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Evening_Presence_927 t1_j64ej3h wrote

Reply to comment by zaptrem in Mayor Adams unveils proposal to convert Midtown offices into apartments by psychothumbs

The market isn’t flooding with affordable units, though, so the demand isn’t being met anyway.

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koreamax t1_j69ik2x wrote

Everyone I know that's applied for affordable housing has gotten it

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Evening_Presence_927 t1_j69j7ij wrote

How many people is that?

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koreamax t1_j69l4cl wrote

My wife and I, two other couples, one couple who each got it in the same building so they have their own apartments (its kinda weird) and a single co worker. Obviously its a small number, but part of the issue with affordable housing is you have to apply....it isnt just handed out.

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Evening_Presence_927 t1_j69ls12 wrote

That’s not the issue at all, but okay.

Have fun with your anecdotal evidence.

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koreamax t1_j69tz08 wrote

So what's the issue? My antidotal evidence is better than your lack of evidence

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Evening_Presence_927 t1_j69v52p wrote

Lack of evidence? My evidence is the average rent in the city. Do you really expect someone to afford a $3000 apartment on minimum wage? Lmao

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koreamax t1_j6a4b4h wrote

Average rent is such a misleading number. Not everyone is entitled to live in Midtown. I don't, I live in an outer borough because I can afford it. Does your average account for standard deviation?

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Evening_Presence_927 t1_j6a5fmm wrote

Yes? It’s not just midtown. It’s everywhere, bro. Get out of your bubble.

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koreamax t1_j6a5oa0 wrote

Get outside of my bubble? Projecting much?

I don't live in Midtown. What are you even talking about?

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Evening_Presence_927 t1_j6a7n6o wrote

Neither do I. I’m probably in the part of Manhattan that’s the closest to livable for a DINK household anyway.

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