Not Even This City Councilman Can Find an Apartment in New York City
Chi Ossé called his unsuccessful search for a new home “tiring, treacherous, and competitive.” To many New Yorkers, his experience is relatable.
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Initial Budget was $1500 - $2000 with a $150k salary. Hmmm This is also another broader issue. folks who only make $60k - $80k and more limited options are competing with folks who make $150k+ for the same apartments. And generally the landlord will go with the prospect with higher income + savings in addition to credit. Kind of sucks to be competing with someone who makes double what you make
And yes he apparently opposed new housing (even on empty lots) in his district.
Nepobaby can’t find a 1 bedroom apartment with an $150k a year salary?
This guy honestly doesn’t do himself a single favor in this piece. What kind of moron complains about how hard it is for them personally when they’re making $150k??? Yes - there are cataclysmic issues with NYC real estate pricing due to a small number of rich assholes, but this piece does nothing to help tell that story.
150k in NYC is not even enough to afford to buy (I realize this) and that's a HUGE problem... and barely enough to save enough if you have a family... not denying this... its just a bad article.
I mean 2k per month on 8500 post tax comes to 23 percent. Which is a pretty low percent of income to spend on rent in tis day and age..
Horrors! Some of the apartments he saw had a washer but no dryer! /clutches pearls/
Lol this dude is a 24 year old former promoter born into a family worth multiple millions and is bitching about not getting a dirt cheap apartment to live by himself in after living at home his whole life?
Fuck off with that, maybe he can affect some real change given his position but I highly doubt it.
Hahahahhahaha. If your biggest problem is having a fridge in the living room then you’re going to have a rough time, unless you want roommates or cockroaches. Or cockroach roommates?
Well keep limiting new housing with bizarre requirements and this will keep happening.
You know how you make apartments affordable for those making belo $100k? Making sure the apartments they could afford aren’t being taken by those making $150k because nothing else is available.