Ben Guttmann
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Ben Guttmann
@guttmann
This website is terrible. You should leave it.






The @NYCMayor’s new housing and zoning proposals just dropped: -🏢 20% density bonus for developers who add 'affordable' units - 🏠 1 and 2-family homeowners allowed to add an extra apartment - 🚫🅿️ No parking requirements for new builds gothamist.com/news/mayor-ada…



Polls finding that "most New Yorkers want more affordable housing, not market-rate housing" are very similar to polls finding that "most Americans prefer single family homes"—useless insofar as people aren't asked about tradeoffs.



What happens when you give homeless people in Vancouver $7,500? It reduces homelessness & pays for itself in lower social services costs. In a survey, people expected that recipients would spend $329/month on drugs, alcohol, etc. They actually spent $120/month. More in thread.

There’s no magic bullet for generating a wealth of inbound leads as an agency. I've come to realize It’s just: 1. The hard work of maintaining a good reputation 2. The discipline of continually staying in touch with folks 3. Finding ways to be a helpful resource to them





