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 city-journal.org/article/the-un…

I wrote about the prospects for NYC's "City of Yes for Housing Opportunity" proposal: NYC Mayor's Housing Proposal Faces Uphill Climb city-journal.org/article/nyc-ma…

Always read 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. manhattan.institute/article/what-w…

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.

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 manhattan.institute/article/hochul…

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

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

Job-creating

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

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 manhattan.institute/article/nyc-jo…

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 city-journal.org/article/a-pred…

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 manhattan.institute/article/the-sa…

"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. route-fifty.com/infrastructure…

True in NYC as well.

.@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." nypost.com/2024/01/20/opi…