The Death and Life of New York Outdoor Dining
What began as a vibrant, organic solution to a crisis has been stifled by overregulation.
What began as a vibrant, organic solution to a crisis has been stifled by overregulation.
If you think “everything-bagel liberalism” makes transit and affordable housing projects expensive, wait till you see what it does to the price of literal everything bagels.
Plus: New York City moves forward on zoning reforms, Utah city moves backward on granny flats, and D.C. considers a ban on landlords' pit bull bans.
The New York City mayor's kickbacks from Turkish officials translated into extra cash from taxpayers.
A federal judge ruled that New York City was in violation of 18 different provisions of a court-enforced plan to clean up the infamous Rikers Island jail complex.
The final version of New York's "City of Yes" reforms makes modest liberalizing changes to the city's zoning code.
The problems with these test kits are well-known, and there have been hundreds of documented cases of wrongful arrests based on them.
Plus: Andrew Cuomo's potential prosecution, Texas death blamed on abortion ban, and more...
Plus: the transformation of California's builder's remedy, the zoning reform implications of the Eric Adams indictment, and why the military killed starter home reform in Arizona.
Plus: A listener asks the editors what a “conservatarian” presidential candidate and agenda might look like.
Francis Ford Coppola's clumsy passion project is an ambitious misfire.
The New York City Council takes up the mayor's City of Yes for Housing Opportunity reform package the same day Adams is indicted on federal corruption charges.
Judge Joseph Bianco’s decision emphasizes that constitutional rights and protections belong to individuals, not groups.
Plus: How the Trump assassination attempt happened, a word from Christopher Moltisanti, and more...
The show Life And Trust is an immersive performance that unfolds over three hours across six floors inside what was once a Wall Street office building.
Director of Outreach for Parents Defending Education, Erika Sanzi, discusses woke indoctrination in education.
According to a new lawsuit, NYPD officers have been illegally accessing sealed juvenile arrest records.
With prices skyrocketing, the city is weighing whether to regulate hotels further by barring them from hiring contracted workers.
The city's Rent Guidelines Board approved a nominal 2.75 rent increase for one million rent-stabilized apartments. That's below the year's 3.3 percent inflation rate.
A new film depicts Mother Cabrini, the patron saint of immigrants.
Government school advocates say competition "takes money away" from government schools. That is a lie.
That take on the former president's New York conviction echoes similarly puzzling claims by many people who should know better.
Plus: A single-issue voter asks the editors for some voting advice in the 2024 presidential election.
Welcome to a system in which laws and regulations are weaponized by the powerful against opponents.
Whatever Trump did after the 2016 presidential election, it seems safe to say that it did not retroactively promote his victory.
Plus: The L.P. candidate for president, flooding in Brazil, TikTok influencers going after rich husbands, and more...
In practice, police unions' primary responsibility seems to be shielding officers from accountability and defending their conduct no matter what.
Dexter Taylor is now a "violent felon," even though his hobby was victimless.
Plus: Colorado passes a string of zoning reforms, an upscale Los Angeles grocery store sues to stop new housing, and Democrats urge the White House to get moving on fair housing.
Total spending under Trump nearly doubled. New programs filled Washington with more bureaucrats.
Plus: Airbnb ban has predictable consequences, AI nudify app, the death of swagger, and more...
Vincent Yakaitis is unfortunately not the first such defendant. He will also not be the last.
Having someone take your fast-food order on a virtual call may seem strange, but the benefits speak for themselves.
Plus: Zoning reform in Minnesota stalls, a New York housing "deal" does little for housing supply, and Colorado ends occupancy limits.
Plus: Problems for Saudi Arabia's The Line, Hawaii considers a short-term rental crackdown, and when affordable housing mandates get you less affordable housing.
Plus: Ethan Mollick on AI, Nancy Pelosi's kente cloth, hurricanes may destroy us all, and more...
Thanks to "squatters' rights" laws, evicting a squatter can be so expensive and cumbersome that some people simply walk away from their homes.
Plus: Vanderbilt activists' 911 call, Kevorkianniversary, MAID problems, and more...
Peter Moskos, criminal justice professor and former Baltimore police officer, discusses ways to reform policing and turn failing cities around on the latest Just Asking Questions podcast.
Plus: Illegal immigrants at Whole Foods, AI predicting homelessness, Chinese espionage, and more...
A charming story of love, friendship, and impersonal urban bureaucracy.
Plus: Microaggression discourse, AI espionage, housing policy wins, and more...
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