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[GURPS]

Manhattan renters struggling to find affordable apartments as rent soars to record $5,000 a month​

According to a report by Douglas Elliman, a one-bedroom reached a record average of $5,058 in June, and it went up even more in July to $5,113. That's $1,000 more than a year ago.

"I've never seen these prices, and also the desperation for people to really find somewhere to live," Douglas Elliman agent Melinda Sicari said.

She says she expected once pandemic discounts were over, tenants wouldn't be able to afford rent and would move, but many, despite massive increases, stayed.

This came as workers returned to the city, and for the last eight months, the vacancy rate dropped under 2 percent.

Add to the mix, the lack of new builds.

"Nothing has been built for the last three years because of the, you know, pandemic, but the cost of construction right now has doubled because of supply chain issues," real estate developer Sam Liebman said.

Liebman predicts prices could keep rising.

 

[Clem72]

Manhattan renters struggling to find affordable apartments as rent soars to record $5,000 a month​

According to a report by Douglas Elliman, a one-bedroom reached a record average of $5,058 in June, and it went up even more in July to $5,113. That's $1,000 more than a year ago.

"I've never seen these prices, and also the desperation for people to really find somewhere to live," Douglas Elliman agent Melinda Sicari said.

She says she expected once pandemic discounts were over, tenants wouldn't be able to afford rent and would move, but many, despite massive increases, stayed.

This came as workers returned to the city, and for the last eight months, the vacancy rate dropped under 2 percent.

Add to the mix, the lack of new builds.

"Nothing has been built for the last three years because of the, you know, pandemic, but the cost of construction right now has doubled because of supply chain issues," real estate developer Sam Liebman said.

Liebman predicts prices could keep rising.

Just remember that this is only for new rentals, the overwhelming majority of NYC is rent controlled.

 

[jrt_ms1995]

..., the overwhelming majority of NYC is rent controlled.

Which is the biggest part of the problem.

 

[Hijinx]

It's going to be rough on the illegals Abbott is sending them to make that kind of rent.
20 people in a one bedroom apartment is kinda crowded.

 

[GURPS]

On July 9th, Jill LeCroix was taking an MTA bus in Queens to run some errands. The 57-year-old is a grandmother of five and, because it’s central to the story, we will point out that she is white. While on the bus, LeCroix was approached by three teenage girls. For the same reason, we will mention that the girls were Black. Completely unprovoked, the girls began striking Jill LeCroix in the head with one or more unspecified blunt objects. Before and during the attack, the girls accused LeCroix of being a Trump supporter and said that they “hated white people, the way they talk.” They said she was going to “get what you deserve. All white people will.” She was knocked to the floor and left with injuries requiring stitches in her head. Two of the girls, ages 15 and 16, were arrested a few weeks later. The final suspect, 19-year-old Jahnaiya Williams of Queens was arrested this week.

Normally, a mugging or beating in New York City wouldn’t be worth a mention in the news. There are too many of them every week to have room for all of them in the papers. But this one has a twist to it. All three of the girls are being charged with a hate crime in addition to assault charges and the case is being handled by the NYPD’s Hate Crime Task Force. (NY Post)

Three female Black teens charged with hate crime in "anti-white attack"​

 

[GURPS]

Death of a ‘salesman’​

In addition to replacing the word “salesman,” which a summary of the measure deems “antiquated,” the new law replaces instances of “his” or “her” with “their” in relevant statutes affecting the real estate industry.

“We want our workplaces to reflect the diversity of New York, and the best way to achieve that goal is by making sure all realtors feel that they belong and the profession is accessible,” O’Donnell said in a statement.

Thursday’s bill signing is the latest example of New York state government’s nomenclature kick.

 

[GURPS]

Kathy Hochul’s call for 5.4M Republicans to leave New York is dangerous and disgusting​

Gov. Kathy Hochul, who hasn’t proven shy about issuing orders, had one for the state’s Republicans this week — all 5.4 million of them: “Just jump on a bus and head down to Florida where you belong, OK?” she said. “You are not New Yorkers.”

If you can move beyond the frankly disgusting political partisanship and intolerance, her message is fiscally irresponsible, even dangerous. The governor probably already knows this, but the state’s extensive public sector is heavily reliant on personal income taxes paid by residents, and with nearly $14 billion in projected budget gaps over the next five years, it can’t afford to lose any taxpayers, let alone 5.4 million of them.

The Empire State has already lost 1.5 million residents in the past decade, and there’s no sign of that trend letting up. In fact, more than 350,000 New Yorkers relocated during the 12 pandemic-plagued months leading up to July 1, 2021.

In her attempt to be snappy, Hochul exposed a major problem that has gripped our state since the dawn of the Cuomo-Hochul era: New Yorkers are leaving, and they’re taking their tax dollars with them.

 

[GURPS]

Black residents in New York filed a lawsuit Monday arguing that the city’s attempt to allow noncitizens to vote in municipal elections is unconstitutional because it was a “racially motivated” move to siphon political power from Black residents to other racial or ethnic minorities.

The lawsuit, filed by the Public Interest Legal Foundation on behalf of four residents, said city council members who wrote the law last year made explicit racial appeals, saying they wanted to change “the color of the skin” of people who were voting in elections.

And that hurts Black voters in particular, because the new noncitizen voters will be heavily Hispanic and Asian, and are expected to dilute the strength of Blacks in a city where voting breaks down along racial lines, the plaintiffs said.

Black voters say NYC’s immigrant voting plan is racially motivated attempt to shift power

Black residents in New York filed a lawsuit Monday arguing that the city’s attempt to allow noncitizens to vote in municipal elections is unconstitutional because it was a “racially motivated” move to siphon political power from Black residents to other racial or ethnic minorities.

www.washingtontimes.com

 

[GURPS]

You Now Have to Prove You're 21 to Buy Whipped Cream Canisters in New York​

Surely some will pan the law — its premise, one might say, is “People are morons and must be stopped.” Such could also be said about a number of U.S. laws.

For those in favor of S.2819-A’s effectiveness, consider a report by NBC News:

[Sen. Addabbo], sponsor of the bill…said Monday that stores shouldn’t be carding for canned whipped cream.
He said the law targets cartridges sold separately from typical whipped cream cans. …
“It’s actually the cartridge or charger” that’s being banned from sale to young people, Addabbo said Monday. “It’s a small 2-inch charger or cartridge. Those are the words in the bill.”

But:

In theory, a youngster could buy a can of Reddi-wip, break it open and remove the cartridge of nitrous oxide, he said, but that’s not his target.

Yet, the Times Union notes that “most people likely will notice enforcement of the law when they buy whipped cream packaged in a canister.”

Back to Kent Sopris, he’s not a fan:

“We hear constantly how important small businesses are to New York politicians, but quite frankly, laws like this prove otherwise.”

As noted by Fox News, any stores found in violation of the law will be charged $250. Subsequent infractions may reach $500.




But 13 yr olds can declare their Gender

 

[Sneakers]

You Now Have to Prove You're 21 to Buy Whipped Cream Canisters in New York​

Surely some will pan the law — its premise, one might say, is “People are morons and must be stopped.” Such could also be said about a number of U.S. laws.

For those in favor of S.2819-A’s effectiveness, consider a report by NBC News:



But:



Yet, the Times Union notes that “most people likely will notice enforcement of the law when they buy whipped cream packaged in a canister.”

Back to Kent Sopris, he’s not a fan:



As noted by Fox News, any stores found in violation of the law will be charged $250. Subsequent infractions may reach $500.




But 13 yr olds can declare their Gender

This is so stupid. And it's not a new thing. Not too long after I moved here in the early 90s, I was out walking the dog and there were two teens literally sprawled in the middle of the road with dead whipped cream canisters scattered all over. They just held the can upright instead of upside down. No cream comes out, and all the gas does. And I seem to remember they were age-checking at the stores back then.

 

[GURPS]

The one who knocks: Mayor Adams vows door-to-door checks on gun permits​

“It is really about using the good, old-fashioned methods of doing investigation,” Adams said in an interview on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Thursday morning.

“When I became a police officer, people knocked on my neighbor’s doors and interviewed them and asked what type of person am I.”

Police officers will employ those “good old-fashioned” methods of investigation like knocking on neighbors’ doors as part of the background check requirements on potential gun permit holders included in New York’s new gun safety law.

State officials added extra requirements for individuals seeking concealed carry weapons permits that take effect today, Sept. 1, in the wake of the US Supreme Court’s decision that overturned a 1913 state law mandating individuals to show “proper cause” for packing heat.

“And I think those are the same skills that’s going to be used to look at not only social media but also knocking our neighbors’ doors, speaking to people, finding out who this individual is that we are about to allow to carry a firearm in our city,” said Adams, a former police captain.

Background checks will now require applicants to sit down for an in-person interview, submit four character references, a list of former and current social media accounts spanning the prior three years and disclose the names of their spouse or any other adults living in their home.





yes, be outed to your neighbors as a gun owner

 

[GURPS]

Gov. Hochul declares 'theory' of ‘good guy with a gun’ stopping armed 'bad guys' is over​

"This whole concept that a good guy with a gun will stop the bad guys with a gun, it doesn't hold up. And the data bears this out, so that theory is over," Hochul said Wednesday.

Her comments came amid the state rolling out new laws in response to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling earlier this year that New York’s regulations on obtaining a concealed carry permit were unconstitutionally restrictive.

The new laws took effect Thursday and ban people from carrying firearms at most hospitals, restaurants, transit systems, Times Square, parks, schools, theaters and other areas deemed "sensitive locations."

 

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Gov. Hochul declares 'theory' of ‘good guy with a gun’ stopping armed 'bad guys' is over​

"This whole concept that a good guy with a gun will stop the bad guys with a gun, it doesn't hold up. And the data bears this out, so that theory is over," Hochul said Wednesday.

Her comments came amid the state rolling out new laws in response to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling earlier this year that New York’s regulations on obtaining a concealed carry permit were unconstitutionally restrictive.

The new laws took effect Thursday and ban people from carrying firearms at most hospitals, restaurants, transit systems, Times Square, parks, schools, theaters and other areas deemed "sensitive locations."

So she's going to disarm the police?

 

[Sneakers]

So she's going to disarm the police?

And her personal guards? And herself? Bet she has one right next to the bed.

 

[GURPS]

NYC block hires armed security guards to patrol against drug-ridden street​

Crime and quality-of-life complaints have gotten so bad in Greenwich Village, a community group contracted armed guards to patrol their street and stop chronic drug dealing, crack smoking and public defecation.

The West 4th Mac/6th Block Association hired security officers strapped with pistols from Black Tie Protection Services of upstate Monroe, to surveil West Fourth Street between MacDougal Street and Sixth Avenue for the month of August at various hours of the day.

Resident Brian Maloney said his neighborhood of 16 years is suffering from an influx of emotionally disturbed drug addicts and an exodus of cops, made all the worse by bail reform and soft-on-crime Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.

 

[UglyBear]

NYC block hires armed security guards to patrol against drug-ridden street​

Crime and quality-of-life complaints have gotten so bad in Greenwich Village, a community group contracted armed guards to patrol their street and stop chronic drug dealing, crack smoking and public defecation.

The West 4th Mac/6th Block Association hired security officers strapped with pistols from Black Tie Protection Services of upstate Monroe, to surveil West Fourth Street between MacDougal Street and Sixth Avenue for the month of August at various hours of the day.

Resident Brian Maloney said his neighborhood of 16 years is suffering from an influx of emotionally disturbed drug addicts and an exodus of cops, made all the worse by bail reform and soft-on-crime Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.

This looks like failure of socialism and a win for libertarianism.
Of course the rich libs will not admit it, and keep pushing the failed policies on the peasants, as long as their money isolates their neighborhood.

 

[PrchJrkr]

"emotionally disturbed drug addicts"

I always thought those were the kind of people who gravitated to Greenwich Village.

 

[vraiblonde]

I'm pretty sure Florida would happily trade Kathy Hochul our Democrats for her Republicans. When can we get started?

 

[GURPS]

After decades of failure, New York City homelessness keeps getting worse. The only people who appear to be benefiting are the ones who make a pretty penny “serving” the homeless. The homeless–an ever expanding group in our major cities–are still sleeping rough and dying of overdoses.

New York City’s homeless population has surged in recent years to 80,000 people, according to The Bowery Mission, a 150-year-old agency serving the hungry and homeless, citing federal data.

This despite the fact that NYC spends about $43,750 per year per homeless person — 50% more than it spends on each schoolchild. That adds up to billions of dollars in spending with nothing but disastrous results to show for it. At least that is less than San Francisco, which spends an astonishing $106,500 per homeless person.

Fox News has a must watch/must read feature on how bad the homeless problem has gotten in New York City, and needless to say it is eye opening.

It is one part outrage-inducing and one part depressing. The human cost for both the homeless and the average citizen is mind boggling.

It's not compassion. It is a scam.

hotair.com

 

[Hijinx]

With employers begging for people to work there is no excuse for homeless persons without jobs. During the depression there were no jobs. Now there are jobs and people who are not willing to work Tie that in with the pandemic people who were working from home who now refuse to work at their employers place of business.

People who have expect the Government to take care of them are a growing problem.