Erik Engquist

Contrary to what a tenant's lawyer claims, a rent-controlled apartment landlord isn’t “maximizing profits” — he’s minimizing losses. Among rent-stabilized building owners, that is increasingly common. https://t.co/QYwaTdZVr3

https://t.co/AVg9BBm4ER via @NYTimes Seems like a great project. And it appears we are past the point where people say “gentrification!” and “affordable to whom?” 30% of units are affordable to households at 130% of the area median income.

In a housing shortage, the state effectively capped most NYC apartment projects at 99 units even if zoning allows for many more. Liz Cryan reports @trdny https://t.co/Mpn0F1IEVn

200,000 New Yorkers did not get a “lifeline” despite what @NYCMayor said about Section 8 vouchers. They got on a waiting list to get a lifeline. And the lifeline typically has no apartment on the other end of it. https://t.co/0Lqn3xJphv

"TOPA" (tenants' opportunity to purchase act) surfaces in Chicago under a different name. Towards the end of this @trdchicago piece, one person comments on a better way to improve affordability. https://t.co/SYEcitUDWA

Housing policy should determine the vacancy rate, not the other way around. But in New York, the tail wags the dog. And it's because politicians don't want rental vacancy to exceed 5%. @housingny @REBNY @NYSA_Majority @JerusalemDemsas https://t.co/IVK6nd10X0

All the money they had saved for a down payment on a house has now been spent on legal fees to get his wife back from ICE. https://t.co/3hJuyv1Uxz

RT @LaszloSyrop: @erik_engquist @MallardDuck13 @jaymart222 Big fan of Sen. Myrie's housing plan -- it's not perfect in all respects, but he…

Don't cabinet nominees testify under oath? > During his Senate confirmation hearings, Zeldin admitted climate change was “real.” Now that he’s in the job, the mask is off and climate action has been downgraded to a “religion.” https://t.co/SnAipUJrDV

This is quite a lede: > President Donald Trump promises he’ll make American schools great again. He has fired nearly everyone who might objectively measure whether he succeeds. https://t.co/5WhTASKn3u

Three hacks in a room: Another example of how Albany is messing up real estate https://t.co/1Qb4XovJL0

“The First Amendment was put at the top of the Bill of Rights because the Founders were well aware of what would happen without it, and we’ve all seen the realities of those places where people cannot express their opposition to the regime.” https://t.co/a8DpoHLc6h

“Fair share” is a phrase used for siting homeless shelters, methadone clinics and waste transfer stations. Yet sometimes pro-housing people use it as an argument for apartment projects. We must change that narrative. https://t.co/yZEJoBTl1O

Credit where it's due: The rebuilding of the train shed at Grand Central Terminal, wrapping around @jpmorgan's new tower at 270 Park Avenue, is coming in $25 million under budget, according to the @MTA

congestion pricing has led to quieter streets south of 60th Street in Manhattan https://t.co/s3TagTcb9k

https://t.co/wSswEX0Lqv via @NYTOpinion ⁦@nicolegelinas⁩ is right. The police should follow the rules.

“Plastics are so arduous to recycle that many environmental advocates believe the only way forward is to dramatically reduce how much of the material consumers use.” https://t.co/4y2OwViDmA