Program Director, @NYLawSchool's Center for New York City & State Law. Host, Max Politics podcast. Opinions only mine. (benmax25@gmail)
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NEW interview:
Congressman @PatRyanUC on Democrats' Big 2026 Wins & What Comes Next
Listen at Max Politics wherever you get podcasts /1 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
"My class is huge not because of ... the Democratic Party and its brand but despite it" axios.com/2026/11/11/house-d…
Rep. @PatRyanUC told me he's working on a proposal for a "National Housing Corps" to take a "big swing" at addressing the country's housing crisis & need to build 10 million new homes podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
In our conversation this past summer, @DMLeilaBozorg firmly said that in order to really take on the housing crisis, the city needs to produce over 50K new homes per year /1
Per new #s tracked by @REBNY, by end of October New York City approved more new housing units in 2026 than in all of 2025:
-9,471 new residential units given full approval through 10/26 vs. 9,233 units in all of 2025
-2024 + 2023 approvals = ~8,300 units citylandnyc.org/housing-repo…
2/ "Look, given our housing shortage, I think we need to get to a place where we as a city are producing over 50,000 new homes per year" -@DMLeilaBozorg
-Really possible?
"I do think that's possible. It's not something that can happen overnight..." @ 26:02 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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NEW interview:
The Future of the New York GOP, with @JoeBorelliNYC & @DanielGolliher
Listen at Max Politics wherever you get podcasts /1 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
2/ @JoeBorelliNYC & @DanielGolliher joined me to discuss the @NewYorkGOP's tough 2026 & key steps toward improving the Republican brand & performance in New York.
Listen via:
-Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
-Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7D8…
-SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/gotham-gazett…
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Per new #s tracked by @REBNY, by end of October New York City approved more new housing units in 2026 than in all of 2025:
-9,471 new residential units given full approval through 10/26 vs. 9,233 units in all of 2025
-2024 + 2023 approvals = ~8,300 units citylandnyc.org/housing-repo…
This is up for your morning commute (or whenever) >
Programming note: Just recorded a very interesting conversation with @JoeBorelliNYC & @DanielGolliher about the 2026 elections & the future of the New York Republican Party.
Coming Wednesday morning to Max Politics wherever you get podcasts.
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I had an interesting exchange a couple years ago w/ @SenGianaris about the legislative supermajorities' approach to veto overrides - @ 21:58 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
.@EvanStavisky, a Democratic political strategist, said that “veto overrides happen almost as often as Halley’s comet passes the State Capitol.” nytimes.com/2026/11/10/nyreg…
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Programming note: Just recorded a very interesting conversation with @JoeBorelliNYC & @DanielGolliher about the 2026 elections & the future of the New York Republican Party.
Coming Wednesday morning to Max Politics wherever you get podcasts.
she keeps giving this answer, which is far from a full-throated endorsement of Jeffries but also not an attempt to spur another candidate /1
2/ AOC's line on Jeffries for Speaker is in contrast to, say, Pat Ryan's very strong endorsement: xitter.twitterapi.xyz/TweetBenMax/status/211…
.@PatRyanUC: "@HakeemJeffries is gonna be an incredible Speaker. Our caucus is gonna be fully unified behind him, & that is where we're gonna start...costs."
"He has been steady, he's been strong, & he's incredibly strategic in how he operates..." podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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fwiw, i heard from a couple people who said they'd been very skeptical of COPA but after listening to this felt like it wasn't going to be so bad, in part b/c of the changes made to the bill before passage
.@NYCMayor Mamdani is today signing into law the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (COPA), a longtime progressive priority. I recently had an in-depth conversation about this housing-related legislation with lead sponsor @CMSandyNurse.
Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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.@NYCMayor Mamdani is today signing into law the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (COPA), a longtime progressive priority. I recently had an in-depth conversation about this housing-related legislation with lead sponsor @CMSandyNurse.
Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
.@danarubinstein on the NY GOP’s losses + infighting nytimes.com/2026/11/06/nyreg…
the yentas at @cbcny have done it again
“Twenty-six years after a chance seating assignment, Mike Bloomberg and Diana Taylor have married. The longtime couple exchanged vows today in a small, private ceremony at their home on the Upper East Side, joined by family, including his daughters, Emma and Georgina. The two first crossed paths when they sat next to each other at a Citizens Budget Commission meeting while he was first running for Mayor.” - Spokesperson for Mike Bloomberg
Join us @NYLawSchool the morning of 11/19 for a discussion about "The Newest New Yorkers" — immigration patterns, demographic change, immigrant services, & more. RSVP: nyls.wufoo.com/forms/underst…
Six Charts Explaining New York’s 2026 Elections - via @nysfocus nysfocus.com/2026/11/07/ny-e…
New York’s GOP Doesn’t Have Answers - via @PolicyEngineer @JKetcham91 @CityJournal city-journal.org/article/new…
