The historical record is clear: high vacancy rates (5–8%) are great for renters, and more supply can get us there. NYC has solved housing supply crises before.| www.maximumnewyork.com
It's not the mayoral race, rather the Charter Revision Commission's ballot questions // submit your testimony online by July 15| www.maximumnewyork.com
Follow the yellow-brick road to November| www.maximumnewyork.com
1. Tilson // 2. Myrie // 3. Adams // 4. Lander* // 5. Cuomo // (X) Not Mamdani| www.maximumnewyork.com
Primary voting info // Plaudits // Events // A Poll // Requests for Events!| www.maximumnewyork.com
Why did they move so much faster in 1895? // §5, chapter 4, laws of 1891| www.maximumnewyork.com
Down with anti-government sentiment in blue states // Interstate praise of the federal system| www.maximumnewyork.com
Go for the silver, friends. In politics, the second best options are often the best attainable options, so pursue them happily and freely. Beware the political peddlers of the A+ and the perfect.| www.maximumnewyork.com
The city has one more shot to stem electoral college vote loss after the 2030 census| www.maximumnewyork.com
If you’re the kind of person who wants to change the government so that it works better, especially if you’re the kind of person who wants to introduce new political orders to increase human flourishing, this essay is for you. And the first thing you need to know is this: the bar is higher than you think. Much higher.| www.maximumnewyork.com
Theodore Roosevelt's address, delivered January 26, 1883, when he was 24 years old| www.maximumnewyork.com
How Commissioner George Waring turned around a department| www.maximumnewyork.com
The past is not entirely different from the present // What we can learn from the first subways to build more of them today| www.maximumnewyork.com
Why read old books // Bibliography // Notes from the book| www.maximumnewyork.com
Should it be developed into something else? How to think about this land use issue| www.maximumnewyork.com
MNY updates, new class! // new research project // is-ought political trap essay| www.maximumnewyork.com
The Council's legislative support systems need tightening up // legislative drafters need a law linter| www.maximumnewyork.com
This is a quick outline of a meme that is rampant in the realm of civics and politics; understanding it and being able to identify it in yourself and others will help make you an effective political builder.| www.maximumnewyork.com
Restated project motivation // Resources I used for the project // Want more research like this? // Summary of parts 1-6 of the project| www.maximumnewyork.com
A lot of people don’t know what the word “politics” means.| www.maximumnewyork.com
Constitutional // Statutory // Administrative // Case // Mastering the hierarchy of authorities| www.maximumnewyork.com
Most people are not interested in local politics, not even those of New York City. And it’s difficult to get them sufficiently interested to learn enough to be governmentally effective. This essay doesn’t explain why exactly NYC politics are interesting. But it does explain why anyone who wants to make the city bigger and better will be helpless to do so without a minimum viable understanding of its political system.| www.maximumnewyork.com
A partnership with Fractal to bring you the best of what's to come, and the people making it possible. Every Sunday from September 8 through December 15 in NYC.| www.maximumnewyork.com
To build again, we must outcompete the Moses Meme. So MNY is launching the first great memetic counteroffensive—join us on August 25 in New York City.| www.maximumnewyork.com
NYC must stop deferring to naysayers, and change the law to reflect this attitude. Civic pride demands it.| www.maximumnewyork.com
501(c)(3)-->LLC // institutional experimentation // subscriptions are *on* // what's next 🗽🚀| www.maximumnewyork.com
The executive summary of MNY's mission and strategy| www.maximumnewyork.com
The next Foundations of New York City class will begin in January 2025, and applications will open in mid-December.| www.maximumnewyork.com
Get capital, do politics| www.maximumnewyork.com
Their holders do not understand how government works, but it does not have to be that way. A proper government program would send brilliant minds into government the way computer science programs have them headed into tech.| www.maximumnewyork.com
Outdoor dining // government hiring // GPS live tracking of street sweepers // hospital price transparency // free eye exams & glasses // free rec centers // UBI pilot // and more| www.maximumnewyork.com
Part 3: Housing Legislation // What housing-related laws did the NYC Council pass in 2023? // Is the Council addressing housing supply?| www.maximumnewyork.com
Part 2: Reporting Requirements // Is reporting data accurate? // Why does this data need to be accurate? // The Council should look into this, and I'm happy to help.| www.maximumnewyork.com
Part 1: Introduction // motivation for the project // what can you learn by reading the law? // vital context to properly evaluate the law| www.maximumnewyork.com
Our modern city government arose after the old form was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1989. How did we move on? What did we move on from?| www.maximumnewyork.com