New York City

17 statements across 15 episodes · 3 bullish · 6 bearish · 9 people on the record · first statement May 21, 2020 by David Friedberg · said 474 times in 175 episodes since 2020 · across every show →

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brought up most by Jason Calacanis (220), Chamath Palihapitiya (74), David Friedberg (41), David Sacks (33), Jared Kushner (11), Nate Silver (7), Keith Rabois (6), Ben Shapiro (5)

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2026 94 mentions in 35 episodes 3 per episode
2025 163 mentions in 44 episodes 4 per episode
2024 62 mentions in 29 episodes 2 per episode
2023 68 mentions in 23 episodes 3 per episode
2022 20 mentions in 14 episodes 1 per episode
2021 49 mentions in 23 episodes 2 per episode
2020 18 mentions in 7 episodes 3 per episode

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Everything said about New York City, oldest first

May 21, 2020
Prediction Partly held up
Friedberg: US cities will not experience NYC-style second wave
“You're not going to see that in Dallas. You're not going to see that in Houston. You're not going to see that in San Diego. You're going to have more of the slow, steady burn as some risk is taken in the environment. Some risk is taken by frat parties and peop…”
David Friedberg May 21, 2020 ▶ 30:03 E3: Modern Cold War, politicizing the pandemic & more with David Sacks & David Friedberg
Jun 25, 2021 positive
Prediction Held up
Sacks predicts Eric Adams will become mayor of New York City
“Look, I mean, Eric Adams is going to be the next mayor of New York City.”
David Sacks Jun 25, 2021 ▶ 19:49 E37: NYC rejects far-left candidates, new developments in lab leak theory, App Store breakup & more
Dec 23, 2021 positive
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Sachs predicts Eric Adams will reverse damage from de Blasio's tenure
“He is going to reverse the damage done under de Blasio.”
David Sacks Dec 23, 2021 ▶ 5:46 E60: The 2021 Bestie Awards PLUS Jack Dorsey starts the Web3 Wars
Sep 8, 2023 negative
Opinion
Christie: New York City is at its worst point since the 1970s
“It is the worst I've seen New York City since the late seventies.”
Chris Christie Sep 8, 2023 ▶ 1:05:53 In conversation with Chris Christie
Sep 12, 2024 negative
Assertion Partly supported
Kelly: NYC school policy prohibits notifying parents of student gender transitions
“In New York City, where I fled with my children, because they were trying to do this to our schools and our classes, that's the policy, private and public. You do not tell the parents.”
Megyn Kelly Sep 12, 2024 ▶ 14:22 Megyn Kelly | All-In Summit 2024
Nov 16, 2024
Assertion Partly supported
Friedberg: San Francisco spends 1.5x per capita compared to NYC
“San Francisco spends one and a half X per capita of what New York City spends”
David Friedberg Nov 16, 2024 ▶ 38:56 Trump's market impact: Bitcoin, M&A, IPOs + transition picks; Polymarket CEO raided by FBI
Mar 15, 2025 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Schulz: NYC drivers quickly embraced congestion pricing after implementation
“And like two weeks after they put that congestion pricing thing, everybody I knew with a car was like, this is the greatest thing the city is.”
Andrew Schulz Mar 15, 2025 ▶ 18:05 Fixing the American Dream with Andrew Schulz
Oct 2, 2025
Assertion Partly supported
Khanna asserts most NYC bus passengers do not pay fare
“Most people don't pay for the buses anyway. They're on the buses without paying the ticket.”
Ro Khanna Oct 2, 2025 ▶ 48:41 Ro Khanna Calls Out Both Parties: Immigration, Tech & Free Speech
Nov 7, 2025 neutral
Assertion Supported
Sacks: Zohran Mamdani won the NYC election with 50.4% of the vote
“It was like 50.4% of the vote.”
David Sacks Nov 7, 2025 ▶ 1:12:44 Does OpenAI Need a Bailout? Mamdani Wins, Socialism Rising, Filibuster Nuclear Option
Jan 25, 2026
Assertion Supported
Goldstein: New York City is the largest US helicopter market
“It's already the biggest helicopter market in the US.”
Adam Goldstein Jan 25, 2026 ▶ 1:24:03 The Future of Everything: What CEOs of Circle, CrowdStrike & More See Coming in 2026
Jun 27, 2026 neutral
Prediction Open · timeframe Nov 2026
Calacanis: Democratic Socialists of America candidates will likely win NYC general elections
“And these are all safe democratic seats. The DSA will very likely win.”
Jason Calacanis Jun 27, 2026 ▶ 2:40 Socialists Sweep NYC, China Catches Up in Coding, AI Memory Crunch, Micron's Blowout Quarter
Jun 27, 2026 negative
What-if
Sacks: Mamdani would not have won NYC mayoral election without migrant vote
“Mamdani would not have won the mayoral election in New York if it had just been native-born New Yorkers voting. It was the mass migrant vote in New York that swung it to Mamdani.”
David Sacks Jun 27, 2026 ▶ 11:25 Socialists Sweep NYC, China Catches Up in Coding, AI Memory Crunch, Micron's Blowout Quarter
Jul 3, 2026 neutral
Assertion Supported
Calacanis: California spends $9k per resident versus $5k in Texas and Florida
“If you just look at the budget per person places like Texas and Florida spend about 5000 dollars per citizen on services, you know, if you divide the budget by the population, and then you look at New York City, it's close to 13,000 dollars, and you look at Ca…”
Jason Calacanis Jul 3, 2026 ▶ 1:34:55 AI Sovereignty Wars, Palantir-Nvidia Deal, SCOTUS Birthright Ruling, Newsom’s CA Budget Lie
Jul 24, 2026 negative
Assertion Supported
Calacanis: Reports indicate 50,000 vacant 'ghost apartments' in New York City
“And so you have 50,000 ghost apartments, according to reports, in New York City.”
Jason Calacanis Jul 24, 2026 ▶ 1:31:30 The Fight Over Open Source AI, Anthropic's $1.5B Payout, NYC Socialists: Evictions = Violence?
Jul 30, 2026 negative
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Sacks: Proposed NYC city-owned grocery stores will be empty and incompetently run
“And then over time, what's going to happen is that the store shelves will be empty and it's gonna be incompetently run. And there's gonna be a lot of complaints about it. And then all the. The free market stores are going to have to compete with this, and then…”
David Sacks Jul 30, 2026 ▶ 1:15:58 Chip Stocks Crash, $20B Fund Margin Called, Frontier Labs: SLOW DOWN AI, Mamdani's Grocery Stores
Jul 30, 2026
Assertion Partly supported
Calacanis: Mamdani proposes $70M plan for 5 NYC-owned grocery stores by 2029
“Mondani. Has announced five city-owned grocery stores, David. One per borough. They're using city-owned space. They're all going to open by 20, 29. And one week per month, shoppers are gonna get a 30% discount, comrade, on their bread, cheese, produce, meat, a…”
Jason Calacanis Jul 30, 2026 ▶ 1:14:45 Chip Stocks Crash, $20B Fund Margin Called, Frontier Labs: SLOW DOWN AI, Mamdani's Grocery Stores
Sep 4, 2026 bearish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Chamath: School AI bans will trap progressive city students in poverty
“And I think what it will do is it is a self-imposed form of modern segregation. And it is going to completely push an entire generation of kids in these cities that are subject to these rules into poverty, and it will keep them there. And so in as much, I thin…”
Chamath Palihapitiya Sep 4, 2026 ▶ 1:08:33 GPT-6 Hits AGI? Tech Euphoria 2.0, SF Mansion Shortage, NYC Bans AI in Schools & Venezuela Oil Deal
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