"the pandemic is over" Lmao

Literally nothing, they're higher than ever.

The increase was about 600,000, and then we lost almost 400,000 during the pandemic. The population had been around 8M for over 20 years.

EDIT: Actually we hit 8M in the mid 1950s.

Why is an apartment in Harlem 4k/mo? My goal would be for most housing to be under 2k/mo and the average rent in Manhattan is 5k.

They're both $4000 bozo

EDIT: The one downtown might be 5k or 6k, but now we're comparing Bentley and Rolls Royce, not Rolls Royce and Ford.

A new Lamborghini is also more expensive than a new Honda. This isn't new vs old, it's luxury vs affordable.

Developers absolutely want to build luxury housing in poor neighborhoods, just look at what's happening in Williamsburg, Astoria, and Harlem. That's what gentrification is.

In order to house everyone and avoid displacement, we need a system that is not driven by profit motive. To start, that means high vacancy taxes and building government funded housing that's affordable to most New Yorkers. To go further, it means expropriation of real estate from greedy developers.

Sorry, best we can do is "market rate."

You're right! Those poor park avenue jewelers /s