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I don't have exact figures, but NYC converted a bunch of commercial space to residential post 911. I moved to NYC in 2006, and the cheapest rent we could find w
by Ozzie_osman 4y ago
I don't have exact figures, but NYC converted a bunch of commercial space to residential post 911. I moved to NYC in 2006, and the cheapest rent we could find was a converted apartment building on Wall St.
The interesting thing is how that area transformed over time. Right after 9/11, it was empty (lots of destroyed office space, barricades, etc), then the offices started to fill back up but with only 1 or 2 residential buildings, which meant very little else, especially on nights and weekends (no grocery stores, shops, etc). Over the years, as more residential space filled up, the shops and stores came, the coffee shops and restaurants extended their hours at nights and weekends, and the whole area came to life.
- mancerayder 4y agoSomething similar happened with Williamsburg. There was a lot of whining about 'gentrification' that was thinly-veiled NIMBYism: Williamsburg was rezoned for density and residential; many new units were built and replaced things like low density housing and warehouses.
- throwayyy479087 4y agoDon’t forget the weird Brooklyn “Blood and Soil” of only welcoming natives
- mancerayder 4y agoThat's really common in NYC. There's this word that's used, community, to create in and out groups based on arbitrary periods of time. For example, the last 30 years, anyone after that is a sort of foreigner moving in. You see this in anything from Yelp reviews to activist commentary. The city predates the United States, and has had waves upon waves of many different types of people moving in and out of it. And every time there's this dangerous word, community, used to try to ossify neighborhoods into belonging to one group or another.