Some Red State/Blue State Indicia
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goldfly
<B>if my thought dreams could be seen</B>
Except it hasn’t cause what it wanted to do was never implemented
But like, I get that you don’t understand that cause you’re really ****ing stupid
You have to try hard to avoid ever understanding positions like you’ve done
Or you just do it on purpose
But like, I get that you don’t understand that cause you’re really ****ing stupid
You have to try hard to avoid ever understanding positions like you’ve done
Or you just do it on purpose
sturg33
I
There are 1500 less cops in the biggest warzone city in the country and the seal is telling us that police have not been defunded
goldfly
<B>if my thought dreams could be seen</B>
The police budget in Chicago is up $200 million
Their total budget is 1.9 billion
Great job defunding lol
sturg33
I
I mean you can find it however you want if there are 1500 less people to manage the ****hole city then the effect is the same
That may require some critical thinking from you so apologies for the headache in advance
goldfly
<B>if my thought dreams could be seen</B>
Lol, it really is useless interacting with you
acesfull86
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https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2022/05/why-we-cant-house-the-homeless.html
During the pandemic, New York State allocated $100 million to turn struggling New York City hotels into low-cost housing. What could be simpler? Hotels are already used to house people so converting a hotel to more longer-term housing ought to be much simpler and cheaper than building from scratch or converting a parking structure into housing. Nope.
Politico: “There are very few hotels that physically could be converted and comply with the requirements of today’s zoning and building code without substantial, expansive reconstruction, partial removal or demolition,” said James Colgate, a land use partner at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP who has advised clients on zoning issues including the conversions of hotels. “That would increase the costs greatly.”
For example, a building’s elevators, doorways, or rooms may be slightly short of the size required for a residential structure. Residential buildings are also required to have a certain amount of rear-yard space that a hotel may not have.
“You would literally have to be chopping off part of the building,” Rosen said.
…The legislation dictates that each unit include a kitchen or kitchenette with a full-sized refrigerator, cooktop and sink — something Rosen said made utilizing the program “simply too expensive.”
“This is the classic case of the perfect being the enemy of the possible,” said Mark Ginsberg, a partner at the firm Curtis + Ginsberg Architects, which has worked on hotel conversions.
Some advocates who pushed the creation of the program say those provisions were necessary to ensure it didn’t generate substandard housing.
Substandard housing compared to what? Living on the street? And get this person.
“We didn’t want a program that cut corners to make it more palatable to developers,” said Joseph Loonam, housing campaign coordinator for the progressive advocacy group VOCAL-NY. “We wanted a program that centered the needs of homeless New Yorkers, which is true high quality affordable housing where they can have full autonomy and dignity.”
Well, they got what they wanted, the program wasn’t palatable to developers as only one application has been received and none of the money spent. Thanks progressive advocacy group for centering the needs of homeless New Yorkers.
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Color me shocked
During the pandemic, New York State allocated $100 million to turn struggling New York City hotels into low-cost housing. What could be simpler? Hotels are already used to house people so converting a hotel to more longer-term housing ought to be much simpler and cheaper than building from scratch or converting a parking structure into housing. Nope.
Politico: “There are very few hotels that physically could be converted and comply with the requirements of today’s zoning and building code without substantial, expansive reconstruction, partial removal or demolition,” said James Colgate, a land use partner at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP who has advised clients on zoning issues including the conversions of hotels. “That would increase the costs greatly.”
For example, a building’s elevators, doorways, or rooms may be slightly short of the size required for a residential structure. Residential buildings are also required to have a certain amount of rear-yard space that a hotel may not have.
“You would literally have to be chopping off part of the building,” Rosen said.
…The legislation dictates that each unit include a kitchen or kitchenette with a full-sized refrigerator, cooktop and sink — something Rosen said made utilizing the program “simply too expensive.”
“This is the classic case of the perfect being the enemy of the possible,” said Mark Ginsberg, a partner at the firm Curtis + Ginsberg Architects, which has worked on hotel conversions.
Some advocates who pushed the creation of the program say those provisions were necessary to ensure it didn’t generate substandard housing.
Substandard housing compared to what? Living on the street? And get this person.
“We didn’t want a program that cut corners to make it more palatable to developers,” said Joseph Loonam, housing campaign coordinator for the progressive advocacy group VOCAL-NY. “We wanted a program that centered the needs of homeless New Yorkers, which is true high quality affordable housing where they can have full autonomy and dignity.”
Well, they got what they wanted, the program wasn’t palatable to developers as only one application has been received and none of the money spent. Thanks progressive advocacy group for centering the needs of homeless New Yorkers.
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Color me shocked
Tapate50
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acesfull86
Well-known member
At least they get to sleep soundly knowing they’re morally superior. Imagine we subjected the homeless to living in a place where the doorways are slightly out of code and the kitchens don’t have granite countertops! Dodged a close one.
Tapate50
Well-known member
Anyone checked on Portland lately?
https://www.kgw.com/article/news/lo...orts/283-07bb045a-c8eb-4d68-8ed7-d64e3e5555e4
https://www.kgw.com/article/news/lo...orts/283-07bb045a-c8eb-4d68-8ed7-d64e3e5555e4
sturg33
I
They just need to throw a few more billion at it and it will be resolved!
Check out the guy running for gov of California. he wrote Sanfransicko and is promising to tackle the homeless problem first
nsacpi
Expects Yuge Games
I've been going in pretty much every weekend the past couple months and sometimes on weeknights. Going to my new favorite Ethiopian restaurant in Harlem tomorrow night. The tourists are back. I liked it better without them but am happy for the businesses that depend on them.
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nsacpi
Expects Yuge Games
Since mental health and access to mental healthcare have been in the news, this ranking might be of interest:
https://www.mhanational.org/issues/ranking-states
https://www.mhanational.org/issues/ranking-states
