Gothamist: Interactive Art with Post-It Notes and Rental Stats

IvoryJive

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:33:17 -0500

That's cool, but it's kind of a rip-off of this project: http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/30/30/30_30todo.html

Pharmer

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:03:49 -0500

It's totally possible. When my parents bought their house in Bensonhurst, an 80 year old woman was living upstairs with $80/month rent.

drewo

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:58:59 -0500

Gotta agree with #3

las2381

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:53:00 -0500

if you think that is BS, then you won't believe that someone in Brooklyn Heights with a 2 bedroom apartment pays less than $500 a month. That is what happens when you live in a rent controlled apartment... especially when they got passed down from generation to generation.

ejs

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:42:40 -0500

Why is the s in parentheses?

NoelMcCabe

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:36:17 -0500

"One resident has lived in a studio in Carroll Gardens for 43 years with a current rent of $146." Gotta call bullshit on that one.

SMSchafer

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:26:45 -0500

Well, that's art I guess. I'm not sure if that result constitutes backfiring.

WesleySnipesAlot

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:18:23 -0500

Neat idea... but it will most likely backfire and cause anonymous classism, uniformed arguments for and against rent control/stabilization, and general shit-stirring on internet message boards.