During the most recent "Free Culture Friday" slash World Cup watch party, I spoke to a journalist from the The Athletic and ended up being quoted (and photographed!) in the resulting story, "Welcome to the high-stakes universe of World Cup Wikipedia editing" (gift link): Those editors include sports fans like…
I was recently walking down the street earlier this week and noticed that the location that used to be home to Möge Tea (reviewed in Jan. 2025, 6/10) had a new sign up: Arteassan. As you may have read on the news, there is currently a blizzard hitting New York…
It's been a while since my last boba review, but sometimes you visit a new place that just inspires you to write about it. ChaHalo recently opened in Long Island City, right in between the Queens Plaza station (E, F, R) and Court Square (7, E, F, G, R) so…
There have been a lot of Zohran Mamdani thinkpieces since November 4th, and I've read most of them! But I want to add three takeaways that I really haven't seen discussed elsewhere in detail. No repeats of Buffalo In the past few weeks people have talked a lot about how…
Note: I had mostly finished this project last weekend, before Eric Adams dropped out of the mayoral race. While Adams will still be the mayor until January, this project made more sense while he was an active candidate. WHERE'S ERIC? provides a compilation and visualization of when Eric Adams and…
Unfortunately I don't have 8.3 million dollars to spend in support of a political candidate, but I do have my blog. In the ongoing New York City mayor's race (specifically the Democratic primary), I'm supporting, canvassing and voting for my assembly member, Zohran Mamdani. His entire platform is centered around…
Surreal Creamery is not your typical boba shop; on first glance it looks like an ice cream shop. But at least from my point of view, it's enough of a boba shop for Boba Quest 2025 🧋 — a significant amount of their menu is boba and they even have…
In my first-ever Boba Quest review, I looked at I'Milky, my current go-to place in Long Island City (it got a 7/10). I concluded the review by stating: Assuming they do a similar Easter promotion as last year, I'll review them again in April. Unfortunately, they did not do the…
As I wrote about last week, one of my favorite boba shops, Shiny Tea, is closing soon (now extended to May 17th). Knowing that time was running out to fill up my privacy-preserving stamp card, I brought two friends with me to review it: Emmie and Wen. We headed over…
I have sad news to share: Shiny Tea on the Upper West Side (UWS) is closing at the end of this month on May 17th. When I used to live on the UWS, it was my go-to boba shop, and I was one of their regulars. Within about 2-3 months…
Unfortunately I've been sick for the past two weeks and haven't been able to go around to try new boba places, which honestly made being sick even worse. But I'm better now, and ready to catch up on all the boba I missed! Last week I tried Erye Tea Shop…
Flushing is one of my favorite neighborhoods in Queens because of how diverse and lively it is. Originally founded by the Dutch in the 1600s, today it's an incredible melting pot, primarily populated by Asian immigrants. My coworker David Huerta originally recommended Xing Fu Tang to me at least two…
It's the beginning of a new month, so it's a good opportunity to visit a genuinely new boba shop. This week we visited Bobavise in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, which just opened in February. At 893 Nostrand Ave., it's easily reachable via the 2, 3, and 5 trains. The location is…
This week we tried Débutea in Greenwich Village, our first review in Manhattan. It's right next to Washington Square Park and NYU, so there's convenient subway access at West 4th Street for the A, B, C, D, E, F and M trains. When we walked in, they had a sign…
My friends are often surprised to find out that cannoli are one of my favorite desserts. In their defense, I talk about ice cream far more frequently. Still, I'm always on the lookout for cannoli when eating at Italian resturants and am often left disappointed. I had some fantastic cannoli…
