Reposted by folaNicole Flatow @nicflatow.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Make Cities Fun Again @linpoonsays.bsky.social has the plan www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...bloomberg.comCan ‘Fun’ Reforms Help Revive Dying Social Scenes?Cities looking to breathe life back into their streets are eyeing policies to reenergize local nightlife and bring back outdoor dining. 131
fola @folaak.bsky.social · 17/08/2026New York City is bringing back a stream it buried more than a century ago. I wrote about the ambitious, decades long effort 🎁: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...bloomberg.comA Buried New York City Stream Gets a Second LifeIn the Bronx, NYC will unearth its first waterway to alleviate flooding and pollution — a test case as it scrambles to adapt to a changing climate. 083
fola @folaak.bsky.social · 16/07/2026NYC has a ton of green sidewalk scaffolding. There’s more than 300 miles of it on the city’s streets, enough to encircle Manhattan 10 times. The city is looking at ways to beautify the structures and keep them from languishing on its streets: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...bloomberg.comNew York, City of Scaffolding, Tries a Glow-upSidewalk sheds are ubiquitous in NYC. New designs and reformed rules are the latest attempt to minimize their blight, while keeping pedestrians safe. 031
Reposted by fola◥◤Kriston Capps 250 @kristoncapps.bsky.social · 15/07/2026New York is testing out new, more attractive scaffolding that is potentially easier to build. New York has done this before: that's how the city got its standard drab green sidewalk sheds. But what if New York tried not doing scaffolding? Read @folaak.bsky.social: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...bloomberg.comNew York, City of Scaffolding, Tries a Glow-upSidewalk sheds are ubiquitous in NYC. New designs and reformed rules are the latest attempt to minimize their blight, while keeping pedestrians safe. 051
fola @folaak.bsky.social · 11/06/2026What happens when ICE wants to build a massive detention center in a place with scarce water and no police department? I went to a rural Pennsylvania town that’s gripped by confusion, frustration and anger: www.bloomberg.com/features/202...bloomberg.comICE’s Warehouse Jails Could Overwhelm the Towns Forced to Accept ThemTremont, Pennsylvania, is unprepared, underequipped and largely unwilling to accept an 8,500-bed immigrant detention center. That might not matter. 071
fola @folaak.bsky.social · 11/06/2026I dove into ICE’s $38.3 billion plan to transform how it detains people and the trouble it’s causing communities for @businessweektr.bsky.social 010
fola @folaak.bsky.social · 11/06/2026There are significant hurdles to that plan, namely that water is scarce because the town is coming out of its worst drought in decades. It is next to their only daycare, and they don’t have emergency services capacity to play host. www.bloomberg.com/features/202...bloomberg.comICE’s Warehouse Jails Could Overwhelm the Towns Forced to Accept ThemTremont, Pennsylvania, is unprepared, underequipped and largely unwilling to accept an 8,500-bed immigrant detention center. That might not matter. 110
fola @folaak.bsky.social · 11/06/2026ICE wants to jail up to 8500 immigrants in a warehouse just outside of a Pennsylvania town with 1700 people. 121
fola @folaak.bsky.social · 29/01/2026For context, there’s a record 73,000 people in immigration detention right now. The plan would see the Trump administration add more than 75,000 NEW beds 35820
fola @folaak.bsky.social · 29/01/2026The new sites are part of a plan to convert up to 23 of these buildings into massive detention centers. If executed, it would be the largest expansion of immigration detention in history 15220
fola @folaak.bsky.social · 29/01/2026NEW: ICE has spent at least $172 million this month on warehouses that it plans to convert into immigration jails www.bloomberg.com/news/feature... W/ @sooophie.bsky.socialbloomberg.comUS Spends Millions on Warehouses in Historic Expansion of ICE DetentionPlans for ‘mega centers’ and jails in nearly two dozen communities have sparked protests over suitability, proximity to homes and schools. 41409246
fola @folaak.bsky.social · 18/12/2025NEW: The Trump admin is eyeing a massive expansion of its immigration detention capacity. It’s looking to convert up to two dozen warehouses into massive detention facilities, some of which could hold more than 5,000 people. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comICE Plans Detention Expansion With Deal to Design 'Mega Centers'Agency envisions up to two dozen warehouses, some of which could hold 5,000 people or more. 064
fola @folaak.bsky.social · 11/11/2025In response to our reporting WH Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the story is “based on a single piece of paper produced by random people within the military,” adding that the plan has not been “considered or approved” by the highest levels of the US gov’t 011
fola @folaak.bsky.social · 11/11/2025NEW: The US Military is laying the groundwork for a 10,000 person temporary base “near Gaza,” according to an internal contracting document obtained by @bloomberg.com From @sooophie.bsky.social and team: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comUS Military Explores Building Base for 10,000 People ‘Near Gaza’The US military is exploring whether to build a temporary base capable of housing 10,000 people near Gaza, according to an internal contracting document, as the US pushes for a stabilization force to ... 146
Reposted by fola◥◤Kriston Capps 250 @kristoncapps.bsky.social · 05/11/2025Paradoxically, Zohran Mamdani's first order of business as mayor involves shoring up his relationship with New York's business community. That work's already happening. Read @folaak.bsky.social and @lauranahmias.bsky.social on how Zohran can win over the 1%: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...bloomberg.comAllow Zohran Mamdani to Reintroduce HimselfNew York City’s mayoral frontrunner has been working to build a governing coalition by meeting with all comers, including the business community that’s been bashing his plans. 041
fola @folaak.bsky.social · 27/10/2025He, like many who call the city home, has a thick skin. “New Yorkers deserve to have a mayor they can see, they can talk to, they can yell at.” For @bloomberg.com with @lauranahmias.bsky.social 000
fola @folaak.bsky.social · 27/10/2025Caught up with Zohran Mamdani during the final stages of the NYC mayor’s race. I saw him get heckled, talked to him about coalition building and got a sense of how he’s preparing for the general election and what’s beyond. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...bloomberg.comAllow Zohran Mamdani to Reintroduce HimselfNew York City’s mayoral frontrunner has been working to build a governing coalition by meeting with all comers, including the business community that’s been bashing his plans. 130
Reposted by fola◥◤Kriston Capps 250 @kristoncapps.bsky.social · 17/10/2025Conservative-leaning tech investors are racing to build a new American colossus, and they want something much, much bigger than the Statue of Liberty. Meet the new monuments men of the tech right and their plans for statue-maxing: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...bloomberg.comAmerica’s Tech Right Is Obsessed With Building Giant StatuesWith proposals for a 450-foot statue of Prometheus on Alcatraz and a 650-foot George Washington, MAGA adherents are racing to build America’s largest statue. 178380106
fola @folaak.bsky.social · 24/09/2025The move to the Defense Department contracting process could be lucrative for the border czar's former clients. In response, the White House said Homan has not crossed any ethical lines. 2100
fola @folaak.bsky.social · 24/09/2025Tom Homan said he was recused from anything to do with government contracts. Turns out he wasn't. He played a role in the process to move immigration detention contracts through the Defense Department www.bloomberg.com/news/feature... With @racheladhe.bsky.social and @sooophie.bsky.socialbloomberg.comTrump’s Border Czar Involved in Detention Contract Talks Despite RecusalEthics experts say Tom Homan’s participation could violate rules meant to ensure impartiality. The White House says he has not crossed that line. 34777304
fola @folaak.bsky.social · 15/08/2025With $45 billion on the table, a bunch of disaster relief companies you’ve never heard of are plotting a pivot to ICE detention They’re hoping to be the ones building the Trump administration’s tent camps. W/ @racheladhe.bsky.social and @sooophie.bsky.social 🎁: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...bloomberg.comCompanies With No Detention Experience Want to Run Trump’s ICE CampsObscure disaster-response firms have been angling to profit from the president’s mass deportation plans since before his reelection. 032
fola @folaak.bsky.social · 14/07/2025The Trump admin is sending ICE, FBI, DEA and other armed agents to do “wellness checks” at the homes of immigrant children. A lawyer for one of the kids told me that her client was “terrified” by the experience www.bloomberg.com/news/article... w/ @racheladhe.bsky.socialbloomberg.comAdvocates Fear US Agents Are Using ‘Wellness Checks’ on Children as a Prelude to ArrestsThe Trump administration’s $45 billion for detention is raising fresh concerns over law enforcement visits to families. 000
Reposted by folaracheladhe.bsky.social @racheladhe.bsky.social · 13/06/2025ICE has tapped 41 companies to compete for some of the $45 billion earmarked for a massive expansion of immigration detention space, including at least 9 that offer tent facilities w/ @sooophie.bsky.social and @folaak.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comAs Part of a $45 Billion Push, ICE Prepares for a Vast Expansion of Detention SpaceThe Trump administration has tapped 41 vendors to compete for lucrative federal contracts. 023
Reposted by fola◥◤Kriston Capps 250 @kristoncapps.bsky.social · 09/06/2025Essential reporting by @folaak.bsky.social, @pollymosendz.bsky.social and Rachel Adams-Heard on ICE towns — small communities whose economic survival depends on hosting federal detention facilities, whatever the cost www.bloomberg.com/features/202...bloomberg.comTrump’s Immigration Crackdown Hinges on Small Towns Hooked on Private PrisonsLike a growing number of US communities, Torrance County, New Mexico, is convinced its financial survival depends on locking people up. 023
Reposted by folaracheladhe.bsky.social @racheladhe.bsky.social · 04/06/2025NEW w/ @folaak.bsky.social: ICE is moving to DNA-test families being targeted for deportation with a new contract worth up to $25 million www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comICE Moves to DNA-Test Families Targeted for Deportation with New ContractAdvocates worry the tests will pave the way for the Trump administration to separate children from their caregivers. 011
fola @folaak.bsky.social · 12/05/2025These communities are convinced that their economies depend on ICE could tracks that keep these facilities open — no matter what the conditions are like inside bloom.bg/4j28jqpbloom.bgTrump’s Immigration Crackdown Hinges on Small Towns Hooked on Private PrisonsLike a growing number of US communities, Torrance County, New Mexico, is convinced its financial survival depends on locking people up. 000
fola @folaak.bsky.social · 12/05/2025NEW: The Trump admin’s mass deportation effort hinges on a growing number of small communities that cut deals with private prison companies Dove into one town in New Mexico w/ @racheladhe.bsky.social, @pollymosendz.bsky.social and many others for @bloomberg.com 🎁 link: bloom.bg/4j28jqpbloom.bgTrump’s Immigration Crackdown Hinges on Small Towns Hooked on Private PrisonsLike a growing number of US communities, Torrance County, New Mexico, is convinced its financial survival depends on locking people up. 121
Reposted by folaracheladhe.bsky.social @racheladhe.bsky.social · 12/05/2025ADDICTED TO ICE: A growing number of communities are convinced their economies depend on ICE contracts that keep private jails open for immigration detention -- no matter what happens inside w/ @pollymosendz.bsky.social @folaak.bsky.social @elenamejia.bsky.social & many others bloom.bg/4j28jqpbloom.bgTrump’s Immigration Crackdown Hinges on Small Towns Hooked on Private PrisonsLike a growing number of US communities, Torrance County, New Mexico, is convinced its financial survival depends on locking people up. 36636
Reposted by fola◥◤Kriston Capps 250 @kristoncapps.bsky.social · 22/03/2025Read @sarahholder.bsky.social's delightful review of "Secret Mall Apartment," a documentary about a secret mall apartment www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comThey Built a Secret Apartment in a Mall. Now the Mall Is Dying.In the new documentary “Secret Mall Apartment,” a group of artists recount how they turned a hidden nook in a Providence shopping center into a living space for 4 years. 052
fola @folaak.bsky.social · 21/03/2025We’re taking a look at the money behind the US immigration system. If you work for a company or provider of services in this ecosystem, we want to hear from you. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comWork for an Immigration-Related Federal Contractor? Share Your StoryBloomberg wants to hear from individuals employed by companies involved in US immigration and deportation. 000
fola @folaak.bsky.social · 21/03/2025Taken together, the moves are part of a broader shift in how this administration deals with these children, who are often fleeing violence, abuse or economic hardship 100
fola @folaak.bsky.social · 21/03/2025It comes as the administration is considering a roll back of legal assistance offered to those children 100
fola @folaak.bsky.social · 21/03/2025The Trump administration wants to use jail-like facilities to hold some children who cross the border without their parents www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comTrump Administration Aims to Bring Back Detention Centers for Immigrant KidsThe move to use jail-like facilities to hold children comes as the administration also tries to roll back legal services offered to unaccompanied minors. 100
Reposted by folaracheladhe.bsky.social @racheladhe.bsky.social · 17/03/2025First post on BlueSky to share this survey for people who have experience with immigration contractors in the US! We're talking companies that build tents, operate deportation flights, provide security, etc. We want to hear from you: bmedia.iad1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...bmedia.iad1.qualtrics.comDo You Work For an Immigration-Related Federal Contractor? Share Your StoryBloomberg News is reporting on government contractors dealing with immigration and deportation. If you have experience working with one of these companies, we want to hear from you. 001
fola @folaak.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Immigrant families are being held at a San Diego tent facility for far longer than federal guidelines recommend w/ @racheladhe.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comUS Tent Facility is Holding Migrant Families Longer Than RecommendedThey're being kept far more than 72 hours, despite a plunge in border crossings, according to an immigration advocate and a person familiar with the matter. 012
fola @folaak.bsky.social · 19/02/2025we wrote about a separate effort last week www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comTrump Child Refugee Agency Shares Data With Immigration EnforcersThe move is expected to keep children who cross the US border alone in government custody for longer. 000
fola @folaak.bsky.social · 19/02/2025it’s the latest in a series of changes to how the federal government deals with kids who cross the border without their parents 100
fola @folaak.bsky.social · 19/02/2025the trump admin froze legal services for unaccompanied immigrant kids yesterday www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comChild Migrant Watchdog Gutted in DOGE CutsThe move is one of several to shift how the federal government deals with kids who enter the US alone. 232
fola @folaak.bsky.social · 14/02/2025🚨 unaccompanied migrant kids could be kept in government custody longer because of new trump policy 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comTrump Child Refugee Agency Shares Data With Immigration EnforcersThe move is expected to keep children who cross the US border alone in government custody for longer. 001
fola @folaak.bsky.social · 30/01/2025the trump administration is quietly laying the groundwork to give hundreds of thousands of state and local police officers the power to help with immigration engorcement www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comTrump Paves the Way to Deputize Local Police on ImmigrationThe president’s unprecedented move could deploy thousands of city and state officers to aid in mass deportations. 020
fola @folaak.bsky.social · 15/01/2025check out our story from december on the old policy: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comNYPD Car Chases Are Becoming More Frequent — and More DangerousDespite injuries and deaths, records show the NYPD rarely disciplines officers for dangerous vehicle chases. 021
fola @folaak.bsky.social · 15/01/2025the nypd announced new rules that bring its car chase policies closer to national best practices. the changes come after scrutiny over a spike in chases, crashes and injuries www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comNYPD Reforms Car Chase Policy Amid Rising Crashes, InjuriesThe new rules limit police vehicle chases to incidents that involve more serious violent crimes. 120
fola @folaak.bsky.social · 18/12/2024we’ve also published a cache of nypd internal investigatory records with this story. you can find them at the bottom 000
fola @folaak.bsky.social · 18/12/2024police pursuits are among the most dangerous actions an officer can take, with many ending in crashes and injuries. when nypd chases go wrong, the penalties for the officers amount to a slap on the wrist. read more here! www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comNYPD Car Chases Are Becoming More Frequent — and More DangerousDespite injuries and deaths, records show the NYPD rarely disciplines officers for dangerous vehicle chases. 111
fola @folaak.bsky.social · 18/12/2024the penalties for nypd car chases that end in death or serious injury are the same as the penalties for playing hooky or misclassifying a report. and that’s if they’re punished at all. www.bloomberg.com/news/article... with the great @sarahholder.bsky.social and @kendalltaggart.bsky.socialbloomberg.comNYPD Car Chases Are Becoming More Frequent — and More DangerousDespite injuries and deaths, records show the NYPD rarely disciplines officers for dangerous vehicle chases. 012
Reposted by folaSophie Alexander @sooophie.bsky.social · 02/12/2024 A disgraced billionaire farmed dozens of women in an effort to have 50 kids — and US fertility clinics helped him do it An investigation with @jackiedavalos.bsky.social GIFT LINK 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...bloomberg.comHow a Billionaire’s ‘Baby Project’ Ensnared Dozens of WomenDisgraced tycoon Greg Lindberg built a network of egg donors and surrogates. Several say he conned them—and that US fertility clinics helped him do it. 32121