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Let’s go on Fulton and Elliott-Chelsea NYCHA’s Fulton and Elliott-Chelsea residents did everything right. They organized, made the plan and called for full reconstruction of their Manhattan homes. This isn’t just another project —…

"The last thing NYCHA residents need is more process and red tape. I love a good Community Board meeting as much as the next person, but when my sink breaks, I don’t have to spend five years in working groups begging to get it fixed. Neither should NYCHA residents." #affordablehousing

You know what's a privilege? Being fresh out of HS and not having to (at 18 years old) navigate the college application process without wrestling with one's racial or ethnic identity.

People are seriously underestimating the number of New Yorkers who have gone through the same process.

on my first tattoo. — chester jesus soria I finally got my first tattoo. A few weeks after turning 41, I did what I’ve threatened my parents I’d do since I was a teenager. I didn’t expect it to happen for the reasons it finally did.

Reading all the headlines about Venezuelans getting detained and deported over their tattoos left me feeling helpless. It also convinced me to get my first at 41. chstr.me/tattoo

Backing sanctuary NYC, even if the mayor won’t The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s hearing this morning on sanctuary cities is nothing more than an attempt to vilify immigrants and further a political agenda of fear and divisi…

Strong words from some of New York's biggest defenders of immigrant communities. @thenyic.bsky.social's @heyitsmurad.bsky.social is joined by three @council.nyc.gov speakers who enacted and defended critical policies over the last 15+ years to protect immigrant New Yorkers' rights.

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Not for nothing but if congestion pricing helped cut my travel time to the doctor’s office from South Slope to Downtown Brooklyn, more please. #b63

I thought I was ready.

(I am not ready.)

IRL example of local zoning at the Houston Children’s Museum.

Op-ed: Working with the incoming federal administration on housing The tax reform promises President-elect Donald Trump made on the 2024 campaign trail exclude the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit – the main financing tool for affordable housing, writes contributor Rach...

#CityOfYes is just the first step toward tackling our housing shortage and affordability crisis. NYHC’s Rachel Fee explores what needs to happen now, especially at a national level. Spoiler: "it’s critical to preserve public housing and rental assistance to combat the national housing crisis.”

How Albany can stand with immigrant communities As Donald Trump prepares for a return to the White House, immigrants are bracing for his promised mass deportations and family separations to become real. Now, New York must confront the devastatin…

Important message from @thenyic.bsky.social's @heyitsmurad.bsky.social ahead of the upcoming legislative session: "Our state and local leaders are the last defense against unconstitutional and immoral federal policies."

Literally "Veep."

"Our Constitution is for all of us. Even for undocumented immigrants." Speaking to @michael-hill.bsky.social, Mayor Adams walks back earlier comments that undocumented people were not entitled to due process under the U.S. Constitution on @wnyc.org today. #nyc #imigration @gothamist.com

NYC says, "Yes to Housing," following the City Council vote in support of the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity and thanks to the Yes to Housing Coalition.

#CityOfYes passes! Shout out to the #YesToHousing Coalition for its tireless work fighting for more housing in every neighborhood. Along with #CityForAll, today marks an unprecedented step toward more housing across New York City that can address our affordability crisis.

American voters elected a verifiably prolific liar, so the pearl-clutching over the pardon flip-flop feels a little misplaced.

Will Eric Adams Defend the City From Trump’s Mass Deportation? This mayor (or the next one) faces a critical test.

Mass deportation will hit political, logistical, economic, and legal obstacles -- but Trump can do vast damage to immigrant families and communities along the way, and NYC's next mayor is morally and politically obligated to resist and repair the wreckage. My latest in @nymag

Went out as a 40-year-old in Bushwick last night and witnessed someone at the bar Shazaming Frankie Goes to Hollywood’s “Relax.”

And here, via the Council, is a list of all the modifications they made. (The full zoning text will be posted at some point to the council's Legistar website.)

See anything interesting? Reach out, DM, etc.:
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Vital City | Why New Yorkers in Poverty Need City of Yes The benefits of the Adams administration’s zoning reform plan are especially big for those on the bottom rungs of the income ladder.

City of Yes for Housing Opportunity gets voted on by City Council committee this week. Here's Richard Buery and Bea De la Torre explaining why the rezoning is essential for the poorest New Yorkers. www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/why...

Misinformation on Latino immigrant TikTok is insane. Video (85k likes!) claims Trump announced he’ll only deport illegal immigrants who committed crimes in the US, he’ll create a legal pathway for construction workers, ICE agents won’t do workplace raids, working immigrants will get $2k/mo. checks

Opinion: Real New Yorkers Embrace Diversity and Community “If we don’t pass City of Yes—a common sense set of policies that encourage housing production and prioritize people over cars—we will let the unreasonable and provincial mindset vocalized by Paladino...

Nativist opposition to housing is unbecoming of NYC elected officials. We must pass City of Yes so we can continue to welcome new residents and provide affordable housing to current residents. citylimits.org/2024/11/12/o...

“Veronica Yurovsky lives in a building in Park Slope that is 18 stories tall that was built in 1968, and said if it were built today, ‘people would claim that it’s out of character for the neighborhood and would mount campaigns against it being built.’”

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As a country, we will have to learn the hard way now.

What’s the score?

City of Yes Survey From August 14 through September 22, 2024, Adrian Pietrzak (PhD Candidate, Princeton University) conducted a survey of 1,733 registered voters in New York City.[1] The survey included an experimental ...

Independent polling by Princeton's @zoningwonk.bsky.social shows that 72 percent of New York City voters support the pro-housing reforms that #CityofYes would create. The City Planning Commission approved the plan — now it's up to the City Council to say #YesToHousing.

Brewster McCloud (1970) #WarnerArchive #WarnerBros #BrewsterMcCloudRobert Altman followed up the smash hit M*A*S*H* with one of the most unusual - and decide... Car Chase | Brewster McCloud | Warner Archive

RIP Shelley Duvall.

Editorial: Every neighborhood must do its part to create more housing More affluent areas near central business districts can't sit out building affordable units, Crain's editors write.

A new Crain's editorial highlights separate reports by the New York Housing Conference and the Citizens Budget Commission on why it's so important for every neighborhood to do more to add housing of all kinds or risk losing more residents to the housing crisis. #affordablehousing #yestohousing

The Pulp shows at Kings Theatre aren't until September, but this 1994 set will sustain me till then. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbqP...

The NY Housing Conference announced that 100+ organizations and firms have come together as the YesToHousing Coalition: thenyhc.org/city-of-yes/