Tomorrow AM @transalt.org is hosting a rally before the @council.nyc.gov Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure oversight hearing on “the State of the Streets Plan"! 🚶‍♀️ 🚲 🚍 🗽 Rally info: mobilize.us/s/irCFnh/r Hearing info: legistar.council.nyc.gov/MeetingDetai...

Something unthinkable happened today: Vickie Paladino, a NIMBY Republican, voted to approve new housing in her district. Why now? November's @YesOnAffHousing.bsky.social ballot measures have completely changed the landscape of housing approvals in NYC.

NYC's first Expedited Land Use Review Procedure (ELURP) project is underway! A @nychousing.bsky.social disposition to create 84 100% affordable homes on a city-owned lot in Mott Haven will move through the new 90-day review process created by Charter reforms voters approved last fall. 🏘️🏗️

If everyone reacting to this incredulously/asking why we can’t have nice things could take a few mins to email Manhattan CB 2 about how the proposed project’s design and aesthetics are appropriate for the historic district that would be great. 🫶🏻 📧 cbmanhattan.cityofnewyork.us/cb2/contact/

Sam@samd.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Currently dialed into a community board meeting where a bunch of boomer NIMBYs are trying to argue this NoHo parking lot needs to be preserved and not turned into affordable housing. god, NIMBYs are beyond parody. they must be politically crushed

Took my first trip Albany yesterday for a rally & lobby day with @nyfaithhousing.bsky.social, @opennewyork.org & more! 🏘️ 🔗 Learn more about the Faith-Based Affordable Housing Act & sign the petition: nyfaithhousing.org

Tonight! Jan 12th, 6:30pm. CB7’s Parks & Environment plus Transportation Comms public hearing on pedestrian safety while crossing Central Park drives.

Pedestrian Safety While Crossing the Central Park Drives

Barbara Adler is a longtime member of Community Board 7 and is currently co-chair of the Parks and Environment Committee. She was the founding executive

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EXCLUSIVE: The city is prepping its appeal of a court order to rip up Astoria's 31st Street protected bike lane — but will simultaneously push to get the redesign installed this spring by completing a minor bureaucratic step that the Adams administration failed to complete. buff.ly/6WqQpqJ

Two-Pronged Approach: City Will Appeal Judge's Block on Astoria Bike Lane But Also Address Her Concerns - Streetsblog New York City

The city is moving to appeal a December court order to rip up Astoria's 31st Street protected bike lane — but will simultaneously push to get the redesign installed this spring by completing a minor…

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Congestion pricing is working! 🥳 So fun to celebrate the one year anniversary of the program and hear from @governor.ny.gov, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, @mta.info Chair/CEO Janno Lieber, and @rpa.org Executive Vice President Kate Slevin at this afternoon’s press event.

Tomorrow two @council.nyc.gov committees will hold a joint hearing on two Outdoor Dining bills sponsored by @cmrestler.bsky.social with the intent of expanding and streamlining the @nyc-dot.bsky.social Dining Out NYC program!🪑 🍽️ 🔗 to testify or submit written testimony: council.nyc.gov/testify

Today, the Council held its Stated Meeting, approving the OneLIC Neighborhood Plan to deliver nearly 15,000 new homes, strengthening public safety with increased pedestrian lighting on commercial corridors, and creating a property tax exemption for Cold War veterans.

New Yorkers are sick and tired of the housing crisis. Thanks to our new mayor and big wins to expand affordable housing across New York City, we finally have the chance to start building homes for every New Yorker.

@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social has already proven that nothing changes unless we change it. Today, by joining Zohran and voting YES on Proposals 2 through 5, New Yorkers are wielding the power of our votes to change the course of our city’s future. @opennewyork.org

Let’s go!! @yesonaffhousing.bsky.social 🏙️ 🏘️ 🗳️

Chris Sommerfeldt@c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Just in: Zohran Mamdani says he's voting yes on ballot questions 1-5 and no on 6.

“We know what New York City's current land-use regime has to offer… a crippling housing shortage that gives landlords the upper hand against tenants.” Time for a change! Vote @yesonaffhousing.bsky.social (YES on Props 2-5) today! 🏙️ 🏘️ 🗳️

Jacobin@jacobinmag.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Zoning reform measures have divided tenant advocates in New York. Yet loosening the city’s anti-housing regime is essential if we ever want to build social housing at scale.

If you haven't voted yet, today's the day! Vote for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and remember to flip your ballot and vote YES on ballot proposals 2, 3, 4, and 5 so New Yorkers can get the affordable housing we desperately need!

Liz Denys@liz.nyc · 11mo ago

Thrilled to be a Halloween voter today! Voting for Ballot Proposals 2, 3, 4, and 5 was an absolute TREAT - can't wait to get more affordable housing for New Yorkers!

I'll be canvassing all weekend and on Election Day for @yesonaffhousing.bsky.social! 🗳️ 🏘️ Feel free to DM me if you want to get involved with poll site visibility for these important housing proposals 🤗

“Low-density zoning and ULURP were not designed to protect tenants, they haven’t protected tenants in the past two decades, and they won’t protect tenants in the future. If we want [social housing], we need to build it — and we need to change the rules to make that possible.” Let’s go! Yes on 2-5!

Jacobin@jacobinmag.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Zoning reform measures have divided tenant advocates in New York. Yet loosening the city’s anti-housing regime is essential if we ever want to build social housing at scale.

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)

Fun surprise guest at the @thewaroncars.bsky.social book event tonight: @bradlander.bsky.social! A legend for many reasons, including his defense of the Prospect Park West bike lane and advocacy for the expansion of @citibikenyc.bsky.social as a member of the New York City Council.

If you care about homelessness and affordable housing, I cannot stress how important it is to vote ✅ YES on #2-4. Without these reforms, there's no way we can address the housing crisis in NYC that is causing historic highs in homelessness.

As promised, here's a longer explanation of why you should vote YES on all the NYC ballot initiatives EXCEPT #6 ✅ YES on #1 ✅ YES on #2 ✅ YES on #3 ✅ YES on #4 ✅ YES on #5 🚫 NO on #6

Aditya Mukerjee 🦦 🏳️‍🌈@chimeracoder.bsky.social · 11mo ago

I'll write a longer post on why, but here's how I'm voting on the ballot initiatives, and I strongly encourage you to do the same. ✅ YES on #1 ✅ YES on #2 ✅ YES on #3 ✅ YES on #4 ✅ YES on #5 🚫 NO on #6

It's true! Many DSA members and @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social supporters *also* support questions 2-4! At the 41-minute mark in this segment, you can hear me and @aschierenbeck.bsky.social on the Brian Lehrer show on @wnyc.org discussing why these are pro-labor proposals: www.wnyc.org/story/the-ho...

nic❄️le@nicoleamurray.bsky.social · 11mo ago

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: 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.

I'll be voting yes on all the NYC ballot referendums because we've got to disrupt the current system that has gotten us into this housing crisis in whatever way we can. amandalitman.substack.com/p/your-2025-...

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...

The Ballot Question That May Matter More Than the Mayoral Race

Voters have the chance to eliminate one of the central obstacles to New York’s housing crisis.

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@council.nyc.gov is blatantly violating the City Charter's prohibition on using government resources for electioneering with their mailers and social media posts opposing pro-housing measures 2-4. Chapter 49, §1136.1: there is no ambiguity about how illegal this is. www.nyccfb.info/law/charter/...

New Yorkers: After voting for candidates who will fight for affordability on the front of your November ballots, flip↩️your ballot to vote YES on affordable housing proposals 2-5 So that New Yorkers like Austin can afford to stay in the neighborhoods that raised them.

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!