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Die-Nacht t1_jegl0ph wrote

Reply to Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens lost more people in fiscal 2022 by madrid987

Talk to anyone who leaves NYC and they'll tell you the reason.

No, it's not "taxes" or "oppression" or "crime" or whatever nonsense FoxNews and the Post push regularly. It's housing costs. That's it. We've added a shit ton of jobs over the last 10 years and almost no housing.

All the ppl fighting Hochul's Housing Compact plan need to fucking ask themselves: where the heck do you think your kids will live? Do you think they're gonna live down the street? Or are they gonna have to move to CT or NJ (which have added a lot more housing)? Or do you not give a shit cuz you already have plans to leave?

This quote from the mayor of Bellerose in Long Island shows this craziness the best:

> BELLEROSE MAYOR KENNETH MOORE hopes that his three adult children who live with him will be able to move out on their own soon.

> “Believe me, nothing would give me more satisfaction than if they were to say ‘Hey Dad, we’re moving out,’” he said of his kids, ages 30, 27, and 23. “But they just can’t afford it yet.”

> Moore also opposes adding any new housing in Bellerose, where home prices regularly approach $1 million and building new housing has been banned since 1976. With excellent schools and a half-hour commute to downtown Manhattan, it’s a highly desirable place to live — and an exclusive one.

> “We don’t want to change the laws and we don’t want housing,” Moore told New York Focus.

Seriously, this is nuts. I love how he says "yet". The "kid" is 30, what does "yet" mean?

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FourthLife t1_jeghzza wrote

Reply to comment by Keyboard-King in Memorial Sloan Kettering Files Plans For 594ft 31-Story Skyscraper At 1233 York Avenue On Manhattan’s Upper East Side by maybeitwasmee

They’re certainly going to help a lot of people with cancer. And contribute a lot to a body of research that will develop new treatments and cures.

Maybe that was their focus when designing the building instead of making it conform to your aesthetic preferences? Healthcare is already costly enough in the US as it is without spending extra on pretty buildings.

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KaiDaiz t1_jegavqy wrote

Reply to comment by treesockshirt in Memorial Sloan Kettering Files Plans For 594ft 31-Story Skyscraper At 1233 York Avenue On Manhattan’s Upper East Side by maybeitwasmee

That battle was ugly, forced building to compromise and millions spent to pad folks to allow plan to proceed and took years to resolved all over alleged sunlight impact during a few hrs during the summer. Residents simply used park and school as scapegoats to hide their NIMBYism

https://patch.com/new-york/upper-east-side-nyc/blood-center-rezoning-approved-council-after-yearlong-battle

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