@abundanceny.bsky.social
The year is winding down but next year’s elections are heating up! With seats opening up across the city, Abundance-minded candidates are stepping up.
Check out our latest Substack for s breakdown of who’s retiring, who’s running, and what it could mean for NYC
Check out our latest Substack for s breakdown of who’s retiring, who’s running, and what it could mean for NYC
December 11, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The year is winding down but next year’s elections are heating up! With seats opening up across the city, Abundance-minded candidates are stepping up.
Check out our latest Substack for s breakdown of who’s retiring, who’s running, and what it could mean for NYC
Check out our latest Substack for s breakdown of who’s retiring, who’s running, and what it could mean for NYC
Gridlock Sam's 100-day roadmap is abundance in action: more space for people, faster buses, safer streets, and return traffic enforcement to the DOT.
If we can deliver even half of this, NYC will move like a real 21st-century city.
If we can deliver even half of this, NYC will move like a real 21st-century city.
December 8, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Gridlock Sam's 100-day roadmap is abundance in action: more space for people, faster buses, safer streets, and return traffic enforcement to the DOT.
If we can deliver even half of this, NYC will move like a real 21st-century city.
If we can deliver even half of this, NYC will move like a real 21st-century city.
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One of the biggest drivers of high housing costs is that a small, highly motivated group of incumbent homeowners block new housing in their neighborhoods and almost no one is organized to push back.
Young people bear the brunt of that imbalance.
Be a housing fan.
Young people bear the brunt of that imbalance.
Be a housing fan.
December 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
One of the biggest drivers of high housing costs is that a small, highly motivated group of incumbent homeowners block new housing in their neighborhoods and almost no one is organized to push back.
Young people bear the brunt of that imbalance.
Be a housing fan.
Young people bear the brunt of that imbalance.
Be a housing fan.
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December 6, 2025 at 11:42 PM
That's the tea. Want to show up? We'll help:
www.abundanceny.org/join-us
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This is 100% true. If you live in NYC, you should join your local community board — right now they’re much richer, older, whiter, more conservative, and more likely to be drivers+homeowners than the communities they represent.
That distorts our politics on every issue, especially housing.
That distorts our politics on every issue, especially housing.
I really can't emphasize enough that if you care about local politics, all you gotta do is show up. Just a regular schmegular person showing up. Literally just show up consistently in person and within a remarkably short amount of time, you will have a shocking amount of influence.
December 6, 2025 at 9:44 PM
This is 100% true. If you live in NYC, you should join your local community board — right now they’re much richer, older, whiter, more conservative, and more likely to be drivers+homeowners than the communities they represent.
That distorts our politics on every issue, especially housing.
That distorts our politics on every issue, especially housing.
It’s expected to be a wet winter in NYC this year and we need investment in real infrastructure: better drainage, upgraded subways, flood-proof housing, & strong community safety nets.
December 5, 2025 at 6:56 PM
It’s expected to be a wet winter in NYC this year and we need investment in real infrastructure: better drainage, upgraded subways, flood-proof housing, & strong community safety nets.
The trash revolution is underway, but the city’s plan still lets recycling pile up on sidewalks.
If we want cleaner streets and fewer rats, bins must include recyclables (and, while we’re at it, compost too!).
If we want cleaner streets and fewer rats, bins must include recyclables (and, while we’re at it, compost too!).
December 4, 2025 at 10:10 PM
The trash revolution is underway, but the city’s plan still lets recycling pile up on sidewalks.
If we want cleaner streets and fewer rats, bins must include recyclables (and, while we’re at it, compost too!).
If we want cleaner streets and fewer rats, bins must include recyclables (and, while we’re at it, compost too!).
Green energy has more benefits than just reducing emissions: it lowers cost and increases innovation.
The possibilities for improvement in quality of life are endless, and the time to invest is now!
The possibilities for improvement in quality of life are endless, and the time to invest is now!
December 4, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Green energy has more benefits than just reducing emissions: it lowers cost and increases innovation.
The possibilities for improvement in quality of life are endless, and the time to invest is now!
The possibilities for improvement in quality of life are endless, and the time to invest is now!
In a housing crisis, flexibility is a plus—SROs provide just that.
@ebottcher.bsky.social proposal to allow their construction would create small, safe, modern rooms. That means more options for singles, newcomers, and anyone priced out of $3K studios!
@ebottcher.bsky.social proposal to allow their construction would create small, safe, modern rooms. That means more options for singles, newcomers, and anyone priced out of $3K studios!
December 3, 2025 at 5:29 PM
In a housing crisis, flexibility is a plus—SROs provide just that.
@ebottcher.bsky.social proposal to allow their construction would create small, safe, modern rooms. That means more options for singles, newcomers, and anyone priced out of $3K studios!
@ebottcher.bsky.social proposal to allow their construction would create small, safe, modern rooms. That means more options for singles, newcomers, and anyone priced out of $3K studios!
We’re heading toward the end of the year, & the end of an era
The Adams/Adams chapter is closing & the Mamdani/Menin era will soon begin
As we look ahead, we’re gearing up for community board applications & we’re ready to help you apply!
Learn more now in our latest Substack!
The Adams/Adams chapter is closing & the Mamdani/Menin era will soon begin
As we look ahead, we’re gearing up for community board applications & we’re ready to help you apply!
Learn more now in our latest Substack!
December 2, 2025 at 9:19 PM
We’re heading toward the end of the year, & the end of an era
The Adams/Adams chapter is closing & the Mamdani/Menin era will soon begin
As we look ahead, we’re gearing up for community board applications & we’re ready to help you apply!
Learn more now in our latest Substack!
The Adams/Adams chapter is closing & the Mamdani/Menin era will soon begin
As we look ahead, we’re gearing up for community board applications & we’re ready to help you apply!
Learn more now in our latest Substack!
Outdoor dining made New York City streets more vibrant—so why do we have less of it now?
It’s not a lack of desire: it’s the rules that make it unfeasible to operate.
We need a streamlined system that helps businesses flourish and makes our streets more vibrant.
It’s not a lack of desire: it’s the rules that make it unfeasible to operate.
We need a streamlined system that helps businesses flourish and makes our streets more vibrant.
December 1, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Outdoor dining made New York City streets more vibrant—so why do we have less of it now?
It’s not a lack of desire: it’s the rules that make it unfeasible to operate.
We need a streamlined system that helps businesses flourish and makes our streets more vibrant.
It’s not a lack of desire: it’s the rules that make it unfeasible to operate.
We need a streamlined system that helps businesses flourish and makes our streets more vibrant.
For decades, NYC capped vending licenses so tightly that people were forced into an underground market.
The new bill is simple: legalize what already exists, regulate it well, and stop punishing largely immigrant vendors—already under attack—just trying to make a living.
The new bill is simple: legalize what already exists, regulate it well, and stop punishing largely immigrant vendors—already under attack—just trying to make a living.
December 1, 2025 at 8:12 PM
For decades, NYC capped vending licenses so tightly that people were forced into an underground market.
The new bill is simple: legalize what already exists, regulate it well, and stop punishing largely immigrant vendors—already under attack—just trying to make a living.
The new bill is simple: legalize what already exists, regulate it well, and stop punishing largely immigrant vendors—already under attack—just trying to make a living.
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Footnote: this superfluous federal parking garage should have been an affordable housing development site years ago
ICE garage blockaded in lower Manhattan with dozens of agents stuck inside as more and more New Yorkers gather.
NYPD observed staging on Canal & Broadway, expected come over for crowd control.
NYPD observed staging on Canal & Broadway, expected come over for crowd control.
November 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Footnote: this superfluous federal parking garage should have been an affordable housing development site years ago
5th Avenue should connect—not clog!
The 2021 DOT plan for Fifth Avenue had broad community support: 13,000+ signatures, local boards, and elected officials.
Let’s make it happen @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
The 2021 DOT plan for Fifth Avenue had broad community support: 13,000+ signatures, local boards, and elected officials.
Let’s make it happen @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 10:25 PM
5th Avenue should connect—not clog!
The 2021 DOT plan for Fifth Avenue had broad community support: 13,000+ signatures, local boards, and elected officials.
Let’s make it happen @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
The 2021 DOT plan for Fifth Avenue had broad community support: 13,000+ signatures, local boards, and elected officials.
Let’s make it happen @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
Running red lights isn’t “just how NYC works.” It’s deadly.
101 New Yorkers were killed by red-light runners in just three years. Speed limiters, red-light cameras, and fair enforcement are common sense and will make our streets safe for everyone.
101 New Yorkers were killed by red-light runners in just three years. Speed limiters, red-light cameras, and fair enforcement are common sense and will make our streets safe for everyone.
November 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Running red lights isn’t “just how NYC works.” It’s deadly.
101 New Yorkers were killed by red-light runners in just three years. Speed limiters, red-light cameras, and fair enforcement are common sense and will make our streets safe for everyone.
101 New Yorkers were killed by red-light runners in just three years. Speed limiters, red-light cameras, and fair enforcement are common sense and will make our streets safe for everyone.
👏👏👏 A round of applause for public e-bike battery swapping stations!
This kind of infrastructure investment will make our city safer, support delivery workers, and modernize our streets.
This kind of infrastructure investment will make our city safer, support delivery workers, and modernize our streets.
November 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
👏👏👏 A round of applause for public e-bike battery swapping stations!
This kind of infrastructure investment will make our city safer, support delivery workers, and modernize our streets.
This kind of infrastructure investment will make our city safer, support delivery workers, and modernize our streets.
Long lines, endless forms, bureaucratic hoops—if Thanksgiving worked like NYC’s service systems, hardly anyone would get fed.
In today’s Substack, we dig into why basic supports are so hard to access and how prioritizing efficiency (rather than risk-aversion) can change that!
In today’s Substack, we dig into why basic supports are so hard to access and how prioritizing efficiency (rather than risk-aversion) can change that!
November 25, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Long lines, endless forms, bureaucratic hoops—if Thanksgiving worked like NYC’s service systems, hardly anyone would get fed.
In today’s Substack, we dig into why basic supports are so hard to access and how prioritizing efficiency (rather than risk-aversion) can change that!
In today’s Substack, we dig into why basic supports are so hard to access and how prioritizing efficiency (rather than risk-aversion) can change that!
NYC’s subways are decades behind the rest of the world. Legally requiring two-person crews is needlessly costly in a moment when we need to invest in expanded and improved service.
@governor.ny.gov veto this misguided bill. Let’s move NYC’s subways forward—not back in time.
@governor.ny.gov veto this misguided bill. Let’s move NYC’s subways forward—not back in time.
November 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
NYC’s subways are decades behind the rest of the world. Legally requiring two-person crews is needlessly costly in a moment when we need to invest in expanded and improved service.
@governor.ny.gov veto this misguided bill. Let’s move NYC’s subways forward—not back in time.
@governor.ny.gov veto this misguided bill. Let’s move NYC’s subways forward—not back in time.
Housing affordability will be the key to electing the next president, and housing abundance is how they can deliver.
CAP’s new plan is clear: more homes, fewer barriers, and real accountability for places that block growth.
CAP’s new plan is clear: more homes, fewer barriers, and real accountability for places that block growth.
November 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Housing affordability will be the key to electing the next president, and housing abundance is how they can deliver.
CAP’s new plan is clear: more homes, fewer barriers, and real accountability for places that block growth.
CAP’s new plan is clear: more homes, fewer barriers, and real accountability for places that block growth.
This alliance is no surprise to us—it’s the abundance coalition.
We know abundance isn’t a point on the left-right spectrum: it’s a different axis.
New Yorkers who believe in growth and change won congestion pricing, and we’ll keep winning on housing, transit, energy, and more.
We know abundance isn’t a point on the left-right spectrum: it’s a different axis.
New Yorkers who believe in growth and change won congestion pricing, and we’ll keep winning on housing, transit, energy, and more.
November 24, 2025 at 7:06 PM
This alliance is no surprise to us—it’s the abundance coalition.
We know abundance isn’t a point on the left-right spectrum: it’s a different axis.
New Yorkers who believe in growth and change won congestion pricing, and we’ll keep winning on housing, transit, energy, and more.
We know abundance isn’t a point on the left-right spectrum: it’s a different axis.
New Yorkers who believe in growth and change won congestion pricing, and we’ll keep winning on housing, transit, energy, and more.
The success of the affordable housing amendment campaign is proof positive that the tide is turning in favor of abundance.
These gains aren’t just benefiting NYC—they’re serving as an example for cities around the country.
Change is possible. Let’s keep it up.
These gains aren’t just benefiting NYC—they’re serving as an example for cities around the country.
Change is possible. Let’s keep it up.
November 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The success of the affordable housing amendment campaign is proof positive that the tide is turning in favor of abundance.
These gains aren’t just benefiting NYC—they’re serving as an example for cities around the country.
Change is possible. Let’s keep it up.
These gains aren’t just benefiting NYC—they’re serving as an example for cities around the country.
Change is possible. Let’s keep it up.
Penn Station’s eternal stagnation is a case study in bureaucratic gridlock.
A new vision for the beating heart of our regional transit is critical—but we must also address the underlying structural issues that have got us here, or riders will continue to suffer.
A new vision for the beating heart of our regional transit is critical—but we must also address the underlying structural issues that have got us here, or riders will continue to suffer.
November 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Penn Station’s eternal stagnation is a case study in bureaucratic gridlock.
A new vision for the beating heart of our regional transit is critical—but we must also address the underlying structural issues that have got us here, or riders will continue to suffer.
A new vision for the beating heart of our regional transit is critical—but we must also address the underlying structural issues that have got us here, or riders will continue to suffer.
There’s no good reason to require two-person train crews forever, while other cities move to single-conductor or fully automated running.
The MTA has already invested in communications-based train control—let’s not waste that money just to stay stuck in the past.
The MTA has already invested in communications-based train control—let’s not waste that money just to stay stuck in the past.
November 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
There’s no good reason to require two-person train crews forever, while other cities move to single-conductor or fully automated running.
The MTA has already invested in communications-based train control—let’s not waste that money just to stay stuck in the past.
The MTA has already invested in communications-based train control—let’s not waste that money just to stay stuck in the past.
Very encouraging that @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's first deputy mayor appointee Dean Fuleihan is identifying the snail's pace of municipal hiring as a challenge the next admiration will tackle!
Government can't deliver if we can't get passionate, talented New Yorkers into the right roles.
Government can't deliver if we can't get passionate, talented New Yorkers into the right roles.
November 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Very encouraging that @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's first deputy mayor appointee Dean Fuleihan is identifying the snail's pace of municipal hiring as a challenge the next admiration will tackle!
Government can't deliver if we can't get passionate, talented New Yorkers into the right roles.
Government can't deliver if we can't get passionate, talented New Yorkers into the right roles.
Addressing the housing crisis includes making the current affordable housing stock safe and liveable.
We can’t lose these units to disrepair—but we will if these financial realities aren’t addressed.
We can’t lose these units to disrepair—but we will if these financial realities aren’t addressed.
November 20, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Addressing the housing crisis includes making the current affordable housing stock safe and liveable.
We can’t lose these units to disrepair—but we will if these financial realities aren’t addressed.
We can’t lose these units to disrepair—but we will if these financial realities aren’t addressed.