Eric Kober

Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute. Formerly, NYC Dept. of City Planning. All opinions my own.

[Eric Kober @eric_kober]

I wrote about the New York City Council's Fairness in Apartment Rental Expenses (FARE) Act. It's not going to do what the council says it will do.

The Un-FARE Act https://t.co/7hBNIJ5tau

[Eric Kober @eric_kober]

I wrote about the prospects for NYC's "City of Yes for Housing Opportunity" proposal:
NYC Mayor's Housing Proposal Faces Uphill Climb https://t.co/gspcKQ3SpX

[David Schleicher @ProfSchleich]

Always read Kober

[Eric Kober @eric_kober]

My latest report for @ManhattanInst explores what NYC would actually need to do to achieve Mayor Adams' "moonshot" goal of 500,000 new housing units in ten years.

https://t.co/RyJcx45AOa

[Eric Kober @eric_kober]

It's good the legislature acted, but to resolve the crisis, we need fewer restrictions and conditions and more attention to enabling private entrepreneurs to take risks building housing and get a fair return on their investments.

[Eric Kober @eric_kober]

I wrote a new Manhattan brief on New York's 2024 housing legislation:

Hochul’s Housing Deal Will Help New York’s Affordable Housing Crisis, but Not Solve it https://t.co/Oxzv8lHJCZ

[Eric Kober @eric_kober]

In reality, the city is creating cozy little monopolies at consumers' expense. An uncompetitive economy becomes increasingly dependent on public spending.

[Eric Kober @eric_kober]

City of No: Any business activity that booms in NYC must be stopped. First mini-storage, then hotels, now warehouses.

[The Real Deal @trdny]

As Mayor Eric Adams pushes his City of Yes, his administration is allowing the City Council to say “no” to last-mile delivery warehouses.
https://t.co/oEXOWR9q7Y

[Eric Kober @eric_kober]

Job-creating

[Eric Kober @eric_kober]

My latest Manhattan Institute brief looks at New York City private employment trends, from pre-pandemic 2019 to 2023:

New York City Jobs Data Shine Light on NYC’s Economic Strengths and Weaknesses https://t.co/fVQbt2s7ih

[Eric Kober @eric_kober]

Both the state and city are taking initial steps to unblock entrepreneurial jo-creating investment. But much more needs to be done.

[Eric Kober @eric_kober]

I wrote for @CityJournal about NYC's plummeting rental vacancy rate -- a predictable outcome of the 2019 changes the state legislature made to tighten rent stabilization.

A Predictable Crisis https://t.co/46oKHpfEMT

[Eric Kober @eric_kober]

My latest brief: New York's governor has vastly scaled back her ambitious housing proposals. That reflects the grim outlook for state legislation.

The Sad Saga of New York Housing Policy: Governor Hochul Is Still Searching for a Pro-Growth Consensus https://t.co/y9aU7nHRwf

[Manhattan Institute @ManhattanInst]

"All New York City neighborhoods should share in the obligation to contribute to a solution to the city’s housing supply shortfall," writes @eric_kober for @routefifty. https://t.co/jwgDi64GK7

[Eric Kober @eric_kober]

True in NYC as well.

[Manhattan Institute @ManhattanInst]

.@eric_kober: "With the new year comes an event that New York housing advocates should face with dread: the annual session of the state legislature." https://t.co/qpeI0JSCrR