‘Abundance’ Groups Boost Pro-Development City Council Candidates

“Sometimes the YIMBY or abundance movements can feel abstract, especially in national races,” said Annemarie Gray, executive director of Open New York. “Local races — especially City Council races — is really where the rubber meets the road.”

The organization’s advocacy  arm is among the funders of the Abundant New York committee, which has spent more than $200,000 so far to influence five Council races in Manhattan, Brooklyn and The Bronx.