Ken's Comments

Data centers are wrongly getting a bad rap based on out of date information. United States Senators, like Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders want them put on hold.  The State of New York is moving a bill to put a one year moratorium on building data centers.  If word goes out that one is coming to your community, the "Not In My BackYard" types immediately start objecting.  Opponents don't care that data centers provide good jobs and tax revenue for communities.  Nor do they care that data centers are important technological centers supporting the next big thing, Artificial Intelligence (AI).  Worst of all, the fears expressed by opponents are out of date and don't apply. Data centers are specialized facilities designed to house large scale IT infrastructure - primarily servers, storage systems, and networking equipment.  These devices generate a lot of heat and require cooling to keep them from overheating and the machinery being damaged as a result. ...

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani's latest idea for the New York housing market will be bad for New York, particularly the needier people within New York.  His housing proposal will make the existing market worse and if the City succeeds in taking over existing housing, as the Mayor proposes, these will turned over to an agency with a horrible track record. But let's take a step back and acknowledge the positives of the Mamdani's plan.  The Mayor proposes changes to land use and zoning rules, as well as building codes to "lower construction costs and reduce delays in housing development."  The plan includes goals to build 200,000 new affordable homes and preserve another 200,000 existing affordable units.  To fund this, the City will invest $22 billion in housing funding over the next five years.*1 Mamdani also proposes to improve enforcement of building codes on existing buildings, to help current residents.  Another positive aspect to his proposal but with uninten...