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InfernalTest t1_j74oes0 wrote

Reply to comment by Empty_Economist in Developer revives One45 project in Harlem after killing it over opposition by ctnutmegger

no it IS most definitely a race thing - maybe not for you but certainly for the longtime residents of Harlem who wont benefit at all by getting a bunch of apts that they cant afford ( when the avg neighborhood income is something like 65K /year ) nor qualify to live in ( because the qualification is way beneath what a person let alone a family can actually afford ) if the rents start out at 2500 and up a month for a 1 BR ...which is exactly is the case with a lot of these developed properties that offer "set aside" apts.

they arent interested in courting people who live in the neighborhood or families ( otherwise they wouldnt just offer set aside apts that only go up to 1BR ) they are interested in renting to some high end earner and turning Harlem into a theme park ride ....

no thanks .

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Empty_Economist t1_j74vfzl wrote

Lol so instead they get a truck stop. Also, they're going to get priced out even faster if there isn't new development, because limiting supply will just keep driving up prices. So your proposal is basically to screw over everyone, residents who will get priced out and everyone else in the city who wants development to bring prices under control.

And that still has nothing to do with race. You're arguing for neighborhoods of a many million person city to get veto power over development we all desperately need. Nope. Thankfully people are coming around and rejecting such foolish viewpoints.

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