guillotine watch The Rent's Too Damned High: 15,000 words on the ways real-estate speculation and inequality have killed NYC Cory Doctorow
happy mutants New Yorkers: DJ Spooky is launching "Phantom Dancehall" in Brooklyn on Jun 13 Cory Doctorow
crime Spectacular read: a profile of Anna Sorokin, a con-artist who convinced New York that she was a high-rolling socialite trust-funder Cory Doctorow
christ what an asshole Serial racist: for years, New Yorkers have been videoing their encounters with ranting racist lawyer Aaron Schlossberg Cory Doctorow
class war New York surpasses Brexit London as the world's second-hottest luxury property market Cory Doctorow
urban theory Realtor claims Uber and Lyft erode the premium homebuyers pay for good public transit links Cory Doctorow
crowdfunding Kickstarting a public radio-backed revival of Gothamist, a beloved site killed by an evil, union-hating Trumpist billionaire Cory Doctorow
new york city David Byrne teamed up with Choir! Choir! Choir! to cover Bowie's 'Heroes' Rusty Blazenhoff
Science New York's rat population has genetically diverged into "uptown" and "downtown" subpopulation Cory Doctorow
new york city Improv Everywhere 'lights up' random New Yorker's sentimental holiday messages on a 30-foot screen Rusty Blazenhoff
urban theory NYC civic hackers invite frustrated Silicon Valleyites to do good in New York Cory Doctorow