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She was young and beautiful; she wore fine clothes, and was what is called a "lady." And she called him "comrade"! member www.socialists.nyc leadership www.housethefuture.com co-chair www.dsagnd.org

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nicoleamurray @nicoleamurray.bsky.social · 4d

NYC: Vote YES on ballot props 2-4. We at DSA' Social Housing campaign @housethefuture.bsky.social support them to move affordable and social housing along at the city AND state levels.

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nicoleamurray @nicoleamurray.bsky.social · 19m

"you are in a market where the billionaires and their real estate investment company proxies have the cash to outbid you." no i am not

nicoleamurray @nicoleamurray.bsky.social · 1h

impeccable

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 1d

Yes. All the empirics on misinformation indicate that the way to defeat bad ideas is to mock and marginalize them. Constantly declaring "hey the far right isn't so bad" is a terrible strategy both morally and electorally.

Dems should be way more comfortable saying "look at these fucking psychos"

Jake P @jahre.bsky.social · 1d

Progressives really hope, and maybe even believe, that there is some magic thing they can hijack to attract conservative voters.

The focus on this mythical quest is the central reason they lose.

Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 1d

I found this piece sad too, but mostly because it is part of a years-long effort by progressives to understand what "really" animates Trump voters.

We already know! It is racism, misogyny and misinformation. I know that sounds condescending or whatever but it's simply what all evidence suggests.

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nicoleamurray @nicoleamurray.bsky.social · 5h

you could have two $12 avocado toasts a day and it would not add up to what this person spends on dining out, coffee, and travel every month.

nicoleamurray @nicoleamurray.bsky.social · 5h

i make good millenial money and i could never spend this much on coffee, dining out, AND travel EVERY month. no way this gen-zer isn't putting it all on debt and/or has no savings.

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nicoleamurray @nicoleamurray.bsky.social · 5h

i am not looking at the same rentals as billionaires

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nicoleamurray @nicoleamurray.bsky.social · 5h

example 3,909,045 of why we can no longer give city councilors the power to create low-density/oops-all-parking fiefdoms
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nicoleamurray @nicoleamurray.bsky.social · 4d

NYC: Vote YES on ballot props 2-4. We at DSA' Social Housing campaign @housethefuture.bsky.social support them to move affordable and social housing along at the city AND state levels.

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nicoleamurray @nicoleamurray.bsky.social · 5h

straight to hell

Cuomo Vows to Protect Neighborhood Character in City of Yes Rollout
NEW YORK, NY - Andrew Cuomo, candidate for New York City mayor, today pledged to ensure the implementation of the City of Yes housing initiative preserves the character of low-density neighborhoods in Staten Island and across the five boroughs.
Cuomo said that while he supports the law's goals, its rollout must be handled carefully - especially when it comes to accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and their potential impact on parking and neighborhood infrastructure.
"I supported City of Yes because the final version made real changes - scaling back ADU construction in residential areas and protecting the character of low- density neighborhoods like those on Staten Island," Cuomo continued. "Councilmember Kamilah Hanks and her colleagues fought hard for those protections, and I'll honor that victory. Now, as the law takes effect, key details - from flood-zone maps to historic districts and parking rules - will determine how New Yorkers actually experience it. The final regulations must reflect the spirit and intent of those reforms."
One of the major concerns about ADUS involves the impact on availability of parking. Cuomo said based on the number of applications to build ADUS in certain neighborhoods, he would pursue a special district designation requiring parking as well as exploring residential parking permits, which are used in cities such as London that face similar parking pressures.

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Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈 @maxdubler.com · 1d

“Low-density zoning and ULURP were not designed to protect tenants, they haven’t protected tenants in the past two decades, and they won’t protect tenants in the future. If we want the social housing tenants deserve, we need to build it — and we need to change the rules to make that possible.”

nicoleamurray @nicoleamurray.bsky.social · 1d

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You Can’t Have Social Housing Without Building Housing

Zoning reform measures have divided tenant advocates in New York. Yet loosening the city’s anti-housing regime is essential if we ever want to build social housing at scale.

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nicoleamurray @nicoleamurray.bsky.social · 1d

jacobin.com/2025/10/new-...

You Can’t Have Social Housing Without Building Housing

Zoning reform measures have divided tenant advocates in New York. Yet loosening the city’s anti-housing regime is essential if we ever want to build social housing at scale.

jacobin.com

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nicoleamurray @nicoleamurray.bsky.social · 1d

but boris

nicoleamurray @nicoleamurray.bsky.social · 1d

on election night should i:

1. watch it on tv and eat pizza at home with 1-2 friends
2. go to a watch party
3. see Boris at brooklyn steel cuz i won tickets

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nicoleamurray @nicoleamurray.bsky.social · 4d

NYC: Vote YES on ballot props 2-4. We at DSA' Social Housing campaign @housethefuture.bsky.social support them to move affordable and social housing along at the city AND state levels.

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Adam Mongrain @adammongrain.bsky.social · 2d

I wish there was a way to convey how much of a big deal this is to me, I wish you could feel it.

Our work on housing policy, condensed in a single report, has finally been translated to English. You can download it here:

carrefour.vivreenville.org/publication/...

(Click "Télécharger le PDF")

Opening Doors | Publications | Carrefour Vivre en Ville

Consultez notre publication « Opening Doors ». Carrefour Vivre en Ville

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nicoleamurray @nicoleamurray.bsky.social · 2d

naww

nicoleamurray @nicoleamurray.bsky.social · 2d

On today's meeting, MTA's board chair said (paraphrasing): "Transit is not part of the affordability problem; transit is part of the affordability solution.”

and you know what? that's right.

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nicoleamurray @nicoleamurray.bsky.social · 2d

wow i gotta watch this

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nicoleamurray @nicoleamurray.bsky.social · 2d

nuclear

nicoleamurray @nicoleamurray.bsky.social · 3d

Remember:

BlackROCK trades your stocks
BlackSTONE owns your home

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nicoleamurray @nicoleamurray.bsky.social · 3d

at a 101 i hosted a guy from Queens raised his hand and asked "so what is dsa going to we do about all the nimbys" anyway i went super saiyan mode

nicoleamurray @nicoleamurray.bsky.social · 3d

😌

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nicoleamurray @nicoleamurray.bsky.social · 3d

I don't think they're going for quality but quantity

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Ben Wetzler @voteben.nyc · 3d

NIMBYing green energy infrastructure is quickly going to become (already is?) the main climate policy fight. Almost all the fossil fuel infrastructure that has ever been built already exists, so they and their Republican allies can just keep throwing up barriers and stand to profit.

Heatmap News @heatmap.news · 3d

BREAKING from @jael.bsky.social: New York's largest battery project has been canceled.

Swiftsure, a planned 650-megawatt development on Staten Island, was quietly sunset in August, after facing opposition from, among others, Republican NYC mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa.

The story:

New York’s Largest Battery Project Has Been Canceled

Fullmark Energy quietly shuttered Swiftsure, a planned 650-megawatt energy storage system on Staten Island.

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nicoleamurray @nicoleamurray.bsky.social · 3d

numtoddlers