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Sprawl and single-family-only zoning actually ends up costing a municipality more to maintain than denser zoning. 
It doesn’t cost anything to upzone. It’s literally changing the rules for developers to follow to let them build more dense units and mixed-use spaces. It doesn’t cost a municipality literally anything to upzone besides the cost of the legislators’ time.
Eric Adams makes Mitt Romney look like Bernie Sanders. >

Eric Adams makes Crotch Capers 3 look like Naughty Nurses 2! >

Wtf is going on… I just saw this same reference in my local city subreddit. >

It’s a South Park Reference >

But was the episode recent because…
If not, what a coincidence to read these two comment threads within the same minute. >

Coincidence is God’s way of remaining anonymous.
-Albert Einstein >

I prefer his later stuff after he changed his name to Rammstein. >

I saw Rammstein in Chicago last September, unbelievable show. >

I’m not even a fan of them, and I can easily see how their shows could be some of the most entertaining and fun time.
(Fun fact: I hate bro-country. Luke Bryan was hands down the most fun I’ve ever had at a concert. And I hate his music.) >

I was immersed in the stadium country thing in high school, it was all my friends were into (for context I was into like, High On Fire, Nine Inch Nails, The Residents, Primus, Ween, etc). I got dragged to a few of those shows, and while the stadium country thing isn't my bag (I'm more into cosmic country, Gram Parsons and whatnot), I can see the appeal. It's just not for me. Rammstein, on the other hand....everyone should experience that once in their life. >

This guy gets worse every time he opens his mouth >

It’s NYC… if you don’t know the history of NYC how did you become mayor? >

It's NYC. It's not some progressive paradise lol. Half the time they have a fucking Republican mayor like they do now. >

People like to think NYC is some coastal progressive paradise but in reality it’s about 45% conservative by population and it’s the home of Wall Street. NYC is one of the most corrupt cities in the country. >

Giuliani and Trump are NYC icons too. >

LMFAO Trump is not an icon here. Most sane people hated him before everyone else 😂 >

We didn’t hate him so much as thought he was a womanizer and a joke. If he wanted to cheat on all his wives and brag about literally anything he’s ever done, you do you man. It’s not my thing but it wasn’t hurting anyone
When he became president that’s when it all changed. The evil, narcissistic and incompetence became clearer and started affecting all of us >

Yes, but also it says something that <10% of Manhattaners voted for Trump. He was probably hated before. >

They are all democrats so they voted that way before Trump. It didn’t really matter what candidate the republicans put up he wasn’t getting their votes >

Yes, but it's very different when more than 90% of the people who live where you have lived and promoted yourself for years and years all decide that you shouldn't be president. Even Romney almost got 14.92% there. >

"Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" >

“The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the Lord your God.”
Leviticus 19:34 >

Jesus died so that we wouldn’t have to do that shit anymore. 
-Christians (every time I ask why they don’t do the stuff commanded by God in Leviticus) >

“But God's written message, the truth, will abide forever. All His promises will be fulfilled. His redemptive truth cannot be annulled or changed. He will accomplish what His powerful Word proclaims, and He will achieve the purpose for which His Word was sent.”
Isaiah 55:10–11
“35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in , 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’
37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’
40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’
Matthew 25:35-40 >

Thank goodness we reject policy based on Religion. That settles it. Immigration violates Church and State separation. >

“Look, you’ve got it all wrong! You don’t NEED to follow ME, You don’t NEED to follow ANYBODY! You’ve got to think for your selves! You’re ALL individuals!
                                   -Brian Christ >

IM FUCKING CRAIG! 

Craig Christ >

Brother of Craig List. >

New York was made up of immigrants lol >

*is >

Lots of them seem to have forgotten >

Have you read the articles on this? Texas is shipping migrants to homeless shelters, and NYC can’t keep up. NYC has a legal obligation to house anybody who needs it. There is physically not enough space for more homeless people in NYC, who in this case happen to be migrants. >

Bet you there's more than enough airbnbs for everybody. >

I think the Airbnb owners would protest the government seizing their property :( >

Perhaps simply taxing them for using residential property for commercial means? >

They do. They’re taxed at hotel rates in NYC >

There's "no room" only for anyone who's poor, really. That's really the issue. These cities today are for rich people only thanks to housing prices, and they're the only ones who leaders care about. If the migrants had wealth no one would tell this to them. It's only poors who are not welcomed or are told there's "no room." >

That doesn't really address the issue at hand. Where should they live and who will pay for their housing? Hotels and landlords have their own bills to pay. We can't expect them to give people free housing. Even if housing prices were cut in half, that money would still have to come from somewhere. Would you be willing to pay rent for an immigrant family? They'll probably be able to find a job eventually, but it will be at least a few months of you paying their rent before they're financially stable. >

You can say the same for the rising homeless population in NYC and elsewhere. At the end of the day the issue is lack of affordable housing and the poor being pushed out of the city. My point is this wouldn't be an issue now if leadership had cared about making the city affordable. What is the mayor doing to make it so people can afford to live in the city without straining it?
When immigrants flowed into NYC by the millions over a century ago, they found countless cheap, often shoddy and decrepit but cheap, apartments to live in. The fact NYC can't handle an influx of even a few thousand such poor people today is a sign of it both becoming a city for the rich only now. A city which can't handle even this modest number of migrants is a shame honestly. >

1,000s of apartments be removed from availability to become airbnbs doesn’t help >

If the US doesn't have a birthrate high enough to supply corporations with cheap labor, then they will have to rely on immigration. Not sure why republicans are against it. >

Immigration will save us ultimately. >

Unless birth rates begin falling across the entire world. Then what? >

People will still want to come regardless. Quality of life is still better than a lot of places. >

Which is quite scary, cos a lot of the US is rough. >

Whole true, I'd still rather be homeless in a place that isn't being shelled >

Agreed, much better to be in the nation doing the shelling >

Do you think France will notice if we re-gift? >

New overton window, whodis? >

Someone recently told me how far left the Overton window had moved.
... >

I mean, if he meant since the beginning of recorded history he's generally correct. It's all a matter of timescale. >

Ummm does anybody want to tell him? >

Which is a lie, because they need low paid workers for shitty jobs >

It's a weird spot - they want low-wage employees, but they don't want to give them a place to live. They want people, but they don't want to treat them like people. >

Conservatives: "sounds about right" >

"Why should they get to live it up in a place like New York doing such lowly jobs on wages so much higher than around here in bumfuck nowhere?"
(you try to explain it to them) 
"SHUT UP with your ivory tower bullshit!" >

Yeah Right?  No Italians or Irish. Ya feel me? >

capisce >

There isn’t even “room” in large parts of NYC for middle class people anymore, let alone migrants. >

Agreed. People making six figures are struggling in some cases. Our problem with homelessness is out of control. >

Well he’s not wrong. There’s not even enough space for New Yorkers. Oh no wait, there’s plenty of room in Trump Tower. >

Trash title. Read the article.
Yes, he says this. And it's being taken out of context to make him seem anti-immigrant, but what he's referring to is the bus loads of immigrants being illegally sent to NYC on busses.
They're going to be out $2 billion because of what they're already doing, and can't afford to keep maintaining this political ploy by these lunatics.
If you just read the quote as it is, it sounds bad, but in reality he's another victim of the Republican insanity and click bait news. >

He’s also a shitty mayor. Dude has been ass since he’s taken office >

He's a slumlord who lets his buildings fester with rats and roaches while he does nothing about it.
He's also dumber than a box of ball hair. >

He's also a nepotist pos >

How did cities in Texas survive for so long? Amazing >

And in that way, the New York Mayor serves (and reveals) his function and allegiance to capital and private property above all else. >

Huh?  As a NYC taxpayer this is a problem. What do you think the city should do differently? >

Agreed. I think some of these people don’t understand nyc. They think migrants cost no money and we have infinite places to live. To acknowledge simple math and homeless people is not something they want to consider, they’d rather view all opposition to migrants as exclusively grounded in racism >

If you’ve been to New York City, you’d understand he isn’t exaggerating about the housing crisis >

NYC would have plenty of room for migrants if it would just build more housing and not let nimbys sandbag the process >

Have you ever been to NYC? It’s packed with high rises. There is no room to build horizontally, only vertically. We are not talking about the state here man. And why is it the mayors job to raise taxes on the city residents to care for all the immigrants that Texas and Florida GQP governors are shipping to blue  cities. You are being played when you should be pissed at the federal gov for doing nothing to help along with Texas and Florida exacerbating the problem. >

A fuckload of the NYC metro (and city proper) is completely inundated with suburban-style sprawl, massive stroads, and single-family-only zoning. Robert Moses really fucked the city up and doomed it to an unsustainable and short-of-housing future. 
Let’s rip out some highways, upzone, and get some more housing built. It’s possible, but nobody has the political will to upset the NIMBYs. >

Who gonna pay for it? You? You ready to pay more city taxes?