New York just passed a one-year temporary ban on data centers

Re:New York just passed a one-year temporary ban on data cen... by boringg on Friday June 05, 2026 @11:50AM (#48414207)

Whats new about this? We've had data centers for 20 years now? Research which impacts?

Only thing new is speed of deployment and scale - which frankly would align with why we can't build in North America.

I would agree that the political system is the place to push if you have real concerns about the our data center / AI build out - and that will be a huge part of this next election. No other way to either accelerate or decelerate outside of macro economic factors outside our countrol.

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Re:New York just passed a one-year temporary ban on data cen... by nazgulsenpai on Friday June 05, 2026 @12:21PM (#48414700)

I agree. It seems reasonable to me in the sense that - only one year - only affects new agreements and not current buildouts - gives times for politicians to do whatever it is they need to do to satisfy their constituents

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Re:New York just passed a one-year temporary ban on data cen... by recursivegirth on Friday June 05, 2026 @01:05PM (#48415359)

As a constituent, I see this as the right move.

I would not benefit from an outright ban so that would be too heavy handed. On the other hand - something has to be done. If anything else it's proof the people do have the power to convince their representatives that these affairs matter and we are paying attention.

I wouldn't be to quick to dismiss this as only political theater.

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