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From abandoned Queens hospital to affordable housing, despite federal funding cuts gothamist.com/news/from-aban… via @gothamist
The reporters have stupid NIMBY sympathies but the photo editor did a solid here with this caption. nypost.com/2025/07/21/us-…
People support housing density if they like cities. The YIMBY movement will go farther if it evolves into a broader “livable cities” coalition. @CSElmendorf and @ProfSchleich show the way ⬇️
Zephyr Teachout’s NYT op-ed on grocery stores is full of logical errors. She claims that a firm charging less than a competitor is abusing market power, and calls price increases during bird flu, a classic supply shock, price gouging. marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolu…
Member deference is not a sacred institution. It's an accidental byproduct of ward-based charters. Every ward-based city has it w/different names: Philly: councilmanic prerogative Chicago: aldermanic privilege Baltimore: councilmanic courtesy But no at-large council has it!
The Charter Commission’s Final Report significantly weakens the City Council’s role in land use decisions. This shift toward executive control undermines democratic oversight and meaningful public engagement. I stand with my colleagues who are fighting back. Our statement below:
This is the kind of politics that makes building housing in NYC impossible. Politicians need to realize they are the problem.
That’s not the point. I support new housing in my district - but we also negotiate deeper affordability, union jobs, & significant investments in Parks and other infrastructure to meet needs of growing communities. This Commission has decided that shouldn’t happen any more.
If you agree more housing is needed, but you exploit local control to stop housing, you don't actually believe more housing is needed.
This issue transcends party lines and must be opposed by the entire council. The land use proposals by the charter commission represent a fundamentally undemocratic power grab and dramatically weakens the voice of ordinary New Yorkers who deserve a say in their neighborhood. We…
Final CBO score of the "big beautiful bill" is out Biggest Medicaid cuts ever - in fact, 4 times the size of the previous biggest; $894-$990 bn Kicks 10 million off health insurance Biggest SNAP cuts ever, $187 bn Still increases deficit by $3.4 trillion from huge tax cuts
Going after children and encouraging neighbors to report each other is a gross mockery of what makes New York City such a great place for everyone.
ICE Continues Making Presence Known on Upper West Side tinyurl.com/3z9akym7
Well done
London New Liberals cheered Labour along when they promised to back the builders, not the blockers. The Planning and Infrastructure Bill was the jewel in Labour’s crown and inspired many of our members to get involved with the party.
The most common question I get on here is: If tariffs are so bad, why do other countries use them? The answer: They basically don't. Most of our trading partners have almost no tariffs, and the few they have are in politically powerful sectors.
It costs $9 to drive into lower Manhattan
The irony of an MTA Emergency Response vehicle being unable to move through traffic in the so called Congestion Relief Zone where we pay not to deal with this
The BMT Task Force votes Thursday 7/17 on the plan, which is an abundance cornucopia of housing, infrastructure, commerce, and climate action Contact task force members below to support, especially Councilmember Shahana Hanif: [email protected] edc.nyc/brooklyn-marin…
Paraphrasing @Scott_Wiener: “My neighborhood is The Castro. It’s historic. And also, a lot of people have been pushed out. I love that it looks historic. I’d rather the people who made it historic were still there.”
A great story of crime reduction and urban renewal open.substack.com/pub/popularinf…
A strong piece from @agounardes about the BMT redevelopment plan's myriad benefits: ☑️ 6,000 new homes; 2,400 affordable ☑️ $200 million for NYCHA repairs ☑️ 28 acres of new public space ☑️ 250,000 sq ft for community facilities ☑️ A brand-new $1.7B port ☑️ ...and much more!
"We face a consequential decision on Brooklyn's future," writes @Sen_Gounardes. "At stake is the Brooklyn Marine Terminal, a 122-acre waterfront site that has faced decades of disinvestment and deterioration." brooklynpaper.com/op-ed-bk-marin…