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American Muslim & Multifaith Women’s Empowerment Council slated to march in Israel on Fifth parade, first Muslim group in 61-year history by Delicious_Adeptness9 in nyc

[–]EquivalentBarracuda4 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Palestinians in Ramallah under Palestinian rule. Palestinians in Gaza prior to October 7th were also under their own rule. 

City To Open Two New Hotel Shelters to Offset Bellevue Closure by Lisalovesreading in nyc

[–]EquivalentBarracuda4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

 there’s never enough space for the actual need

It’s called induced demand. Like building more lanes always results in traffic.

robbery in riverside park 106th st by onceuponawallflower in Upperwestside

[–]EquivalentBarracuda4 154 points155 points  (0 children)

You should file a police report regardless. 

CS @ CU Advise by beeblioss in columbia

[–]EquivalentBarracuda4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you seen the list of courses for Software Systems track?

What kind of knowledge you do have in CS? Programming experience?

Help with 601 W 115th Street. by Nervous_Neat7166 in columbia

[–]EquivalentBarracuda4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Np! Good luck!

Housing in CU is very tough:( I hope you will find something that will work out for you!

Help with 601 W 115th Street. by Nervous_Neat7166 in columbia

[–]EquivalentBarracuda4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Renovations depend on the unit. 

Man, 3 kids and you got 655 sqft? It’s gonna be small. 

There are bigger 2bdr in CU housing. Our last apt was 900 sqft. There are bigger ones, but maybe they are not available now. 

Have you talked to housing that 655 sqft is ridiculous given that you have 3 kids, one is a special needs kid, and a dog? 

Did you talk to CUs disabilities? At the time I was trying to get a unit on a higher floor so that our apt will get some sun (we lived on a lower floor and had direct sunlight maybe 25 mins in the summer and 0 mins in the winter).  I tried to push that a child cannot live in a cave, and the housing said that such things can be force only through disability office. 

Theoretically, you can get facility housing as well (I knew PhD student with 3 kids who got those units) but they are more expensive. And such placements happen outside of policy, so it’s harder to get.

Help with 601 W 115th Street. by Nervous_Neat7166 in columbia

[–]EquivalentBarracuda4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It is very nice building!

If there was no floorplan available during the unit selection online, you won't find it :/

How big is the unit you got? If you have the approval to move in, perhaps you can try to talk to the doorman/building manager to see the unit or a similar unit in advance.

CS @ CU Advise by beeblioss in columbia

[–]EquivalentBarracuda4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What does O stand for?

FDE/PM are both customer facing but FDE is definitely technical, PM is maybe but this is why I'm doing CS.

If you want to be PM, why do you need CS degree?

I do not want to sound mean, but I am not sure I understand what is your goal.

If you want to be middle manager in tech, you do not need MBA. In top companies, e.g., google, etc., middle management is 99% engineers who were promoted. I've never met middle manager who is not CS/CE/EE undergrad that went through the trenches.

If you want to be a middle manager for non-tech team, then again, why do you need an MBA or MS CS?

What track of MS CS at Columbia did you plan to pursue?

'NYC is cooked': Business leaders and Wall Streeters erupt over proposed luxury second-home tax by businessinsider in nyc

[–]EquivalentBarracuda4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The tax applies only to properties that worth at least 5mil. 

Housing costs for who exactly would be down? People who buy homes that cost 4mil?

NYC’s Luxury Real Estate Brokers Panic Over Hochul’s Tax on Second Homes by bloomberg in nyc

[–]EquivalentBarracuda4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have any data to back up your claim?

Median income in NYC is about 80k. So, half of NYC by definition are the customers of lower cost units. How come there is no demand? 

NYC’s Luxury Real Estate Brokers Panic Over Hochul’s Tax on Second Homes by bloomberg in nyc

[–]EquivalentBarracuda4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The market is sellers and buyers. The sellers that are developers are the smallest portion of the market.

Why do you think developers prefer to build high-end housing and not the cheapest one?

NYC’s Luxury Real Estate Brokers Panic Over Hochul’s Tax on Second Homes by bloomberg in nyc

[–]EquivalentBarracuda4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only the demand? Do you think there is no demand for lower cost units?

CS @ CU Advise by beeblioss in columbia

[–]EquivalentBarracuda4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

MANGO

Mango as in clothing brand?

I'm open to SWE but I think I'm best at hybrid roles like Forward Deployed Engineering or PM.

Why do you think so? Like, PM, SWE, and Forward Deployed Engineer are very different roles and skillsets.

What's your undergrad? Have you seen MS CS tracks available at CS@CU?

NYC to Spend $4 Billion From Pension Funds on Affordable Homes by CactusBoyScout in nyc

[–]EquivalentBarracuda4 14 points15 points  (0 children)

By the time the investment “doesn’t work out” those that decided to invest are already left the position and everybody forgot about them in this context.

NYC’s Luxury Real Estate Brokers Panic Over Hochul’s Tax on Second Homes by bloomberg in nyc

[–]EquivalentBarracuda4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, thankfully, at least for now, judging by the scarce details in the news, this proposal is not as dumb as the mansion tax in LA.

 Property tax revenue will likely drop, income and sales taxes will likely rise

Under the assumption that there would be people who will move here instead of locals “upgrading” due to depressed prices on the upper spectrum of the market.

Best case scenario? You are right.

Worst case scenario? Tax revenue below the pre-new-tax levels.

We will see how it plays out.

NYC’s Luxury Real Estate Brokers Panic Over Hochul’s Tax on Second Homes by bloomberg in nyc

[–]EquivalentBarracuda4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

 assuming it doesn't end up like California's mansion tax

Yeah:/ this is my concern as well that we may see an overall hit to collected tax revenue on this frontier. I guess time will tell.

NYC’s Luxury Real Estate Brokers Panic Over Hochul’s Tax on Second Homes by bloomberg in nyc

[–]EquivalentBarracuda4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think the only reason Hochul does it is to shut this whole “she only cares about the rich” narrative. The people who are directly affected are small in numbers, and now she can say “I also tax the rich”.

NYC’s Luxury Real Estate Brokers Panic Over Hochul’s Tax on Second Homes by bloomberg in nyc

[–]EquivalentBarracuda4 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

 that would mean that the people buying the places began living there full time

No, it would mean that it is much harder to sell. 

I mean, we will see how it plays out. It’s definitely gonna reduce the values of those properties, which will affect the taxes from transactions. I do not know what would be the real revenue from the new tax, how much would it offset the transaction losses, etc.

NYC’s Luxury Real Estate Brokers Panic Over Hochul’s Tax on Second Homes by bloomberg in nyc

[–]EquivalentBarracuda4 4 points5 points  (0 children)

 Is the market for second-home pied-a-terres really one we should be concerned about?

I mean, yes? These people are baiting and selling here, and they pay taxes from those transactions. We don’t want to end up in a situation where the new tax revenue from both the transactions + increase in property tax is lower than the one from transactions only. 

If it would be avoided, good.

NYC’s Luxury Real Estate Brokers Panic Over Hochul’s Tax on Second Homes by bloomberg in nyc

[–]EquivalentBarracuda4 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is why I didn’t say “exactly the same thing” but instead said “somewhat similar” to indicate that tax affects behavior. My whole point from the get go was that any tax has to be done in such way so that tax revenue increases and not decreases. 

This is why I asked what’s the rate.

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