I think this is a great write up. It's been really disheartening to see other YIMBYs back a NIMBY asshole to settle scores or look cool to their friends.
Sam: this is incredibly helpful, thank you! I’ve had my top three mayoral picks decided (Zellnor, Brad, Adrienne)… but have been agonizing on Cuomo vs Zohran and who’s better on the things I have top of mind (housing, streets for people [not cars], and transit). Decision has been made now :)
Thank you for the nuance !! a lot of yimby pages i follow are so anti-mamdani its a bit of a neo-liberal red flag for me. The ruling class has been doing amazing in america for decades- working class oriented politicians are sorely needed- is Mamdani the perfect yimby ? obviously no- but building public housing (which i know americans hate but it has a crucial role in most functioning social democracies) + deregulation of building code would be an obvious win for yimbys and progressive urban policy.
Curious - if you admit that Zohran, despite his flaws, is the ‘necessary evil’ to combat Cuomo’s gross incompetence and corruption, why do a write-up suggesting readers vote for Myrie and Lander? Even if they have better policies, hasn’t the time for that passed? At this point a vote for either is essentially a vote for Cuomo as they are far more likely to pull from the Zohran pool.
Ranked choice voting means you can do both. Moreover, ranking Zellnor Myrie and Brad Lander would likely be a moderation signal for Zohran. If Zohran won in a landslide with 60% of first-round votes, he would govern very differently than if he ekes out a win thanks to vote transfers from Zellnor, Lander, and Adrienne Adams supporters.
I think this is a great write up. It's been really disheartening to see other YIMBYs back a NIMBY asshole to settle scores or look cool to their friends.
For what it’s worth, I think most YIMBYs in NYC appreciate the stakes with how awful Cuomo is, and plan on voting for Zohran (even begrudgingly).
Sam: this is incredibly helpful, thank you! I’ve had my top three mayoral picks decided (Zellnor, Brad, Adrienne)… but have been agonizing on Cuomo vs Zohran and who’s better on the things I have top of mind (housing, streets for people [not cars], and transit). Decision has been made now :)
Thank you for the nuance !! a lot of yimby pages i follow are so anti-mamdani its a bit of a neo-liberal red flag for me. The ruling class has been doing amazing in america for decades- working class oriented politicians are sorely needed- is Mamdani the perfect yimby ? obviously no- but building public housing (which i know americans hate but it has a crucial role in most functioning social democracies) + deregulation of building code would be an obvious win for yimbys and progressive urban policy.
“found here” is actually a link to a post by the White House on X rather than the Abundance NY guide
thank you for catching, just updated
Curious - if you admit that Zohran, despite his flaws, is the ‘necessary evil’ to combat Cuomo’s gross incompetence and corruption, why do a write-up suggesting readers vote for Myrie and Lander? Even if they have better policies, hasn’t the time for that passed? At this point a vote for either is essentially a vote for Cuomo as they are far more likely to pull from the Zohran pool.
Ranked choice voting means you can do both. Moreover, ranking Zellnor Myrie and Brad Lander would likely be a moderation signal for Zohran. If Zohran won in a landslide with 60% of first-round votes, he would govern very differently than if he ekes out a win thanks to vote transfers from Zellnor, Lander, and Adrienne Adams supporters.
Ranked choice voting means if you rank as Sam suggests, and it comes down to Cuomo v Zohran, those votes will count for Zohran.