Ben Carlos Thypin

Moral high ground?!? That's the most expensive real estate on the face of the earth! - Larry Ellison (who otherwise sucks but this is a good quote)

[Ben Carlos Thypin @SoBendito]

@thecitywanderer Dude, landlord is not the preferred nomenclature, Landed-American, please.

[Ben Carlos Thypin @SoBendito]

@djperks_ Oh my god you’re right!

[Ben Carlos Thypin @SoBendito]

Will never forget going to what was then called the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, NJ and seeing LeBron play in high school against the legendary Dajuan Wagner, who had recently scored 100 points in a game.

[LeBron History 🏀 @bronhistory]

Seats packed to watch LeBron in high school…

[Ben Carlos Thypin @SoBendito]

@hitsamty I’ve always been partial to Shimmie Horn, really any Shimmy/Shimmie will do.

[Ben Carlos Thypin @SoBendito]

@RussMurphNY I don’t know if anyone can hit the streets harder than that https://t.co/sI8n45j3N7

[Emily @emilybernay]

Bill de Blasio tweeting and deleting this is the funniest thing I have ever seen in my entire life

[Ben Carlos Thypin @SoBendito]

This man is truly 1 of 1

[Eric Adams @ericadamsfornyc]

65 years old and I’ve never been in better shape!

A few years before I became Mayor, diabetes nearly cost me my eyesight. I changed my diet, changed my lifestyle, and changed my life.

Now my son and I have a competition to see who will be in the best shape of our lives by our Virgo birthdays.

I’m going to win, Jordan. 😂

My secret weapon: VEGGIES. 🥒🫑

This photo isn’t about showing off (okay, maybe a little bit of that too). It’s about showing what’s possible when you take control of your health.

Eat your vegetables!

[Ben Carlos Thypin @SoBendito]

@repweiner It speaks to his aura that we can’t decisively tell.

[Nantasha Williams @CMNantashaW]

Considering poor voter turnout in nyc generally and poorly written questions hard to claim that this is absolute in the interest of constituents I know for sure not mine that protested my office when we voted for city of yes !

[Jerusalem @JerusalemDemsas]

Absolutely incredible case of hit dogs hollering.

The NYC Council is going after a YIMBY Mamdani appointee because in 2014 he wrote a law review article pointing out that cities do exclusionary housing just like suburbs.

[Orkin D. Avid fan @socialconcarne]

Another moment when the homeowner class rises against Zohran because Zohran wants to lower rents

[Ben Carlos Thypin @SoBendito]

Idk what’s worse, the petty reason council members are citing for opposing John’s nomination (he crafted charter revision questions that diminished their power but passed their districts overwhelmingly) or the reactionary reason (they want homeowners to veto affordable housing)

[Chris Sommerfeldt @C_Sommerfeldt]

New: Mamdani’s pick for a key housing post faces a rocky road to City Council confirmation.

Council members, including some progressives, are uneasy about how the process has played out and concerned about the pick's views on development & homeownership. https://t.co/7pzAUMrCrx

[Annemarie Gray @annemariegray]

This is outrageous. These are just NIMBY talking points.

John Mangin is a brilliant pick by a Mayor who clearly is trying to actually address the housing affordability crisis and following what NYC voters voted for.

[Chris Sommerfeldt @C_Sommerfeldt]

New: Mamdani’s pick for a key housing post faces a rocky road to City Council confirmation.

Council members, including some progressives, are uneasy about how the process has played out and concerned about the pick's views on development & homeownership. https://t.co/7pzAUMrCrx

[Ben Carlos Thypin @SoBendito]

@CelestinAustin

[Ben Carlos Thypin @SoBendito]

First time seeing up close the tower with the big mechanical void that people on the Upper West Side were freaking out over and idk what they’re talking about, it looks great.

[Ben Carlos Thypin @SoBendito]

@__s_lewis__ Great question. Aside from some individual landmarks, probably not?

[Ben Carlos Thypin @SoBendito]

I am glad this garage in Park Slope is selling and being converted to housing but the zoning should be much higher density here given it’s in spitting distance of several subway lines in one of the richest neighborhoods on the planet https://t.co/gcci3kFnNW

[Ben Carlos Thypin @SoBendito]

@badler On that we agree!

[Ben Carlos Thypin @SoBendito]

@kynakwado @aussieflya @GoodGuyGuaranty I haven’t heard anything but also assumed it would be structured like this, seems like the least of the design issues with this tax.

[Andrew Giambrone @AndrewGiambrone]

new: Gov. Hochul's office is actively looking into any potential tax fraud revealed through the rollout of NYC's pied-à-terre tax, a spokesperson says. e.g., cases where someone claims to live here most of the time, but doesn't pay NYC taxes, or has their car registered elsewhere

[Ben Carlos Thypin @SoBendito]

@hitsamty Same strategy, this one would just involve more buildings I think.

[Ben Carlos Thypin @SoBendito]

In what’s the craziest version yet of the trick to get around construction wage requirements for new mixed income housing developments that kick in at 100 units, someone is proposing 863 units across 9 separate but adjacent buildings in Jamaica, Queens https://t.co/Am8vJR2Ndv