Bobbi Barnett
@bobbibarnett.bsky.social
Working on state and local policy. Thinking about what we owe our next generations. Lifelong NYer. Public servant. West sider.
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"N.Y.C. Casino Bids Promise an Economic Boom. The Reality Might Differ.
As the number of gambling houses has grown across the United States, they are no longer the tourism magnets that they used to be, experts say."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/n...
As the number of gambling houses has grown across the United States, they are no longer the tourism magnets that they used to be, experts say."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/n...
N.Y.C. Casino Bids Promise an Economic Boom. The Reality Might Differ.
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:29 PM
"N.Y.C. Casino Bids Promise an Economic Boom. The Reality Might Differ.
As the number of gambling houses has grown across the United States, they are no longer the tourism magnets that they used to be, experts say."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/n...
As the number of gambling houses has grown across the United States, they are no longer the tourism magnets that they used to be, experts say."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/n...
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True dedication to touching the stove.
November 9, 2025 at 6:21 PM
True dedication to touching the stove.
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It is genuinely hard for most people to grasp how poor the past was.
November 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
It is genuinely hard for most people to grasp how poor the past was.
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I would still read the postmortem as to why all the people terrified of Zohran Mamdani decided to unite behind the most odious and disliked disgraced candidate running and not a total normie like Brad Lander. Mamdani wasn't inevitable, and hitching that wagon to Andrew Cuomo was a huge mistake.
November 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I would still read the postmortem as to why all the people terrified of Zohran Mamdani decided to unite behind the most odious and disliked disgraced candidate running and not a total normie like Brad Lander. Mamdani wasn't inevitable, and hitching that wagon to Andrew Cuomo was a huge mistake.
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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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Mayor Adams notably took office without a sweeping policy goal that could leave a permanent imprint on NYC
Yet, he’ll leave office having achieved a lasting legacy when it comes to housing and zoning
Will his reforms make NYC more affordable?
@wnyc.org @gothamist.com gothamist.com/news/mayor-a...
Yet, he’ll leave office having achieved a lasting legacy when it comes to housing and zoning
Will his reforms make NYC more affordable?
@wnyc.org @gothamist.com gothamist.com/news/mayor-a...
Mayor Adams’ legacy? Look to the future of affordable housing in NYC.
Adams achieved zoning and housing reforms that could help future mayors address New York City’s affordable housing shortage.
gothamist.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Mayor Adams notably took office without a sweeping policy goal that could leave a permanent imprint on NYC
Yet, he’ll leave office having achieved a lasting legacy when it comes to housing and zoning
Will his reforms make NYC more affordable?
@wnyc.org @gothamist.com gothamist.com/news/mayor-a...
Yet, he’ll leave office having achieved a lasting legacy when it comes to housing and zoning
Will his reforms make NYC more affordable?
@wnyc.org @gothamist.com gothamist.com/news/mayor-a...
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Short explanation of what the deal is with "affordability" in the housing ballot proposals, since people have lots of questions - mainly stemming from the fact that our existing system is so complicated to begin with! (Explanation first, some personal commentary after)
October 30, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Short explanation of what the deal is with "affordability" in the housing ballot proposals, since people have lots of questions - mainly stemming from the fact that our existing system is so complicated to begin with! (Explanation first, some personal commentary after)
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🎂 Happy birthday, #NYCSubway! 121 years ago #OnThisDay in 1904, the IRT (Interborough Rapid Transit) subway opened with 28 stations along a 9.1-mile line extending from City Hall to 145th Street. This #NYTMCollection silent film, shot just months after the subway opened, shows its early days.
October 27, 2025 at 1:07 PM
🎂 Happy birthday, #NYCSubway! 121 years ago #OnThisDay in 1904, the IRT (Interborough Rapid Transit) subway opened with 28 stations along a 9.1-mile line extending from City Hall to 145th Street. This #NYTMCollection silent film, shot just months after the subway opened, shows its early days.
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It's true! Many DSA members and @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social supporters *also* support questions 2-4! At the 41-minute mark in this segment, you can hear me and @aschierenbeck.bsky.social on the Brian Lehrer show on @wnyc.org discussing why these are pro-labor proposals: www.wnyc.org/story/the-ho...
October 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
It's true! Many DSA members and @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social supporters *also* support questions 2-4! At the 41-minute mark in this segment, you can hear me and @aschierenbeck.bsky.social on the Brian Lehrer show on @wnyc.org discussing why these are pro-labor proposals: www.wnyc.org/story/the-ho...
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news New Yorkers can use this week
HUGE HUGE HUGE YES there will be Halloween voting stickers AND “a borough specific sticker for each day of EV” says the BOE!!
plan your early voting accordingly
plan your early voting accordingly
this is such vital info. I’m reaching out to the Board of Elections right now
October 27, 2025 at 12:57 PM
news New Yorkers can use this week
today’s a beautiful day to vote early in support of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and the ballot measures (2-5) that will help him build the affordable housing we need!
October 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
today’s a beautiful day to vote early in support of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and the ballot measures (2-5) that will help him build the affordable housing we need!
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Affordable housing providers are sounding the alarm, with some of the city's most vulnerable tenants at risk.
Side note: Is your building in foreclosure? Talk to me about it.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/23/a...
Side note: Is your building in foreclosure? Talk to me about it.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/23/a...
Affordable Housing’s Slow-Motion Financial Collapse
Nonprofit groups say swelling operating costs exceed the rent they collect for more than one in five of their apartments, housing some of the city’s most vulnerable tenants.
www.thecity.nyc
October 23, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Affordable housing providers are sounding the alarm, with some of the city's most vulnerable tenants at risk.
Side note: Is your building in foreclosure? Talk to me about it.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/23/a...
Side note: Is your building in foreclosure? Talk to me about it.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/23/a...
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Great piece from @errollouis.bsky.social about how important a yes vote on ballot questions 2, 3, 4, 5 is to NYC’s ability to take on our affordability crisis.
You’ll see obfuscation and name-calling, but no solutions from those who say the current system is just fine.
nymag.com/intelligence...
You’ll see obfuscation and name-calling, but no solutions from those who say the current system is just fine.
nymag.com/intelligence...
The Ballot Question That May Matter More Than the Mayoral Race
Voters have the chance to eliminate one of the central obstacles to New York’s housing crisis.
nymag.com
October 23, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Great piece from @errollouis.bsky.social about how important a yes vote on ballot questions 2, 3, 4, 5 is to NYC’s ability to take on our affordability crisis.
You’ll see obfuscation and name-calling, but no solutions from those who say the current system is just fine.
nymag.com/intelligence...
You’ll see obfuscation and name-calling, but no solutions from those who say the current system is just fine.
nymag.com/intelligence...
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Just disgusting.
October 23, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Just disgusting.
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City Council is spending your taxpayer dollars on Facebook ads in a petty attempt to maintain their ability to block housing.
Ad Library
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October 23, 2025 at 2:33 PM
City Council is spending your taxpayer dollars on Facebook ads in a petty attempt to maintain their ability to block housing.
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Federal agents many in masks at Broadway and Canal moments ago questioning a man, a bunch more agents just walked away. "Can i call my mom," the man asks, he's now being loaded into a car and being driven away. More TK @thecity.nyc
October 21, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Federal agents many in masks at Broadway and Canal moments ago questioning a man, a bunch more agents just walked away. "Can i call my mom," the man asks, he's now being loaded into a car and being driven away. More TK @thecity.nyc
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As you see the Ellisons’ use the husk of Paramount/CBS to hand out fiefdoms to conservatives, remember: This summer Paramount bribed Trump $16m at the cost of 60 Minutes’ integrity. FCC approval of the Ellisons’ takeover bid followed within a few days. Brendan Carr made this statement at the time.
October 6, 2025 at 1:05 PM
As you see the Ellisons’ use the husk of Paramount/CBS to hand out fiefdoms to conservatives, remember: This summer Paramount bribed Trump $16m at the cost of 60 Minutes’ integrity. FCC approval of the Ellisons’ takeover bid followed within a few days. Brendan Carr made this statement at the time.
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The 2nd Circuit upholds several New York gun restrictions, including a ban on public carry, gun-free "sensitive places" (including Times Square and the subway), and a special permit for city carrying. It holds that none violate the Second Amendment. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
September 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The 2nd Circuit upholds several New York gun restrictions, including a ban on public carry, gun-free "sensitive places" (including Times Square and the subway), and a special permit for city carrying. It holds that none violate the Second Amendment. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Just now, 11 state and city lawmakers were arrested by DHS police on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza after a hour of demanding access to the ICE lock up on the same floor. @thecity.nyc
September 18, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Just now, 11 state and city lawmakers were arrested by DHS police on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza after a hour of demanding access to the ICE lock up on the same floor. @thecity.nyc
flawless restaurant choice, no notes
Shared a meal with @sanders.senate.gov at Hyderabadi Zaiqa last night.
September 6, 2025 at 1:25 PM
flawless restaurant choice, no notes
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The problem with this post is that the regulated landlords do face fast rising opex costs, and this is true for people who have those distressed Signature loans, who have actual distressed properties, and even for folks with no mortgage at all.
The problem, in other words, is entirely about debt, not the actual costs of providing rental housing. The problem is that building owners expected rents to rise faster than they turned out to, and took out bigger loans than the actual rent increases could justify.
August 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The problem with this post is that the regulated landlords do face fast rising opex costs, and this is true for people who have those distressed Signature loans, who have actual distressed properties, and even for folks with no mortgage at all.
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we are apartment sitting for some close friends in brooklyn and i have to say that as a person who does not live here the density of public services and amenities is incredible. (and, of course, literal density is what makes it possible!)
July 29, 2025 at 6:39 PM
we are apartment sitting for some close friends in brooklyn and i have to say that as a person who does not live here the density of public services and amenities is incredible. (and, of course, literal density is what makes it possible!)
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Two destructive crashes happened at the same intersection of Canal St. and the Bowery less than 24 hours apart over the weekend. One of them killed a pedestrian sitting on a bench, and a cyclist. Does anyone at City Hall care? buff.ly/gnbVidq
Monday's Headlines: Canal Conundrum Edition - Streetsblog New York City
Drivers are killing us on Canal Street. Does anyone at City Hall care? Plus other news.
nyc.streetsblog.org
July 21, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Two destructive crashes happened at the same intersection of Canal St. and the Bowery less than 24 hours apart over the weekend. One of them killed a pedestrian sitting on a bench, and a cyclist. Does anyone at City Hall care? buff.ly/gnbVidq