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How much do you think those “affordable” units go for?
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I think it’s unfair to expect very high-income homeowners who paid a fortune to live in their building to have to be in the same boat as low-income renters[quote=“system11111, post:1, topic:7255, full:true”]
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If you live in freaking Manhattan, you’re in the same boat as low-income renters. Get used to it.
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“No one ever said that the goal was full integration of these populations”
Fuck you. You’ll be fortunate not to end your existence at the business end of a pitchfork.
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RE: "I think it’s unfair to expect very high-income homeowners who paid a fortune to live in their building to have to be in the same boat as low-income renters, who are very fortunate to live in a new building in a great neighborhood.”
According to this logic:
Being poor = being “very fortunate”
Being rich = the misfortune of having to buy expensive things
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This really isn’t new. In the 1920s, Marjorie Merriweather Post had the family mansion torn down and an apartment building erected. Her 3 story, 50 room apartment at the top of the building had a separate entrance from the “riff raff” who had to make do with 14 room apartments on the floors below.
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Meet the new compassion.
Same as the old compassion.
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"I think it’s unfair to expect very high-income homeowners who paid a
fortune to live in their building to have to be in the same boat as low-income renters, who are very fortunate to live in a new building in a great neighborhood.”
The pitchforks are coming and the rich can’t even see it (as evidenced by the above quote).
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Will they also have separate drinking fountains?
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“[I]t’s unfair to expect very high-income homeowners who paid a fortune to live in their building to have to be in the same boat as low-income renters….”
Those billionaires worked hard for their inheritances.
Perhaps the riff raff should choose their parents more carefully next time.
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This is awesome. Thanks for that
Perrier fountains on the “good” side of the building, tap water on the other
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“Eye of the needle” and all that, Richies.
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There seems to be more to this story than the (Murdoch Tabloid) Post is saying. The affordable housing is in a separate building on the site, covered under a separate entity, with separate address, maintenance staff, etc. New York Code requires that separate buildings have separate entrances and elevators.
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Federal laws regulating “affordable” housing (i.e., LIHTC) would preclude separate entrances and restricted amenities UNLESS the deal were structured as you describe. I’d still have questions about the full extent of the relationship between the owner entities and such documents as shared user agreements.
Great. If I were a low income person, I’d want a separate door for sure.
Yes! Yes! but equal! Separate but equal !!!
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When there is a fire, I assume the rich residents will want to use the poor residents’ door if their exit is blocked?
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In other news, zillionaire owners of waterfront homes around the world demand that rising sea waters use the service entrance and drown the help.
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I don’t get the separate doors, but i can understand if they get a special elevator if it is going to penthouse apartments. If the building has security what difference does it make if there are separate entrances? I mean don’t these rich people go to movies, grocery stores or to the mall. If so, there are no separate entrances. Are they scared the poorer tenants will get cooties on them??
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