Curbed • March 2024 What real estate does Trump own in NYC anyway? Donald Trump’s golden façade has been crumbling for years.
The Guardian • December 2023 ‘They’re playing dirty’: inside delivery apps’ pushback against tips after New York raises wage A new law promises delivery workers as much as $30 an hour — but does it really work out that way?
The Guardian • December 2023 A protest against a top Israel-born chef was called antisemitic. Staff tell a different story Why Michael Solomonov’s Israel-inspired restaurant empire has drawn the ire of workers and activists.
Fast Company • November 2023 Claims that NSO’s Pegasus spyware helps Israel find hostages are ‘nonsense,’ experts say The infamous Israeli surveillance tool would be easily foiled by Hamas kidnappers.
The Guardian • November 2023 Has New York finally found a solution to its rat problem? Could toxic gas be the way to finally rid New York City of its most notorious residents?
The Guardian • November 2023 ‘The Palestine exception’: why pro-Palestinian voices are suppressed in the US Americans are being punished for speaking out. Lawyers fear it will get worse
The Guardian • October 2023 ‘We’re in a housing desert’: a month in, is New York’s Airbnb crackdown working? Could NYC's new Airbnb law bring back needed housing supply?
Fast Company • October 2023 California’s new right to repair law fails to stop the ‘parts pairing’ loophole Companies including Apple use a little-known technique to make third-party repairs harder than they need to be.
The Guardian • October 2023 Central Park warned a festival would ruin its lawn. New York went ahead with it The Great Lawn will be closed for months after the city held a concert in torrential rain.
The Guardian • September 2023 ‘I pulled my sock down and saw blood’: drivers for Amazon in US complain of dog attacks Why Amazon's Flex drivers receive no worker’s compensation after a bite.
Fast Company • September 2023 ‘We do not have fast companies anymore’: Cory Doctorow on where tech went wrong, and how to fix it The writer and activist shares strategies to combat Big Tech's boring dystopia.
The Guardian • September 2023 ‘They’re big, bad bullies’: New York’s bitter fight over a 34,000-seat cricket stadium Is cricket truly ready to expand in the United States?
Fast Company • August 2023 Uber and Lyft are playing chicken with lawmakers—and the rideshare giants keep winning Why don’t localities stand their ground against rideshare companies?
The Guardian • August 2023 New York is building the world’s tallest jail in Chinatown. Can anyone stop it? A brutal symbol of incarceration, or the sign of an improving justice system?
Fast Company • August 2023 Private prison company GEO pivoted to tech, and it’s raking in hundreds of millions Rights advocates say the electronic monitoring program is really a kind of “e-carceration."
The Guardian • August 2023 ‘The police see us as disposable’: what life’s really like in New York’s maligned ‘red light district’ "People need to survive. And we’re not going anywhere."
The Guardian • July 2023 ‘I can’t believe we’re having this conversation’: the states pushing for 14-year-olds to serve alcohol The bills’ supporters say there’s nothing to worry about.
The Guardian • July 2023 $7,000 a day for five catchphrases: the TikTokers pretending to be NPCs The videos borrow tactics honed for years by online erotic workers.
The Guardian • July 2023 New York set up a hotline for police handling mental health cases. Not one officer has called Police have not sought medical guidance before forcibly hospitalizing people.
Fast Company • July 2023 A DoorDash worker cursed at her over a $5 tip. Then she learned what they’re paid A viral video becomes a lesson about the grim economics of gig work.
Curbed • July 2023 New York’s first Narcan vending machine Is working In Brownsville, the city’s latest experiment in harm reduction has already stopped overdoses.
Fast Company • June 2023 Exclusive: TSA to expand its facial recognition program to over 400 airports AI-ethics advocates say there’s evidence the program is already violating travelers’ consent.
The Guardian • June 2023 ‘Any mistake can take your life’: the immigrant women working construction in New York Why more immigrant women are training to be construction workers — despite the danger.