I know, it’s been a while. Blame (in part) computer meltdowns as well as my own overload. (I could try to blame Daniel Doctoroff, the 21st-century Robert Moses, since I have to cover 2/3 of his progeny, but I know that’s not fair.)

Now I write quickly, as deadline week begins, and wanted to mention that I’m instituting some small changes here. You’ll see a separate page called “News Feed,” where I’ll throw up items I notice, with very little comment.

I’ll also update “Recent Articles” more frequently, adding, for example, my newest reporting on illegal hotels, and my riff on what I call “architects’ poetry.”