WorthPrudent3028 t1_je8dj87 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 3:45 AM

Reply to comment by -blourng- in Can New York Fix Its Housing Crisis? It Depends on the Suburbs by thenewyorktimes

It doesn't have an upside. There shouldn't be a single plot in NYC outside of SI that is zoned single family only. But I have noticed that subway stops in a lot of mid and lower density areas have new construction around them. It's mostly the standard issue 4 to 6 story cookie cutter "luxury" apartment buildings, but it's something. Even though I don't know why someone would want a balcony where they can step out directly onto elevated subway tracks.

FreeDarkChocolate t1_je8fja3 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 4:04 AM

>outside of SI

Why should SI remain SFZ either? Setting it aside from the rest of the city means that the rest of the city would be legislatively destined to further subsidize SI's infrastructure to the benefit of existing landowners.

Designate a park as a park, industrial areas, farmland, reserved undeveloped areas, or preservation sites but otherwise let the market build up.

This is why measures that CA is taking (similar to "increase housing or your zoning is nullified") apply to the entire state; picking and choosing which areas should be zoned as what creates an artificial cap that exacerbates the problems we see today.

TizonaBlu t1_jearaps wrote on March 30, 2023 at 5:32 PM

Always love it when this sub wants to tear down Village, Chelsea and UES townhouses.

Even though I hate LPC, I’m somewhat glad they’re standing firmly in the way.

WorthPrudent3028 t1_jeb4rhi wrote on March 30, 2023 at 6:57 PM

It's not about those neighborhoods which should be historic. It's the countless neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens filled with Archie Bunker and attached garage houses. That housing stock isn't particularly historic or attractive and is already priced well beyond the means of the lower middle class they were built for.

Woodside is a prime example.

-blourng- t1_je8esbn wrote on March 30, 2023 at 3:57 AM

Think those same buildings could have been 10-20 stories in the absence of overly-strict, self-defeating regulations. On some level we’re going to have to get over being allergic to new density and new mid to high-rise construction, if we ever want the city to become remotely affordable again