Latter idea is interesting. It certainly would have slowed the gentrification of Williamsburg, and kept it an interesting neighborhood for longer. It would hav

Latter idea is interesting. It certainly would have slowed the gentrification of Williamsburg, and kept it an interesting neighborhood for longer. It would have also prevented the multitude of overpriced (and undersold) condos littering that area - along with the empty lots that were going to be overpriced condos before the bust.