@marcos-j-dominguez.bsky.social
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If you want to get caught up on the IBX, this is a good piece that takes a measured look at the project, its pros and cons from a transit perspective, and the NIMBY opposition to it (without adopting the negative NIMBY framing).
"A Train Grows in Brooklyn: New York City’s first new transit line in decades, the $5.5 billion Interborough Express, could transform fast-growing parts of Brooklyn and Queens." -- www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
A Train Grows in Brooklyn
New York City’s first new transit line in decades, the $5.5 billion Interborough Express, could transform fast-growing parts of Brooklyn and Queens.
www.bloomberg.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
If you want to get caught up on the IBX, this is a good piece that takes a measured look at the project, its pros and cons from a transit perspective, and the NIMBY opposition to it (without adopting the negative NIMBY framing).
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Its crazy you can take a pic of the moon like this with your phone, remember trying to do this 15 years ago and just getting an orb?
September 9, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Its crazy you can take a pic of the moon like this with your phone, remember trying to do this 15 years ago and just getting an orb?
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"The findings suggest that not allowing more homes to be built—even for high-income residents—pushes up all rents, making it harder for low-income tenants to remain in their neighborhoods."
More evidence for what we already know: to stop displacement, we must build more.
www.pew.org/en/research-...
More evidence for what we already know: to stop displacement, we must build more.
www.pew.org/en/research-...
New Housing Slows Rent Growth Most for Older, More Affordable Units
The nationwide housing shortage has driven rents up more in low-income neighborhoods than in the U.S. overall, but in areas that have recently added large amounts of housing, rents have fallen the mos...
www.pew.org
August 1, 2025 at 2:20 AM
"The findings suggest that not allowing more homes to be built—even for high-income residents—pushes up all rents, making it harder for low-income tenants to remain in their neighborhoods."
More evidence for what we already know: to stop displacement, we must build more.
www.pew.org/en/research-...
More evidence for what we already know: to stop displacement, we must build more.
www.pew.org/en/research-...
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Guys this book is gorgeous please help them get funded!!! It ends in 4 days!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bul...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bul...
July 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Guys this book is gorgeous please help them get funded!!! It ends in 4 days!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bul...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bul...
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Decanter by Man Ray, 1916 #artbots #guggenheim
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137806
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137806
May 23, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Decanter by Man Ray, 1916 #artbots #guggenheim
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137806
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137806
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Congratulations @katiehonan.bsky.social on writing the best piece of predictive science fiction of all time
May 23, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Congratulations @katiehonan.bsky.social on writing the best piece of predictive science fiction of all time
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Congestion pricing is cutting tons of car travel to lower Manhattan but it’s not sending that missing traffic to other boroughs nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/03/12/d...
Data: Congestion Pricing is Not Rerouting Traffic to Other Boroughs - Streetsblog New York City
Traffic on four outerborough bridges dropped in February — defying MTA forecasts for increased traffic outside the congestion relief zone.
nyc.streetsblog.org
March 12, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Congestion pricing is cutting tons of car travel to lower Manhattan but it’s not sending that missing traffic to other boroughs nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/03/12/d...
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C’mon girlies, we are headed to the wilds
March 8, 2025 at 12:48 AM
C’mon girlies, we are headed to the wilds
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I'm very late to it, but my latest read was Invisible Kingdom by G. Willow Wilson & Christian Ward. Absolutely stunning!! Can't wait to pick up volume 2! 😍
February 27, 2025 at 12:29 AM
I'm very late to it, but my latest read was Invisible Kingdom by G. Willow Wilson & Christian Ward. Absolutely stunning!! Can't wait to pick up volume 2! 😍
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For decades, the US government has painstakingly kept American science #1 globally—and every facet of American life has improved because of it. The internet? Flu shot? Ozempic? All grew out of federally-funded research. Now all that's being dismantled. 1/ www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/21/1...
The foundations of America’s prosperity are being dismantled
Federal scientists warn that Americans could feel the effects of the new administration's devastating cuts for decades to come
www.technologyreview.com
February 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
For decades, the US government has painstakingly kept American science #1 globally—and every facet of American life has improved because of it. The internet? Flu shot? Ozempic? All grew out of federally-funded research. Now all that's being dismantled. 1/ www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/21/1...
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This week, I wrote about the worrying rise in American credit card delinquences, now at a 13yr high.
Delinquencies are high but extremely concentrated - among young people, in poor locations, and with bad credit ratings
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
Delinquencies are high but extremely concentrated - among young people, in poor locations, and with bad credit ratings
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
February 20, 2025 at 12:37 PM
This week, I wrote about the worrying rise in American credit card delinquences, now at a 13yr high.
Delinquencies are high but extremely concentrated - among young people, in poor locations, and with bad credit ratings
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
Delinquencies are high but extremely concentrated - among young people, in poor locations, and with bad credit ratings
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
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What is the James Webb Space Telescope looking at right now? The atmosphere of a distant planet? A pillar of gas and dust shrouding newly formed stars? The Space Telescope Live has the answer! #AAS245 #NASAWebb 🔭 🧪
What is the James Webb Space Telescope Looking At Right Now? #shorts
YouTube video by Space Telescope Science Institute
youtube.com
January 14, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Today we are announcing a $15.9 million settlement with Blackstone in a rent fraud class action.
This is one of the largest settlements in New York City rent stabilization history and just the tip of the iceberg of the rampant rent fraud problem plaguing New Yorkers.
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This is one of the largest settlements in New York City rent stabilization history and just the tip of the iceberg of the rampant rent fraud problem plaguing New Yorkers.
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Blackstone Renters Said They Were Overcharged. Now They’re Getting $15 Million.
Dozens of New York City renters are receiving payoffs from Blackstone in a settlement of a case that accused the previous landlord of violating rent-stabilization rules.
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2024 at 6:21 PM
Today we are announcing a $15.9 million settlement with Blackstone in a rent fraud class action.
This is one of the largest settlements in New York City rent stabilization history and just the tip of the iceberg of the rampant rent fraud problem plaguing New Yorkers.
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This is one of the largest settlements in New York City rent stabilization history and just the tip of the iceberg of the rampant rent fraud problem plaguing New Yorkers.
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Distributed computing isn’t just a huge boost to computational efficiency. It also bolsters some of the cryptographic systems that keep our information safe.
www.quantamagazine.org/what-is-dist...
www.quantamagazine.org/what-is-dist...
What Is Distributed Computing? | Quanta Magazine
Our computers can get a lot more done when they share the load with other machines.
www.quantamagazine.org
November 25, 2024 at 2:58 PM
Distributed computing isn’t just a huge boost to computational efficiency. It also bolsters some of the cryptographic systems that keep our information safe.
www.quantamagazine.org/what-is-dist...
www.quantamagazine.org/what-is-dist...