New Yorker. Policy enthusiast. Purveyor of dad jokes. Speaking for no one but me. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Every year during session I would wake up one random morning with a burst blood vessel in my eye.
Hasn't happened once in my two years out of state service.
The long days and nights of the legislative session can wear on staffers and I discuss the photographic proof with @TuskStrategies Partner @ShontellSmith.
#NewYorkPolitics #StaffLife
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Abundance NY next project should be Article X reform. Check out Part PP in TEDE where the Micron project is relying on a one-off waiver of Article X siting process. Have at it team!
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Harrison NY a secret example of pro-development policies working their magic. And a great TOD overhaul to boot.
Fastest growing places (min. 20k) in the Northeast, 2020-25:
Kiryas Joel, NY: 34K → 47K (+41%)
Harrison, NY: 28K → 32K (+15%)
Harrison, NJ: 19K → 22K (+13%)
Carlisle, PA: 20K → 23K (+13%)
Everett, MA: 49K → 54K (+10%)
Bridgewater, MA: 27K → 29K (+10%)
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NYS Equal Rights Amendment passed over the objections of progressives saying it wasn't good enough and after it was done they thanked us for passing it. Sometimes you have to call the bluff.
Very important lesson for Blue Cities here: Every change Lurie has made has been opposed by screaming, bullying activists -- ignoring them has been the path to policy success and extremely high popularity. @skaushik100
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Tough but fair.
.@GovKathyHochul speaking at @ABetterNY this morning talking about how expensive it is to buy a house.
“I think Bill and I were about 30 when we got our first home. Now it's middle age—40! I know 40 year olds don't want to be called “middle aged.” I get it, but you are.”
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Good stuff from Hochul regulatory reform czar Zoe Jacob's, and for my housers she drops hints of reforms coming soon to the NYS Building Code on single staircase!
capitolpressroom.org/2026/03…
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Shouting for the twitter people- This. Is. Not. True!
The only mansion tax proposal in either one-house kicks in for NYC property at the 5m level!
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.@JuliaCarmel__ does not get enough credit for getting Good Cause Eviction done. And that's not saying she doesn't get credit from people as the bill sponsor, but folks do not understand how critical her particular talents were to getting it done! #GOAT
.@JuliaCarmel__ and I passed two major pro-tenant laws, and you need to know if they apply to you.
If a broker charged you and you didn’t hire them, go to nyc.gov/consumers.
Find out if Good Cause Eviction protects you at goodcausenyc.org and hj4a.org/GoodCause to learn more!
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This is great news for the region, Kathryn is the best of the best!
Hochul state operations director Kathryn Garcia, known as a get-it-done bureaucrat, expected to lead the Port Authority. Story w/ @ryrivard subscriber.politicopro.com/a…
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YIMBY-world: Run, don't walk, to this extremely impressive interview with @NewRochelleNY mayor Yadira Ramos-Herbert. The success story of NR is even more impressive than I thought! S/O @NoamBramson!
capitolpressroom.org/2025/11…
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Truly excellent policymaking advice from my OG @ShontellSmith. Pick up the phone and talk it out, people!
Want to be successful in Albany?
Then you sometimes have to pick up the 🤳 and align with people who aren't your natural allies.
@TuskStrategies Partner @ShontellSmith talks about working with @ceaweaver and good government groups when she was in the @nysenate.
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Texas and Florida are actively waging war against California and New York. Our side must get into the game!
Weird how TX understands it’s eating CA’s lunch by building housing and CA is like *whatevs* open.substack.com/pub/darrel…
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Literally could not imagine having this viewpoint. Reading to my kids is the greatest!
Gen Z parents don't read to their kids anymore because "it's so boring."
Just 41% of parents now read to their kids, down from 64% in 2012.
Not only is this creating a future generation of illiterates, but will eventually collapse the market for books and bookstores.
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The 2nd Circuit threatening licensing mechanisms that favor in-state applicants is a major problem for New York. Dormant Commerce Clause has the potential to up-end all sorts of residential preferences.
nytimes.com/2025/08/12/nyreg…
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From @nys_cannabis today to over 100 cannabis businesses statewide: “If the Legislature does not amend the law or amends the law in a fashion that does not remedy a license location’s noncompliance with the Cannabis Law, the renewal application must be denied.”
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