I think that’s the bureaucracy part of the problem.
But you also have to factor in the outsized emphasis developers are placing on luxury housing. Why build 30 homes for $100 each when you can build 10 homes worth $300 each (in half the time).
Developers focusing on the high end market isn’t a uniquely NY phenomena. That trend is seen across the country and is large reason there is a nationwide affordable housing crisis. Developers across the country are building for the upper class because the margins are better.
Click to zoom. Notice all of the crashes. I left at 2:30 pm from Deer Park, NY (Long Island), and took the GWB back to NJ, and to get to my house, took be 5 hours. 5 ****n hours. 5 hours to travel 90 miles.
jeez. You might’ve had better luck going north to the TZB and taking 287 to the Garden State. The GWB/XBronx is always a pain in the ass. If I have to go to LI I always take the Whitestone. The Cross Island may be terrifying, but it’s a shorter alternative.
From ArchGuy1 on SSP, “I have heard reports that the 71st floor observation deck of the Chrysler Building in New York City might be reopened under it’s new owners. It would be nice considering that it has been closed since 1945 and restored to it’s 1930 state. I feel that it would become a profitable attraction like the Empire State Building or Top of the Rock.”
If it’s true, I’m so going!
The old observation deck, only opened for 15 years
It’s crazy how many streets they closed today.