Executive director of the Center for Building in North America (centerforbuilding.org), stephen@centerforbuilding.org. Personal account. Brooklyn, NY.
Darrell Issa is the best ally that the standard-developing organizations have in Congress. He’s the sponsor of the Pro Codes Act, which would give private organizations like the ICC and NFPA a copyright on the laws that govern construction in America www.procodesact.com
Saad AsadRep. Darrell Issa called the 2022 hammer attack on Paul Pelosi 'dubious.' Can't wait for this sick bastard to be out of office. www.mediaite.com/media/podcas...
Putting another set of hands in calculating the value for money proposition is a cart-and-horse idea. What's needed is a permanent department with the capability to do the planning and early design work, the ability to understand and guide the work the engineering consultants hand back.
Financial TimesWe need an OBR for infrastructure ft.trib.al/LisfRLr | opinion
Santa Monica appears to have its first SB 79 application, which proposes demolishing a duplex on a four-unit property and replacing it with an 8-unit five-story building, with two replacement affordable units. The (placeholder SB 330) plans show it as a single-stair building
What ever happened to the West Indian ladies that used to do this on the NYC Subway? Did they stop or did I just move out of Flatbush?
Hemant MehtaEvangelist Whitney Lynn says she preaches on planes because she loves “a captive audience.” She's not alone. It's becoming a trend. If spreading your message requires listeners who can't escape, maybe it's not as compelling as you think. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/christian-...
If 20% of lawyers are Jewish and you nominate 18 and none are Jewish, then the chance that that wasn’t random is 98%. If 30% Jewish, 99.8%. That doesn’t necessarily mean antisemitism, but it does suggest Mamdani was looking for something in nominees that Jewish lawyers didn’t have.
Ben K.Another disgusting baseless Mamdani hit piece from Dana Rubinstein. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/n...
I don't like this design, and I think that just letting a developer build whatever without any design review – as is the case for the vast majority of new housing in NYC – would produce a better one. The historic base of the building is also not worth saving. All of this adds a lot of cost though.
Daniel TrubmanFirst real building of the SoHo/NoHo rezoning is up at Landmarks today. 277 Canal, 21 stories, 159 apartments, 31 affordable, and a $10M elevator at Canal Street. My piece on how a commission with no housing authority became the choke point. danieltrubman.substack.com/p/the-first-...
