Marlsfarp t1_iu44tqj wrote on October 28, 2022 at 12:37 PM

Reply to comment by Wowzlul in NYC chief housing officer: The era of YIMBY is here by ToffeeFever

owner who wants to use a space that would otherwise be wasted: "I consent!"

resident who wants an affordable place to live: "I consent!"

random redditor: "Isn't there someone you forgot to ask?"

Marlsfarp t1_isxnjlz wrote on October 19, 2022 at 1:35 PM

Reply to comment by michael_p in Willets Point Redevelopment finally moving along by thesheepie123

> there’s usually bars around baseball stadiums.

Nah, most stadiums are surrounded by vast parking lots and adjacent to highways. Fenway and Wrigley are in the (obviously better) minority.

Marlsfarp t1_irxeq2w wrote on October 11, 2022 at 7:20 PM

Reply to comment by k1lk1 in Stumped New Yorkers Wait Years to Get Trees Planted — But You Can Pay $1,800 to Cut the Line - THE CITY by space_______kat

>The average wait time for a request to be completed went from 342 days in 2017 to 909 days in 2019 — the last year that the department even tracked the progress of 311 requests.

Sounds like it's a recent problem, not just "the city always sucks lol."

I myself had a tree request fulfilled within a couple months, but that was like ten years ago.