Earlier this summer, New York City Mayor Eric Adams delivered a speech about the transformation he envisions for the city. “Going forward,” Adams said, “we are going to turn New York into a city of yes. Yes in my backyard. Yes on my block. Yes in my borough.” The issue with this “yes in my …” framing is that a backyard, a block, and a borough are three very different spaces. They encompass very different social relations. When it comes to housing, the…

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