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Given that there are 113 cities in the world with greater population density than NYC, I'd say it would be possible to build more housing. http://www.citymayors

Given that there are 113 cities in the world with greater population density than NYC, I'd say it would be possible to build more housing. http://www.citymayors.com/statistics/largest-cities-density-125.html http://www.citymayors.com/statistics/largest-cities-density-... But rent control is probably not the whole story. I'm not familiar with NYC laws but I'm sure there's a lot of regulatory red tape besides rent control that keeps housing scarce and expensive.

pchristensen 18y ago
Don't make the mistake Manhattan or NYC with the New York Metro area (used in your link). Manhattan: 1.6M people, 23 sq mi, ~70K/sq mi (more than double #1 on the list) NYC: 8.3M, 305 sq mi, ~27K/sq mi (would be #2 on that list) NY Metro: 17.8M, 8700 sq mi, 2K/sq mi So while NY Metro could definitely use more housing, you're talking about CT farmland, the Poconos, Hudson county, etc.