Andrew Fine
@andrewdfine.bsky.social
Pro-housing, pro-walking, pro-eating.
Friend: “Andrew, what’s your love language?”
Me:
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"We need to build more housing all across NYC. Today NYC builds about 4 houses per 1,000 people, Jersey City is at 7, Tokyo is at about 10. We need to do this by streamlining the processes of private sector construction across the city, by ensuring we're building more around hubs of mass transit…
October 23, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Friend: “Andrew, what’s your love language?”
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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!
September 30, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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!
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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
Tell your Council Member you support more housing in Midtown South! @ebottcher.bsky.social @keithpowersnyc.bsky.social
@marklevinenyc.bsky.social
August 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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
Tell your Council Member you support more housing in Midtown South! @ebottcher.bsky.social @keithpowersnyc.bsky.social
@marklevinenyc.bsky.social
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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
yimby.town
July 25, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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
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...
nysfocus.com/2025/05/02/n...
New York’s School Districts Are Shrinking — But Their Financial…
New York’s comptroller has flagged 22 school districts as fiscally stressed — up sharply from last year.
nysfocus.com
May 2, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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...
nysfocus.com/2025/05/02/n...
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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...
www.population.fyi/p/beyond-ske...
Beyond Skepticism: Data Confirms Auckland's Zoning Reforms Delivered on Housing Promises
Three rigorous studies, 43,500 new homes, and a 28% drop in rents: The data is in on Auckland's great housing experiment
www.population.fyi
February 15, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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...
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.
February 28, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Not only did Austin add housing at 12x the growth rate of NYC, it also built more than NYC in *absolute* terms.
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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... ]
@citylimitsnews.bsky.social: citylimits.org/2025/02/14/o... ]
Opinion: Preserving Faith, Building Homes
"New York’s proposed Faith-Based Affordable Housing Act offers a practical solution to two pressing challenges: preserving historic houses of worship and addressing the state’s severe housing crisis."
citylimits.org
February 18, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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... ]
@citylimitsnews.bsky.social: citylimits.org/2025/02/14/o... ]
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I can’t believe it - after years of advocacy, exclusionary zoning has ended in Cambridge.
We just passed the single most comprehensive rezoning in the US—legalizing multifamily housing up to 6 stories citywide in a Paris style
Here’s the details 🧵
We just passed the single most comprehensive rezoning in the US—legalizing multifamily housing up to 6 stories citywide in a Paris style
Here’s the details 🧵
February 11, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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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...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/r...
Can’t Afford a House? Just Build One in the Backyard.
In Toronto, where housing prices are racing ahead of inventory, residents are building homes in their yards and moving their children or their parents into them.
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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...
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/...
"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/...
Huge residential tower to rise near Javits Center
The project will include 1,349 residential units, a 455-room hotel and a permanent home for the Climate Museum.
www.crainsnewyork.com
December 20, 2024 at 2:55 PM
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/...
"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-...
newyorkyimby.com/2024/12/new-...
New Renderings Revealed For 655 Union Street In Gowanus, Brooklyn
Leasing has launched for 655 Union Street, a 13-story mixed-use building from L+Z Architecture, Avery Hall, and Gindi Capital in Gowanus, Brooklyn.
newyorkyimby.com
December 19, 2024 at 3:06 PM
This was recently a gas station. Nice things are possible when we allow them.
newyorkyimby.com/2024/12/new-...
newyorkyimby.com/2024/12/new-...
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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...
Why is SF shooting so much higher than NYC? Because California requires them to -- unlike New York.
www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/h...
S.F. has the same housing goals as New York City — which is 10 times its size
San Francisco has the same housing goals as New York City — which is 10 times its size. Housing experts wonder if the number is ambitious or absurd.
www.sfchronicle.com
December 11, 2024 at 6:37 PM
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...
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.
September 26, 2024 at 5:44 PM
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.
September 17, 2024 at 2:10 PM
“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.