New post on NYC's eviction rates (evictions vs total number of renter households). It's been less than 1% for a while.

I wrote about the on-the-ground reality of NYC’s two largest housing booms: 1903-1916, and the 1920s.

Vacancy rates hovering 5-8%!

www.maximumnewyork.com/p/the-joys-o...

When Theodore Roosevelt was the president of the NYC police board, he introduced bicycle squads!

The future is bright and abundant 🇺🇸 🗽

My proposed changes to the NYC charter, with next steps for anyone to take if they agree with any of them:

www.maximumnewyork.com/p/five-recom...

I made betting markets for the legal end of NYC’s housing crisis.

Goal: get more elected officials/people to commit to a legal end of the crisis, and burn the boats to get there.

“Here’s my program”—ok, what’s your projected rental emergency end date? Put up or shut up, friend!

I broke down the city council's participatory budgeting program by voting rates. It doesn't look great!

District 1, repped by Chris Marte, stood out in a particularly bad way.

Full piece: www.maximumnewyork.com/p/the-city-c...

City of Yes just passed the NYC City Council with a vote of 31-20. 🗽

Here is a map of that vote per council district.

"This Council cannot be the body that says 'No' to people who need a place to live."--Speaker Adams

Interactive map: www.datawrapper.de/_/Ksle3/

Want a school/institution like Maximum New York in your city? Fill out the form. I'll be the switchboard operator.

Form: www.maximumnewyork.com/p/maximum-ne...

Class applications for Maximum New York’s winter term (Jan-March 2025) are open til December 30!

Read: www.maximumnewyork.com/p/january-20...

Building the subway was not easy, and it was constantly in danger of being killed. It was not as simple as “government decides to build the subway, awards the contract, and it is quickly executed."

Read more here: www.maximumnewyork.com/p/nimbys-nyc...