Archive - City Speak

the hardest part about trying to buy an apartment is asking for help

and then understanding what the people trying to help you are talking about

Jun 27 •

Bennett Capozzi

what will it take for me to buy an apartment in brooklyn?

on my obsession with buying a sliver of the city

Jun 12 •

Bennett Capozzi

May 2025

excuse me but, what do you like about my substack?

sourcing ideas for an urban criticism fellowship application

May 29 •

Bennett Capozzi

WORD ON THE STREET: Why does this block have 47 manhole covers?

if you're wondering... 47 is a lot

May 19 •

Bennett Capozzi

April 2025

what is historic preservation in an affordability crisis?

how movements from the 1970s are still impacting contemporary new york

Apr 15 •

Bennett Capozzi

March 2025

WORD ON THE STREET: cell towers that look like palm trees

on architectural camouflage

Mar 25 •

Bennett Capozzi

efficiency is a foolish way to talk about government

making the case for public benefit

Mar 12 •

Bennett Capozzi

February 2025

civic engagement is a muscle

let's flex, baby

Feb 24 •

Bennett Capozzi

WORD ON THE STREET: the park slope plane crash

welcome to a new series about what's happening on *your* block

Feb 5 •

Bennett Capozzi

January 2025

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