More than a third of New Yorkers say they can’t afford to live here

[Peter1469]

More than a third of New Yorkers say they can’t afford to live here

Its the local taxes, stupid. Now that federal deductions for state income taxes are capped at $10K, New Yorkers feel the pain of high local taxes. As they should. Hopefully they don't bring their toxic politics to wherever they move.

At least it’ll be easier to find a seat on the subway.

More than a third of all city residents say they can’t afford to live anywhere in the state — much less the Big Apple — and believe economic hardship will send them packing in five years or less, according to a dismal new poll.


That’s 41 percent of city dwellers who say they can’t cope with New York’s high cost of living, according to a Quinnipiac poll published Wednesday.


Separately, 41 percent fear they’ll be “forced” to pull up stakes and seek greener pastures where the economic climate is more welcoming.


“They are making this city a city for the wealthy, and they are really choking out the middle class,’’ said Ari Buitron, a 49-year-old paralegal and born-and-bred New Yorker from Forest Hills, Queens.


“A lot of my friends have had to move to Florida, Texas, Oregon. You go to your local shop, and it’s $5 for a gallon of milk and $13 for shampoo. Do you know how much a one-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment is? $1700! What’s wrong with this picture?”


And New Yorkers’ collective outlook seems to be getting worse — just 31 percent said they thought they’d have to leave when pollsters asked the same question in May.
City dwellers were not surprised their neighbors have such a bleak outlook.

[Sergeant Gleed]

Only $1700 for a one-bedroom? Heck of a lot more here in LA.

Anyway, it's not just the obvious taxes, it's the hidden taxes. Go ahead, force a "living wage" on businesses. Some will close, the rest will...raise prices. Of course.

If fascists weren't the stupidest people in the country, nobody would have voted for Bernie or Hillary.

[MMC]

LOL more failure by Democrats.

[stjames1_53]

LOL more failure by Democrats.

losing=winning > progressive liberal

[Sergeant Gleed]

LOL more failure by Democrats.

The deliberate creation of more dependency by an evil machine callously creating human misery to attract t the votes of people blind to what is actually being done to them and by whom.

[Peter1469]

Only $1700 for a one-bedroom? Heck of a lot more here in LA.

Anyway, it's not just the obvious taxes, it's the hidden taxes. Go ahead, force a "living wage" on businesses. Some will close, the rest will...raise prices. Of course.

If fascists weren't the stupidest people in the country, nobody would have voted for Bernie or Hillary.

I expect that 1 bdr in NYC would be very small (750 sq. feet max), very outdated, and in a $#@!ty part of the city.

[Common Sense]

I'm not sure that it's the taxes...it's the super high rents and property values.

[Common]

NYC has always been expensive to live in.

New York City was the only city in the country to have its own City Income tax, there may be more now.

So you pay NYC income tax

Theres a commuter tax for public trans

Theres a taxi ride tax

NYC sales tax is 8.875%

And whopping property tax if you own property

[Peter1469]

I'm not sure that it's the taxes...it's the super high rents and property values.

Many are citing the new tax law regarding caps on deducting state income taxes on your federal tax return. The major has made a big speech about it.

[Cotton1]

I cannot imagine living in NYC. Ouch