Legalizing denser housing benefits renters and low-rise homeowners alike. We need to improve how we talk about this win-win future to make it a reality.
You're not fooling the 600,000 NYC homeowners with your propaganda. This is all about destroying the character of our neighborhoods of 1 and 2 family homes. You have it backwards. It's not the NYC homeowner who should sell his house and move out. If NYC has a housing shortage there are 49 other states where your fantasy tenants can look for cheaper appointments.
Brooklyn BP Reynoso (raised in section-8 housing) was honest when he said neighborhood character doesn't matter, he's fooling no one - http://u.pc.cd/61K7
Hm should NYC serve the aesthetic preferences of low density homeowners? Or try to reduce the rent for the majority of city residents? Could change neighborhood character so it’s hard to say….
It's not NYC homeowners fault that rents are high in some neighborhoods. There are enough existing high-density neighborhoods where you can build all the apartment buildings you want. Your article has it backwards. Allowing out of place multi-family buildings on blocks of 1 & 2 family homes lowers the value of every 1 & 2 family home on that block. When the NYCDCP defends City of Yes by stating that it will lower housing costs we know that really means it wants to lower the value of our homes. And our Councilmembers know that too.
You're not fooling the 600,000 NYC homeowners with your propaganda. This is all about destroying the character of our neighborhoods of 1 and 2 family homes. You have it backwards. It's not the NYC homeowner who should sell his house and move out. If NYC has a housing shortage there are 49 other states where your fantasy tenants can look for cheaper appointments.
Brooklyn BP Reynoso (raised in section-8 housing) was honest when he said neighborhood character doesn't matter, he's fooling no one - http://u.pc.cd/61K7
Hm should NYC serve the aesthetic preferences of low density homeowners? Or try to reduce the rent for the majority of city residents? Could change neighborhood character so it’s hard to say….
It's not NYC homeowners fault that rents are high in some neighborhoods. There are enough existing high-density neighborhoods where you can build all the apartment buildings you want. Your article has it backwards. Allowing out of place multi-family buildings on blocks of 1 & 2 family homes lowers the value of every 1 & 2 family home on that block. When the NYCDCP defends City of Yes by stating that it will lower housing costs we know that really means it wants to lower the value of our homes. And our Councilmembers know that too.
Well said!! I try to pound the pro housing drum on the local neighborhood news site, thanks for providing more action items at the end.