I think this requires more federal intervention or at least state help, it's too complicated to handle at a city level. The city is just going to do what is the fastest and easiest, which means the most expensive and not sustainable for long without making things worse. I'm not sure how much Biden can do without help from congress (with the House being run by Republicans) though. But maybe there's at least more that can be done at the state level, like splitting up the migrants into several cities and not putting most of the burden on NYC.

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Just checked and it looks like they only rent them (212s) out at lower prices, if you want to buy one, they're in the thousands. And the monthly fees aren't cheap, most are $40-$100 / month.

I think another factor is a sense of rules not applying as much since you're in a different area than where you spend most of your time in. Thinking you're nearly unidentifiable, not caring about the locals since you know you won't be running into them again, and thinking the local police will somehow have a tougher time finding you since you're not a local. Edit: not sure which word caused this to be auto-removed.

They're hard to find new now since Apple stopped making them when they released the 14s. And I'm trying to get a carrier deal and with a payment plan, none have new 13P/PMs with any sort of deal or any at all. Used ones coming off of Amazon or Swappa are a gamble if you read the reviews and they don't have payment plans, you have to pay the full cost up front.

Anyone know which iPhone generation was the last not to have this post-processing issue? iPhone 12s?

Yeah, I've been debating between the 2. The standard 14s photos have the same post-processing issue, have to shoot in ProRAW to get around it on the 14P/PMs and the 14P/PMs supposedly have an issue with focusing properly. I may get a 14 and buy an external lens set for macro and tele photos, they're around $50-$100 on Amazon and may be better at handling those types of shots than the built in lenses on the 14P/PMs. Inconvenient but if I'm in a photo taking mood, I can bring those with me and in every day use, the standard camera should be fine. I can use the Halide photo app to get around Apple's automatic post-processing.

Ugh. Yeah, just did a search on Reddit about this issue and seems to be a big deal. I am having a very tough time deciding between 14 and 14 Pro and this is one issue that's making me lean towards the 14 and being $200 cheaper of course (or $300 if I get the 128GB iP14 versus 256GB iP14P as the latter is minimum to take ProRes videos). I hate that the 14 can't hardware zoom but maybe I'll just buy an external telephoto lens for phones, they're like $50. Obviously not convenient having to use an extra external lens though and reduces the cost difference between the phones.

Zoom as in the app or the zoom feature while using Facetime? And on the front camera or back?

Debating between iPhone 14 128GB at $830 versus iPhone 13 at $700 ($130 less). Both come with free AirPod Pros 2nd Gen, but the 13 comes with $150 gift card vs $200 gift card for the 14. Factoring that in, the price difference, with tax, may be around $90 instead of $130.

One advantage of the 14 is having 6GB of RAM, while the 13 has 4GB.

It's more higher salaried workers overall, not just tech workers, seem to be making up a larger percent of people around since they can afford it still. Also, young people with rich parents who think the only things that matter in life are that they live in the cool neighborhoods in NYC and LA, are wearing the exact same Urban Outfitters synched fashion trends, and where they hang out.