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New York isn't like other places - it is quite literally out of available land to build residential structures. NIMBYism may have an affect, but the overwhelming restriction in preventing new construction is that you'd have to raze structures to do so.
Yes and that's not doable with current zoning restrictions.
https://www.sidewalkchorus.com/p/nyc-housing-is-expensive
A bold opinion that seems to have been quite conclusively rejected in cities across the world.
Yes, hence the insane shortage in housing.
I tell a lie. There is, in fact, an excellent case study for what happens without zoning laws. Houston.
Let's take a look at that:
Houston Derided as the Worst City in America in New Rankings https://www.papercitymag.com/culture/houston-worst-city-in-america-new-rankings-boston-2nd-worst
Houston among U.S. cities with worst air pollution, study finds, with minority areas hit the hardest https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/trending/article/cities-with-worst-air-quality-houston-pollution-17829505.php
Stats Reveal Truth About Houston's Housing Crisis https://www.texasobserver.org/houston-is-hailed-as-a-national-success-for-fighting-homelessness-but-the-reality-isnt-quite-as-rosy/
Houston’s Affordable Housing Problem Is Going To Intensify https://itexgrp.com/houstons-affordable-housing-problem-is-going-to-intensify
Houston, San Antonio and Dallas among cities with the most housing problems https://voz.us/houston-san-antonio-and-dallas-among-cities-with-the-most-housing-problems
Houston 1 of 4 cities with worst housing availability https://news.yahoo.com/houston-1-4-cities-worst-010144144.html
First 2 are aesthetic complaining or lack of density related. Third contains this gem that supports my entire stance:
6th link confirms it. Edit: 6th not 5th because 5th is broken and also proof you didn't actually read any of these. You just googled for headlines that sound bad.