I have been absolutely impressed with what's possible even in very-expensive NYC when the gates are opened to build housing—I live one neighborhood over from th

I have been absolutely impressed with what's possible even in very-expensive NYC when the gates are opened to build housing—I live one neighborhood over from the Gowanus area of Brooklyn, which was rezoned in 2021 and has been absolutely transformed since. The pace and scale of the construction of 10-30 story apartment buildings has been kind of wild. Each time I pass through I find myself wondering where some big new building came from. It's encouraging, as much as it makes every other situation where a project of few dozen homes is trapped in years of negotiation and community meeting shouting matches all the more infuriating.