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Can’t live in Manhattan? Because NIMBY housing policies prevent Manhattan from growing. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/05/19/upshot/forty-percent-of-

by Decade 9y ago

Can’t live in Manhattan? Because NIMBY housing policies prevent Manhattan from growing. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/05/19/upshot/forty-percent-of-manhattans-buildings-could-not-be-built-today.html?_r=0 https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/05/19/upshot/forty-...

CydeWeys 9y ago
I don't disagree that zoning policies need reforming, but that just makes living here more expensive, not impossible.
- Decade 9y ago
  If there are fewer places to live than people who need to live there, then having a place for everyone is impossible. In a shortage, all housing is luxury housing.
  - CydeWeys 9y ago
    No one's talking about everyone though, just one person who is a HN reader.