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NYC has certainly had a lot of issues with gentrification and skyrocketing rents, but I don't think the issues in NYC are comparable to SF. Huge parts of Manhat
by rm999 13y ago
NYC has certainly had a lot of issues with gentrification and skyrocketing rents, but I don't think the issues in NYC are comparable to SF. Huge parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn have very high rents, but the lower-middle class haven't been priced out of the general area. I know many people who live in New Jersey, Long Island, upper Manhattan, and the other boroughs who have very reasonable housing expenses and commutes.
A random data point: a friend of mine lives in Jersey City and has a huge (for manhattan standards) one bedroom apartment in a safe area for 1200/month and a 30 minute commute to wall street.
- acchow 13y ago> I don't think the issues in NYC are comparable to SF. Huge parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn have very high rents, but the lower-middle class haven't been priced out of the general area. I know many people who live in New Jersey, Long Island, upper Manhattan, and the other boroughs who have very reasonable housing expenses and commutes The equivalent "boroughs" of SF are Berkeley, Oakland, and South San Francisco. They are still reasonably priced...