You make a lot of strong assertions that don't seem obvious to me whatsoever. > but that's what turned NYC from neighborhoods and communities into a hellish wa

You make a lot of strong assertions that don't seem obvious to me whatsoever. > but that's what turned NYC from neighborhoods and communities into a hellish wasteland: too many people in a single area can't form a cohesive community Can you elaborate what you mean by 'hellish wasteland'? What specific aspects of NYC (or even Manhattan) do you find to be a hellish wasteland? And how do you define 'too many people in a single area'?