Andrew Fine
@andrewdfine
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Policy Director, @OpenNYForAll. Former City worker, new to tweeting. Views my own.
New York City
Joined May 2012
I am signing off this site ✌️thanks to @MarketUrbanism for kicking the transition into gear. Find me at the same name on Bluesky.
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The Assemblymember representing one of the bluest districts in the country shows up at a hearing for a project he doesn’t even have a vote on to take a position clearly out of step with Kamala Harris, Barack Obama, and the top of the Democratic Party platform.
Assemblymember Bobby Carroll says “I know we need to do our job to make sure there is more housing… however” He spends the next 8 minutes on why this project should not get built.
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The energy in this room is so toxic and counter to productive debate about the most important issue in our city. The crowd is repeatedly interrupting and booing speakers, including the Councilmember. Why do we do this to ourselves.
At the first Arrow Linen community board hearing, it’s standing room only with a line out the door! Follow here for a live 🧵 of testimony!
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As a BK native & renter, NYC’s housing shortage is personal for me. That’s why I support the Arrow Linen’s rezoning in one of the least affordable neighborhoods in the city. Ty to our neighbors who are calling for more housing @BKCB7 hearing tonight! https://t.co/eXIcqmRDmm
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They’re doing it
"Housing Not Highrises members say they’re not opposed to new housing, but that they’re just opposed to this specific plan..." https://t.co/VWQMGQlfH3
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Is this really the best use of people’s time and governmental resources?
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Rents are lower and homes are more affordable when we build more homes. That’s why President Biden and Vice President Harris have put housing at the center of their economic agenda.
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Why do we have a housing and population crisis in NY? See ⬇️ from Hudson, where the Planning Board has delayed this new project by 18+ months and has cut the size from 30 to 15 homes. Their rationale? 😭😭😭
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Would love for VP Harris to remind and shame NYS Democrats for this.
.@POTUS & @VP Harris believe we need to build, build, build to lower housing costs. Today, the Administration is taking new actions to reduce barriers to build, making it easier & faster to use federal financing to build or rehab affordable housing. 🧵: https://t.co/R7MI2C0AmA
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NEW in @CityLimitsNews: Building a Windsor Terrace Our Children Can Afford "In order to preserve the Windsor Terrace we know, we must let it grow" writes local parent Jessica Yager https://t.co/mA4SOXLwzD
citylimits.org
"The greatest threat to Windsor Terrace's character is not new development, but the status quo. If we continue to resist growth, we risk becoming an enclave accessible only to the wealthy, losing the...
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The proposal being objected to is 123 new deeply affordable apartments targeted to LGBTQ seniors. The project will include 16,000 square feet of publicly accessible open space (open all year round to the public, unlike now…)
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**Cool job alert ** Open New York is hiring our first Development Director, come build a cool thing with us:
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Same day, same city. We have a lot of offices relative to demand, and not a lot of apartments.
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DC has increased its housing stock by 10% in 5 years. In NYC, we’ve done…3.4% 😢
🏗️🌆🏆 Congrats to @MayorBowser for the early achievement of her goal of 36,000 new homes by 2025. That's a 10% increase in total units in DC and (assuming almost all new units are multifamily) a 4% increase in the region's multifamily stock. https://t.co/gMmw2PehU2
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Thread about my recent (all too common) renting experience. A few months ago the landlord of my 50 year old apartment tried to raise the rent close to the max, so my roommate and I moved out. They now are paying for it.
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“I can’t afford to live in my neighborhood anymore. Rent is too high!” I hear this all the time from my viewers. @opennyforall @nychousing @pix11news #monicamakesithappen #monicamakesithappenshow Making sure their voices are heard. https://t.co/gcqbqDj5bK
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Marte standing there is like McConnell cutting the ribbon for a project in KY funded by the Inflation Reduction Act. Totally wild hypocrisy.
The revitalization of Pier 42 has been a long-time priority for many. Upland Park will be a recreational and green space that improves wellbeing and quality of life. Another example of how we’re delivering for the east side, having secured this commitment in ESCR negotiations.
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Cried reading this on the subway into work this morning. Total State failure and apathy for this family. Eventually NY will pay a lot of $$, but there's no momentum to make systemic changes to hospitals, courts, etc. https://t.co/ofHNntj9nt
nytimes.com
Christine Fields’s family was tight-knit. But after she died in childbirth, grief and the prospect of a multimillion-dollar settlement threatened to tear it apart.
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Children of Men 2: people can procreate but they don’t because there’s nowhere to live.
Background: the bulk of the housing stock is owned by 50-70 year old empty nesters aging in place with spare bedrooms, while young families with children face crowded housing despite a higher need for space. See also Redfin research https://t.co/jTzQwnAAXS
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