Jake Anbinder
@jakeanbinder.bsky.social
Author of NIMBY NATION: The War on Growth That Created Our Housing Crisis and Remade American Politics (Bloomsbury, 2027). American historian and Klarman Fellow @Cornell. Learn more: JacobAnbinder.com
this has to be a record for mixing metaphors
November 21, 2025 at 3:26 AM
this has to be a record for mixing metaphors
I love when real estate articles describe people “falling in love” with, like, a universally desirable and extremely expensive neighborhood
November 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I love when real estate articles describe people “falling in love” with, like, a universally desirable and extremely expensive neighborhood
Or, if you are Robert Reich, against change, as the case may be
November 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Or, if you are Robert Reich, against change, as the case may be
These were the bestselling cars in 1957 in the UK and US respectively
November 6, 2025 at 2:16 PM
These were the bestselling cars in 1957 in the UK and US respectively
Brendan Gill doing the “ I don’t even think anyone lives in these new apartments“ song and dance, 38 years ago
November 5, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Brendan Gill doing the “ I don’t even think anyone lives in these new apartments“ song and dance, 38 years ago
Not a criticism, just an observation, but there was a time when the most pro-labor of the candidates for New York City mayor would certainly not have worn a suit that was not made in New York City www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/s...
November 5, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Not a criticism, just an observation, but there was a time when the most pro-labor of the candidates for New York City mayor would certainly not have worn a suit that was not made in New York City www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/s...
The way some people on here talk about Mamdani and the DNC is basically this scene
November 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The way some people on here talk about Mamdani and the DNC is basically this scene
smdh “MIKIE LIKES IT” was right there
November 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
smdh “MIKIE LIKES IT” was right there
Tompkins County: we are good at googling things
November 5, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Tompkins County: we are good at googling things
It represents a culmination of an enormous amount of politicking for the NYT editorial board to simply state this as fact
November 5, 2025 at 3:54 AM
It represents a culmination of an enormous amount of politicking for the NYT editorial board to simply state this as fact
I love how this election resurrected the long-dormant Upper West Side/Upper East Side divide. The ‘90s are back baby!
November 5, 2025 at 3:33 AM
I love how this election resurrected the long-dormant Upper West Side/Upper East Side divide. The ‘90s are back baby!
NYC always convinced it knows what's best for upstate
November 5, 2025 at 3:02 AM
NYC always convinced it knows what's best for upstate
lol this stupid city
November 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
lol this stupid city
I, too, spend an inordinate amount of time wondering this
November 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I, too, spend an inordinate amount of time wondering this
I brought receipts too
November 2, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I brought receipts too
neighborhood kids: “trick or treat!”
me, emerging from my house holding a crockpot:
me, emerging from my house holding a crockpot:
October 31, 2025 at 6:42 PM
neighborhood kids: “trick or treat!”
me, emerging from my house holding a crockpot:
me, emerging from my house holding a crockpot:
This is the most liked comment on the NYT’s Whole Foods article and it’s, like, obviously not true? Do people remember what mainstream supermarkets were like 25 years ago?
October 29, 2025 at 4:59 PM
This is the most liked comment on the NYT’s Whole Foods article and it’s, like, obviously not true? Do people remember what mainstream supermarkets were like 25 years ago?
Oh, apparently this is a real thing and not just my imagination
October 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Oh, apparently this is a real thing and not just my imagination
New profile pic (courtesy M. Sasek)
October 25, 2025 at 3:50 PM
New profile pic (courtesy M. Sasek)
Major crossing right where multiple lanes of traffic line up for a major intersection? What could go wrong?
October 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Major crossing right where multiple lanes of traffic line up for a major intersection? What could go wrong?
As a frequent South Florida visitor, I’ll say it only takes about three seconds of looking at the way they do grade crossings to figure this out
October 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
As a frequent South Florida visitor, I’ll say it only takes about three seconds of looking at the way they do grade crossings to figure this out
Just about sums it up
October 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Just about sums it up