Mai TranI’m Defending Tenants Against Scamming SlumlordsIn California, I’ve seen a spike in landlords looking for creative excuses to evict tenantsNov 30, 2020Nov 30, 2020
Max UfbergThe Pandemic Has Revealed How Vulnerable Our Cities Truly AreWe made all our cities look the same, then Covid-19 hollowed them outNov 10, 20206Nov 10, 20206
Glynnis MacNicolThe Death of ‘Instagram New York’Welcome to New York City’s #NoFilter eraOct 26, 20203Oct 26, 20203
Emma BanksA Queerer Vision for the Future of the Lesbian BarFor older institutions, survival necessitates a certain degree of transformationOct 2, 20201Oct 2, 20201
Mai TranI’m an NYC Mover Packing Up People’s Personal Belongings Over FaceTimeWhen New Yorkers started fleeing the city to escape the pandemic, moving companies swept in to pack up their livesAug 31, 20202Aug 31, 20202
Patrick SissonThe Pandemic Has Exposed How Broken Our Housing System IsThe failure to respond to the Covid housing crisis has created an eviction catastrophe for vulnerable rentersAug 31, 20204Aug 31, 20204
Steve LeVineThe Radical Plan to Save the Fastest Sinking City in the WorldMany of our coastal cities are imperiled, but none have plotted an escape quite as audacious as Jakarta’sAug 26, 202018Aug 26, 202018
Patrick SissonCities Aren’t Dead, They’re Ready to Be RebornThe pandemic may have accelerated migration from urban centers, but neighborhoods are keeping city life alive.Jul 9, 202010Jul 9, 202010
Sarah BegleyCities Weren’t Built for Women. The Pandemic Could Change That.Gendered issues from public restrooms to accessible transit require work that we could use this time to solveJul 2, 20204Jul 2, 20204
Tom VanderbiltPeople Are Buying Cars Because of the Pandemic. Cities May Change as a Result.In Covid mode, a personal vehicle feels like the ultimate PPEJun 17, 20208Jun 17, 20208