Ben Max

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 https://t.co/HsCr1i0vpW

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Wherein I mention:
- getting rid of absolute liability in the scaffold law
- opposing unions that oppose goods provision (as well as crony capitalists and bad non-profits)
- city- and state-first party identity
- General Municipal Law § 119-R and TIF financing for new subways

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👂morning listening >

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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 https://t.co/8ACOMbPpd7

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2/ @MaraGay - staff writer @NYTOpinion - joined me to discuss her reporting from TX, GA, & NY; meaning of 2026 election results; & what's next for Ds taking power. Listen via:
-Apple: https://t.co/PV3J49iEPt
-Spotify: https://t.co/RtOwbtoQEV
-SoundCloud: https://t.co/UMzaqCwlTG

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"My class is huge not because of ... the Democratic Party and its brand but despite it" https://t.co/oZpx6oKhOU

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Run good candidates, not bad ones, remains a strong electoral strategy.

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@infraexplained not quite that small a fraction. More like 1/3, depending on the year, & there are efforts to make 10K more like 1/5 of total production, but producing 50K units per year is the moonshot goal…

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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

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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 https://t.co/HsCr1i13fu

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As the article makes clear, these are housing proposals/units that must go through the city's ULURP, not total housing production.

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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 https://t.co/vzqj9wqqXo

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3/ The numbers below capture units that must go through ULURP, not total housing production https://t.co/kE4zbzHRHL

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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 https://t.co/vzqj9wqqXo

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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

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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 https://t.co/vzqj9wqqXo

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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 https://t.co/9hJwh1ekjS

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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: https://t.co/8ACOMbPpd7
-Spotify: https://t.co/lgqXiD5V6F
-SoundCloud: https://t.co/wmP0eVP5bs

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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 https://t.co/8ACOMbPpd7

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Can someone tell me what Gov. Hochul has said differently in recent days on potential tax increases than what she said before the election? Not being snarky, but I do not see a difference.

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This is up for your morning commute (or whenever) >

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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.

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^We’re live!

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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.

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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 https://t.co/hCHCR5KcBj

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.@EvanStavisky, a Democratic political strategist, said that “veto overrides happen almost as often as Halley’s comet passes the State Capitol.” https://t.co/jqtMgz4jvK

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2/ @SandyforCouncil joined me to discuss the final version of COPA passed by @NYCCouncil, what it means, & what comes next in its journey into law & implementation. Listen via:
-Apple: https://t.co/QXrzRAEbNr
-Spotify: https://t.co/jaMS8H1U2q
-SoundCloud: https://t.co/Euh84eJa5r