For hundreds of years, thousands upon thousands of New Yorkers all moved on the same day. Moving Day, which fell on May 1 each year, coincided with near-universal annual lease renewals from landlords across the five boroughs. Like a tremendous game of musical chairs, families switched places. Perhaps a family with new children moved into a newer, larger home. And a family just starting out, new to the city, moved into a just-vacated unit.
Why do we keep having to repeat a very obvious string of logic about housing for our people?
If we are going to solve a problem we need to "dig" for root causes.
We are ignoring them. Too complicated you say? I disagree.
The richer we get, the less we need others; so we distance ourselves from them. Distance fosters distrust and fuels selfish behavior.
NIMBY is a popular word for this. The answers ought to be obvious. But they are not easy.