"The apartment hunt is especially suffocating in a city where — as Eric Kober, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, put it — 'the system is very much stacked against young adults,' with limited vacancies and few affordable options." www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/n...

For City Journal, I discussed NYC Mayor Mamdani's proposed budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1: www.city-journal.org/article/mamd...

I discussed all things NYC housing on The Bigger Apple Podcast with Nicole Gelinas and Liena Zagare. thebiggerapple.manhattan.institute/p/a-former-t...

I wrote for City Journal about NYC Mayor Mamdani's proposed city-owned East Harlem grocery store. It's a bad idea for the city to go into heavily subsidized competition with taxpaying businesses, and there are better options. www.city-journal.org/article/new-...

For City Journal, I wrote about NYC's latest, not-so-great jobs data. www.city-journal.org/article/new-...

I wrote for City Journal about Boston Mayor Wu's endorsement of a statewide rent control initiative. If approved, it would make a regional housing supply problem worse. www.city-journal.org/article/bost...

I wrote for City Journal about NY Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposed environmental review reform legislation. It's a good bill, but whether the legislature is interested in speeding up housing approvals is unclear. www.city-journal.org/article/new-...

For the Manhattan Institute's "Bigger Apple" Substack, I wrote a post about NYC Mayor Mamdani's proposed "Rental Ripoff" hearings. thebiggerapple.manhattan.institute/p/rental-rip...

I wrote a brief about pragmatic land use, housing and economic development policies NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani might adopt and even a free-marketeer might approve, for the Manhattan Institute: manhattan.institute/article/a-co...

I wrote for City Journal about the political significance of the NYC Charter land-use amendments approved by voters this week: www.city-journal.org/article/new-...

For the Manhattan Institute's new Bigger Apple Substack, I wrote about the NYC City Council's new vote-no campaign against proposed changes to the City Charter's land use process. thebiggerapple.manhattan.institute/p/be-very-af...

I wrote for City Journal about a new NYC report proposing a revised policy framework for manufacturing zones: www.city-journal.org/article/new-...

I added to the chorus of criticism of the NYC City Council's plot to kill city charter reform, for City Journal: www.city-journal.org/article/new-...

I wrote about proposed New York City Charter land use amendments for the Manhattan Institute: manhattan.institute/article/on-t...

NYC's economy faces many headwinds, some within local government control, some not. However, there's enormous churn in the economy. NYC companies hired many people in the first half of the year. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/n...

I wrote for City Journal about "antisocial housing" policies, and who needs to fix them. www.city-journal.org/article/new-...

I wrote for City Journal about the NYC Democratic primary, and how the leading candidates' respective coalitions help explain why there's no feasible path for a center-right reform candidate: www.city-journal.org/article/ther...

@citylimitsnews.bsky.social published my op-ed about reforming the NYC Charter's land use provisions: citylimits.org/opinion-nyc-...

I wrote about frequent, reliable Northeast Corridor high-speed passenger rail service for City Journal. The NYU Marron Institute's Transit Costs Project has a new plan praised by transit wonks.

I wrote for City Journal about the NYC Democratic mayoral candidates' housing policies. In short, more of what hasn't ever worked, and little that could work to make housing abundant and affordable. www.city-journal.org/article/new-...

For City Journal, I wrote about why New York's Penn Station is so hard to fix: www.city-journal.org/article/new-...

I wrote a new brief for the Manhattan Institute about reforming the land use provisions in the City Charter: manhattan.institute/article/refo...

I submitted follow-up testimony to the NYC Charter Revision Commission. manhattan.institute/article/foll...

My musings about Robert Moses' planning legacy in New York City, from City Journal: www.city-journal.org/article/new-...

I have a new brief about NYC Planning's Midtown South Mixed-Use Plan: manhattan.institute/article/thin...

On February 24, I testified at a public session of the NYC Charter Revision Commission. manhattan.institute/article/test...

I was quoted here on ADUs in NYC: www.yahoo.com/news/one-sol...

I wrote a brief for the Manhattan Institute about NYC's "City of Yes for Housing Opportunity" zoning reforms. It's a positive step forward but, after City Council changes, not as pro-housing production as the original plan passed by the City Planning Commission. manhattan.institute/article/city...

I have a new op-ed at @nyc.streetsblog.org about the NYC City Council's modifications to the "City of Yes" zoning plan. The op-ed references my new report, which goes public Tuesday 1/28.

I wrote for City Journal about New York governor Kathy Hochul's proposal to discourage private investors from owning homes: www.city-journal.org/article/new-...

Eliza Shapiro @nytimes.com gave me an opportunity to pitch bringing back the six-story apartment building everywhere in NYC: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

I've seen various posts that this is the biggest deal in NYC zoning in 50 or 60 years. It is indeed a big deal. However, we should understand that there have been many initiatives, each as contentious as this one, to boost housing production over the years.

Such a mystery. Project A is heavily subsidized, all-affordable housing and gets built. Project B is not subsidized but is still required by NYC zoning to provide 25 percent of its units at way-below-market rents. Why might Project B not be financially feasible? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

I wrote about the New York City Council's Fairness in Apartment Rentals (FARE) Act. It's not going to do what the Council says it will do. www.city-journal.org/article/the-...

I wrote about the prospects for NYC's "City of Yes for Housing Opportunity" proposal: www.city-journal.org/article/nyc-...

My latest report for the Manhattan Institute explores what NYC would actually need to do to achieve Mayor Adams' "moonshot" goal of 500,000 new housing units in ten years. manhattan.institute/article/what...