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19 Dec, 4 tweets, 1 min read
Oh good lord. This is how a fake progressive councilman justifies blocking an eight-story residential building (which would be required to contain affordable housing) in a census tract with a median income over $200,000 right next to downtown Brooklyn. “Context”
There’s always some goddamn story
Oh not here, not on MY precious block, the context!, the context!, I can’t be near a tall building in NEW YORK CITY!
Besides which, I’ve never understood what grievous injury is supposed to result when buildings of different heights are near each other. The buildings across the street are shorter than the building I live in and I do okay.

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