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David Sokolow
🚌 Community Takes Action on the Bus Stop and Shuttle Line

May 1, 2026

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3 min read

🚌 Community Takes Action on the Bus Stop and Shuttle Line

Next steps with the Franklin and Fulton Bus Stop, a Shuttle Clean Up and more from BetterBlockGPT

David Sokolow
David Sokolow
🏛️ How Historical Landmarks Show Up in Bed Stuy

Mar 29, 2026

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7 min read

🏛️ How Historical Landmarks Show Up in Bed Stuy

And new features for BetterBlockGPT

David Sokolow
David Sokolow
🏢 75 Macon Finally Listed for Sale

Mar 22, 2026

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5 min read

🏢 75 Macon Finally Listed for Sale

And latest on the Fulton and Franklin Bus Stop and Improvements to BetterBlockGPT

David Sokolow
David Sokolow
💵 BetterBlockGPT Now has NYC Spend Data

Mar 15, 2026

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5 min read

💵 BetterBlockGPT Now has NYC Spend Data

And we made some improvements to search and broadened it to all of New York

David Sokolow
David Sokolow
💬 Introducing BetterBlockGPT

Mar 8, 2026

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6 min read

💬 Introducing BetterBlockGPT

We launched a ChatGPT-like interface to gather 311 data on our blocks

David Sokolow
David Sokolow
👩‍💻👨‍💻 Working Together to Improve Our Blocks

Mar 1, 2026

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5 min read

👩‍💻👨‍💻 Working Together to Improve Our Blocks

This week, I wanted to spotlight three separate efforts to improve the neighborhood in Bed Stuy

David Sokolow
David Sokolow
🌳 How Long Does it Take to Prune Your Street Tree? Maybe 25 Years

Feb 22, 2026

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7 min read

🌳 How Long Does it Take to Prune Your Street Tree? Maybe 25 Years

We heard back from NYC Parks on our FOIL Request

David Sokolow
David Sokolow
🚌 News from the MTA and DOT on Options for the Bus Stop

Feb 15, 2026

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7 min read

🚌 News from the MTA and DOT on Options for the Bus Stop

The MTA needs DOT. The DOT needs MTA.

David Sokolow
David Sokolow
🚌 MTA Meeting on Franklin and Fulton Moved to Feb 10th

Feb 8, 2026

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7 min read

🚌 MTA Meeting on Franklin and Fulton Moved to Feb 10th

And, why NYC Agency decision making is broken

David Sokolow
David Sokolow
🏚️ Breaking Down the Vacant Building Challenge in NYC

Feb 1, 2026

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7 min read

🏚️ Breaking Down the Vacant Building Challenge in NYC

And, next steps with our conversations with the MTA on the Franklin and Fulton bus stop

David Sokolow
David Sokolow
🚌 Bus Stop Meeting with the MTA Upcoming on January 29th

Jan 25, 2026

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7 min read

🚌 Bus Stop Meeting with the MTA Upcoming on January 29th

And, how the Atlantic Avenue Mixed Use Plan will impact the block

David Sokolow
David Sokolow
🏚️ What's Broken in How the City Enforces Property Violations

Jan 18, 2026

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8 min read

🏚️ What's Broken in How the City Enforces Property Violations

Takeaways from our call with the Department of Finance on enforcing ECB/OATH violations

David Sokolow
David Sokolow
🔦 Building out the Request for Lighting at the Bus Stop

Jan 11, 2026

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7 min read

🔦 Building out the Request for Lighting at the Bus Stop

And, next steps on our policy proposal to Hold Negligent Property Owners Accountable

David Sokolow
David Sokolow
🗓️ New Year, Renewed Focus for Better Block

Jan 4, 2026

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7 min read

🗓️ New Year, Renewed Focus for Better Block

We're focused on passing negligent landlord policy, improving the bus stop and continuing to improve 1105 Fulton

David Sokolow
David Sokolow
💡 5 Things I Learned About Community Advocacy in 2025

Dec 28, 2025

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9 min read

💡 5 Things I Learned About Community Advocacy in 2025

And, who Better Block is thankful for this year

David Sokolow
David Sokolow
💵 NYC is Owed $573M in Penalties from Outstanding City Violations

Dec 21, 2025

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6 min read

💵 NYC is Owed $573M in Penalties from Outstanding City Violations

And, how this informs our Negligent Landlord Policy

David Sokolow
David Sokolow
🚌 Construction is Finally Removed at the Franklin & Fulton Bus Stop

Dec 14, 2025

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7 min read

🚌 Construction is Finally Removed at the Franklin & Fulton Bus Stop

Plus highlights from our Fulton Street Trash Clean Up

David Sokolow
David Sokolow
💸 How Much it Costs to Beautify Fulton Street

Dec 7, 2025

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6 min read

💸 How Much it Costs to Beautify Fulton Street

And, a reminder of our upcoming Trash Clean Up event on Saturday, December 13th!

David Sokolow
David Sokolow
💵 $19.1M in Unpaid DOB Fines So Far in 2025

Nov 30, 2025

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7 min read

💵 $19.1M in Unpaid DOB Fines So Far in 2025

Why fines are not serving their purpose in deterring negligent behavior from NYC property owners

David Sokolow
David Sokolow
✉️ The MTA Letter is Sent & What We Heard from the DOT

Nov 23, 2025

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7 min read

✉️ The MTA Letter is Sent & What We Heard from the DOT

And, what we have learned about how to make change in our neighborhoods

David Sokolow
David Sokolow
🚌  80+ Signatures to Improve the Bus Stop on Franklin & Fulton

Nov 16, 2025

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6 min read

🚌 80+ Signatures to Improve the Bus Stop on Franklin & Fulton

And, what we learned at our Mapping for Equity event in Herbert Von King Park

David Sokolow
David Sokolow
🗑️  News on Fulton Street Trash & Sign Our Letter To The MTA

Nov 9, 2025

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7 min read

🗑️ News on Fulton Street Trash & Sign Our Letter To The MTA

And, we're planning a trash clean up on Fulton Street for Saturday, December 13th

David Sokolow
David Sokolow
🚌 Incident at Franklin & Fulton Bus Stop & MTA Requests Community Letter

Nov 2, 2025

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6 min read

🚌 Incident at Franklin & Fulton Bus Stop & MTA Requests Community Letter

And City Council putting additional pressure on NYPD to improve the intersection

David Sokolow
David Sokolow
🚌 MTA & NYPD Quiet About Improving the Franklin and Fulton Bus Stop

Oct 26, 2025

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7 min read

🚌 MTA & NYPD Quiet About Improving the Franklin and Fulton Bus Stop

Despite multiple follow ups, we've yet to see action from either agency

David Sokolow
David Sokolow
🌳 NYC Parks Response to Frustration with Tree Maintenance

Oct 19, 2025

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7 min read

🌳 NYC Parks Response to Frustration with Tree Maintenance

And a Mapping For Equity Event on November 15th at Herbert Von King Park

David Sokolow
David Sokolow
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