Ben Carlos Thypin
@bct.bsky.social
Moral high ground?!? That's the most expensive real estate on the face of the earth! - Larry Ellison (who otherwise sucks but this is a good quote)
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It’s been nearly a fortnight and I fear the wound from this post may never heal.
Men of a certain age love a “shirt jacket”
November 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
It’s been nearly a fortnight and I fear the wound from this post may never heal.
I’m sure some NIMBY in NYC is building an AI bot that generates article 78 lawsuits as we speak www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
AI-powered nimbyism could grind UK planning system to a halt, experts warn
Tools that help people scan applications and find grounds for objection have potential to hit government’s housebuilding plans
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I’m sure some NIMBY in NYC is building an AI bot that generates article 78 lawsuits as we speak www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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I do not believe that anti-Zionism is antisemitic, and I have consistently argued against those who say it is, but if you see the act of condemning anti-Diaspora antisemitism as inherently Zionist and pro-Israel, you are really telling on yourself.
The pro-Palestine group Within Our Lifetime has already decided that Zohran Mamdani has sold out the pro-Palestine cause... by condemning swastikas drawn on a Jewish day school in Brooklyn. forward.com/culture/7822...
Mamdani's first statement on antisemitism as mayor-elect got some weird pushback
After someone spraypainted a swastika on a yeshiva, Zohran Mamdani condemned antisemitism. Somehow, this generated conspiracy theories.
forward.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I do not believe that anti-Zionism is antisemitic, and I have consistently argued against those who say it is, but if you see the act of condemning anti-Diaspora antisemitism as inherently Zionist and pro-Israel, you are really telling on yourself.
In perhaps the best example yet of real estate brokers saying things about Mamdani’s election that are totally detached from market reality and just trying to drum up brokerage business for themselves, this guy is claiming it’s both a great buying opportunity AND a great selling opportunity.
November 7, 2025 at 4:24 PM
In perhaps the best example yet of real estate brokers saying things about Mamdani’s election that are totally detached from market reality and just trying to drum up brokerage business for themselves, this guy is claiming it’s both a great buying opportunity AND a great selling opportunity.
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people hate hearing this but it's 100% true, creating a huge pay gap between political leaders, their staffs, and other elites is a recipe for corruption. of course the flip side of that is taxes on the rich should be jacked way the hell up
The Mayor of New York only makes $260k. I bet there are police that make more than that in NY with overtime.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
November 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
people hate hearing this but it's 100% true, creating a huge pay gap between political leaders, their staffs, and other elites is a recipe for corruption. of course the flip side of that is taxes on the rich should be jacked way the hell up
Given how pervasive this sort of anti-Mamdani rhetoric is in NYC’s real estate industry I am honestly surprised and impressed JLL fired this lunatic therealdeal.com/new-york/202...
JLL fires top broker who compared Mamdani to Hitler
JLL fired Scott Panzer after he compared Zohran Mamdani to Adolf Hitler.
therealdeal.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Given how pervasive this sort of anti-Mamdani rhetoric is in NYC’s real estate industry I am honestly surprised and impressed JLL fired this lunatic therealdeal.com/new-york/202...
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"'My view is, if I don't file a complaint, what will happen to other Mexican women? If they do this to the president, what will happen to all women in our country?'"
Mexico president to seek charges after being groped on street
Claudia Sheinbaum says she is pressing charges because "a line must be drawn" against the harassment of Mexican women.
www.bbc.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
"'My view is, if I don't file a complaint, what will happen to other Mexican women? If they do this to the president, what will happen to all women in our country?'"
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I'm hard-pressed to think of a non-Jewish Democratic politician who has spoken to Jews with more respect and empathy than Mamdani. The fact that many Jewish establishment orgs are going after him while staying relatively mum on resurgent Nazism is a disaster, both for American Jews and in general.
November 5, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I'm hard-pressed to think of a non-Jewish Democratic politician who has spoken to Jews with more respect and empathy than Mamdani. The fact that many Jewish establishment orgs are going after him while staying relatively mum on resurgent Nazism is a disaster, both for American Jews and in general.
The most interesting section of the map of NYC's pro-housing ballot measure results is Southeast Queens, which has mostly NIMBY politicians but voted for all the pro-housing ballot props with pretty big margins.
November 5, 2025 at 6:29 PM
The most interesting section of the map of NYC's pro-housing ballot measure results is Southeast Queens, which has mostly NIMBY politicians but voted for all the pro-housing ballot props with pretty big margins.
lmao basically the entire SoHo/NoHo rezoning area voted against the pro-housing ballot propositions www.atlasizer.com?s=USA,New_Yo...
November 5, 2025 at 5:44 PM
lmao basically the entire SoHo/NoHo rezoning area voted against the pro-housing ballot propositions www.atlasizer.com?s=USA,New_Yo...
I bet rezonings along the IBX will be among the first times that the Affordable Housing Appeals Board comes into play (implicitly if not explicitly.) Queens and Brooklyn have pro-housing Borough Presidents for the next 4 years but their successors may not be - we must strike while the iron is hot.
Putting the IBX route next to the voting map also helps narrow down where the biggest rezoning fights are going to play out. Lots of resistance to greater density in the pro-Cuomo nabes in Queens
November 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I bet rezonings along the IBX will be among the first times that the Affordable Housing Appeals Board comes into play (implicitly if not explicitly.) Queens and Brooklyn have pro-housing Borough Presidents for the next 4 years but their successors may not be - we must strike while the iron is hot.
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The model of downwardly mobile members of the PMC energizing/leading a detached, discontented mass to the left is fully in operation here. And it's nothing to apologize for.
November 5, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The model of downwardly mobile members of the PMC energizing/leading a detached, discontented mass to the left is fully in operation here. And it's nothing to apologize for.
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Agree. Mamdani is a powerful example of this. He did not make his support for Palestine central to his campaign, but his insistence on sticking to his core beliefs when asked to repudiate them, but also reassuring those who were fearful, actually helped demonstrate his sincerity and values.
i’d also say that the GOP’s obsession with this gives candidates an opportunity to articulate and stand up for their values. “i refuse to make anyone feel like they don’t belong in my [state/city/community]. and i want everyone to live the best life they can achieve [insert policy slogan]”
I am taking particular pleasure in the complete collapse of trans-as-unbeatable-wedge-issue narrative this morning. It might be an 80-20 issue in voters minds, but it has to be on voters minds to matter. The results in VA demonstrate that it is very much not on voters minds.
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Agree. Mamdani is a powerful example of this. He did not make his support for Palestine central to his campaign, but his insistence on sticking to his core beliefs when asked to repudiate them, but also reassuring those who were fearful, actually helped demonstrate his sincerity and values.
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I do think yesterday’s results reinforced the dynamic that while much of the American leadership class is chickenshit, most of the electorate is not
November 5, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I do think yesterday’s results reinforced the dynamic that while much of the American leadership class is chickenshit, most of the electorate is not
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This is my precinct, where easily 95% of the population lives in brand-new market rate apartment buildings, i.e. “luxury housing.”
November 5, 2025 at 2:43 AM
This is my precinct, where easily 95% of the population lives in brand-new market rate apartment buildings, i.e. “luxury housing.”
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ah, perhaps instead of pumping millions into endless factional infighting Dem donors could invest in making local Dem organizations genuine civic spaces that can reach people during and between elections
November 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
ah, perhaps instead of pumping millions into endless factional infighting Dem donors could invest in making local Dem organizations genuine civic spaces that can reach people during and between elections
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Total YIMBY victory, the upzonings commence at once!
November 5, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Total YIMBY victory, the upzonings commence at once!
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hey @nycplanning.bsky.social is Zola down for everyone or just me? #thanksMamdani
November 4, 2025 at 4:29 PM
hey @nycplanning.bsky.social is Zola down for everyone or just me? #thanksMamdani
Oh my god this is totally going to happen, what else will Cuomo have to do?
Trump appointing Cuomo as some kind of chief enforcement officer for NYC will be extremely funny
November 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Oh my god this is totally going to happen, what else will Cuomo have to do?
If the ballot prop to switch NYC’s elections to even years (which I voted for) does not pass I think it will not be bc people support the local press or full employment for political consultants but bc of people’s pride in NYC exceptionalism - we love being different and the center of attention.
There’s a ballot initiative in NYC to switch NYC mayoral elections to presidential years. Lots of arguments for and against but one very obvious result would be that turnout would go up and more people would vote in the mayoral, particularly infrequent voters. Notable Mamdani voted against it.
November 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
If the ballot prop to switch NYC’s elections to even years (which I voted for) does not pass I think it will not be bc people support the local press or full employment for political consultants but bc of people’s pride in NYC exceptionalism - we love being different and the center of attention.
Since Mamdani won the primary, brokers and developers have been playing the press like a fiddle with tales of exodus in a transparent attempt to drum up business from reactionary real estate buyers/sellers.
Props to the FT for deciding to call bullshit! on.ft.com/47DSu5G
Props to the FT for deciding to call bullshit! on.ft.com/47DSu5G
November 4, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Since Mamdani won the primary, brokers and developers have been playing the press like a fiddle with tales of exodus in a transparent attempt to drum up business from reactionary real estate buyers/sellers.
Props to the FT for deciding to call bullshit! on.ft.com/47DSu5G
Props to the FT for deciding to call bullshit! on.ft.com/47DSu5G
And now @shaunabreu.bsky.social is the third councilmember to demonstrate their commitment to affordable housing by openly supporting ballot measures 2-5!
November 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
And now @shaunabreu.bsky.social is the third councilmember to demonstrate their commitment to affordable housing by openly supporting ballot measures 2-5!