The Urban Curmudgeon
growls from Manhattan
AI has arrived. Not coming, it’s already here, and that means we’re already behind in regulating it. Good discussion on that process on Stephanie Ruhle’s show last weekend. It’s the same problem the internet was when it hit the stage. We all
And Other Notes From the Past Couple Weeks Donald Trump is really pitching for that Nobel Peace Prize. This month, he sanctioned Russia’s two top revenue-producing oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil. Both are blocked from doing business with any American company, and
So, Donald Trump looked at the calendar last month and panicked. The statute of limitations was running out on one of his least favorite people, James Comey. But the chief prosecutor didn’t want to bring charges because he recognized the case Trump
Marco Rubio, the Donald’s Secretary of State, was all over the tube last Sunday trying to logically explain what is happening in the peace talks, but forever frustrated by Trump’s affinity for the big lie. Trump has lied so definitively over his
Lindsey Graham was recently on Meet the Press lauding the president for his possibly successful attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities. He worked so hard, I began to wonder how far he’d really go for a couple of hours of free greens fees.
Lindsey Graham was recently on Meet the Press, lauding the president for his possibly successful attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities. He worked so hard, I began to wonder how far he’d really go for a couple of hours of free greens fees.
So, yeah, I couldn’t go even a month without having to air a complaint. This time it’s “congestion pricing.” It isn’t that I’m against lowering the traffic volume in midtown and below, it’s just that the means they’ve devised to do it
So last time we talked about all the problems with Traffic & Transportation but we never got around to what to do about them. Now we’re going to face that problem. We may not solve it, or even any part
The passing and signing of the Infrastructure bill sent spasms of greed and delight flashing across the country. Urban planners and the contractors that erect their dreams are aflutter with delight over the prospects ahead. And in New York politicians are girding
Early voting for the NYC Mayoral race started this week and now it’s time to get serious. I’ve watched the two Democratic Mayoral debates and part of the Republican debate but as any New Yorker knows, it’s the Democratic one that’s