Tim Tompkins

I love, study, teach and preach cities.

[Tim Tompkins @tmtomp]

Throwback Thursday (my version)

https://t.co/aNrbKcxW5F

[Tim Tompkins @tmtomp]

@s_sullivan @GregBerman50 Well worth the read !

[NYC Planning @NYCPlanning]

Thanks to @NYUMarron for hosting @J_Almazan_Arch and @DanGarodnick for a conversation on planning for spontaneous change & incremental growth — in Tokyo and right here in NYC through #CityofYes.

[Tim Tompkins @tmtomp]

My inclination since leaving the Alliance is not to weigh in on specific issues affecting Times Square, but the B.S. being spewed by casino proponents was just too much!
Times Square casino would be a mistake https://t.co/i3skQ9SRjT

[Greg Berman @GregBerman50]

New! Josh Greenman and I have a piece in the Washington Post looking at the current state of NYC and how it has affected the mayor's race:

https://t.co/paW6nBMLK2

[Tim Tompkins @tmtomp]

So good. The facts, just the facts. @VitalCityNYC https://t.co/rW6T9GtU1X

[Tim Tompkins @tmtomp]

The insights and creativity of Robert Wilson, who passed away today, dramatically shaped Times Square's trajectory during my two decades at the @TimesSquareAlliance At a 2003 visioning session by the @designtrustnyc for Public Space, led by the amazing duo of @ClaireWeisz and @KinshashaConwill, his profound comments laid the seeds for many of the design and art initiatives that followed. And when the brilliant @SherryDobbin left Watermill to become the Director of Times Square Arts, she collaborated with him to create the first Midnight Moment, featuring his astonishing video portraits, which played a key role in formally establishing and legitimizing our nascent arts program.
https://t.co/NeVXn0LrMI

[Tim Tompkins @tmtomp]

Spot-on piece in @VitalCityNYC about a critical factor in making government work better, relevant for all cities, not just NYC: tapping and retaining talent. https://t.co/F2xRYKb8Zl

[Tim Tompkins @tmtomp]

My take (and a few others’) on the Times’ take…

https://t.co/tnZqJVKWwf

[Tim Tompkins @tmtomp]

@sewellchan @Columbia Sickened but alas not surprised to read this. Glad that you are stating the facts and defending yourself and your reputation.

[Tim Tompkins @tmtomp]

That these remarkable and principled public servants felt the need to resign says it all.

https://t.co/Ky1z7McQ7D

[Tim Tompkins @tmtomp]

Almost as disappointing as the decision itself: the lack of an explanation why.

[Errol Louis (@errollouis.bsky.social) @errollouis]

The ⁦@nytimes⁩ has decided to throw up its hands and let New York’s leaders emerge based on the half-truths promoted by politicians rather than the vast trove of reliable information gathered by the paper of record.

What a colossal blunder. https://t.co/CwRuLTdgMt

[Tim Tompkins @tmtomp]

@nicolegelinas @GridlockSam Can’t wait to read it !

[Tim Tompkins @tmtomp]

@AndyKimNJ You are dead wrong and your posting this actually says a lot about you, and not in a good way. I am a lifelong Democrat who has known Curtis for decades and while we have sometimes had spirited disagreements about issues, to assert this about him is both lame and lazy.

[Tim Tompkins @tmtomp]

Police are terrible at policing wayward police. Period. ⁦@errollouis⁩ https://t.co/6Qmk1iPuW8

[Tim Tompkins @tmtomp]

Just sayin’

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