It’s my first day with The New York Times. I’ll be covering the gig economy and the video game industry for the next year, along with general tech news. New email is [email protected]

New Yorkers: How do you cool off with water at home? I want to know for The New York Times. Drop me a line! nytimes.com/2024/06/12/rea…

So excited to be joining the Chronicle as a food and wine intern this summer!!

Has your mortgage come back from the dead? It probably wasn’t really gone, it was likely just hiding. Introducing: the “zombie mortgage.” My first story for The New York Times: nytimes.com/2024/06/16/rea…

These tenants thought they were getting condos, but they never got the deeds. But unlike most NY real estate stories, this one has a happy ending. My latest for The New York Times (with help from the incredible Debra Kamin): nytimes.com/2024/06/26/rea…

Loving this story from matt yan 🥱 -- a happy ending in New York City real estate after fraud and deception! Who would have thought?

College is more expensive than ever at the same time that the housing crisis s worsening. We are looking to speak to parents who have sold their homes, or else taken out loans against their property, to finance their child's education. Please contact us here:

An overdue 🧵: In May, I wrapped up a whirlwind year as a politics fellow at The New York Times covering 2024 campaigns and elections. I wrote over 125 stories and reported from nearly a dozen states, filing anywhere from aboard Air Force One to the side of an Iowa highway, mid-blizzard.

As more millennials transition to homeownership, their numbers are dwindling in the rental market. But while Gen Z is now driving the bulk of rentals, baby boomers are helping to “sustain longer-term rental demand." The New York Times matt yan 🥱 nytimes.com/2024/07/25/rea…

the african mall in roxbury's nubian square has met the local diaspora's needs for years. but a new landlord has ordered that about half of its businesses move out by the end of the month. i wrote about what the city could lose for The Boston Globe: bostonglobe.com/2024/07/30/met…

(late) personal news: i just wrapped my first week as a hearst fellow at Times Union 📰 feel free to email me tips and where to go hiking at [email protected]!!

Today, on the day that changes to how real estate commissions are advertised and paid go into effect, my colleagues ⁦matt yan 🥱⁩ & ⁦Erin Nolan⁩ and I headed to open houses. The main takeaway? A lot of confusion and uncertainty. nytimes.com/2024/08/17/rea…

Many real estate agents have abandoned the longtime tradition of the bus-stop bench ad featuring a headshot, the name of their brokerage and their phone number. Now, they’re on a smaller screen: Taxi TV. My latest for The New York Times nytimes.com/2024/09/18/rea…

New from me today for The New York Times: More couples are asking their wedding guests to help them purchase a home, eschewing traditional gifts like small appliances and linens. nytimes.com/2024/10/15/rea…

Budding Journalists: Applications for the 2025-2026 are now open through Dec. 2. Some new ones: an A.I. initiatives fellow and a news video fellow. nytco.com/press/applicat…

Northeastern faculty were alarmed to discover several new demonstration policies after NU's encampment last spring. When they expressed serious concerns at a meeting, The Huntington News asked a senior vice president to respond. He said amplifying their discussion was not journalism:

The New York City Council is expected to vote today to end mandatory broker fees: shorturl.at/sHl9J

I'm excited to share that I joined the The Baltimore Banner newsroom this week as an Express reporter covering breaking news in and around Baltimore. I'm so grateful to be a part of this team of incredible reporters and editors. Please send me your Maryland story tips and recs!