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Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute. All opinions my own.
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On February 24, I testified at a public session of the NYC Charter Revision Commission. manhattan.institute/article/test...

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I was quoted here on ADUs in NYC: www.yahoo.com/news/one-sol...

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I wrote a brief for the Manhattan Institute about NYC's "City of Yes for Housing Opportunity" zoning reforms. It's a positive step forward but, after City Council changes, not as pro-housing production as the original plan passed by the City Planning Commission. manhattan.institute/article/city...

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I have a new op-ed at @nyc.streetsblog.org about the NYC City Council's modifications to the "City of Yes" zoning plan. The op-ed references my new report, which goes public Tuesday 1/28.

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I wrote for City Journal about New York governor Kathy Hochul's proposal to discourage private investors from owning homes: www.city-journal.org/article/new-...

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Eliza Shapiro @nytimes.com gave me an opportunity to pitch bringing back the six-story apartment building everywhere in NYC: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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I've seen various posts that this is the biggest deal in NYC zoning in 50 or 60 years. It is indeed a big deal. However, we should understand that there have been many initiatives, each as contentious as this one, to boost housing production over the years.

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Such a mystery. Project A is heavily subsidized, all-affordable housing and gets built. Project B is not subsidized but is still required by NYC zoning to provide 25 percent of its units at way-below-market rents. Why might Project B not be financially feasible? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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I wrote about the New York City Council's Fairness in Apartment Rentals (FARE) Act. It's not going to do what the Council says it will do. www.city-journal.org/article/the-...

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I wrote about the prospects for NYC's "City of Yes for Housing Opportunity" proposal: www.city-journal.org/article/nyc-...

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My latest report for the Manhattan Institute explores what NYC would actually need to do to achieve Mayor Adams' "moonshot" goal of 500,000 new housing units in ten years. manhattan.institute/article/what...

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