Will Thomas
@willthomas-usa.bsky.social
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Fairly opinionated. Liberal. YIMBY. (Former ED, opennewyork.city). he/him. 📍Long Island City, Queens
Fairly opinionated. Liberal. YIMBY. (Former ED, opennewyork.city). he/him. 📍Long Island City, Queens
![Even City Comptroller Mark Levine tried to level with Council members today. "It would be hard to imagine a more qualified person to lead the BSA than [Mamdani's] nominee, John Mangin," Levine, a former Council member, wrote on
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But the rebukes from housing groups and others may be backfiring. In response to the accusation that they are leaning into NIBMYism, even more Council members now seem bent on blocking Mangin's nomination, according to a person with knowledge of the chamber's internal dynamics who was granted anonymity to discuss them.
"He has basically declared war on the Council and really doesn't support the role that the Council plays in land use," Council Public Housing Committee Chair Chris Banks said of Mangin today, noting that he was urged by Menin's office to contact Playbook to share his perspective. "It would be suicidal for the Council to advance this nominee."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gouysuoxatjdb5bjcqe4sfh7/bafkreih3esxavhlrwhsop3uokkz3gysib56f7tkwo3sxezmahmyvdslfbq)
