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Grass8989 t1_j0q124u wrote

Reply to comment by No-Cap7157 in NYC Homelessness Hits Record Number by brooklynlad

Do you actually think that the people living on the streets were paying 3k a month for an apartment a few months ago, but when they went to renew their lease the increase was too much so they’re homeless on the street?

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BxGyrl416 t1_j0q1z9e wrote

No. But it’s $1,500-1,900 now for a 1-bedroom shitty apartment in a shitty building in a shitty area of the South Bronx or East New York. How do people expect somebody making minimum wage to keep up with this rising rent when it costs nearly twice that much income to afford it?

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surpdawg t1_j0qo6iq wrote

Do you think that that doesn’t happen? Maybe they weren’t paying 3k, maybe they were living there for along enough time that they were paying an amount that they could afford. Maybe the landlord got greedy and sold the building or raised the rent to meet market rate, and they could no longer afford the rent.

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