Casey Berkovitz
@caseyberk.bsky.social
I talk about zoning for a living, but I skeet about it for fun. Here for housing, politics, sports, and bad jokes. Go bears.
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Trump is cutting funding that helps end homelessness.
And now, over 170,000 people are at risk of being pushed out of homes and back onto the streets.
We’re in a housing crisis.
The solution isn’t kicking people out of their homes – it’s building more housing.
And now, over 170,000 people are at risk of being pushed out of homes and back onto the streets.
We’re in a housing crisis.
The solution isn’t kicking people out of their homes – it’s building more housing.
November 14, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Trump is cutting funding that helps end homelessness.
And now, over 170,000 people are at risk of being pushed out of homes and back onto the streets.
We’re in a housing crisis.
The solution isn’t kicking people out of their homes – it’s building more housing.
And now, over 170,000 people are at risk of being pushed out of homes and back onto the streets.
We’re in a housing crisis.
The solution isn’t kicking people out of their homes – it’s building more housing.
"After all, housing is a public good, and where it’s located is everyone’s business."
Wrote about the other big outcome of the NYC election and how Chicago moved in the other direction
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/o...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/o...
Marisa Novara and Daniel Kay Hertz: New York nixes veto power over housing while Chicago unwisely doubles down
The recent granny flat fight in Chicago is an example of the city upholding a tradition that has held back affordable housing.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:54 PM
"After all, housing is a public good, and where it’s located is everyone’s business."
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One cool thing happening in NY climate world:
NYCHA and state partners have announced a $32 million deal with the company Copper to bring battery-equipped induction stoves to 10,000 public housing apartments. They plug into a regular outlet. www.nyserda.ny.gov/About/Newsro...
NYCHA and state partners have announced a $32 million deal with the company Copper to bring battery-equipped induction stoves to 10,000 public housing apartments. They plug into a regular outlet. www.nyserda.ny.gov/About/Newsro...
November 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
One cool thing happening in NY climate world:
NYCHA and state partners have announced a $32 million deal with the company Copper to bring battery-equipped induction stoves to 10,000 public housing apartments. They plug into a regular outlet. www.nyserda.ny.gov/About/Newsro...
NYCHA and state partners have announced a $32 million deal with the company Copper to bring battery-equipped induction stoves to 10,000 public housing apartments. They plug into a regular outlet. www.nyserda.ny.gov/About/Newsro...
"Under the plan, developers could build nearly 15,000 apartments within 54 blocks of Long Island City that are currently filled with warehouses and parking lots." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/n...
City Council Approves Plan That Could Bring 14,700 Homes to Queens
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:12 PM
"Under the plan, developers could build nearly 15,000 apartments within 54 blocks of Long Island City that are currently filled with warehouses and parking lots." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/n...
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every tiny crumb that leaks out is a career ending bombshell and we’re all just supposed to go on with our lives while our elected representatives shrug and tell us there’s nothing to be done about the president’s involvement in a child sex trafficking operation
A direct email exchange from 2011 between Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, just released by House Oversight Committee Democrats.
November 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
every tiny crumb that leaks out is a career ending bombshell and we’re all just supposed to go on with our lives while our elected representatives shrug and tell us there’s nothing to be done about the president’s involvement in a child sex trafficking operation
"If the city is to remain open and functional, it has to keep welcoming both the family that’s been in the Bronx for 50 years and the couple that moved to Bed-Stuy last spring. New York works because both kinds of people keep showing up — not because we decide whose presence counts."
Who Made Mamdani Mayor?
Stop obsessing about transplants; it was the whole city. Anyway, transplants are people too!
joshgreenman.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:04 PM
"If the city is to remain open and functional, it has to keep welcoming both the family that’s been in the Bronx for 50 years and the couple that moved to Bed-Stuy last spring. New York works because both kinds of people keep showing up — not because we decide whose presence counts."
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the fact that multiple reports have suggested a fear that republicans would follow trump’s demands and abolish the filibuster motivated Ds to fold is incredibly damning and is a reminder that the senate itself is a major problem for those who want to save & revive american democracy.
Opinion | Democrats Were on a Roll. Why Stop Now?
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:42 PM
the fact that multiple reports have suggested a fear that republicans would follow trump’s demands and abolish the filibuster motivated Ds to fold is incredibly damning and is a reminder that the senate itself is a major problem for those who want to save & revive american democracy.
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I was kind of 50/50 on whether or not Ds should make a deal - blocking SNAP payments isn't just a political tactic... it actively hurts people - just one month of missed $ is enough to plunge 23k NYers into poverty.
But then you see this kind of thinking and you get radicalized all over again.
But then you see this kind of thinking and you get radicalized all over again.
November 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I was kind of 50/50 on whether or not Ds should make a deal - blocking SNAP payments isn't just a political tactic... it actively hurts people - just one month of missed $ is enough to plunge 23k NYers into poverty.
But then you see this kind of thinking and you get radicalized all over again.
But then you see this kind of thinking and you get radicalized all over again.
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Spokane has been killing it with housing reforms:
eliminating parking minimums near transit
increasing height maximums
Reducing lot minimums
THE RESULTS? The proof is in the puddin':
eliminating parking minimums near transit
increasing height maximums
Reducing lot minimums
THE RESULTS? The proof is in the puddin':
November 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Spokane has been killing it with housing reforms:
eliminating parking minimums near transit
increasing height maximums
Reducing lot minimums
THE RESULTS? The proof is in the puddin':
eliminating parking minimums near transit
increasing height maximums
Reducing lot minimums
THE RESULTS? The proof is in the puddin':
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New Yorkers are sick and tired of the housing crisis. Thanks to our new mayor and big wins to expand affordable housing across New York City, we finally have the chance to start building homes for every New Yorker.
November 7, 2025 at 1:46 PM
New Yorkers are sick and tired of the housing crisis. Thanks to our new mayor and big wins to expand affordable housing across New York City, we finally have the chance to start building homes for every New Yorker.
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With the passage of the housing ballot initiatives, Mamdani won a second victory—one he didn’t even campaign for.
These laws will make at least some of his housing policy goals meaningfully easier to achieve.
www.fastcompany.com/91436060/zoh...
These laws will make at least some of his housing policy goals meaningfully easier to achieve.
www.fastcompany.com/91436060/zoh...
Zohran Mamdani actually won two elections
New York City’s newly elected mayor just won a fighting chance to enact his ambitious housing agenda.
www.fastcompany.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
With the passage of the housing ballot initiatives, Mamdani won a second victory—one he didn’t even campaign for.
These laws will make at least some of his housing policy goals meaningfully easier to achieve.
www.fastcompany.com/91436060/zoh...
These laws will make at least some of his housing policy goals meaningfully easier to achieve.
www.fastcompany.com/91436060/zoh...
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An incomplete list of cities where housing abundance was a major campaign issue & pro-housing candidates held or expanded majorities:
- Bozeman, MT
- Cambridge, MA
- Durham, NC
- Kalispell, MT
- Littleton, CO
- Manchester, NH
- Missoula, MT
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Seattle, WA
- Wilmington, NC
💪
- Bozeman, MT
- Cambridge, MA
- Durham, NC
- Kalispell, MT
- Littleton, CO
- Manchester, NH
- Missoula, MT
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Seattle, WA
- Wilmington, NC
💪
We'll post a list sometime soon but in addition to all the D vs. R stories tonight, in basically every nonpartisan election in the country today, the more pro-housing candidate won.
November 5, 2025 at 6:24 PM
An incomplete list of cities where housing abundance was a major campaign issue & pro-housing candidates held or expanded majorities:
- Bozeman, MT
- Cambridge, MA
- Durham, NC
- Kalispell, MT
- Littleton, CO
- Manchester, NH
- Missoula, MT
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Seattle, WA
- Wilmington, NC
💪
- Bozeman, MT
- Cambridge, MA
- Durham, NC
- Kalispell, MT
- Littleton, CO
- Manchester, NH
- Missoula, MT
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Seattle, WA
- Wilmington, NC
💪
An affordable housing mandate.
November 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
An affordable housing mandate.
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As the sun sets on election day, a few more councilmembers have come out in support of the ballot measures (or some of them), even as council leadership is united in opposition.
Eric Bottcher and Shaun Abreu were public "Yes" on all, Pierina Sanchez was Y on 2 and Lincoln Restler was Y on 2,3
Eric Bottcher and Shaun Abreu were public "Yes" on all, Pierina Sanchez was Y on 2 and Lincoln Restler was Y on 2,3
November 4, 2025 at 10:20 PM
As the sun sets on election day, a few more councilmembers have come out in support of the ballot measures (or some of them), even as council leadership is united in opposition.
Eric Bottcher and Shaun Abreu were public "Yes" on all, Pierina Sanchez was Y on 2 and Lincoln Restler was Y on 2,3
Eric Bottcher and Shaun Abreu were public "Yes" on all, Pierina Sanchez was Y on 2 and Lincoln Restler was Y on 2,3
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Zohran’s voting yes on them too!
November 4, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Zohran’s voting yes on them too!
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Take it from the Municipal Art Society: Voting YES on ballot proposals 2-5 is a vote for affordability and a stronger city
Unpaywalled link: archive.is/t72uF
paywalled link: www.crainsnewyork.com/op-ed/op-ed-...
Unpaywalled link: archive.is/t72uF
paywalled link: www.crainsnewyork.com/op-ed/op-ed-...
November 4, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Take it from the Municipal Art Society: Voting YES on ballot proposals 2-5 is a vote for affordability and a stronger city
Unpaywalled link: archive.is/t72uF
paywalled link: www.crainsnewyork.com/op-ed/op-ed-...
Unpaywalled link: archive.is/t72uF
paywalled link: www.crainsnewyork.com/op-ed/op-ed-...
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Well fam, lets get it.
Vote 🗳️ yes ✅ 2-5 on the housing 🏘️ ballots
Vote 🗳️ yes ✅ 2-5 on the housing 🏘️ ballots
November 4, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Well fam, lets get it.
Vote 🗳️ yes ✅ 2-5 on the housing 🏘️ ballots
Vote 🗳️ yes ✅ 2-5 on the housing 🏘️ ballots
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Just in: Zohran Mamdani says he's voting yes on ballot questions 1-5 and no on 6.
November 4, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Just in: Zohran Mamdani says he's voting yes on ballot questions 1-5 and no on 6.
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Polls open in 8 hours.
In 8 hours, New Yorkers can choose a more affordable future — on the front of the ballot with @ZohranKMamdani.bsky.social and the back of the ballot with @YesOnAffHousing.bsky.social props 2-5.
In 8 hours, New Yorkers can choose a more affordable future — on the front of the ballot with @ZohranKMamdani.bsky.social and the back of the ballot with @YesOnAffHousing.bsky.social props 2-5.
November 4, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Polls open in 8 hours.
In 8 hours, New Yorkers can choose a more affordable future — on the front of the ballot with @ZohranKMamdani.bsky.social and the back of the ballot with @YesOnAffHousing.bsky.social props 2-5.
In 8 hours, New Yorkers can choose a more affordable future — on the front of the ballot with @ZohranKMamdani.bsky.social and the back of the ballot with @YesOnAffHousing.bsky.social props 2-5.
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Still undecided about ballot props 2-5? Read this op-ed from @michelle_delauz, ED of @FACbrooklyn.
Fifth Avenue Committee is deeply committed to community voice & vision — and to communities with enough affordable housing that voice & vision are shared.
brooklyneagle.com/articles/202...
Fifth Avenue Committee is deeply committed to community voice & vision — and to communities with enough affordable housing that voice & vision are shared.
brooklyneagle.com/articles/202...
This election, vote to make Brooklyn more affordable
Brooklyn’s rising costs demand action; these ballot proposals speed up affordable housing while keeping communities involved.
brooklyneagle.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Still undecided about ballot props 2-5? Read this op-ed from @michelle_delauz, ED of @FACbrooklyn.
Fifth Avenue Committee is deeply committed to community voice & vision — and to communities with enough affordable housing that voice & vision are shared.
brooklyneagle.com/articles/202...
Fifth Avenue Committee is deeply committed to community voice & vision — and to communities with enough affordable housing that voice & vision are shared.
brooklyneagle.com/articles/202...
Tomorrow is Election Day. I hope you'll vote for proposals 2-6.
If you'll indulge me, a quick run-down of the remarkable coalition of supporters: Starting with the editorial boards of the Daily News, Post, and Crain's, and though the Times has declined to weigh in, Mara Gay.
If you'll indulge me, a quick run-down of the remarkable coalition of supporters: Starting with the editorial boards of the Daily News, Post, and Crain's, and though the Times has declined to weigh in, Mara Gay.
November 4, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Tomorrow is Election Day. I hope you'll vote for proposals 2-6.
If you'll indulge me, a quick run-down of the remarkable coalition of supporters: Starting with the editorial boards of the Daily News, Post, and Crain's, and though the Times has declined to weigh in, Mara Gay.
If you'll indulge me, a quick run-down of the remarkable coalition of supporters: Starting with the editorial boards of the Daily News, Post, and Crain's, and though the Times has declined to weigh in, Mara Gay.
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Anyways: higher turnout and a more representative electorate are good AND save the city money. Yes on 6
November 3, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Anyways: higher turnout and a more representative electorate are good AND save the city money. Yes on 6
Marathon day vibes are immaculate
November 2, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Marathon day vibes are immaculate
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Abduction of Proserpina, by Giambologna, 1579 (from the @NortonSimon Museum in Pasadena), 📸 by @nturchiarophoto
November 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Abduction of Proserpina, by Giambologna, 1579 (from the @NortonSimon Museum in Pasadena), 📸 by @nturchiarophoto
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yamamoto unquestionably the mvp
November 2, 2025 at 4:19 AM
yamamoto unquestionably the mvp