New construction apartments in NYC are horrid places to call a home. They’ve shrunk the average unit size by 100-200 sq/ft (10-20 sq/m), switched to “luxury vin

New construction apartments in NYC are horrid places to call a home. They’ve shrunk the average unit size by 100-200 sq/ft (10-20 sq/m), switched to “luxury vinyl plank” flooring, use PTAC HVAC units (the type that you would find at a motel), have paper thin walls between adjacent units, and to top it all off are shoddily constructed due to the rampant use of non-union labor which is working under unreasonable timelines to build out the apartments so the developer can start making money ASAP. The Long Island City neighborhood is ground zero for this. Studios going for $3k a month that are no bigger than a dorm room. And then there’s the noise pollution. The proliferation of delivery apps has caused an explosion in the number of gas powered scooters on the streets. Many of the delivery scooter riders enjoy “souping up” their rides by removing/modifying the mufflers and driving as recklessly as possible. Due to the giant holes in the walls left by the PTAC units you can hear them wizzing by every few minutes from 2PM to 11PM. And then there’s the “fart cars”, dirt bikes, and ATV gangs, but those have already been addressed by others.