This Knicks sign auction has me going down a municipal sales rabbit hole. Peep this champagne Lincoln Town Car for $1k. I can hear those seats www.govdeals.com/en/asset/31/...
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Stefanos Chen
Профиль VivelyNYT reporter covering New York's transit systems. I snoop on Greek convos.
Auction has been running for a half hour and the price is already up to $250 www.govdeals.com/en/preview-a...
New York City is auctioning off an official "Champions Way" street sign that was hung along the Knicks' ticker tape parade route in the Canyon of Heroes. Starting bid: $100. Final price: How much is Spike (or Stiller, or Chalamet) willing to pay? www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/n...
The Latest Sign of Knicks Fever: ‘Champions Way’ Is Headed for Auction (Gift Article)New York City will auction off a limited edition “Champions Way” street sign that was hung along the team’s parade route.www.nytimes.comI’d appreciate that. Yes, fully agree that a five-year miscalculation on the timeline could suggest bad planning, but there is a universe in which this project did take 9 years and even more than what was spent, so some credit is due. Stefanos.chen@nytimes.com
The M.T.A. finished this nearly billion-dollar MetroNorth project almost $200M under budget and years ahead of schedule. Can it do the same with some of its big-haul projects? www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/n...
An M.T.A. Project Is Under Budget and Finished Early. No, Really. (Gift Article)The authority has long been panned for construction overruns and delays. It hopes a Metro-North Rail Road project could change that reputation.www.nytimes.comThis was a clever play from Mayor Mamdani - essentially a quiet pilot for a major street redesign, under the cover of the tournament. Promising results
Transportation AlternativesTens of thousands of World Cup viewers were able to get to the stadium by bus on a car-free 42nd Street. It's time to make the 42nd Street Busway permanent!
The World Cup is over, but the bean counting's just begun. Was the benefit of hosting 8 games in NY-NJ worth the price? We break down the costs, check the vibes, and lay out the issues that might grind voters' gears w/ @emmagf.bsky.social @davidwaldstein.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/n...
The World Cup in New York and New Jersey, by the Numbers (Gift Article)The World Cup brought hordes of soccer fans to town, and locals flocked to watch parties. But did the games deliver on promises of an economic boon?www.nytimes.com
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I went under the Newtown Creek last week to find out what's holding up the G train. My latest for @nydailynews.com
MTA says G train shutdown worth it to finally modernize Brooklyn-Queens subway lineMTA officials said they’d discovered a leak in the tunnel under the Newtown Creek — and that repairing it alongside the ongoing upgrades meant taking the trains out of service for multiple weekends.www.nydailynews.comNEW: The private inspection company tasked with ensuring structural work at the troubled Midtown tower conversion was founded, and remains tied to, a former buildings official with a long history of scandals www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/n...
Firms With Checkered Pasts Tied to Troubled Midtown Construction Project (Gift Article)Among those connected to companies that worked on 235 East 42nd Street were a man who once bribed city officials and a developer who gave a loan to Bernard Kerik.www.nytimes.comthis is horrifying and fascinating and hilarious www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/t...
Someone Used A.I. to Write an Unauthorized Biography of Me. I Don’t Recommend Reading It. (Gift Article)Someone used A.I. to write my biography. Thousands more of those books are polluting Amazon. Who is behind all this drivel?www.nytimes.com
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Long line outside of City Hall prior to today’s hearing on the future of horse carriages in Central Park.
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The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has AFFIRMED Judge Cathy Seibel's decision to dismiss the suit against congestion pricing brought by Rockland and Orange counties