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mowotlarx t1_je9utom wrote

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

>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.

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mehkindaok t1_je9vv9t wrote

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?

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mowotlarx t1_je9w2vd wrote

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.

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mehkindaok t1_je9xauk wrote

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!

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mowotlarx t1_jec9arv wrote

>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!)

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mehkindaok t1_jecdsaf wrote

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.

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