I'm talking through the path to implementation with @pnpsubstack.bsky.social on Wednesday, June 3: luma.com/758b0afl?tk=...
Making more and more sense why Nadler endorsed against the AI hawk in NY 12
New York State just authorized a land value tax that could generate billions of dollars for new transit.
For the @niskanencenter.bsky.social, @aarmlovi.bsky.social and I wrote about how the renewal of § 119-r in the FY27 budget could unlock a virtuous cycle of infrastructure delivery in NYC.
The LVT was authorized under Cuomo, but it's never been used. Very few people wrote about it before @aarmlovi.bsky.social's article for @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social, with one exception:
Then-Assemblymember @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social praised value capture and § 119-r in a Jacobin interview in 2022:
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Al Sharpton is pushing for the removal of the anti-build-to-rent provision in the Senate housing bill, citing the 128-group YIMBY coalition letter
Decision Desk HQ projects Scott Wiener wins the CA US House 11 Primary
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The BART dragon dance started as a whimsical idea for a wall scroll painting a few years ago, and is now a real life prop that I bring to Bay Area transit-related rallies and celebrations. 🚃🚃🚃
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New York State just authorized a land value tax that could generate billions of dollars for new transit.
For the @niskanencenter.bsky.social, @aarmlovi.bsky.social and I wrote about how the renewal of § 119-r in the FY27 budget could unlock a virtuous cycle of infrastructure delivery in NYC.
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Land value taxation isn't a thought experiment anymore. In the last six months, Kentucky and Virginia passed LVT enabling legislation. And local governments…
The prominent American civil rights and social justice activist said the provision would “undercut the bill's broader goals.”
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Joined rally in #SanFrancisco with @carterlavin.bsky.social of @transbaycoalition.bsky.social, calling @governor.ca.gov to demand @airresources.bsky.social rejects changes that would take $ away from #Transit, #AffordableHousing, #CleanAir and #CleanWater, and put it in the pockets of #BigOil.
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Penn Station belongs to New Yorkers. Its future must be decided in public — not in the Oval Office, not in a developer’s boardroom, and not in legislation slipped through a committee without debate. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/06/08/p...
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New Yorkers deserve straight answers to basic questions. Not Trump administration graft.
