Daniel Chandross
@danchan.bsky.social
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I wrote about the Housing questions on the ballot. Or really, about the discorse *around* the ballot questions! Are you confused by similar people saying different things??? give it a read
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
(and also vote yes plz)
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
(and also vote yes plz)
Why can’t we all just get along
Why can’t we all just get along Are props 2/3/4 evil developer money grabs? Or long-awaited intervention to build more housing? Daniel Chandross @dannychantom on socials A piece that will eventuall...
docs.google.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I wrote about the Housing questions on the ballot. Or really, about the discorse *around* the ballot questions! Are you confused by similar people saying different things??? give it a read
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
(and also vote yes plz)
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
(and also vote yes plz)
@marklevinenyc.bsky.social and I say vote yes on 2-3-4-5 for more affordable housing in nyc!
October 26, 2025 at 12:24 AM
@marklevinenyc.bsky.social and I say vote yes on 2-3-4-5 for more affordable housing in nyc!
Reposted by Daniel Chandross
New Yorkers: After voting for candidates who will fight for affordability on the front of your November ballots, flip↩️your ballot to fight for affordability yourself by voting YES on Affordable Housing Ballot Measures 2-5!
September 30, 2025 at 12:22 PM
New Yorkers: After voting for candidates who will fight for affordability on the front of your November ballots, flip↩️your ballot to fight for affordability yourself by voting YES on Affordable Housing Ballot Measures 2-5!
Reposted by Daniel Chandross
When vacancy rates rise, rents fall. It's the most robust finding in housing. If you want housing costs to fall, you have to build.
April 30, 2025 at 10:03 PM
When vacancy rates rise, rents fall. It's the most robust finding in housing. If you want housing costs to fall, you have to build.
the opponents of congestion pricing have already moved on to "it's actually a *bad* thing less people drove in", but let's take a moment to remember that a lot of people baselessly claimed it wouldn't reduce driving. They were wrong.
gothamist.com/news/43k-few...
gothamist.com/news/43k-few...
43K fewer drivers on Manhattan roads after congestion pricing turned on, MTA says
The decline amounted to a 7% reduction in traffic in the toll zone south of 60th Street.
gothamist.com
January 14, 2025 at 12:40 AM
the opponents of congestion pricing have already moved on to "it's actually a *bad* thing less people drove in", but let's take a moment to remember that a lot of people baselessly claimed it wouldn't reduce driving. They were wrong.
gothamist.com/news/43k-few...
gothamist.com/news/43k-few...
I don't think people understand that this isn't a gotcha or a way to trick the system as much as... the correct way congestion pricing advocates want people to respond to incentives.
Less cars in (lower, but eventually all) Manhattan means everyone wins.
Less cars in (lower, but eventually all) Manhattan means everyone wins.
January 2, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I don't think people understand that this isn't a gotcha or a way to trick the system as much as... the correct way congestion pricing advocates want people to respond to incentives.
Less cars in (lower, but eventually all) Manhattan means everyone wins.
Less cars in (lower, but eventually all) Manhattan means everyone wins.
@josephpolitano.bsky.social does any of that crude oil generally feed into NY-21? would be a shame if the price of gas increased there in say, the first 90 days after a trump presidency...
November 27, 2024 at 1:31 AM
@josephpolitano.bsky.social does any of that crude oil generally feed into NY-21? would be a shame if the price of gas increased there in say, the first 90 days after a trump presidency...
sir a second matt gaetz minor story has hit cnn
November 21, 2024 at 7:49 PM
sir a second matt gaetz minor story has hit cnn
of all the absurdity here, I think I get most hung up on "change" being a euphemism for "bad". These people have no ability to asses potential positive impact.
November 21, 2024 at 5:29 PM
of all the absurdity here, I think I get most hung up on "change" being a euphemism for "bad". These people have no ability to asses potential positive impact.
we elect local officials to deal with interpreting the nuance of the law so normies don't have to, and then still give normies authority to speak on specific proposals, context-lessly.
November 20, 2024 at 6:12 PM
we elect local officials to deal with interpreting the nuance of the law so normies don't have to, and then still give normies authority to speak on specific proposals, context-lessly.
city of yes in my backyard 🫡
When my wife and I look at the cost of buying a home in our neighborhood, it feels impossible.
We need far more than the City of Yes — but it's a step in the right direction. I urge the Council to resist efforts to revise the proposal in any way that would yield fewer homes.
We need far more than the City of Yes — but it's a step in the right direction. I urge the Council to resist efforts to revise the proposal in any way that would yield fewer homes.
November 20, 2024 at 5:34 PM
city of yes in my backyard 🫡
love the idea of him picking a house republican. May I suggest he pick 2-5 more
November 19, 2024 at 10:25 PM
love the idea of him picking a house republican. May I suggest he pick 2-5 more
genuine question, could Dems implement RCV in the 2028 primary? Who would need to sign on? Is there a reason there hasn't been a push for it?
November 19, 2024 at 4:35 AM
genuine question, could Dems implement RCV in the 2028 primary? Who would need to sign on? Is there a reason there hasn't been a push for it?
"officials from the State of New Jersey have complained that the plan is unfair to people who have no choice but to drive into the tolling zone."
I'm just so curious who exactly has "no choice" but to drive into the tolling zone. Are you coming in for a broadway show? that's a choice.
I'm just so curious who exactly has "no choice" but to drive into the tolling zone. Are you coming in for a broadway show? that's a choice.
Breaking News: Transit leaders voted to approve New York City’s congestion pricing program, fueling a growing backlash against Gov. Kathy Hochul from critics.
Congestion Pricing Opponents Renew Attacks as NYC Plan Returns
Gov. Kathy Hochul is letting the tolling program move forward in January. Her critics have jumped on the chance to object to the reversal.
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2024 at 7:32 PM
"officials from the State of New Jersey have complained that the plan is unfair to people who have no choice but to drive into the tolling zone."
I'm just so curious who exactly has "no choice" but to drive into the tolling zone. Are you coming in for a broadway show? that's a choice.
I'm just so curious who exactly has "no choice" but to drive into the tolling zone. Are you coming in for a broadway show? that's a choice.
Peltola 2026 Senate gang assemble
NEWS
Republicans have flipped Alaska’s seat in the House of Representatives.
Decision Desk HQ is projecting that Republican Nick Begich will win over Democratic Congresswoman Mary Peltola.
Republicans have flipped Alaska’s seat in the House of Representatives.
Decision Desk HQ is projecting that Republican Nick Begich will win over Democratic Congresswoman Mary Peltola.
November 16, 2024 at 11:32 PM
Peltola 2026 Senate gang assemble
Jake Paul's staff had a "Make American Healthy Again" hat and I just can't take any more losses of black Americans I'm rooting for at the hands of obnoxious right leaning white men
November 16, 2024 at 5:47 AM
Jake Paul's staff had a "Make American Healthy Again" hat and I just can't take any more losses of black Americans I'm rooting for at the hands of obnoxious right leaning white men
WHY DOES THIS MAN KEEP USING CZAR POSITIVELY
President-elect Donald Trump picked North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to serve as both interior secretary and “energy czar,” a role that will orchestrate sweeping plans to repeal climate rules and boost oil and gas production on millions of acres of federal land.
Trump picks Burgum for ‘energy czar’ — and interior secretary
Trump taps North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum as both interior secretary and energy “czar” to oversee efforts to gut climate rules and expand fossil fuel production.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 15, 2024 at 9:56 PM
WHY DOES THIS MAN KEEP USING CZAR POSITIVELY
thinking about this @noahpinion.blogsky.venki.dev quote a lot this week. Rogan and "the man-o-sphere" are sometimes more the real world than Touching Grass.
November 15, 2024 at 5:40 PM
thinking about this @noahpinion.blogsky.venki.dev quote a lot this week. Rogan and "the man-o-sphere" are sometimes more the real world than Touching Grass.
Streets that sometimes open to all pedestrians ("open streets") have a 10% lower chance of being vacant. It's not complicated, pedestrianizing spaces improves growth, not hinders it.
From new @nycplanning.bsky.social report on storefront vacancy:
Vacancies down to 11% across the city, declining four quarters in a row. It’s even lower on open streets and in business improvement districts
www.nyc.gov/assets/plann...
Vacancies down to 11% across the city, declining four quarters in a row. It’s even lower on open streets and in business improvement districts
www.nyc.gov/assets/plann...
November 15, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Streets that sometimes open to all pedestrians ("open streets") have a 10% lower chance of being vacant. It's not complicated, pedestrianizing spaces improves growth, not hinders it.
i know we shouldn't be surprised, but congestion pricing is the exact kind of let-the-free-market-decide policy that republicans *should* be in support of. All users should pay for the resources they consume. But because of the urban <---> suburban/rurals political split, it gets left-coded.
November 14, 2024 at 9:08 PM
i know we shouldn't be surprised, but congestion pricing is the exact kind of let-the-free-market-decide policy that republicans *should* be in support of. All users should pay for the resources they consume. But because of the urban <---> suburban/rurals political split, it gets left-coded.
The whole point of having a council is to avoid the ability of the minority to influence the majority. This idea that any one individual, without needing to give a reason, has the ability to block new housing for hundreds of new yorkers is utterly preposterous.
November 14, 2024 at 7:33 PM
The whole point of having a council is to avoid the ability of the minority to influence the majority. This idea that any one individual, without needing to give a reason, has the ability to block new housing for hundreds of new yorkers is utterly preposterous.
The money from congestion pricing is nice, but the real benefit is less cars in the densest ZIP codes in the country. Lowering the price not only reduces income, but also minimizes the threshold for New Yorkers to make different commuting decisions. "saving new yorkers money", is not the goal.
November 14, 2024 at 7:16 PM
The money from congestion pricing is nice, but the real benefit is less cars in the densest ZIP codes in the country. Lowering the price not only reduces income, but also minimizes the threshold for New Yorkers to make different commuting decisions. "saving new yorkers money", is not the goal.