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Re:Manhattan rents cross $5k threshold for first time by missedthecue on Thursday July 14, 2022 @10:57AM (#32096860)
The alternative is to literally just let developers build new properties. That's all you have to do. Upzone. Stop with the rent control. Stop with the mandatory parking minimums. Stop with the NIMBY bullshit.
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Re:Manhattan rents cross $5k threshold for first time by 8note on Thursday July 14, 2022 @03:56PM (#32100759)
This alternative being "kick people to the curb"

Its hard to build over top of places that are already being lived in, and once you kick those people out, you have even more people that need a new place to live

That said, if you're going to kick poor people out of their homes for the sake of rich moving in, why not just have the rich people live in those homes and call it a day?

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Re:Manhattan rents cross $5k threshold for first time by beebeepka on Thursday July 14, 2022 @11:58AM (#32097741)
Oh man, careful what you wish for. Dropping reasonable parking spot minimums would likely result in fights and/or cars being parked at all the wrong places.
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