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LikesBallsDeep t1_ja94ge2 wrote

Reply to comment by NeedsMoreCapitalism in Montefiore residents and fellows to unionize by DrogDrill

That won't happen. Because hospitals that say residents don't provide any value are just fucking lying.

Source: My partner is an attending physician at a teaching hospital. The residents do a lot of if not most of the work. Yes she's there to guide/supervise/sign off, but they're still doing valuable work (AND the hospital is getting paid more than the residents salary just for having them there).

It's a bluff, any hospital that decides to forego residents is stupid and their competition will happily scoop them up.

And honestly.. there should be some legal consequences for just blatantly lying for propaganda purposes like hospitals do all the time. Fraud? False advertising? I don't know, but it's crazy they can just say provably false stuff that pushes their agenda and 95% of the population that isn't really familiar with the issues in depth just takes it at face value.

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blackfire932 t1_ja949nv wrote

Reply to comment by SSG_SSG_BloodMoon in Midtown Owners Hedge on Costly Office-to-Home Conversions by psychothumbs

The people not wanting them can also apply to the landlords having to rent them at a lower cost and brokers having to show them and make less. Most “new” apartments I have seen have all been “luxury” apartments to cater to these groups. I mean its midtown, a semi desirable area, so the people not wanting them might also be those that demand luxury at the price points the other groups want. So golden fixtures and marble countertops mean nothing if I cant instagram my view from my window.

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LikesBallsDeep t1_ja943yg wrote

Reply to comment by Rarablue0 in Montefiore residents and fellows to unionize by DrogDrill

The residency program is complete bullshit. It's basically slave labor and they do SO MUCH of the actual work for hospitals that have them, while getting paid worse than nurses.

IMO it's the part in medicine most in need of a change. No issue with nurses, but compared to residents they have a pretty sweet thing going. More money, less hours.

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Calm-Heat-5883 t1_ja93w1h wrote

Reply to Midtown Owners Hedge on Costly Office-to-Home Conversions by psychothumbs

If they do manage to turn the offices into apartments. Then those looking to rent or buy need to lowball the offers. 3 bedroom apartment for $1200 tied in for years. The knock-on effect will be felt in all the boroughs of NYC and further out. Renting or buying will once again become affordable for real New Yorkers.

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blackfire932 t1_ja93add wrote

Reply to comment by pixel_of_moral_decay in Midtown Owners Hedge on Costly Office-to-Home Conversions by psychothumbs

This probably requires new permitting laws. I haven’t seen mixed-use floors for commercial and residential. Definitely have seen mixed use where the floor is all commercial or residential, but this would be problematic. At the end of the day zoning laws and associated costs are what limit development more than anything.

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Dantheking94 t1_ja90hrd wrote

Reply to comment by pixel_of_moral_decay in Midtown Owners Hedge on Costly Office-to-Home Conversions by psychothumbs

I completely agree! Longer units with maybe kitchens and bathrooms close to the interior and living rooms and bedrooms closer to the windows. They can also use the interior spaces for communal spaces like laundry, day care centers, gyms, small shops and stores etc. if they really wanted to make this work, they would. It takes some creativity and some time.

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astrrisk t1_ja9056r wrote

Reply to comment by astrrisk in Someone in Richmond hill is torturing cats. by bedbuffaloes

I just looked at the post - someone definitely abused those fur babies. Woodhaven is near Richmond Hill, and there's a lot of cats in Woodhaven too who are supposed to be "taken care of" by some people in a basement, but when I went to said basement last year, I didn't see a litter box in sight and it was super cramped with a ton of cats right on top of each other. Maybe some of the cats ran from the basement over to Richmond Hill, but that's just a guess of mine.

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