Covering housing for @WNYC @Gothamist | dbrand@wnyc.org | Past: @CityLimitsNews, @QueensEagle & before that, a Licensed Social Worker
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I cover HOUSING and politics in and around NYC.
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New York City is rejoicing Saturday night after the New York Knicks claimed their first NBA championship since 1973 — and set off a street party like no other in the five boroughs, five decades in the making. gothamist.visitlink.me/rJ9Zx…
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2027 is our year
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Mayor says more parade details to come later today (Sunday)
Parade. Thursday. Manhattan.
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This must have been in the first half
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Spurs about to dunk on Knicks like Texas has been dunking on New York.
Go Spurs Go 🔥👽
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KNICKS WIN THE DOUBLE
The Knicks become the FIRST team in NBA history to win the NBA Cup and the NBA title in the same season 🏆 🏆
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Brooklyn-born superstar scores TWICE in the World Cup for the United States and some Americans are sad about it
Folarin Balogun is a mercenary, not an American.
In 2019, he played for England’s U18 team.
In 2020, he played England’s U20 team.
In 2021, he made his England U21 debut.
In 2022, he said he was open to playing for Nigeria.
Then he decided to play for the U.S.
So patriotic.
Community note
This post is intentionally misleading.
In 2018, Balogun represented the United States at the U18 level.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folarin_B…
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Photo taken in East Rutherford, New Jersey
“So we both agree New York IS the World Cup?”
Community note
This game (and thus picture) took place in East Rutherford, New Jersey which is not in New York.
usatoday.com/story/sports/s…
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West New York, New Jersey is finally having its moment on the world stage 🙏🤲
New York New Jersey Stadium, the venue of the @FIFAWorldCup 2026 final, will play host to its first game of the tournament today 🏟️
ALT Brazil v Morocco | New York New Jersey Stadium | 13 June 18:00 EDT
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Mamdani still won’t say whether he supports a Matt Freese
Mayor Mamdani Hosts “The Morning Pitch” to Provide Traffic and Weather Updates Ahead of World Cup x.com/i/broadcasts/1AJEmmkea…
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I’m taking NJ Transit to get to MetLife for Brazil-Morocco. Here’s my experience @NBCNews:
—1 pm: buy a ticket via NJ Transit app
—1:05: line up with fans in fenced area outside Penn Station and MSG
—1:25ish: we’re funneled through security, ticket scan, etc. (thread 1/5)
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Two bangers scored by a man playing for the USMNT because we have birthright citizenship
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Balogun d’Or
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FOLARIN BALOGUN BRACE TO MAKE IT 3-0 @USMNT! 🇺🇸
A truly stellar FIFA World Cup debut for Flo.
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FIFA (supposedly) has rules for broadcasters during World Cup hydration breaks.
Fox broke them during the very first game, and even missed match action showing commercials...
nytimes.com/athletic/7352632…
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Dolan talking about @NYCMayor on @WFAN660 right now:
“I don't think that they have faith in their own police force”
“He’s not a Knicks fan”
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In statement, MSG Sports calls Mayor Mamdani's issuing of a watch party permit for Game 4 ‘disingenuous at best’ and criticizes his plan ‘to freeze out fans from celebrating outside Madison Square Garden. Full statement:
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NEW: @Polymarket is spending big money to quietly pay some of the biggest stars on this platform, like @nickshirleyy, @Riley_Gaines_, @dom_lucre, @alx and its coming out of an exec's personal PayPal account.
POLITICO obtained payment records that show @MatthewModabber sent out over $2.5 million to over 800 people in 14 months, and we verified the identities of about two dozen content creators who received money. Most never disclosed the payments. W/ @mayakauf, @Jtblaeser and @declanharty
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Jun 9
Company Summit Properties says it'll forgive rent arrears for tenants in the 5,100 NYC apartments it purchased in a high-profile bankruptcy sale earlier this year
It could be a lot of $
I counted more than 2,500 nonpayment cases filed by previous owner Pinnacle since Apr 2021
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A citywide tenant union credits its advocacy and organizing for the concession
The 93-building Pinnacle portfolio gained more attention when Mayor Mamdani ordered NYC lawyers to intervene in the bankruptcy sale on his first day in office
gothamist.com/news/landlord-…
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David Brand retweeted
smh kid goalie didn't even try
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New York state's housing agency says 57,421 rent-stabilized apartments were vacant on April 1, 2025
... But the agency doesn't say why they were empty, how many were awaiting a new tenant to move in or how many were 'warehoused'
gothamist.com/news/57000-ren…
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