Aaron Carr
@aaronacarr.bsky.social
Dogs, data, and new inventions. Founder and Executive of HRI. Personal account/opinions my own. On Bluesky to learn, on Twitter to laugh: @aaronAcarr
Few studies capture the brutality of NYC’s housing crisis better than this one: back in the day, countless working-class people benefited from New York’s wage premium. But, now, that same wage premium gets sucked into the black hole of our self-made housing shortage. Tragic.
March 24, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Few studies capture the brutality of NYC’s housing crisis better than this one: back in the day, countless working-class people benefited from New York’s wage premium. But, now, that same wage premium gets sucked into the black hole of our self-made housing shortage. Tragic.
Back in the day, the working class did better in places like New York/California: wage premium plus comparatively low housing costs.
That has now changed — by policy, by design, by NIMBYism.
It’s really f-ing immoral and sad, and we should do something about it!
That has now changed — by policy, by design, by NIMBYism.
It’s really f-ing immoral and sad, and we should do something about it!
February 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Back in the day, the working class did better in places like New York/California: wage premium plus comparatively low housing costs.
That has now changed — by policy, by design, by NIMBYism.
It’s really f-ing immoral and sad, and we should do something about it!
That has now changed — by policy, by design, by NIMBYism.
It’s really f-ing immoral and sad, and we should do something about it!
“Something something something taxes and crime”
If you look at the data, states like New York continue to attract wealthy people while seeing an outflow of lower income people.
It’s (primarily) the housing costs stupid.
If you look at the data, states like New York continue to attract wealthy people while seeing an outflow of lower income people.
It’s (primarily) the housing costs stupid.
February 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
“Something something something taxes and crime”
If you look at the data, states like New York continue to attract wealthy people while seeing an outflow of lower income people.
It’s (primarily) the housing costs stupid.
If you look at the data, states like New York continue to attract wealthy people while seeing an outflow of lower income people.
It’s (primarily) the housing costs stupid.
A perfect illustration of how the progressive project is destined to fail unless blue states get their shit together on housing costs
February 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A perfect illustration of how the progressive project is destined to fail unless blue states get their shit together on housing costs
Today, on a day in which a notorious landlord got inaugurated into the White House, we filed the largest housing discrimination complaint in Illinois history against 165 real estate entities for housing discrimination.
This is just the beginning.
This is just the beginning.
January 21, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Today, on a day in which a notorious landlord got inaugurated into the White House, we filed the largest housing discrimination complaint in Illinois history against 165 real estate entities for housing discrimination.
This is just the beginning.
This is just the beginning.
One of the many benefits of doing congestion pricing in a city that has one of the most expansive public transportation systems in the Western Hemisphere is that you are just going to end up with a lot of banal stories like this:
January 12, 2025 at 4:50 PM
One of the many benefits of doing congestion pricing in a city that has one of the most expansive public transportation systems in the Western Hemisphere is that you are just going to end up with a lot of banal stories like this:
If you want a window into New York State's broken housing enforcement system, consider the fact that the State housing enforcement agency has only gotten back $13.2 million in rent refunds for tenants over a 5-year period.
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November 26, 2024 at 6:21 PM
If you want a window into New York State's broken housing enforcement system, consider the fact that the State housing enforcement agency has only gotten back $13.2 million in rent refunds for tenants over a 5-year period.
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