mehkindaok t1_je9p0n9 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 1:06 PM

Reply to comment by mowotlarx in Can New York Fix Its Housing Crisis? It Depends on the Suburbs by thenewyorktimes

Buyers are paying seven figure prices and five figure property taxes so their kids can attend public schools that rival some of the best private schools in the US. It only takes a few violent, disruptive students to ruin an entire school and that is exactly what low income housing brings - why would current homeowners not fight it tooth and nail? If you disagree with that, would you like to pay $500K for a Ferrari that will be taken away and replaced with a Fiero in a couple months?

mowotlarx t1_je9utom wrote on March 30, 2023 at 1:51 PM

>only takes a few violent, disruptive students

So you're suggesting people who are middle class or even slightly lower than middle class are all violent criminals? Or just non-white people?

Honestly, I'd rather these Scarsdale NIMBYs just say what they really mean.

mehkindaok t1_je9vv9t wrote on March 30, 2023 at 1:59 PM

I am talking about the low-income section 8 renters - are you telling me with a straight face every last one of them is a star student heading to Harvard or Yale?

mowotlarx t1_je9w2vd wrote on March 30, 2023 at 2:00 PM

The housing requirement isn't for low income. It's not requiring section 8 housing. It's requiring they build any housing. But the fact that you jumped there and made the assumption that everyone in section 8 is a violent criminal pretty much proves my point. Just admit that the push to stop any housing is because of straight up racism and stereotyping of what poor or lower income people are like.

I assure you Scarsdale is full of criminals. But we call them white collar despite the destruction they do getting into the millions and billions of dollars in theft.

mehkindaok t1_je9xauk wrote on March 30, 2023 at 2:09 PM

I along with anyone else reasonable have nothing against 100% market rate housing as long as there's infrastructure to support it - the more, the merrier. Currently everything comes with inclusionary zoning strings attached meaning any apartment building comes with a potential mini-NYCHA in it. No thanks!

mowotlarx t1_jec9arv wrote on March 30, 2023 at 11:25 PM

>the more, the merrier

Then Scarsdale really has nothing to worry about, since they're not being asked to make housing for anyone less than a millionaire (ickyyyyy!)

mehkindaok t1_jecdsaf wrote on March 30, 2023 at 11:58 PM

Let’s be honest here - there is a very good chance of ending up with some rather “icky” characters when dealing with the 0-30% AMI crowd that’s typically mandated by inclusionary zoning.