🗽 “LIVE from NYC” — Airbnb’s secret hotels. Blank Street’s $1B matcha pour. Anthropic’s Jurassic Park strategy. +Brooklyn Bridge condos
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What's up, New York City? Come on! Fifteen years before this song, two friends from the Northeast met in the dorm. They had an idea to cause a cultural storm. It's the best one yet, but the best is the norm. Jack Nick, that's it. I don't even think they need to practice. Fifty percent, that's a fat tip. T-Bone City on your act list. If you know, you know, we all ready to go. We can't wait no more, so just start the show. If you know, you know, we ain't waiting no more. Ain't no party like a T-boy party, cause a T-boy party don't stop. Yo, ain't no party like a T-boy party, cause a T-boy party don't stop. Come on, ain't no party like a T-boy party, cause a T-boy party don't stop. What up? Ain't no party like a T-boy party, cause a T-boy party don't stop.
Yo, we are hands up, hands up, hands up. Come on, hands up, hands up, hands up. Come on, how you doing, how you doing? Hands up, come on.
Yes, sir. We are Black Alive from Austin, Texas. Let's get it going. One more time, New York! Let's go.
Yeah! This is Nick. This is Jack. It's Thursday, the new Friday, April 9th, and today's live show from New York City! Yeah! is the best one yet.
The top three pop business news stories you need to know today. Welcome to the IPO tour, baby. Our in-person offering. Stocks dropped like 5% today. Correlation? Stocks are up 5%. Must be because T-Boy's live in New York. But Jack, three fantastic stories. What do we got on the pod? For our first story, Airbnb was banned in New York, so they've got a stealthy new plan. Hotels! Airbnb is secretly getting into hotels, and it's all inspired by a DJ. For our second story, Blank Street Coffee, the minimalist matcha chain... is about to hit a $1 billion valuation. Because Blank Street mastered the most important three seconds in all of business. And our third and final story is Anthropic. Their latest AI model is so powerful that yesterday it escaped from its cage.
I'm sorry, Jack, isn't that the plot of Jurassic Park? All nine of them, Nick.
Yeah.
But this T-Rex AI is actually a lesson for all of us in asking for help. But besties, before we hit that wonderful mix of stories... I mean, am I wrong? Or is that a fantastic mix of stories? No one else is doing that mix today! Our favorite line about life, really, comes from Sex and the City. You see, in New York City, you're always looking for one of three things. A boyfriend, a job, or an apartment. Raise your hand if you're one of those people. And now raise your hand if you're specifically looking for an apartment. Okay, Nick, about one-third of our audience is looking for a new place. Yeah, about 100% of them hate the radiator. But pause the pod, because we have fantastic news for your life, your wallet, and potentially New York's economy.
Because you can now rent out the Brooklyn Bridge. Correction. You can rent out the secret apartments inside the Brooklyn Bridge. I mean, Jack, it's the best commute in the city, because you are the commute. Call it bridge-maxing. It's bridge-maxing. Now, I know the entire history of the Brooklyn Bridge because for about three years I was reading that book. Jack, could you sprinkle on a little more context for us, please? The Brooklyn Bridge was completed in 1883 after a harrowing 14 years and $15 million spent. All right, whip out the whiteboard. That's about $300 million today adjusted for inflation. Which is basically one Goldman bonus. Yeah. But Washington Roebling designed two wine cellars at the base of the bridge.
Strategic business move so this costly bridge could one day become a profit puppy. One day. But for 143 years, those vaults inside the bridge, they've been sitting there doing less than the Mets. So they never put any wine in there. The sellers, one on each side of the shores is now available. There's one on the Manhattan side. There's one on the Brooklyn side. This is a true story, Eddie. Yeah. Because get this. It's the Brooklyn Bridge's secret. And these vacant units are the biggest real estate opportunity since 16 handles. So. Last week, the city council proposed renting him out to raise some revenue for the city.
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