Fast Company • March 2023 NYC is about to regulate AI in hiring. Critics say the new law doesn’t do much Why Local Law 144 isn't just a missed opportunity, but dangerous.
Curbed • March 2023 What if we made It easier for renters to buy their buildings? A new bill in Albany would give tenants the right to purchase their buildings — and the funding to do it.
The Guardian • March 2023 ‘It’s legal, there’s just no precedent’: the first US town to demand a rent decrease When housing prices soared in Kingston, it tried something no other city had ever done.
The Guardian • March 2023 Starbucks fired a union organizer. New York City got him rehired Austin Locke was sacked days after he helped unionize workers. A monumental new labor law means he’s back on the job.
Curbed • January 2023 Does New York’s Chinatown Really Need an Arch? New York has approved funding for the city's first Chinatown gate. Not everyone is happy.
The Guardian • January 2023 ‘The worst it’s ever been’: mysterious US Adderall shortage puts ADHD patients at risk Here's what's really behind the stimulant shortage.
Verso • December 2022 Hong Kong and neoliberalism My chapter in Verso's 'The China Question: Toward Left Perspectives' (2022)
Curbed • December 2022 The crumbling building where no one claims to be the landlord The strange case of a Crown Heights building that no landlord claims to own.
The Guardian • December 2022 ‘Freedom in China is precious’: Tiananmen Square protest veteran salutes new generation For Chinese former democracy leaders, it’s been emotional to watch mass protests erupt anew.
The Guardian • November 2022 The other New York: how Republicans made ‘shocking’ gains in the empire state Why the midterm "red wave" surfaced in immigrant-heavy southern Brooklyn.
Curbed • November 2022 What happens when you house more than 1,000 refugees on a cruise ship? Temporary cruise-ship housing for migrants has become a real trend — does it work?
Dwell • November 2022 They built ‘The Woks of Life’ from home. Now they’re cooking things up from a new one It feels like part of a modern Chinese American fantasy.
The Guardian • November 2022 Mastodon gained 70,000 users after Musk’s Twitter takeover. I joined them Tech-savvy users are rallying around Mastodon — here's how it works.
Curbed • October 2022 Why one Chinatown mini-mall languishes while another thrives How do you save a community mall when its intended community is gone?
Curbed • October 2022 How delivery workers won their first charging hub "It makes me think nothing is impossible,” said Gustavo Ajche, founder of Los Deliveristas Unidos.
The Guardian • August 2022 The AI startup erasing call center worker accents New software can make overseas call center workers sound American — but at what cost?
The Guardian • July 2022 Can ‘chief vibes officers’ keep things positive amid the crypto collapse? The goal is to shore up the vibes as prices go down.
Dissent Magazine • June 2022 Night in Hong Kong In the wake of Hong Kong's protests is a painful stillness.
The Guardian • June 2022 Jay-Z’s bitcoin school met with skepticism in his former housing project “People looking to make money, not lose it.”
The Guardian • May 2022 ‘This can’t be real’: Grubhub promotion turns New York City restaurants into a ‘war zone’ A food delivery platform Grubhub went badly awry – and proved there’s really no such thing as a free lunch.