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Better Blocks New Jersey

@BetterBlocksNJ

Better Blocks advocates for better urban land use so JC and NJ can build more housing, businesses, parks, & transit to sustain our vibrant communities.

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Better Blocks New Jersey
Better Blocks New Jersey@BetterBlocksNJ·
Mandating affordable housing seems like an easy way to fix the housing affordability crisis; unfortunately, the opposite happens when left unfunded. We look at Boston, Cambridge, New Haven, and San Francisco to show how an unfunded IZO ordinance could backfire in Jersey City.
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Better Blocks New Jersey@BetterBlocksNJ·
@LoriCiesla @tfiore07 Infrastructure improvement costs are baked into the value of the PILOT because in places like Jersey City they are making upgrades to storm water retention, sidewalks, and roads abutting the property. School costs are calculated as a separate widget due to AH adding more kids.
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Better Blocks New Jersey@BetterBlocksNJ·
We will try to explain this as clearly as possible so elected officials might understand. Income-restricted affordable housing costs money to build and operate. Market-rate rentals cannot effectively subsidize affordable ones so PILOTs, LIHTC, and Aspire make up the difference.
Tony Fiore@tfiore07

@BetterBlocksNJ @AswVickyFlynn @AswVickyFlynn is spot on. You fail to realize that developers make 4 out of every 5 units market rate. That's right current market. Further, they push for rentals of the 20% All that this will accomplish is less open space, more congestion and more crowded suburban schools

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Better Blocks New Jersey
Better Blocks New Jersey@BetterBlocksNJ·
A fast way to fix congestion and raise money for @njtransit is to implement demand-based dynamic tolling on managed HOT lanes. Parts of I-78, I-80, the Turnpike and GSP would be well suited to HOT lane conversion. betterblocksnj.org/2026/04/28/hot…
Shlomo Schorr@OneJerseySchorr

One system, one decision-maker: Inside Governor Mikie Sherrill's move to overhaul transportation in New Jersey. With NJ Transit and the Turnpike Authority now under a single leader, Kris Kolluri is testing whether integrated governance can deliver a faster, cleaner, more reliable transportation network. Via @TomBergeron5 binje.com/one-system-one…

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Better Blocks New Jersey@BetterBlocksNJ·
@coach28373 @AswVickyFlynn @GovSherrillNJ Because people like you weaponize zoning and do everything in your power to prevent housing from being built. Mount Laurel tells people like you, "no, you cannot use zoning and housing policy to create exclusive communities." Hope that helps answer your question!
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Coach@coach28373·
@BetterBlocksNJ @AswVickyFlynn @GovSherrillNJ Ok so why did it take NJ 40 years to enact That doctrine was put in place when the state was significantly less populated There is no benefit to NJ citizens forcing this housing Why are you against letting individual communities decide how much housing they need?
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Better Blocks New Jersey@BetterBlocksNJ·
.@AswVickyFlynn is wrong. Dozens of economists using real-world data have shown that new housing supply makes existing housing more affordable. Building more homes to meet New Jerseyans' demand for housing is the only proven way out of this crisis. betterblocksnj.org/2025/12/15/wan…
NJ Assembly GOP@NJAssemblyGOP

I'll take 'New Jersey Housing' for $640,000, @KenJennings More high-density housing does not make living in NJ more affordable, says @AswVickyFlynn on @PIX11News The Affordable Housing EO signed by @GovSherrillNJ looks to accelerate approvals for high-density housing, leaves out local input, and ignores the impact to infrastructure, schools, and municipal services.

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Coach@coach28373·
Where did she run on more low income housing? Why did she act via EO bypassing any pushback? Why do you believe you have the right to force small towns to build housing they don't want because Queen Sherill said so? Pretending every single town in NJ needs more housing is just stupid Common sense says let's go town by town and build where the community wants more housing But your side prefers just to force everyone to do it It's honestly sad how little you care about the actul people of NJ who don't want this garbage
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Better Blocks New Jersey@BetterBlocksNJ·
@Indiecom2 @AswVickyFlynn @NJAssemblyGOP We wrote the article and, as people have previously pointed out to you, your article is comparing between a counterfactual that cannot exist per the law governing PILOT agreements. PILOT agreements are "but-for" conditions.
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Better Blocks New Jersey@BetterBlocksNJ·
We invite @AswVickyFlynn and the entire @NJAssemblyGOP to read our series on housing policy so they can work with their colleagues to craft legislation rather than trying to NIMBY housing. Apartments and multifamily homes, especially near transit, are good, actually. Build more.
Victoria Flynn@AswVickyFlynn

Good morning! No one disputes supply matters. But when "affordable housing" is nothing more than a high density subsidy for developers (with 100 market units for every 4 so called affordable housing units built) we have missed the entire point. It’s time to look behind the curtain of this farce: New Jersey has not become more affordable with these mandates. The affordable housing mandates have just resulted in more density, more high priced units, and the same young people and families are priced out of the market. Studies show that the American Dream of homeownership is disappearing for 18-34 year olds and the middle class is being squeezed out. This must be a priority for this State. If the Governor’s Housing Council actually addresses the problems caused in this State by the high-density housing boom and ensures more units for young residents and their families being priced out of the market, then fine. But if it’s just another way to fast track permission to developers to build high density housing projects all over our State, then we should stop pretending that we are talking about affordability. I hope the Governor’s housing council considers that reality before advancing more housing subsidies that benefit developers, because as it stands now, NJ residents are being left behind. @realtors @declanoscanlon @NJAsmGerry @NJGOP @NJAssemblyGOP

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Fortitudine Vincit@coflayed·
@BetterBlocksNJ @AswVickyFlynn The developers have zero skin in the game. They are not concerned with school population or utility strains, they are concerned with builder’s quality and tax incentives. All the recent development has done nothing to quell pricing.
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Better Blocks New Jersey@BetterBlocksNJ·
@LoriCiesla @tfiore07 The widget is built on real-world data because, as you know, financial projections are needed to show the "but for" requirements for a project to be eligible for a PILOT. Again, we account for costs, notably schools, in the article as well and they bring new infrastructure.
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Lori Ciesla❤️🤍💙🇺🇸@LoriCiesla·
Both Tony and I have dealt with this in real life. It’s not always as cut and dry as your widget makes it seem. New developments also bring new costs. In an ideal world yes, having revenue from a PILOT is better than no money coming in but you also need to weigh increased costs as well the impact on the quality of life on your residents. Also, is there another type of development that wouldn’t need a PILOT? On paper a lot of things look great but that doesn’t always translate to real life.
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Better Blocks New Jersey@BetterBlocksNJ·
@Indiecom2 @AswVickyFlynn @NJAssemblyGOP Had you bothered to read the article on PILOTs, you'd know that the tax payer is, on net, better off with new development regardless of whether that development received a PILOT agreement or not. And the way PILOT agreements work it's always between A&B NOT A&C.
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Coach@coach28373·
@BetterBlocksNJ @AswVickyFlynn Yeah every town in my area is incredibly overpopulated and in good on new housing Why the fuck wouldn’t you go town by town? Pretending every town is the exact same and they all need affordable housing is insanity Let the people decide not Queen Sherill
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Better Blocks New Jersey@BetterBlocksNJ·
@LoriCiesla @tfiore07 We understand that you did not read the article but, in the article, there is an interactive widget that allows you to see what impact a PILOT has on your property tax bill. Residents end up paying less, on average, because of development with or without a PILOT.
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Lori Ciesla❤️🤍💙🇺🇸@LoriCiesla·
@BetterBlocksNJ @tfiore07 Not necessarily. Without a PILOT everyone is paying school taxes but not everyone may have children in the system. A commercial entity without a PILOT definitely helps offset school tax burden on existing tax payers.
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Better Blocks New Jersey@BetterBlocksNJ·
@TheMrDangerous @AswVickyFlynn This is the consequence of chronic undersupply. Had smaller cities and towns not weaponized zoning to restrict supply, then the evolution of the Mount Laurel doctrine requiring affordable housing set asides likely would not have been necessary. AMI is what makes it affordable.
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Mr Dangerous
Mr Dangerous@TheMrDangerous·
@BetterBlocksNJ @AswVickyFlynn I know it's counter intuitive, but this is precisely what keeps housing unaffordable. "Unaffordability" is a second order effect of easy money following bad incentives. Also, seems kind of strange to tie it to AMI when property values and income have been flying apart.
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Lori Ciesla❤️🤍💙🇺🇸
Lori Ciesla❤️🤍💙🇺🇸@LoriCiesla·
@BetterBlocksNJ @tfiore07 Yes but who pays that levy? Existing home/commercial property owners right? High property taxes contribute to the unaffordability of purchasing a home in NJ. Another $1000+ a month for taxes is not doable for everyone.
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Better Blocks New Jersey@BetterBlocksNJ·
@TheMrDangerous @AswVickyFlynn Yes, households that qualify for income-restricted affordable housing can rent an apartment at 30% of their household income. The government is not paying their rent but it may have issues incentives like LIHTC or Aspire to make the affordable units financially viable.
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Mr Dangerous
Mr Dangerous@TheMrDangerous·
@BetterBlocksNJ @AswVickyFlynn Let me get something straight. Are you saying that someone can rent/mortgage an "affordable" home with assistance from the state government as long as they earn less than 80% of the AMI?
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