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Originally Posted by tablemtn
A lot of people are going to ignore a message when it has obvious race-baiting. NYC is only 34% white, which means that the old 'black/white' dynamic is simply not applicable anymore in the modern era
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The ultra-NIMBY parts of NYC are heavily white and wealthy. So, yeah, it's a likely factor, though not the only one.
The SoHo rezoning is so freaking modest. They would only allow subsidized housing, none of it would be particularly high density, and all of it would be built on parking lots, and subject to landmark regulations. It sounds like an ultra-liberal's wet dream.
But the local "community group" voted it down like 46-1. They claimed it would "destroy the character of SoHo". And if it ultimately gets passed in some form (which is likely since community group votes are advisory), you're guaranteed to see endless lawsuits, screaming, and AOC-type politicians doing press conferences.
Also, that 100% affordable senior housing development mentioned in the article has been held up for like 15 years bc some grannies grow tomatoes on city owned land, and don't want to give up their garden. This is a garden sitting in the middle of Manhattan, and is probably worth $100 million. Yet it's locked up and the only people who have keys are a few neighboring rent-controlled grannies.
These people are nuts.