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Open New York @opennewyork.org · 4h

Voting @yesonaffhousing.bsky.social could help change this.

By speeding up the approvals of affordable housing and ensuring that every district does its part to build affordable homes, this could help keep New York affordable.

Yes On Affordable Housing

www.yesonaffordablehousing.com

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Open New York @opennewyork.org · 4h

In the past year, home prices have risen more in New York than almost anywhere else. That's a direct result of our failure to build housing.

Our shortage is creating a perpetual seller's market—and a landlord's market.

Change in typical home values
Among the 50 largest metro areas from June 2024 to June 2025
U.S. overall: +0. 2%

Map notes that "Home values rose in the Midwest and Northeast...and declined in the South and west"

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Open New York @opennewyork.org · 4h

"Where homebuilders have been busy adding supply, prices are softening and buyers are gaining negotiating power."

This is the story of housing in America right now: affordable in places that are building, skyrocketing prices everywhere else. This isn't sustainable.

The big picture: Homes are generally selling faster in the Midwest and Northeast and slower in the South — another sign that America is seemingly split between two housing markets.

Catch up quick: In the Midwest and Northeast, shortages of available homes and less new construction are keeping prices firm.

Meanwhile, in southern areas where homebuilders have been busy adding supply, prices are softening and buyers are gaining negotiating power.

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Open New York @opennewyork.org · 4h

The places that are building the most housing are seeing homes sit on the market for longer—with lower prices, says @axios.com

But "in the Northeast, shortages of available homes and less new construction are keeping prices firm."

New York needs more housing: vote YES on 2-5.

Median days that homes spent on the market
For homes that went under contract in August 2025
National median: 47 days

Map shows homes in Southern states taking longer to sell, and in Northern states (esp the Northeast) taking the shortest amount of time, under 40 days

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abundanceny.bsky.social @abundanceny.bsky.social · 6h

Thanks to @opennewyork.org @thenyhc.bsky.social @marklevinenyc.bsky.social @bkbpreynoso.bsky.social @bradlander.bsky.social and everyone in this fight against skyrocketing rents, evictions, and homelessness—and against a system that delays and blocks desperately needed housing across neighborhoods.

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Open New York @opennewyork.org · 1d

“Everyone in New York City - whether you’re a renter in Crown Heights or a homeowner in Cambria Heights - knows that the rent - or the mortgage - is just too damn high!”

@yesonaffhousing.bsky.social campaign manager @amitsinghbagga.bsky.social

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Open New York @opennewyork.org · 1d

Asia, our Director of Organizing, kicks off the rally alongside @marklevinenyc.bsky.social @bkbpreynoso.bsky.social @bradlander.bsky.social and more than 50 nonprofits and service organizations.

“The price of living is too dang high, and it’s forcing New Yorkers out of our city left and right.”

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Open New York @opennewyork.org · 1d

Free tomorrow at noon?

Join us, @bradlander.bsky.social , @marklevinenyc.bsky.social , @bkbpreynoso.bsky.social and many others at City Hall Park to support @yesonaffhousing.bsky.social!!!

YES on Affordable Housing @yesonaffhousing.bsky.social · 7d

Let’s bring housing costs down for ALL New Yorkers. See you at the rally!

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Open New York @opennewyork.org · 6d

Congratulations to our friends in California for passing SB79 into law!

Signed by Gov. Newsom today, the bill will be transformative for California. It will allow housing near transit statewide, lowering rents and creating jobs.

Now it’s time for New York to do the same.

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Upzone New Jersey 🏗️ @upzonenj.bsky.social · 8d

This wasn't just bad on its own. This happened at the same time as a few high profile rezonings for more density, so it gave life to the mistaken idea that those were driving price increases.

Open New York @opennewyork.org · 9d

This is one of a record 120+ neighborhood rezonings done under the Bloomberg admin—the vast majority of which were downzonings, reducing our city's housing capacity.

The effects of these rezonings on our city's housing supply are clear:

In one community, North Corona, Queens, housing growth
plummeted after a 2009 rezoning
Far more apartments were built in the 10 years before the rezoning than the 10 years after it.

[Graph shows numbers plummet after 2008

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Open New York @opennewyork.org · 8d

Thanks to @ebottcher.bsky.social, @keithpowersnyc.bsky.social, and @marklevinenyc.bsky.social for their leadership in getting this vital plan over the finish line.

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Open New York @opennewyork.org · 8d

Rezoning works: The Midtown South plan, approved just 6 weeks ago, is already bringing new housing to Midtown!

This century-old office building is being converted to 107 apartments—including 27 income-restricted affordable homes.

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Open New York @opennewyork.org · 8d

🎁link: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

A Wave of New Apartment Buildings Are Set to Take Over Midtown Manhattan

Projects to turn Pfizer’s old company headquarters into apartments are being spurred by tax incentives and zoning changes that are reshaping the middle of Manhattan.

www.bloomberg.com

Open New York @opennewyork.org · 8d

@bloomberg.com did a deep dive on the residential conversions sweeping Manhattan—including the transformational Midtown South rezoning plan we championed earlier this year.

This will bring more than 9000 new homes to Midtown, and the first conversion project was announced today!

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Open New York @opennewyork.org · 8d

If I were an elected Dem I would want to side with Brad Lander, Mark Levine, Donovan Richards, and Antonio Reynoso, not Curtis Sliwa and Nicole Malliotakis. Just me tho!

Tweet from Jeff Coltin:

Sliwa urges a no vote on all the ballot proposals. "My allies? Adrienne Adams and the City Council... Curtis sliwa is allied with the predominantly Democratic City Council which shows that I would be able to work with the City Council."

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Open New York @opennewyork.org · 8d

More info from @yesonaffhousing.bsky.social

YES on Affordable Housing @yesonaffhousing.bsky.social · 9d

Everyone knows it's too hard to build affordable housing in NYC. We need hundreds of thousands of new units - now.

After voting for Mayor, flip your ballot and vote YES on Affordable Housing Proposals 2-5 to fix our broken system and bring down costs for working New Yorkers!

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Open New York @opennewyork.org · 8d

“We have to address housing affordability,” said @annemariegray.bsky.social. “We have to do that in a lot of different ways, but we need every tool in the toolbox and making sure that we’re making it easier to build affordable housing in the places that need it.”

Vote YES on 2-5!!!

Rachel Holliday Smith @rachelholliday.bsky.social · 9d

yes, us! here you go:

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James Hell Brooks @kleinman.bsky.social · 8d

Got a few questions on this, voting yes on 2-6, still undecided on 1 (conservation groups like it but also the Olympics are always a boondoogle).

Rachel Holliday Smith @rachelholliday.bsky.social · 9d

yes, us! here you go:

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William Meehan @meehan.nyc · 8d

Vote yes on questions 2–6!

Rachel Holliday Smith @rachelholliday.bsky.social · 9d

yes, us! here you go:

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New Kings Democrats @newkingsdems.bsky.social · 8d

Great info on the ballot questions here from @thecity.nyc.

NKD members voted to endorse YES on all five of the city charter commission proposals (proposals 2-6 on the ballot).

Rachel Holliday Smith @rachelholliday.bsky.social · 9d

yes, us! here you go:

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Open New York @opennewyork.org · 8d

A great reminder that when you give 1 local elected official total power to approve or deny housing, that creates the ideal conditions for corruption.

City Nolan @ndhapple.bsky.social · 8d

Here's the story, including an incredible photo of a young Shelly Silver (he of stealing money from 9/11 victims infamy and $1b Fulton Center spaceship infamy and of downsizing Atlantic Yards infamy etc etc) and Willy Rapfogel (cash in the closet infamy) -- www.nytimes.com/2014/03/23/n...

The photo of Ed Koch, young Shelly Silver (behind Koch in the hat) and Willie Rapfogel (edge, right)

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City Nolan @ndhapple.bsky.social · 8d

Here's the story, including an incredible photo of a young Shelly Silver (he of stealing money from 9/11 victims infamy and $1b Fulton Center spaceship infamy and of downsizing Atlantic Yards infamy etc etc) and Willy Rapfogel (cash in the closet infamy) -- www.nytimes.com/2014/03/23/n...

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Open New York @opennewyork.org · 8d

Voting @yesonaffhousing.bsky.social this November will help ensure more affordable housing gets built—and doesn't fall victim to NIMBY opposition.

YES on Affordable Housing @yesonaffhousing.bsky.social · 9d

Everyone knows it's too hard to build affordable housing in NYC. We need hundreds of thousands of new units - now.

After voting for Mayor, flip your ballot and vote YES on Affordable Housing Proposals 2-5 to fix our broken system and bring down costs for working New Yorkers!

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Open New York @opennewyork.org · 8d

Weird choice of location to rally for member deference

Tweet from Jeff Coltin:

We’re at Essex Crossing, and Speaker Adams said council negotiations got the community benefits like this park. But it’s an interesting choice, since the blocks were infamously empty for *50 YEARS* b/c a local pol opposed development. The ballot props are meant to counter that.

[Screenshot of NYT headline: They Kept a Lower East Side Lot Vacant for Decades]

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YES on Affordable Housing @yesonaffhousing.bsky.social · 10d

New Yorkers: After voting for candidates who will fight for affordability on the front of your November ballots, flip↩️your ballot to vote YES on affordable housing proposals 2-5

So that New Yorkers like Austin can afford to stay in the neighborhoods that raised them.

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