all we can do is imagine now, homie. as recent as the mid 90s, the city was damn near GIVING away properties that it owned in fukking Harlem of all places. People dont get that that city is the biggest property owner in the city but they dont wanna deal with the headache of maintaining all of these places. I used to go to school in Harlem when it was turnt the fukk up and there were abandoned brownstones/shells EVERYWHERE. The city was winning to sell them shyts for like 5-10gz just to not have to deal them anymore. Now these properties are worth minimum $1million and Harlem rents are like $1600+ for a 1 bedroom spot.
its fukkin over, unless we wanna just claim the Bronx and turn that into something but the ratchetness alone is a MAJOR deterrent. But i guarantee you this and I would put MONEY on it. I bet in the next 5-10 years, "they" will re-develop the Grand Concourse and that shyt will become CACville. Those art deco buildings are just too nice to waste and the Concourse street itself is like 5 miles of wide, open road to drive, easy access to the city by train and VERY salvageable. just WATCH us fukk this one up too. Bye bye NY, it's been real
