They Want to Build a Casino 1,000 Feet From My Apartment

And now I'm a NIMBY. Plus: Inflation.

Sep 16, 2022

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Dear readers,

The summer is ending, and I’m back to spending more of my time in Manhattan. I live in West Chelsea, just south of the Hudson Yards megadevelopment. If you’ve been to New York lately, you’ve probably seen Hudson Yards — it consists of a mall, a museum, and four mixed-use skyscrapers surrounding a large (and ill-fated) public art piece, The …

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