They Were Just There, Like They Belonged: NYC’s Shifting Wildlife and the Subtropical Future We Can’t Ignore

Jul 28, 2025 · 3 min read · I never thought I’d be writing a follow-up to New York’s Subtropical Future just two weeks later. And I definitely never thought parrots—actual, living, green parrots—would be the thing to trigger it. But here we are. It was Sunday, July 27th. I was ...