Open New York’s 2026 NYC Policy Agenda is out now! Here’s how we plan to turn New Yorkers’ mandate for housing into action:

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New Yorkers: After voting for candidates who will fight for affordability on the front of your November ballots, flip↩️your ballot to fight for affordability yourself by voting YES on Affordable Housing Ballot Measures 2-5!

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

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

The only thing bleaker than the #s in this article is that leaders in Albany have no desire to reverse these trends. nysfocus.com/2025/05/02/n...

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...

Not only did Austin add housing at 12x the growth rate of NYC, it also built more than NYC in *absolute* terms.

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: citylimits.org/2025/02/14/o... ]

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Every ADU article the NYT writes, I’m like “how can this possibly be so controversial in New York?!” It blows the mind. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/r...

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/...

This was recently a gas station. Nice things are possible when we allow them. newyorkyimby.com/2024/12/new-...

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...

I feel like Turkish Airlines should hold on any discounts or promotions at the moment.

“Historic”?! 44 W. 8th Street is a POS built in the 1950s. Truly adds nothing to the area — in fact, it detracts! — and should have been demoed decades ago.