We know that increasing the supply of housing decreases rent. (Or at least, it slows the rate at which rents grow.) This is true even when the homes are new, market-rate, and “luxury,” Yes, on a neighborhood level this isn’t as…
I find myself torn on the debate over Elizabeth Street Garden in Lower Manhattan. You have a clear argument on both sides. We need more green space in cities. As I’ve written about, green space does everything from cooling the air and…
Why is housing in the U.S., especially near job centers on the East and West coasts, so expensive? There’s a laundry list of culprits, and depending on somebody’s expertise or ideology, you’ll hear different ones. But one that I think…
I live in one of the new buildings in the Port Morris/Mott Haven section of the South Bronx. Yes, near the ones that you can see from your Metro-North train or from across the Harlem River. In this blog post,…
Housing is expensive in the United States’ major cities because we don’t have enough homes. When more people want to live somewhere than there are homes available, prices go up. This is basic supply and demand: if supply stays limited…
Buckle up, this article will upset segments of the left and the right. If you live in a city, you’ve heard the term “gentrification.” I’ve heard it everywhere. From New York to Barcelona to Medellín, I’ve heard it in many…
Solve The Crisis And Move Towards a Cleaner, More Sustainable World Note: This was supposed to be just a section in my article on big ideas to solve climate change, but it expanded into its own article. While the article…