Rob Stephenson

4 weeks ago | mattchoi.substack.com | Matt Choi |Rob Stephenson

For a short time, my family belonged to the Park Slope Food Co-Op, when it still had a whiff of hippie and was less a cluster-fuck of neighborhood politics. The food was great—Farm-fresh and at prices that competed with local chain supermarkets. I was too young to remember much, but I do remember being stunned when my dad brought home a chicken with the feet still on. Growing up in a city inspired a strong appetite.

Jul 4, 2024 | theneighborhoods.substack.com | Rob Stephenson

Last year, I figured most readers would be too busy spending their 4th of July weekend barbecuing and lighting Roman candles to read about neighborhoods. Instead, I shared a series of images with the stars and stripes found throughout the city. This year, in lieu of flags, I thought I would feature another of my ongoing projects.

Jun 14, 2024 | gothamist.com | Rob Stephenson

New York is a city of neighborhoods: 350 of them, according to a recent crowdsourced survey by the New York Times. Last March, after 20 years of photographing in and around the city, I decided to document every single neighborhood. I’ve been covering approximately one a week. To keep myself accountable, I share my updates in an email newsletter.

Jun 14, 2024 | flipboard.com | Rob Stephenson

NowTren a las Nubes runs along the high Andes desert of Argentina. In the lesser-visited northwestern corner of Argentina, where the high desert meets the Andes mountains, a historic train travels 13,850 feet above sea level. The train, which is the third highest train route in the world, zigzags up …

Jun 13, 2024 | yankton.net | Rob Stephenson

I commend those who have been working to implement Yankton’s Downtown BID, as well as others who have joined the discussion to share their reservations or opposition. Civil debate of ideas is highly valuable. How to fund downtown efforts/improvements has been a question for the 28 years I’ve been in the business community and likely for decades prior to that. If there was a simple best method to do it, it would probably already be in place.