Rampant NYC development killing Second Avenue's character - and luxury is squashing food culture
Briefly

"If construction of a new luxury apartment tower forces out modest little restaurants at their sidewalk level, the subsequent new tower must also have modest little restaurants when they’re completed, even if it means giving rent breaks to cafe owners."
"Current zoning rules go far beyond prohibiting Ferris wheels on Madison Avenue. They're instruments of political and social engineering - sometimes with welcome results, sometimes not."
Read at New York Post
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