Andrew Stern

This is a huge, important job

It's not fair how much better NYC progressives are than LA progressives. We're still stuck on "New housing causes gentrification" out here.

Amazing score by Mamdani bringing Andrew in to his already abundance-pilled administration. I've enjoyed getting to know and work with Andrew through @welcomingneighbors.us...and I won't tell anyone in NYC that he's actually a Mass. native! 😅

@opennewyork.org is hiring a policy director! With Mamdani as mayor and ballot questions 2-5 written into law, there's never been a better time to get involved with pro-housing policy in New York. www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/po...

New York is facing a dire housing shortage that’s making our city+state unaffordable for all but the wealthiest. We’re going to solve that, and we need the best in the biz to do it. Come join our team:

I have learned so much from @andrewdfine.bsky.social, and I’ve never met someone more committed to solving NYC’s housing crisis. We’ll miss him at @opennewyork.org but our loss is a huge gain for @nyc.gov 🎉

Some exciting (& bittersweet) news: our Chief of Staff & Policy Director @andrewdfine.bsky.social will be leaving Open New York to join the Mamdani admin, where he will be a senior advisor to DM Bozorg overseeing housing policy 🧵

Would that not immediately turn into ice

Gov Hochul should VETO the bill that carves out Co-op City from bus lane enforcement.

It slows buses and worsens pollution. The state Legislature should not be getting involved in local transit decisions.
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Oué

Do you think that’s Scott’s fault or do you think that’s because of rising costs including higher interest rates, tariffs, and post-covid supply chain?

The counterfactual here is one where CA’s housing production falls off a cliff, not one where it’s higher

This piece is based on research showing that since 2018 major foundations have given more than a quarter of a billion dollars to nonprofits that went on to oppose YIMBY legislation in California

Philanthropy Needs to Pick a Side on the Housing Construction Debate Despite California’s severe housing shortage, foundations are still funding on the wrong side of the housing fight there, guest author Ned Resnikoff writes.

Foundations should stop funding groups that advance harmful housing policies.

These left-NIMBY nonprofits dwarf the YIMBY movement w/r/t funding and paid staff.

Great piece from @resnikoff.bsky.social!

www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/philant...

The Most Important Question on the New York City Ballot Isn’t About the Mayor Vote "YES" on Questions 2, 3, 4, and 5.

While the New York City mayoral election increasingly seems like a done deal, the fate of three pro-housing charter amendments remains up in the air. I explain what they do, and why they matter. Vote YES on Questions 2, 3, and 4! open.substack.com/pub/mnolangr...

But these don’t apply to any HTC projects?

Housing is on the ballot: See who's fighting for a more affordable New York City -> Mayor Zohran Mamdani Comptroller Mark Levine Borough President Manhattan Brad Hoylman-Sigal Brooklyn Antonio Reynoso Queens Donovan Richards VOTE YES ON BALLOT PROPS 2-5

Polls are open, and your vote can make a real difference for housing in NYC. From @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social down, here's your guide to the candidates fighting for a more affordable city:

hahaha - yeah I couldn’t figure out why nobody had taken it (cost 80% less than comparable signs?) but the ~65lb weight helped explain that

Very cool to own a genuine NYC subway sign—thank you to Andrew Stern for buying this for me and to Amtrak for helping get it to DC

Now to find a way to hang this monster up lol

Not a really tough choice on the ballot propositions... Vote YES on 2-5!

I do not want to be aligned with the Republican Candidate, Curtis Sliwa, and neither should you!

You couldn't ask for a better endorsement of Ballot Props 2-5 than Sliwa going on an unhinged rant about them. Is Adrienne Adams still sure she wants to hitch her wagon to that sinking ship?

Not specifically about the ballot props... but not not about them either

I think this is completely off-base given that Lander is currently pushing for pro-housing ballot measures in spite of opposition from Council NIMBYs

Indian Point owner floats restart of shuttered nuclear reactors Holtec, the company decommissioning the plant, says it would need state and federal backing to rebuild the plant.

Andrew Cuomo was a climate disaster for New York, and cleaning up his mess is going to cost the state billions: “Five years after Indian Point started shutting down, the company charged with dismantling the nuclear plant says it could still be restarted — at an estimated cost of $10 billion.”

For New York to remain a queer haven, we must build more homes People move to New York because they believe in certain promises: a place where you’re free to be yourself, to thrive, and to find community. Especially for

New York City calls itself a refuge for queer and trans Americans, but that promise is at risk if we don't take on the housing crisis head on. Read my op-ed about the need to build more housing to reduce rents, in this case, via the OneLIC project: gaycitynews.com/new-york-rem...

Asking for the group: Has the Board of Elections ever attempted to disqualify charter revisions before? I can't remember the machinery even asking previously.

IMO and *not* a lawyer: But this reads to me like the power of crafting the questions is left with the Charter Commission

"[T]he charter commission *shall* prescribe the form of the questions to be submitted, which shall be such as clearly to indicate the effect of their approval."

Stop the BOE from Silencing Voters on Housing! 🚨Stop the BOE from Silencing Voters on Housing🚨 The Republican commissioners on the NYC Board of Elections, joined by disgraced former Democratic boss Frank Seddio—once called the “King of Corruption”...

It’s not just Republicans in Washington and Texas who are undermining our democracy—it’s happening right here in NYC.

Tell the Board of Elections to do their job, follow the law, and let New Yorkers decide our housing future: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Another W for education/openness to experience polarization

What if there were a way for communities to provide input by electing people whose job it was to make these decisions?

“Don’t make me tap the sign” meme Sign reads: TOURISTS SAVE UP MONEY ALL YEAR, COME TO NYC TO SPEND IT, CREATING JOBS AND TAX REVENUE WHILE CONSUMING NO SOCIAL SERVICES

Tourism is good.