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AnacharsisIV t1_jcfn42q wrote

Reply to comment by Dont_mute_me_bro in Douglaston residents come out against Hocul’s affordable housing plan by Russianb0t1

I grew up in an apartment complex with thousands of residents. I'd see them every day in the elevator, in the lobby, and in our shared spaces like the gym or mail room. We weren't strangers, hell, it had the feeling of a small town within the city. I find it very strange why you think that apartments somehow ruin social bonds.

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misterferguson t1_jcfmkso wrote

Reply to comment by Silo-Joe in NY lawmakers say they won't support MTA's planned fare hike for commuters by King-of-New-York

It’s funny how this sub is 100% behind enforcing tolls on the roads, but 100% against enforcing fares in the subway.

For the record, I support enforcing both, but there seems to be this meme on here that people who hop the turnstile are too poor to afford to the fare (despite the fair fares program and the fact that the NYC subway is very cheap relative to all other systems of its size) and fare beaters on the roads are just opportunists. The truth is that both groups are just selfish opportunists and should be treated as such.

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ManhattanRailfan t1_jcfkx7q wrote

Reply to comment by ForeignWin9265 in NY lawmakers say they won't support MTA's planned fare hike for commuters by King-of-New-York

The only reason people need to drive in those neighborhoods is because everyone drives in those neighborhoods. It's a catch-22. The buses are unreliable and slow and biking is unsafe because of all the cars and everyone drives because the buses are slow and unreliable and biking is unsafe.

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n3vd0g t1_jcfkhbc wrote

Reply to comment by the_lamou in Nearly 1,500 buildings ban Airbnb and other short-term rentals by fluffykintail

Government.

Edit: for the people who truly believe that current state of the rental market isn’t already the dystopian hellscape they believe gov owned housing would be https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=d6DBKoWbtjE Edit: Also, Adam Smith has some great words on the subject https://www.reddit.com/r/adamsmith/comments/zche7/ysk_adam_smith_spoke_of_landlords_as_cruel/

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the_lamou t1_jcfjymi wrote

Reply to comment by tsgram in Nearly 1,500 buildings ban Airbnb and other short-term rentals by fluffykintail

I mean, asshole landlords aside, who else would you rent apartments from? And if you say "everyone just buys their own," well... that's a really good idea for screwing over recent immigrants and the unbanked who can't qualify for a mortgage, plus all the petite that wouldn't be able to afford to buy even it prices fell by half.

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