I am Gabbi Park.

I write reviews of the things urban-dweller-with-a-dog actually own, in the homes they actually live in, on the budgets they actually have. With Mochi, a 38-pound mutt with stronger opinions than mine.

What this is

Gab Views is one review every fortnight from a 4th-floor Brooklyn walk-up. Not a haul channel, not a sponsored-products feed, not "ten things I love this week." It is somewhere between a long voice memo to a friend and a column with no editor — honest, opinionated, and aggressively allergic to the agency-speak that has eaten most lifestyle writing on the internet.

What I review — and how

Only after thirty days of use in my apartment, with Mochi, under real conditions. No "I just opened the box and here are my first impressions." No "the brand sent me this and I wanted to share." If I haven't used it for at least a month, the review is not finished. Most products live with us for sixty days or longer before the review goes up.

Some reviews are sponsored. When they are, you see the dark "sponsored posts" strip at the top, a kicker tag above the title, and a sponsor box inside the review. If those signals are not there, the review is unsponsored and nobody paid for it. Editorial policy →

What I'm not

Not a veterinarian. Not a professional dog trainer. Not a buyer for a pet retailer. One person with a dog, a small apartment, a normal salary, and an opinion about which products are actually worth the money.

Who I am

I am 28, Korean-American, born in Queens, currently in a Brooklyn walk-up with Mochi. I work in adjacent fields by day. I cook for myself most weeknights and host friends with too much food on the weekends. The apartment is rented. The dog is owned, and is in charge.