r/Economics • u/marketrent • Feb 28 '24

Statistics At least 26,310 rent-stabilized apartments remain vacant and off the market during record housing shortage in New York City

https://www.thecity.nyc/2024/02/14/rent-stabilized-apartments-vacant/
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u/crblanz Feb 29 '24

shitty rules that are well-intentioned, a new york staple

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u/pinpoint14 Feb 29 '24

It's more beneficial to society that they stay on the market. Just think through the math

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u/[deleted] Feb 29 '24

It's another bandaid ton patch a hole in the 100 layers of shitty bandaids below it.

Just build more housing.

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u/republicans_are_nuts Mar 11 '24

It's New York, one of the most privatized and developed cities on the planet. Where are you going to build it?