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MemoLePewPew5 t1_j1x3bg2 wrote

Reply to comment by Dramatic_Toe_4346 in NYCHA residents without heat, hot water on Christmas weekend by 1600hazenstreet

Except you left out the part where most of these “Sec 8” people wouldn’t even qualify for many of these buildings/ units.

The paperwork is deeply extensive, good luck trying to meet certain criteria without a steady stream of income aka a steady job. Some of these places ask for minimum 30K, a person with a part-time job making less (who would be looking for a cheap place to rent) wouldn’t even qualify to begin with. Application would be rejected with the quickness

Source: Fella from South Bronx living in a recently-constructed Rent-Controlled building unit

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Dramatic_Toe_4346 t1_j22eoz0 wrote

Absolutely. Just saying it wouldn’t be a surprise if the elite tried to dump the “lower class” out of Manhattan and into the outer boroughs, especially the Bronx.

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MemoLePewPew5 t1_j22jpls wrote

Pretty ironic actually…Many middle class Whites and Asians moving into my area, something you would never see in the South Bronx until now.

Landlords have pretty much done all the dirty work, pricing the hell out of everyone in Manhattan. This Domino effect will just kick out the Lower Class themselves

Cant feel sympathy for some of these people though. I personally went to school or grew up with some of these individuals, and its just sad seeing how they just let their lives waste away. No effort put into getting out of a miserable Poverty cycle

These people know damn well they’re living off scraps and they make the poorest decisions, whether its to go on a shopping spree with just “Benefits” money or have babies, knowing damn well that kid is going to suffer and grow up poor as dirt. That should count as child abuse on its own IMHO. Oh well…

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