Submitted by scubastefon t3_11g7q00 in jerseycity
YetiSherpa t1_janhtc7 wrote
Reply to comment by moobycow in Further development of SoHo West. I know what I said. by scubastefon
I hope it works out for the current residents here. Apparently, it wasn't the case for Cabrini-Greens in Chicago when they went mixed income.
"And of the thousands of families who were promised they could return, more than 80% never did — some were disqualified, relocated or simply overwhelmed with bureaucracy. Many died waiting. Even today, 85 families who used to live in Cabrini-Green are still on decades-old waiting lists to move back. "
moobycow t1_jao0hta wrote
It wasn't the case for many developments, the city is well aware of it and has worked to try and see that it doesn't happen. The units are 1 to 1, so there is space for everyone. The rent price will still be 30% of income. They can't do new background or qualification checks.
I'm sure some won't make it back in, for various reasons, but it won't be because the city intentionally screwed them.
JerseyCityNJ t1_janlad4 wrote
THANK YOU!
They WILL find a way to ensure that NOBODY from Holland Gardens is allowed anywhere near the place once it is built. But I am sure well-connected politicians' kids who are studying in NYC and working part-time will definitely be able to qualify for affordable units to fill whatever quota there is.
No-Practice-8038 t1_jap6s9r wrote
Why are folks down voting this? There has been and always will be a war on poor people it's very much the American way.
JerseyCityNJ t1_jar4feh wrote
People here downvote common sense and uncomfortable truths en masse. They would prefer that their idealized utopian vision of Portlandia-on-the-Hudson remain unscathed by anyone pointing out reality.
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