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Tricky_Artichoke_779 t1_j71yrrx wrote

Reply to comment by 12stTales in Developer revives One45 project in Harlem after killing it over opposition by ctnutmegger

Lol... I love the fact that you think anyone would believe this nonsense. You're right, we should all defend the racist councilwoman who knows that actually helping her constituents will make it harder for her to keep her job.

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12stTales t1_j72jhrx wrote

My points are this:

  1. KRJ fought for more affordability in this project, and has now succeeded
  2. Teitelbaum "building a truck depot instead" was always a bluff meant to punish and troll KRJ, which worked to some degree in terms of media spin. A parking lot is a money losing project compared to building any housing

While in fact she might not keep her job -- there are many people who support her for taking a stand against displacement in Harlem. The YIMBYs are 100% right when they are fighting privileged boomers in Soho trying to /prevent/ affordable housing. When they fight a Harlem councilwoman seeking inclusion of /more/ affordable housing to preserve the historically Black & working class character of the neighborhood -- the story is much more nuanced.

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JeromePowellAdmirer t1_j7dbqnj wrote

That's a bunch of bullshit and you know it. KRJ did NOTHING for this. She took 400+ affordable units and turned it into zero.

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