Williamsburg Waterfront 1BR for $424 a Month!

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that is such great news for the hipsters! who said that working part time at brooklyn industries, or a hole in the wall muffin shop for 5 years wouldn't pay off? Not only do you get to live next to your best buds (+10 of his roomates) at 151 Kent. Put you also get to live in the shadow of people who actually contribute something to society.

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Hipsters dont even have a steady jobs that pays less than $20,000. They are usually homeless, live in packs, and tend to change jobs alot. Not good candidates I am sure. They will probably be fill with low income blacks and hipanics.

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This is what it's like when you don't let the free market work. Zoning laws make building area scarce and results in high prices. So the city makes a few programs to encourage afforable housing, and then they have to have a lottery! So, 100 people get nice cheap apartments - but hundreds of thousands more get stuck in the ghetto.

Makes politicians happy. They can appear to the poor voters that they are doing something about the housing crisis, despite the fact they are doing jack shit, AND they can make their rich donors happy because there is perpetually a housing crisis and real estate is always a safe investment.

Once again, the political machine works its magic.

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3, you may have some points, but don't cloak yourself in concern for the poor.

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Yeah #3 they city should built more affordable housing for the poor! With what money? Our tax money? Forget about it.

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Ugh...the free market stupidity again. There is no such thing by the way.

What is confusing is the $20k point. So if I hide my money, like all good hedge funders/drug dealers do, I too can get low income housing? It doesn't make sense.

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It's going to be for teachers or public servants, court workers, etc... Don't be idiots.

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Just so I am clear about who's getting the hand outs here. Massive developers get to build tax abated high rise garbage, pump and dump what barely passes for luxury condos and you all seem to have a problem with a project that is priced to reflect 99% of the working people's income in Williamsburg. It must be tough having to suffer a hint of reality. The train wreck of development that has consumed this community is on par with the Newtown Creek oil spill. Funny how both are nauseating to be around, much like the earlier posts.

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Wow...I didn't know Curbed appealed to community college flunkies now (such as "seven")

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As opposed to ivy wannabes turned broker losers? (such as "nine")

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Well, number 8, you're just one man's opinion. Personally, I'm happy to see the neighborhood finally being developed. The waterfront has long been neglected, and the inland development proliferating through Williamsburg is going be a great boom for those who have long been investing in the neighborhood. Sure, it will take awhile for it to vest, and the area will certainly change from what it is today, but frankly, there's a lot of people living her who think that's a really great thing. Of course, I'm one man's opinion too. But I'm one of many very, very, very happy and excited people eating up all the change in the hood.

Remember, no one is forced to live here. Change is good. (And least for some of us!)

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Mediocrity reaps its rewards! Why should I bother making a living?

Vote for Ron Paul!

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FTR, I live in Greenpoint and make considerably less than $20K, because i work in community organizing and radio, and I choose to live a non-materialistic life. If you can't live on $20K in NYC, something is wrong with you. Drop your tired hipster stereotypes and abhorrent neoliberal values (in which a person's worth and contribution is measured by his or her income), because it's not funny, fresh, or acceptable. I'm pretty positive I contribute more to the community than all the stupid assholes in this thread with their shitty corporate jobs, whose only moral sustenance comes from cracking unfunny jokes on blogs.

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Who pays for the medicaid sustaining half the community around you no 13? Who pays for the free public schools? Who pays for the roads? Not you, thats for sure. Get real instead of trying to beatify yourself.

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Well said, 14.

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A friend of a friend lives in the affordable building at Scheafer's Landing. She's a bartender and rents a 4 bedrooom with 3 other people. They each pay $700. They consider themselves very lucky.

The (Hasidic) guy who 'officially' is supposed to be living there with his family won it in a lottery and he pays somewhere around $1300. for it. I wonder how common this is.

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#16, that is so ilegal. I hate people that take advantage of these things.

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I know, it upsets me. But on one hand I'm glad the bartender and her other roomates get affordable living conditions in the neighborhood. Along with all the other peopple that don't abuse the system.

On the other, I live in the market rate tower, and my maintenance costs go to finance the affordable portion, which basically end up in the pocket of a greedy illegal landlord.

Grim reality.

-orig #16

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Dammit, Curbed, why'd you do this? I could've WON this lottery if you hadn't told everybody about it.

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#19's comment is best because it is funny and true ^^

PS. I'm an illustrator/ artist so i definitely make less than 20k :)

PPS. PB and J + Ramen Noodle you are my heroes!