“There are indeed many weird rules that drive up the cost of housing that could be safely eliminated. Yet it’s inaccurate to say, as Ossé and Glazer imply in their video, that the elimination of a few weird rules will meaningfully combat the yawning shortage of units they identify as making New York City unaffordable.
Much broader deregulatory reform that goes beyond the elimination of a few “bizarre rules” would be required to eliminate that shortage.”
https://reason.com/2025/08/26/americas-housing-shortage-wont-be-fixed-with-one-weird-trick