If I were President, I’d decorate the Oval by painting a giant mural of that famous painting of Lee surrendering to Grant, cyclorama style. A whole 360 degree immersion experience You have to crush the racists, not appease them.

Move over Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Amazon Music, etc.

If Paladino had said that Jews amounted to a fifth column and should be removed from the country, Menin would be one of many in elected office calling for her to be expelled from the Council. That it was about Muslims is just as heinous, yet all we get is this lukewarm response.

going to borrow a term from a friend and say that we need to do something about the "transit nerd boys" who run around the marketplace of ideas and sink the good ones ideas by being unprincipled jerks. there are plenty of ways to argue for a good thing without a) lying about it and b) being a dick

Interestingly the author couldn't find any evidence that historic districting led to the practice...only that the types of neighborhoods where it takes place are just the type of places that we tend to designate.

Under the Northwest Side Preservation Ordinance, developers have to pay steep fees to demolish existing residential to build more dense residential but pay $0 to demolish something like this to replace it with single-family homes. Make it make sense.

I feel like I just found a gold nugget! During my daily streetview ambling I just now discovered a 1925 apartment building designed by RM Schindler that was thought to have been demolished for the 101 freeway. But it wasn’t! It was *moved.* (first screenshot is from US Modernist)

I'm sorry, but Restler, Botcher, Powers, and Hanif all voted yes. The vibes for people who actually want housing in NYC are good. Sucks to suck if you're a NIMBY!!!!

Take it from the Municipal Art Society: Voting YES on ballot proposals 2-5 is a vote for affordability and a stronger city Unpaywalled link: archive.is/t72uF paywalled link: www.crainsnewyork.com/op-ed/op-ed-...

Tomorrow is Election Day. I hope you'll vote for proposals 2-6. If you'll indulge me, a quick run-down of the remarkable coalition of supporters: Starting with the editorial boards of the Daily News, Post, and Crain's, and though the Times has declined to weigh in, Mara Gay.

Still undecided about ballot props 2-5? Read this op-ed from @michelle_delauz, ED of @FACbrooklyn. Fifth Avenue Committee is deeply committed to community voice & vision — and to communities with enough affordable housing that voice & vision are shared. brooklyneagle.com/articles/202...

shout out to my local councilmember Erik Bottcher for being a true pro-housing believer and supporting ballot measures 2-5 even as so many other councilmembers are going full NIMBY

I can't tell if this is real or just an amazing reference to My Dinner with Andre

Short explanation of what the deal is with "affordability" in the housing ballot proposals, since people have lots of questions - mainly stemming from the fact that our existing system is so complicated to begin with! (Explanation first, some personal commentary after)

Very cool* how Councilmembers are weaponizing 130% AMI units that come from 421-a to stop proposals for city-financed deeply affordable housing, or MIH levels (avg 60% AMI = $2187 for a two-bed). *not cool

I voted YES on all 6 ballot proposals. I support 2-5 and encourage other New Yorkers to vote for them as well, so that we can build more housing and stop conservative councilmembers like Vickie Paladino and Darlene Mealy from blocking developments in their districts.

NY Daily News endorses Questions 2, 3, and 4: www.nydailynews.com/2025/10/27/d...

I often complain about historic preservation orgs in NYC, but the Municipal Art Society is truly a rare bright spot in an otherwise broken field. They were strong supporters of City of Yes and SO PLEASED to see an endorsement of Questions 2,3&4 on this years ballot www.mas.org/news/stateme...

NYC: Vote YES on ballot props 2-4. We at DSA' Social Housing campaign @housethefuture.bsky.social support them to move affordable and social housing along at the city AND state levels.

NYC friends: There. Is. So. Much. Confusion. Over. The. Ballot. Proposals. Progressive orgs in disarray! But I waded thru a raft of voting guides and am confident in voting Yes on 2-6. The two best guides: @newkingsdems.bsky.social (digestible, below) and @rpa.org (wonky but good, bit.ly/3KMI9wt)

today’s a beautiful day to vote early in support of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and the ballot measures (2-5) that will help him build the affordable housing we need!

And vote Yes on Ballot Props 1-6!!!!

Happy Halloween? WTF is @council.nyc.gov wasting my money on.... Ballot Proposals 2, 3, and 4 would BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING. How is that related to duct taping someone's mouth shut?

Why is the @council.nyc.gov wasting my tax payer dollars when I'm trying to waste time on my lunch break. I'm gonna vote Yes on 2-6 because I want a city that people can afford and actually builds affordable housing for people!

"All of the proposals would make it easier and faster to build affordable housing that the city needs," writes @maragay.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/o...

Great piece from @errollouis.bsky.social about how important a yes vote on ballot questions 2, 3, 4, 5 is to NYC’s ability to take on our affordability crisis. You’ll see obfuscation and name-calling, but no solutions from those who say the current system is just fine. nymag.com/intelligence...

my kink. getting my mouth taped shut by Vickie Paladino and Bob Holden when I try to build affordable housing in Queens

@davecolon.bsky.social get's it right, Questions 2-4 "would help Mamdani’s goal of building 200,000 units of affordable housing if he had fewer pinch points in the process of siting them." nygroove.nyc/housing-refe...

The NKD 2025 General Election Voter Guide is here! Everything you need to know about the competitive races on the ballot in Brooklyn: 🗳️ NYC Mayor 🗳️ City Council 47 🗳️ Judicial Races 🗳️ Ballot Proposals tinyurl.com/NKDVoterGuide25

“Voters can’t force the next mayor to take action on housing, but we can give him an important tool to speed up the process.” @errollouis.bsky.social nymag.com/intelligence...

Listen to Governor Hochul: We need more housing. Vote YES on Affordable Housing Proposals 2-5!

To actually make these streets safe and friendly for all, @nyc-dot.bsky.social needs to include the neighborhood in a city-wide network of protected bike lanes and protected intersections.

New federal policy on historic preservation: better to ask forgiveness than permission?

While the federal government robs New York City of billions in infrastructure dollars, the City Council speaker is laser focused on what counts: Ensuring that Trump-loving NIMBYs can continue to gum up the works on increasing the city's housing supply.

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?

I'm literally crying. (BTW it's obviously "D")

Really crazy stat from the NYC Charter Revision Commission's final report: In 1960 when NYC changed it's zoning code ~10% of congress was from NY, today its ~6% and only expected to decline

Weird choice of location to rally for member deference

My kingdom for a city that has historic preservationists who want to talk about historic preservation instead of their aversion to tall buildings. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/n...

Yom Kippur is a day of reflection, of forgiveness, of restoration. This year, may we all pray for a better, kinder, more peaceful future. Wishing all who observe across the five boroughs and the world a meaningful, easy fast. G’mar chatimah tovah.

An abortive attempt at a Kavanaugh Stop.

With Pete Davidson getting a big check to do the Riyadh Comedy Festival, the Saudis are finally paying reparations for 9/11. And jokes like that aren’t allowed at the Riyadh Comedy Festival.

“The proposals on the ballot could make a big difference for affordable housing.”

The alt text is so good: "he is not blending in"

@thecut.com get me this profile 5 minutes ago. @nymag.com literally what are you doing?! i need to know what this staffer thinks about truly everything.

so this thread was about me www.gofundme.com/f/fund-me-if...

I can't really summarize this in post length, but it's weirdly fascinating. www.curbed.com/article/myst...

Anyone know where this is?

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...