Emily Smith (@ehsinatx) 's Twitter Profile
Emily Smith

@ehsinatx

Just a gal interested in the sustainability of human life generally + governance, land use, housing and transportation in cities specifically 🌇

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Streetsblog New York (@streetsblognyc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

EXCLUSIVE: The city is prepping its appeal of a court order to rip up Astoria's 31st Street protected bike lane — but will also push to get the redesign installed this spring by completing a minor bureaucratic step that the Adams admin failed to complete. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/07/two…

Open New York (@opennyforall) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨NEW: New York State is modernizing its environmental review process to ensure that infill housing, clean energy, and climate resiliency infrastructure doesn’t get blocked by endless lawsuits and delays.

Mark D. Levine (@marklevinenyc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Huge announcement from Governor Kathy Hochul: Next phase of 2nd Av subway expansion would cross west on 125th St all the way to Broadway, connecting to busy stations on the 2/3, A/B/C/D, and 1 lines. This would provide much needed crosstown access for 100s of thousands of uptown

Huge announcement from <a href="/GovKathyHochul/">Governor Kathy Hochul</a>:

Next phase of 2nd Av subway expansion would cross west on 125th St all the way to Broadway, connecting to busy stations on the 2/3, A/B/C/D, and 1 lines.  

This would provide much needed crosstown access for 100s of thousands of uptown
Mark D. Levine (@marklevinenyc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In the 1970s NY passed a law requiring lengthy environmental review for new development. The law was well-intentioned. But it ended up adding years of delays and millions in extra cost to everything from housing to green energy to parks—even when those projects are manifestly

NYC Mayor's Office (@nycmayorsoffice) 's Twitter Profile Photo

You probably don't know what SEQRA is - but you should know that it's slowing down the housing that we need. Deputy Mayor Leila Bozorg is here to explain why reforming it is key to cutting red tape and building more housing.

NYC Housing (@nychousing) 's Twitter Profile Photo

HAPPENING NOW: On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani Mamdani is reactivating the Just Home supportive housing project on the site of Jacobi Hospital in the Bronx. As Dr. Katz said, “Housing is part of the health continuum,” and these homes will help create a healthier NYC.

HAPPENING NOW: On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, <a href="/NYCMayor/">Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani</a> Mamdani is reactivating the Just Home supportive housing project on the site of Jacobi Hospital in the Bronx. 

As Dr. Katz said, “Housing is part of the health continuum,” and these homes will help create a healthier NYC.
Open New York (@opennyforall) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It’s time to modernize SEQRA and unlock New York’s future: new infill housing, clean energy, and green infrastructure. That’s why we’re launching a coalition of more than 30 organizations to update the 50-year-old law that delays and drives up the cost of critical housing and

It’s time to modernize SEQRA and unlock New York’s future: new infill housing, clean energy, and green infrastructure.

That’s why we’re launching a coalition of more than 30 organizations to update the 50-year-old law that delays and drives up the cost of critical housing and
Tahra Jirari (@tahrajirari) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Twitter is not real life in this scenario because people on here state that no one would actually oppose this meanwhile situations like this happen on a near regular basis.

NYC Planning (@nycplanning) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Faster affordable housing delivery starts now! 351 Powers Ave in Mott Haven is the FIRST project to use ELERP — the expedited public review process that voters approved in November. nytimes.com/2026/02/20/nyr…

NYC Housing (@nychousing) 's Twitter Profile Photo

ULURP, but faster 💨 ELURP shortens public review for eligible affordable housing projects from seven months to 90 days. The first project? 351 Powers Avenue in the Bronx, delivering 84 affordable homes on City-owned land.

ULURP, but faster 💨

ELURP shortens public review for eligible affordable housing projects from seven months to 90 days. The first project? 351 Powers Avenue in the Bronx, delivering 84 affordable homes on City-owned land.
Emily Smith (@ehsinatx) 's Twitter Profile Photo

NYC's first Expedited Land Use Review Procedure (ELURP) project is underway! A NYC Housing disposition to create 84 100% affordable homes on a city-owned lot in Mott Haven will move through the new 90-day review process created by Charter reforms voters approved last fall. 🏘️🏗️

NYC's first Expedited Land Use Review Procedure (ELURP) project is underway! 

A <a href="/NYCHousing/">NYC Housing</a> disposition to create 84 100% affordable homes on a city-owned lot in Mott Haven will move through the new 90-day review process created by Charter reforms voters approved last fall. 🏘️🏗️