Andrew Fine
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Pro-housing, pro-walking, pro-eating.
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Andrew Fine
Open New York
14 days ago
Open New Yorkās 2026 NYC Policy Agenda is out now! Hereās how we plan to turn New Yorkersā mandate for housing into action:
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Friend: āAndrew, whatās your love language?ā Me:
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2 months ago
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Andrew Fine
YES on Affordable Housing
3 months ago
New Yorkers: After voting for candidates who will fight for affordability on the front of your November ballots, flipā©ļøyour ballot to fight for affordability yourself by voting YES on Affordable Housing Ballot Measures 2-5!
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Andrew Fine
Open New York
5 months ago
New York is facing rising rents and a historic housing shortage, but Midtown built just 19 new homes last year. Tell your Council Member you support more housing in Midtown South!
@ebottcher.bsky.social
@keithpowersnyc.bsky.social
@marklevinenyc.bsky.social
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Andrew Fine
Short Circuit
5 months ago
Short Circuit is coming to
@yimbytown.bsky.social
! A live podcast recording w/
@profschleich.bsky.social
@andrewdfine.bsky.social
Ari Bargil &
@ijsanders.bsky.social
in New Haven, CT on Sept 15. We'll highlight recent housing cases & where courts are on allowing people to build housing.
yimby.town
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The only thing bleaker than the
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in this article is that leaders in Albany have no desire to reverse these trends.
nysfocus.com/2025/05/02/n...
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New Yorkās School Districts Are Shrinking ā But Their Financialā¦
New Yorkās comptroller has flagged 22 school districts as fiscally stressed ā up sharply from last year.
https://nysfocus.com/2025/05/02/new-york-school-districts-shrinking-financial-problems
8 months ago
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Andrew Fine
M. Nolan Gray š„
11 months ago
Auckland went all in on YIMBY, and the results are clear: 43,500 new homes in 10 years, and rents down 28% relative to peers.
www.population.fyi/p/beyond-ske...
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Beyond Skepticism: Data Confirms Auckland's Zoning Reforms Delivered on Housing Promises
Three rigorous studies, 43,500 new homes, and a 28% drop in rents: The data is in on Auckland's great housing experiment
https://www.population.fyi/p/beyond-skepticism-data-confirms-aucklands
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Not only did Austin add housing at 12x the growth rate of NYC, it also built more than NYC in *absolute* terms.
10 months ago
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Andrew Fine
Sara C. Bronin
11 months ago
Advocacy alert: As a preservationist, I'm excited about the proposed NY Faith-Based Affordable Housing Act, which would remove zoning barriers to housing on religious land, enabling congregations to put unused spaces to productive use.
@citylimitsnews.bsky.social
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citylimits.org/2025/02/14/o...
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Opinion: Preserving Faith, Building Homes
"New Yorkās proposed Faith-Based Affordable Housing Act offers a practical solution to two pressing challenges: preserving historic houses of worship and addressing the stateās severe housing crisis."
https://citylimits.org/2025/02/14/opinion-preserving-faith-building-homes/
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11 months ago
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Every ADU article the NYT writes, Iām like āhow can this possibly be so controversial in New York?!ā It blows the mind.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/r...
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Canāt Afford a House? Just Build One in the Backyard.
In Toronto, where housing prices are racing ahead of inventory, residents are building homes in their yards and moving their children or their parents into them.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/realestate/toronto-housing-crisis-garden-suites.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
11 months ago
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This reads like a typo but sadly don't think it is. "Construction should begin in about 3.5 years, and the plan is to finish the residential component of the project first, according to Hochul's office."
www.crainsnewyork.com/real-estate/...
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Huge residential tower to rise near Javits Center
The project will include 1,349 residential units, a 455-room hotel and a permanent home for the Climate Museum.
https://www.crainsnewyork.com/real-estate/huge-residential-tower-rise-near-javits-center
about 1 year ago
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This was recently a gas station. Nice things are possible when we allow them.
newyorkyimby.com/2024/12/new-...
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New Renderings Revealed For 655 Union Street In Gowanus, Brooklyn
Leasing has launched for 655 Union Street, a 13-story mixed-use building from L+Z Architecture, Avery Hall, and Gindi Capital in Gowanus, Brooklyn.
https://newyorkyimby.com/2024/12/new-renderings-revealed-for-655-union-street-in-gowanus-brooklyn.html
about 1 year ago
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Andrew Fine
Open New York
about 1 year ago
Open New York Chief of Staff
@andrewdfine.bsky.social
spoke to the
@sfchronicle.com
on NYC's City of Yes, and how it compares to SF's new plans. Why is SF shooting so much higher than NYC? Because California requires them to -- unlike New York.
www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/h...
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S.F. has the same housing goals as New York City ā which is 10 times its size
San Francisco has the same housing goals as New York City ā which is 10 times its size. Housing experts wonder if the number is ambitious or absurd.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/housing-goals-new-york-19964184.php
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I feel like Turkish Airlines should hold on any discounts or promotions at the moment.
over 1 year ago
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āHistoricā?! 44 W. 8th Street is a POS built in the 1950s. Truly adds nothing to the area ā in fact, it detracts! ā and should have been demoed decades ago.
over 1 year ago
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