Will Thomas
@willthomas-usa.bsky.social
Fairly opinionated. Liberal. YIMBY. (Former ED, opennewyork.city). he/him.
📍Long Island City, Queens
📍Long Island City, Queens
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heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy — www.crainsnewyork.com/real-estate/...
Housing production increases 23% in first year of City of Yes
The Adams administration has released figures on accessory dwelling units, affordable housing and more to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the plan's passage.
www.crainsnewyork.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy — www.crainsnewyork.com/real-estate/...
Excited for New Haven to try and outshine New Rochelle’s boom 👀
To tackle our housing shortage, Downtown for All:
✅Increases the maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) to 12 in the Inner Core (in red) and to 6 in the Outer Core (in yellow).
✅Allows one apartment per 400 sq. ft. of building area (up from 1 unit/600 sq. ft).
And more...
✅Increases the maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) to 12 in the Inner Core (in red) and to 6 in the Outer Core (in yellow).
✅Allows one apartment per 400 sq. ft. of building area (up from 1 unit/600 sq. ft).
And more...
December 4, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Excited for New Haven to try and outshine New Rochelle’s boom 👀
Midtown Manhattan looking ✨ aesthetic ✨ tonight
December 2, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Midtown Manhattan looking ✨ aesthetic ✨ tonight
Mississippi 👀
Trump’s approval collapses nationwide, turning several deep-red states negative — Economist tracker
November 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Mississippi 👀
Trying to think of what the Westchester equivalent of Marin Kombucha would be lol
November 13, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Trying to think of what the Westchester equivalent of Marin Kombucha would be lol
Credit where due, I’m pleased to see my council member pass this rezoning—I suspect in a few years, it’ll be obvious it was the right move for the neighborhood
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/n...
City Council Approves Plan That Could Bring 14,700 Homes to Queens
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Credit where due, I’m pleased to see my council member pass this rezoning—I suspect in a few years, it’ll be obvious it was the right move for the neighborhood
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/n...
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Please do not fold this easily when Adams and Mastro have six weeks left to ratfuck you
Mamdani sounds very skeptical his admin will be able to build senior housing in the Elizabeth St. Garden in light of the Adams admin's parkland designation: "The actions that the Adams administration has taken now make it nearly impossible to follow through with that."
November 13, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Please do not fold this easily when Adams and Mastro have six weeks left to ratfuck you
Hey, sometimes New Yorkers have *a breathtaking dance of radiant light and color across the entire night sky* from that Con Ed plant that exploded in Queens www.nytimes.com/2018/12/27/n...
November 12, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Hey, sometimes New Yorkers have *a breathtaking dance of radiant light and color across the entire night sky* from that Con Ed plant that exploded in Queens www.nytimes.com/2018/12/27/n...
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Josh’s post is worth reading in its entirety. The points:
1) kill the filibuster
2) court reform
3) DC/PR statehood
4) clean up laws on presidential power
5) outlaw extreme gerrymandering
These strike me as a really good starting point of foundational necessities.
1) kill the filibuster
2) court reform
3) DC/PR statehood
4) clean up laws on presidential power
5) outlaw extreme gerrymandering
These strike me as a really good starting point of foundational necessities.
The Status Interview – Or How To Write Up a Senate Purge List talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-s...
The Status Interview – Or How To Write Up a Senate Purge List
Over the last couple days I’ve argued both that the denouement of...
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November 12, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Josh’s post is worth reading in its entirety. The points:
1) kill the filibuster
2) court reform
3) DC/PR statehood
4) clean up laws on presidential power
5) outlaw extreme gerrymandering
These strike me as a really good starting point of foundational necessities.
1) kill the filibuster
2) court reform
3) DC/PR statehood
4) clean up laws on presidential power
5) outlaw extreme gerrymandering
These strike me as a really good starting point of foundational necessities.
I still find it noteworthy that these stories came out right after the GOP tax cut passed, i.e. when Trump fully became a lame duck for the Wall Street rich guy set
November 10, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I still find it noteworthy that these stories came out right after the GOP tax cut passed, i.e. when Trump fully became a lame duck for the Wall Street rich guy set
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This is going to get lost in the fray of his victory but it’s an appallingly antidemocratic position from someone who purports to support redistribution of political power
Mamdani is voting against on-cycle elections? Jesus Christ.
November 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
This is going to get lost in the fray of his victory but it’s an appallingly antidemocratic position from someone who purports to support redistribution of political power
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Take it from trusted NYC leaders @bradlander.bsky.social @marklevinenyc.bsky.social @drichardsqns.bsky.social Antonio Reynoso: Vote YES on Affordable Housing Ballot props 2-5!
October 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Take it from trusted NYC leaders @bradlander.bsky.social @marklevinenyc.bsky.social @drichardsqns.bsky.social Antonio Reynoso: Vote YES on Affordable Housing Ballot props 2-5!
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NYC: early voting starts today! Come out and vote yes on Props 2-5!
October 25, 2025 at 1:41 PM
NYC: early voting starts today! Come out and vote yes on Props 2-5!
October 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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It’s official: I’m running for Congress to represent San Francisco!
I’ll fight for our city – against Trump’s takeover, for our values, & for real progress. I’ve delivered on housing, healthcare, clean energy, & civil rights – & I’ll do it again.
Let’s build the future our city & country deserve.
I’ll fight for our city – against Trump’s takeover, for our values, & for real progress. I’ve delivered on housing, healthcare, clean energy, & civil rights – & I’ll do it again.
Let’s build the future our city & country deserve.
October 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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The West Village is really something else; 15 condos and 20 parking spaces lol
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Façade Installation Underway on 140 Jane Street in West Village, Manhattan - New York YIMBY
Façade installation has begun on 140 Jane Street, an 11-story, 15-unit project from Leroy Street Studio, BKSK Architects, and Aurora Capital Associates.
newyorkyimby.com
October 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The West Village is really something else; 15 condos and 20 parking spaces lol
newyorkyimby.com/2025/10/faca...
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Excellent illustration of how existing housing can filter up to billionaires under a tight zoning and landmarking regime
Exclusive: A roughly 13,000-square-foot house, designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects, is asking $75 million. The townhouse was combined from two neighboring walkups in New York’s Greenwich Village.
For Sale: A $75 Million N.Y.C. Townhouse Made From Two Century-Old Walkups
The developer worked with Robert A.M. Stern Architects to combine the buildings into a six-story, 13,000-square-foot house.
on.wsj.com
October 16, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Excellent illustration of how existing housing can filter up to billionaires under a tight zoning and landmarking regime
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This is utter nonsense. The status quo gives MAGA nimby councilmembers disproportionate power to block housing that benefits the entire city.
I trust Zohran with the power to approve housing far more than Vickie Paladino. Vote YES on the pro-housing ballot initiatives
I trust Zohran with the power to approve housing far more than Vickie Paladino. Vote YES on the pro-housing ballot initiatives
Ballot proposals 2, 3 and 4 take power away from everyday New Yorkers, giving it to unelected mayoral appointees and developers. Don’t be misled to give away your community’s power. Learn more at whatsonmyballot.nyc
Your Neighborhood Is On The Ballot
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October 15, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This is utter nonsense. The status quo gives MAGA nimby councilmembers disproportionate power to block housing that benefits the entire city.
I trust Zohran with the power to approve housing far more than Vickie Paladino. Vote YES on the pro-housing ballot initiatives
I trust Zohran with the power to approve housing far more than Vickie Paladino. Vote YES on the pro-housing ballot initiatives
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Shutting down Indian Point was a massive, expensive mistake: "NY's electric grid operator warns of looming 'reliability shortfalls'" -- www.timesunion.com/capitol/arti...
NY's electric grid operator warns of looming 'reliability shortfalls'
“Taken together, these two reports show the grid is at a significant inflection point,” said Zach Smith, a senior vice president with the New York Independent System Operator.
www.timesunion.com
October 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Shutting down Indian Point was a massive, expensive mistake: "NY's electric grid operator warns of looming 'reliability shortfalls'" -- www.timesunion.com/capitol/arti...
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As I have said before, the choice of who to vote for in the upcoming New Jersey gubernatorial election is not hard.
"New Jersey’s problem isn’t that it’s building too little housing, Ciattarelli says: It’s that it’s building too much." www.governing.com/urban/why-ho...
Why Housing Density Has Become a Key Issue in the New Jersey Governor's Race
A new law in New Jersey requires cities to plan for a share of the state’s housing needs. The Republican candidate for governor is tapping into local frustration about it.
www.governing.com
October 14, 2025 at 2:44 PM
As I have said before, the choice of who to vote for in the upcoming New Jersey gubernatorial election is not hard.
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I strongly think SCOTUS should become a rotating body of circuit court judges. It'll make it that much harder to corrupt
All we have to do is kill the filibuster and create a 15 member SCOTUS for President Khan.
Those should be the bare minimum priorities for Day One.
Those should be the bare minimum priorities for Day One.
October 3, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I strongly think SCOTUS should become a rotating body of circuit court judges. It'll make it that much harder to corrupt
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Ladies and gentlemen, we did it. SB 79 has been signed.
October 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Ladies and gentlemen, we did it. SB 79 has been signed.
While he’s in the news, Bad Bunny—his politics lean towards a Puerto Rican nationalism that verges on advocating for independence from the US, whereas I think the US and Puerto Rico would both benefit more from full statehood; Dems may need (but wouldn’t be guaranteed) their votes in the Senate
Here’s a question: who is the artist with politics you disagree strongly with, whose politics *do* (in your view) influence their art, that you still think is talented and whose work you enjoy?
October 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
While he’s in the news, Bad Bunny—his politics lean towards a Puerto Rican nationalism that verges on advocating for independence from the US, whereas I think the US and Puerto Rico would both benefit more from full statehood; Dems may need (but wouldn’t be guaranteed) their votes in the Senate
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If you live in California, please call @gavinnewsom.bsky.social at (916) 445-2841 and urge him to sign SB 79. Here's my post about why the bill is so important: publiccomment.blog/p/newsom-s-f...
Newsom's Fateful Choice
Why the governor needs to sign SB 79
publiccomment.blog
October 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
If you live in California, please call @gavinnewsom.bsky.social at (916) 445-2841 and urge him to sign SB 79. Here's my post about why the bill is so important: publiccomment.blog/p/newsom-s-f...