In search of a private space to exercise, fitness enthusiasts in Singapore are flocking to miniature, air-conditioned gyms — a model that’s spreading to the US. Isabel Joy Kua (柯惠琦） checks out one of these microgyms

via @NYTimes nytimes.com/2023/07/26/nyr…

11 Injured After Crane Partially Collapses Into Apartment Building Near Hudson Yards bisnow.com/new-york/news/…

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Nassau Democrats sue to overturn county legislature map The lawsuit filed in state Supreme Court alleges the map created districts favoring GOP candidates and diluted the voting power of communities of color.  newsday.com/long-island/po…

Related Snaps Up Jersey City Land for $58M With Plans for NJ Multifamily Debut – Commercial Observer commercialobserver.com/2023/07/relate…

Eating a watermelon together.. 😊

NYT reports that Elon Musk personally thwarted a Ukrainian military operation he disapproved of. nytimes.com/interactive/20…

🦧An orangutan driving a golf cart, checking the rear-view mirror, being cautious, and slowing down

Parking reformer Donald Shoup makes the case for replacing the free curb spaces in New York City with parking benefit districts bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @citylab

WeWork, which lost billions of dollars building and operating a global empire of co-working spaces, warned investors on Tuesday that it might not be in business for much longer. nyti.ms/3s3VcAm

Wildfires fanned by winds from a far-off hurricane burned portions of Maui, killing six, torching the historic town of Lahaina and forcing people to flee into the sea trib.al/b9IH50X

Experts say the company’s spiraling circumstances are an indicator of a poor business model, not a failing sub-industry within the commercial real estate sector. gothamist.com/news/nycs-real…

Two large mortgage real-estate investment trusts have halted loans to any new borrowers. Mortgage REITs are pulling back to protect their balance sheets during one of the most troubled commercial real-estate markets in decades via @wsj's Peter Grant buff.ly/3DPakUM

#Maui 💔

WeWork warns its future is uncertain

How is the right dealing with 110° heat waves, killer floods, and general climate catastrophe? Glad you asked. They’ve drafted a 950-page plan for the next Republican president to gut the EPA, halt the transition to clean energy and electric cars, and burn more fossil fuels.

The collapse of WeWork’s second act is threatening to cause more pain for an embattled commercial-property market, particularly in areas such as New York City trib.al/q8QLerQ

WATCH: WeWork warned of a possible bankruptcy after reporting yet another quarterly loss, in a stunning reversal of fortune for the shared workspace provider that was valued at $47 billion in 2019 reut.rs/47sZRMD

Countries at the #COP28 climate conference are considering calling for a formal phase-out of fossil fuels as part of the UN summit's final deal to fight global warming, according to a draft negotiating text reut.rs/3GtbrLf