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Rarablue0 t1_jeeejtr wrote

Reply to comment by bhoeting in NYC cannabis shops fine 10k a day by specomatik

This is a bad take. Legal dispensaries are selling the same exact shit and at a mark up. It all comes from the same farms up north.

I actually got a 1/2 from housing works and when I peeled away one of the stickers it was labeled over 3 months expired.

All this noise is fear mongering to try and drive sales through taxed avenues. Shutting down and fining minority businesses for selling street weed while simultaneously virtue signaling about trying to mitigate the damages drug legislation has had on POC is the ultimate irony.

They couldn’t care less, they want that sales tax.

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Rarablue0 t1_j1wfnul wrote

Reply to comment by FloatingWeight in Roz and Emily Eat Their Way Through Midwood by arrogant_ambassador

If you don’t fit the stereotype, you’re often branded a transplant. I’ve had a number of people guess I’m from Westchester or Ohio or some shit just because I’m a white dude that doesn’t walk around with a fitted and timbs despite being born here.

Annoying but most people are superficial like that or just too lazy to get to know someone.

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Rarablue0 t1_j1mjbl3 wrote

Reply to comment by Dracomarine in Development v. Historical Preservation? 14 Gay Street in Greenwich Village by BarbaraJames_75

My guy, the period you’re referring to was very well known for the existence of incredibly dense tenements. Much more so than today and with very little oversight into safety standards. The quality of life for individuals living in such buildings was quite low and their homes, in many instances, were basically firetraps.

There was more development going on but also a lot more disease, death, and suffering. This changed a bit after 1916 with the intro of the city’s zoning ordinances (the first of it’s kind in the country) and much more significantly in 61’ when the resolution was revisited and EXTENSIVELY updated. Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) established near there after (65’) and the rest, as they say, is history.

Im simply pointing out to you the reality of the situation. If you really wanted to make a dent in housing costs here, you’d upzone Queens immediately. I doubt even that would make a significant difference unless done very aggressively which would open up an entirely different can of worms.

And I don’t really appreciate your attitude towards me, calling me a NIMBY and such. I have been an advocate for affordable housing my entire life, my family dealt with tough times when I was growing up because of the excessive raising rents here. I worked as a city planner for 5 years and have a pretty good idea of how the development process works.

Regardless, Merry Christmas.

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Rarablue0 t1_j1legel wrote

Reply to comment by ssn156357453 in Development v. Historical Preservation? 14 Gay Street in Greenwich Village by BarbaraJames_75

Agreed. If any borough needs to be upzoned, it’s Queens.

You’ll get the same complaints from them though. I know many Queens natives who were born and raised there who complain nonstop at the sight of any new development. Same way I feel about these landmark buildings in the village.

It’s basically human nature to not want your childhood home/neighborhood to change. Unfortunately it’s a part of life, but if it’s gonna happen let’s at least start where it will actually make a small dent (Queens) rather than no dent at all (these two landmark buildings)

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Rarablue0 t1_j1le30i wrote

Reply to comment by Dracomarine in Development v. Historical Preservation? 14 Gay Street in Greenwich Village by BarbaraJames_75

There are so many more impactful places you could upzone. Queens, as the person you were replying to stated, has huge swaths dedicated to single family homes. Why are you getting so butthurt over these two small buildings and not the miles of R1 zoning in those areas? Same can be said for BX and SI.

Also, there is no realistic amount of housing that could be built in the next 20 years to adequately satiate global demand for units here. The government essentially subsidizes the rent for over 1 million units as a means of keeping blue collar workers in the city and to avoid the absolute shitshow forcing these people out would become if rent stabilization were repealed.

I’ve lived here 30+ years. I know it’s expensive as fuck, tearing down two landmark buildings will not make it cheaper for you. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

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