Whale watchers in New York and New Jersey have documented their 500th individual humpback whale in local waters. More: gothamist.visitlink.me/nsZfGU

Willets Point Commons is a new affordable housing development with 880 apartments near Citi Field in Queens. The first two all-affordable apartment buildings completed at the site now have tenants. Read More: http://specne.ws/SqUx2z 

Willets Point welcomes new tenants in affordable housing; more units coming

There will eventually be around 2,500 apartments, all affordable, including nearly 10% set aside for seniors.

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Remarkable: In Massachusetts mixed-income projects now account for most multifamily production —both market rate & Affordable. Plus, these developments are more likely to be built in integrated higher-opp n-hoods than projects that are all market rate or Affordable. 1/ www.urban.org/research/pub...

Can Mixed-Income Housing Advance Housing Supply, Affordability, and Opportunity?

Examining large multifamily developments in the Boston and Worcester-Springfield regions, we find that mixed-income developments now account for most new mul…

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"If there is a question to ask, then, it is this: Why does Musk get a pass? Why do politicians, journalists and commentators treat his far-right racist radicalism as a sideshow rather than the core of his political, ideological and industrial project..." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/o...

Opinion | Elon Musk Is a Menace to Society (Gift Article)

Why does the owner of X get a pass for what he says and does there?

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The homeowner I interviewed in this piece has now sued the feds for entering his private property without a warrant www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bOg...

Federal Agents Raided His Home—Live on Ring

YouTube video by Institute for Justice

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Catherine Rampell@crampell.bsky.social · 8mo ago

“It was violent. There’s blood all over the house. It’s insane,” the homeowner, who is a U.S. citizen, told me. “It’s complete lawlessness. How does the government have impunity to jump into my home without a warrant?” www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-w...

fellow millennials, let's take a second to appreciate how great it feels to be in the prime marketing demographic catered to by all of the culture. I get now why boomers wanted it to last forever

Bloody Disgusting@bloody-disgusting.com · 2w ago

Gillian Anderson has officially revealed the upcoming 1,478-piece LEGO set for THE X-FILES. The set is centered on Mulder’s office, paired with a forest clearing scene and a hovering UFO. Includes 8 minifigures, featuring Mulder, Scully, The Flukeman & more. August 4.

Governor Hochul: Construction begins at new Marine Drive - A Transformative Reimagining of 70 Year Old Public Housing. Will bring 700+ new homes to Buffalo Waterfront

Governor Hochul Announces $250 Million Transformative Redevelopment Underway at Buffalo’s Marine Drive Public Housing Complex

Governor Hochul announced that construction is underway at the redevelopment of Marine Drive Apartments, a 70-year-old public housing complex in Buffalo.

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Karolina Rojas, the partner of Joan Sebastian Durán Guerrero, who was fatally shot by an ICE officer on Monday, remembered him as a "responsible" man, "devoted" to his family. The couple have a 3-year-old daughter. https://cnn.it/3SXY3bI

There’s so much to do this summer in New York! Enjoy safely by wearing sunscreen, staying hydrated, protecting against ticks & choosing healthy snacks & foods. Check the air quality at www.AirNow.gov before heading to these summer events: bit.ly/4npyPxK

Obviously, Donald Trump is a loser.

Rep. Aisha Gomez: “To look at people standing up against ICE and see ‘paid protesters’ says nothing about us and everything about you.” “That you cannot conceive of us loving our neighbors so much that we would actually do something for them.”

If news reports are correct, Trump will go on TV later today and again try to rewrite the history of the 2020 election, the latest in a sustained ‘Big Lie' to undermine Americans' faith in our democracy and, perhaps, to lay the groundwork for trying to steal the 2026 and 2028 elections ahead of us.

“I applaud Governor Hochul and NYS HCR for investing in additional housing units. … These units will expand affordable housing opportunities while providing critical supportive services for older adults, veterans, and working families.” — Senator Persaud hcr.ny.gov/news/new-yor...

New York State Homes and Community Renewal Announces Nearly $1 Billion in Financing to Create or Preserve More than 2,750 Affordable Homes

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Sen. Cornyn: Is the $1.8 billion slush fund moot? Blanche: "It's dead. It's not moving forward." Cornyn: Has there been a written agreement to modify the settlement? Blanche: No. The settlement agreement remains an enforceable document & Trump could sue to enforce its terms incl. the slush fund.

An incredible euphemism here for “the government is doing illegal discrimination”

Ossoff: "We understand the president may be threatening to declare sitting senators illegitimate. If that's the course of action he pursues, he's calling GA voters illegitimate...he was humiliated as a committed lifelong racist that it was Black voters in Georgia who were instrumental in his defeat"

After a nearly four-month stall, plans to demolish and rebuild 2,000 public housing apartments in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood are back on again after a court decision Thursday. citylimits.org/nycha-can-mo...

NYCHA Can Move Ahead With Chelsea Redevelopment, Court Decides  - City Limits

After a nearly four-month stall, plans to demolish and rebuild 2,000 public housing apartments in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood are back on again.

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New York becomes the first state to impose a data center moratorium reut.rs/4pk3q0F

New York becomes the first state to impose a data center moratorium

New York became the first U.S. state on Tuesday to halt construction of large new data centers, imposing ‌a one-year moratorium as concerns grow that the facilities driving the artificial-intelligence boom are raising power costs, straining water supplies and burdening local communities.

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Rachel Maddow’s description of Juan Sebastian Guerrero killed by ICE in Maine is a must see. She explains what happened w/out being graphic, and somehow that makes it even more powerful. Remember Alex, Pretti, and Renée? There have been no prosecutions. Still no justice. We know how this goes.

Today, for the second time in a week, ICE officers have killed a driver in the streets and the federal government is again saying the officers were not even wearing body cameras. This is absolutely insane. www.pressherald.com/2026/07/13/s...

Live updates: King calls for transparent investigation after Biddeford man killed in ICE-involved shooting

Protests are growing after a man identified as a 26-year-old from Colombia was fatally shot. Immigration advocates say he was authorized to work in the U.S.

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BREAKING: Federal judge finds that Trump's IRS suit was improper because Trump controlled both sides of the litigation. Judge Kathleen Williams also sanctions Trump's lawyers, issues monetary sanctions, and harshly criticizes DOJ's "untenable" conduct. More to come at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com

NEW: law of democracy - & autocracy - scholar Kim Lane Scheppele joins the pod again to explain how SCOTUS functions like a captured court. And talks about how we get out of an autocratic cycle of doom- with lessons from Hungary & elsewhere. @kimlanelaw.bsky.social crooked.com/podcast/our-...

Our Long Road Out of Autocracy | Crooked Media

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What a beaut! ⚽️ 🥅

one of the most exciting housing stories in cville right now (imo) is the redevelopment of the public housing stock in collaboration with the residents. they look great.

BREAKING: the clock struck midnight and our bipartisan housing bill is now law. Trump refused to sign it, but he couldn't stop it. This law is GROUNDBREAKING. It will build more housing, bring down costs, and for the first time, stop private equity from buying up homes.

Today, despite Trump’s malicious refusal to sign the bill into law, the ROAD to Housing bill became law. This bipartisan law will transform American communities by lowering housing costs and bringing the American dream of homeownership one step closer for all. www.cbsnews.com/news/housing...

Bipartisan housing bill automatically becomes law after Trump refuses to sign it

A landmark housing bill automatically became law overnight after President Trump declined to sign it.

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Millions of Americans are being crushed by housing costs. Donald Trump called their crisis “a big yawn”—then refused to sign the most significant bipartisan housing bill in decades. His priorities couldn’t be clearer: higher costs for families and more power for himself.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4w ago

Trump: "I will not sign the Housing Bill, which has been fully approved by Congress and sent to the WH, in PROTEST over the fact that the Senate is not capable of passing THE SAVE AMERICA ACT, which is polling at 97% with the Republican Party, and very high with the non-politician Dumocrats."

This is the most “its about helping him not about helping YOU” he may have ever been.