"Thus begins the grand democratic task of evaluating our city’s executive as his administration unfolds." www.maximumnewyork.com/p/how-to-eva...

New post on NYC's eviction rates (evictions vs total number of renter households). It's been less than 1% for a while.

New post on NYC's eviction rates (evictions vs total number of renter households). It's been less than 1% for a while.

What I've done for government with Maximum New York, I will also do for the liberal arts via The Algernon Project. New fall class: Foundations of the Liberal Arts www.algernonproject.com/p/the-algern...

I wrote about the on-the-ground reality of NYC’s two largest housing booms: 1903-1916, and the 1920s. Vacancy rates hovering 5-8%! www.maximumnewyork.com/p/the-joys-o...

I wrote about the on-the-ground reality of NYC’s two largest housing booms: 1903-1916, and the 1920s. Vacancy rates hovering 5-8%! www.maximumnewyork.com/p/the-joys-o...

Do you have expertise in NYC history, gov, law, or policy? Do you want to teach others? Do you want to join a small cohort of teachers this fall who will be teaching rigorous courses to inclined adult students in the city? Co-teach this one, or let's talk about your own. DM me.

Kenneth Jackson is the NYC historian. This fall, I will be teaching a Maximum New York version of his classic course at Columbia: "History of the City of New York". Syllabus (which I'm reworking for my version): www.columbia.edu/itc/history/... Desired: a co-teacher! More info to come

Next week some evening I will teach an intro seminar on NYC’s rent regulation system. Very casual. No prep work. Just show up. There will be snacks. Probably in Williamsburg. We can also talk about gov more broadly at the end. Comment/DM if you want the invite when it’s ready.

Hello—are you a community board member in NYC? Would you like to invite like 10-20 people to come and watch one of your committee meetings? I will happily bring a group of kind, interested, informed individuals.

ANDOR TIME NO MORE NEWS

"It has been estimated that only about 10% of EPA's analysis of scientific data is necessary to reach a decision; the other 90% is required to build the record for court review." --"Risk Versus Precaution: Environmental Law and Public Health Protection" (Charnley, Elliott, 2002)

Building codes are “a whole body of laws that have just traditionally flown totally under the radar, and as a result, [the field] developed some bad habits. I think those are sort of coming to light now.” - @stephenjacobsmith.com www.vox.com/housing/4101...

Our new NEC HSR report is out. The headline is HSR for under ~$20 billion. The substance is we can manage what we have more intelligently if we move away from our brute force approach to infrastructure. @alonlevy.bsky.social & Devin Wilkins did the heavy lifting: transitcosts.com/north-east-c...

Member deference is the @council.nyc.gov tradition of always doing what the local council member wants during land-use decisions. If they want to reject housing, that means the Council will do so. The result? A feudal system where each CM has control over their district’s land-use.

A little bookstore discovery

When Theodore Roosevelt was the president of the NYC police board, he introduced bicycle squads!

Come learn how the NYC government works! Apps due April 15 www.maximumnewyork.com/p/class-appl...

A rhetorical turn that is overdue, and necessary. "Blue tape" captures the true nature of the problem--the anti-government factions of blue states (and New York City) that hobble our political economy. 🗽🏗️ www.maximumnewyork.com/p/call-it-bl...

Comparative community board budget analysis! www.maximumnewyork.com/p/nycs-commu...

Comparative community board budget analysis! www.maximumnewyork.com/p/nycs-commu...

A rhetorical turn that is overdue, and necessary. "Blue tape" captures the true nature of the problem--the anti-government factions of blue states (and New York City) that hobble our political economy. 🗽🏗️ www.maximumnewyork.com/p/call-it-bl...

You heard it here first: MNY’s summer session applications are open through April 15! - Foundations of New York City - Decorous Disagreement - History of Rent Control and Housing in New York City - Civics Lab: Increasing Manhattan via Land Reclamation - And more! www.maximumnewyork.com/p/school

huge W at the Maxjmum New York organizing session today! @danielgolliher.bsky.social and @nycpolitics101.bsky.social really inspired everyone at the event and i could feel @abundanceny.bsky.social VIBES coursing through everyone who gave 2 hours on a sunday to do #onmorething

The future is bright and abundant 🇺🇸 🗽

Come plug into abundance politics in NYC! www.maximumnewyork.com/p/how-to-do-...

This year will inaugurate the Maximum New York political debate series. Please nominate others or yourself as debaters, please suggest topics you’d like. Goal: move city/state/federal politics toward building, beautify our civic and political culture. Repost please!

I will be taking a group of students to night court in NYC (arraignments) this coming Thursday evening. If you would like to come along, DM. Also, I have MNY office hours this Saturday from 11:30am-2pm near downtown Brooklyn. If you want to discuss gov/state capacity, DM.

A text amendment to the zoning resolution to encourage building--liberalize 11-22! www.maximumnewyork.com/p/a-brief-te...

A text amendment to the zoning resolution to encourage building--liberalize 11-22! www.maximumnewyork.com/p/a-brief-te...

Great recommendations for the Charter Revision Commission from @danielgolliher.bsky.social including several that would remove roadblocks to housing supply. Submit written testimony now: www.nyc.gov/site/charter...

My proposed changes to the NYC charter, with next steps for anyone to take if they agree with any of them: www.maximumnewyork.com/p/five-recom...

I made betting markets for the legal end of NYC’s housing crisis. Goal: get more elected officials/people to commit to a legal end of the crisis, and burn the boats to get there. “Here’s my program”—ok, what’s your projected rental emergency end date? Put up or shut up, friend!

I broke down the city council's participatory budgeting program by voting rates. It doesn't look great! District 1, repped by Chris Marte, stood out in a particularly bad way. Full piece: www.maximumnewyork.com/p/the-city-c...

The world of city government needs relatively fewer bloggers saying “the government should do [x],” and relatively more saying “the local statute/rule should say [x].” Legislative drafting, where the rubber meets the road, is one of the great deficits in urbanist blogging today.

Today's link roundup, featuring @danielgolliher.bsky.social on NIMBYism and the NYC subway, Cal Newport on "manual competence," Ryan Puzycki on treating our cities like cities, and Sarah Menkedick on feminism, the media, and the "tradwife": thedeletedscenes.substack.com/p/new-and-ol...

How to change the NYC charter to fix the housing emergency, part 1 www.maximumnewyork.com/p/how-to-cha...

“Is it possible to be both YIMBY while also feeling that 60 stories is a tad bit tall for the West Village?” www.maximumnewyork.com/p/brief-thou...

If you want to answer the question “What is the role of market-rate rental housing in New York City’s housing stock?” this post is for you! www.maximumnewyork.com/p/the-role-o...

"New York City and State’s rent regulation laws have legislative intent/findings sections! We can see what the laws themselves have to say about the housing crisis that precipitated them." www.maximumnewyork.com/p/rent-regul...