If you haven't already, please read this Joshua Yaffa story. A city is retaken, but the “disgust, contempt, the desire of your neighbor” remains. newyorker.com/magazine/2023/…

Getting a housing voucher is a huge challenge. But it's only the first step. Terrific story by Corina Knoll nytimes.com/2023/02/17/us/…

A new dust bowl in the makingby ⁦Coral Davenport⁩ nytimes.com/2023/02/18/cli…

“People end up on the street because they lose their jobs or their rent goes up. Their mental health deteriorates, and they start taking drugs to cope.” Great piece by ⁦Jeneen Interlandi⁩ nytimes.com/2023/02/22/opi…

"New York’s recovery depends on fortifying, not diminishing, tent-poles like parks, streets and libraries." @kimmelman nytimes.com/2023/03/10/art…

Great series on the places where young people find comfort and community. nytimes.com/interactive/20…

“I contemplate, for the millionth time, etched atoms. It’s almost too much: the idea of tunneling down into a cluster of atoms and finding art there. “ ⁦Virginia Heffernan⁩ writes about chips like no one else wired.com/story/i-saw-th…

“If they’re hungry, we give them food. If they’re cold, we give them a sweatshirt.” Fantastic story by ⁦Andy Newman⁩ nytimes.com/2023/05/03/nyr…

"The toll in San Diego had increased by nearly 10 times in the last decade, from 64 homeless deaths in 2014 to nearly 600 investigated by the medical examiner’s office in the last year." Such a powerful Eli Saslow story on the effort to keep one man alive. nyti.ms/42uhM2o?smid=n…

It took a big initial investment from government but now Vienna’s social housing is self sustaining. And most important, people have stability and commitment to where they live. Amazing story by ⁦Francesca Mari is on Bluesky⁩ nytimes.com/2023/05/23/mag…

Very excited that ⁦Victor Luck⁩ who knows the history of Tulsa better than anyone, wrote this nytimes.com/2023/05/26/hea…

“Prigozhin is a deeply unpleasant, even revolting, character, but he is undeniably a character.” ⁦Joshua Yaffa⁩ makes some sense of the past few days. Really worth reading. newyorker.com/news/news-desk…

Such treasures! 𝚍𝚘𝚍𝚊𝚒 𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚝 nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Super clear and useful analysis of the “kludge” and what we lose when cities are inflexible by ⁦Emily Badger⁩ nytimes.com/2023/07/01/ups…

To prevent evictions, Philadelphia has tried to get landlords and tenants talking in the hopes of satisfy ing both. Aidan Gardiner looks at how thousands of people were kept in their homes. nytimes.com/2023/07/13/hea…

A story about change and growth — both personal and within institutions — beautifully told by issie lapowsky and with evocative pictures by Abdul Kircher. And it's free to read. nytimes.com/2023/08/15/hea…

I wrote a story about how a Montgomery County Maryland has for decades been building public housing under another name. It's a clever use of public money and beats private equity at their own game. Read on: nytimes.com/2023/08/25/bus…

Read this for Conor Dougherty 's deft explanation of why the housing shortage won't be solved by market forces alone. And also to meet Joyce Siegel, activist extraordinaire. nytimes.com/2023/08/25/bus…

Deeply compassionate, clear-eyed story by jenniferegan.com. Please read it. newyorker.com/magazine/2023/…

A most excellent mystery from Dave Denison involving oats, memory, and a cranky baker in gym shorts and brown socks. thebaffler.com/salvos/a-baker…