>The result is a shortage of housing. That is the reason the rent is too damn high, the reason so many people who grow up here cannot stay, the reason the city

>The result is a shortage of housing. That is the reason the rent is too damn high, the reason so many people who grow up here cannot stay, the reason the city is struggling to accommodate an influx of immigrants that once would have seemed like a drop in the melting pot. No it isn't. That's just looking for something easily spotted to pin the blame on, to appear smart during dinner table discussions. The author seems to have a laser focus on this one specific point without having done any research into housing issues, which is a broad spectrum of subjects. Attacking these "museum pieces" won't solve the problems being mentioned. Increasing population in an area also comes with its own set of issues but no mention has been made of those. This is a pretty poor quality submission even for HN and NYT.