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Hunter
@hunty12.bsky.social
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Chicagoan • Iowan • Affordable Housing • Urban Planning • YIMBY • Queer • Democrat • PB&J Enthusiast •
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As a 2nd Ward resident, I am disappointed to see this socially, fiscally, and environmentally irresponsible decision from Alderman Hopkins.

Chicago’s pro-housing coalition is gaining momentum and we will remember this decision when he’s up for reelection in 2027.
January 24, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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The still-under-construction JPMorgan Chase building in Midtown rises into the cloudy, nighttime sky The 35-story Helmsley Building (1929), lit up in red, white, and blue architectural lights A restaurant on the ground floor of a 5-story red-brick building in Harlem is playfully named “Netflix & Grill” A map of Phase 2 of the under-construction Second Avenue Subway project, as presented in the project’s Customer Information Center in Harlem
November 26, 2024 at 5:21 AM
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A very tall ceiling in a public library building, with intricate, illuminated murals A view of the iconic Chrysler Building, as captured on a rainy day from inside the United Nations Headquarters building A nighttime view of traffic lights reflecting off of wet pavement as the Chrysler Building and several other buildings rise in the distance St. Patrick’s Cathedral
November 26, 2024 at 5:14 AM
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Plentiful seating along this segment of the “High Line” A gorgeous, older, 12-story building with an intricately-detailed, cream-colored facade, circular corner turrets, and a green Mansard roof A view of the Tramway and Queensboro Bridge from Roosevelt Island A well-preserved block of older, 5-story brick buildings with larger, more modern skyscrapers in the background
November 26, 2024 at 5:04 AM
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A view of a residential building with interesting windows that resemble stacks of barrels, as captured from Manhattan’s “High Line” A futuristic-looking residential building with glassy balconies and curved surfaces A segment of the iconic “High Line” where the old railroad tracks are still visible amongst the plants and pedestrian pathway A view of “The Vessel,” a public art structure that allows visitors to navigate up an 8-story spiral of staircases
November 26, 2024 at 4:53 AM
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A quote etched in stone behind a grassy lawn that reads, “I can sail without wind, I can row without oars, but I cannot part from my friend without tears” The skyline of Downtown Manhattan, framed within three branches of variously-colored trees, with a soccer field and the Hudson River in the foreground “Little Island” park is supported above the Hudson River by a series of pillars Children interact with a device that plays chimes of various pitches when stepped on
November 26, 2024 at 4:46 AM
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A crowded pedestrian walkway beneath a blue sky and the guide wires of the Brooklyn Bridge A 5-story building with a detailed facade, including arch- and pillar-framed windows A glassy residential high-rise in Lower Manhattan that resembles a tower of stacked blocks, with a mirrored art installation at the base that is reminiscent of Chicago’s Cloud Gate sculpture (“The Bean”) A delightful 5-story, red-brick building with a black fire escape in West Village, Manhattan
November 26, 2024 at 4:38 AM
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A thread dedicated to the delicious urbanism of New York City, as captured on my recent trip
The Manhattan Bridge, captured from an iconic vantage point in Dumbo, Brooklyn Emerging from a pedestrian underpass tunnel in Central Park, with a view of pencil towers and autumn trees in the distance The skyline of Midtown Manhattan, captured from the Roosevelt Island Tramway The Lower Manhattan skyline, as captured from the pedestrian walkway on the Brooklyn Bridge
November 26, 2024 at 4:30 AM
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Reintroduction thread:

Name: Hunter
Pronouns: He/They
Location: Chicago
Interests: urbanism, real estate, politics, food, comedy, travel, space, housing, maps, animals
Vocation: Urban Planner
November 9, 2024 at 3:41 PM