating. A NJ Transit case study from me, @suryamattu.com and @mariepastora.bsky.social : www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
August 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM
What happens when government disinvests from public transit? Commutes get longer & more frustrating. A NJ Transit case study from me, @suryamattu.com and @mariepastora.bsky.social : www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
It doesn't matter what way you slice it. NJT is orders of magnitude worse than MNR and LIRR. The worst days on the MTA railroads are more or less median days on NJT.
August 19, 2025 at 1:19 PM
It doesn't matter what way you slice it. NJT is orders of magnitude worse than MNR and LIRR. The worst days on the MTA railroads are more or less median days on NJT.
Bring! Back! 90s! Keeper! Kits!
August 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Bring! Back! 90s! Keeper! Kits!