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Re:The Unaffordable Urban Paradise by hueving on Monday June 26, 2017 @09:21AM (#14636552)
And that's why New York city is so affordable?
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Re:The Unaffordable Urban Paradise by twobyfour on Monday June 26, 2017 @09:42AM (#14636700)
Would it be more affordable if it had only two stories of housing everywhere instead of up to 40?

NYC isn't affordable because housing growth can't keep up with population growth.

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Re:The Unaffordable Urban Paradise by Nav_Panel on Monday June 26, 2017 @10:12AM (#14636921)
If East Queens and Long Island looked like South Brooklyn (incl subway access) rather than like Westchester, NYC would be a lot more affordable.

The problem was that Robert Moses built highways at a crucial turning point for greenfield development in NYC, and it's gonna take a lot of effort to reverse these changes.

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