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I think it's fair to say that, the more pressure there is to meet short-term obligations, the higher the crime rate. Let's say there was no short-term renting
by youeseh 5y ago
I think it's fair to say that, the more pressure there is to meet short-term obligations, the higher the crime rate.
Let's say there was no short-term renting allowed in Bed Stuy. Then, would there be enough supply of affordable housing to meet demand?
What sort of obstacles do projects that introduce new housing supply face in Bed Stuy?
- ipnon 5y agoNew housing developments almost always will raze a decades old building with 3 or 4 apartments per floor for a shiny new building with 1 or 2 "luxury" apartments per floor. This is partly due to zoning (affordable housing is effectively illegal at a municipal level) and partly due to the housing market (the working class cannot afford to purchase new housing, they must rent the old).
- youeseh 5y agoDo people in Bed Stuy (or the rest of the city) organize against new construction that reduces supply?
- skystarman 5y agoThe answer to your question is that people in Bed Stuy and NYC in general organize against ALL new construction.
- wolverine876 5y ago> I think it's fair to say that, the more pressure there is to meet short-term obligations, the higher the crime rate. I don't understand what that means. Pressure on whom? Property owners paying down debt? Residents paying for an Airbnb or rent?
- omginternets 5y agoI'll take a stab at rephrasing the parent post: "desperation leads to crime".