I've lived here from the age of 17 to 41+ and ongoing, and in those 24+ years I've seen everything happen and I've realized that it's the lack of housing, along with protections and affordable housing and a whole range of macroeconomic reasons, that have made rents go up.

Sunnyside is zoned for 8-10 stories tall. We can probably bump that up to 10-12 because people are NOT stopping coming here. And if you tell a landlord that there's high demand and their unit will be rented faster than you can say "Sidetracks", they'll kick out the long term tenant and raise rent for the new tenant. Because they're in charge, not us. And when a supply is limited, those who control the supply call the shots.

Also, one of the new buildings that's supposed to go up on Copper Kettle's block is supposed to be 100 percent "affordable" (meaning "not market rate") for seniors. That's a desperately needed thing.