New York City facing demands of growing population

Reuters ^ | December 12, 2006 | Daniel Trotta

[KellyAdmirer]

Upstate is slowly being bought up by NYC to protect its water supply. That, and the harsh winters, will keep most of the sunshine immigrants out.

[sageb1]

"Upstate is slowly being bought up by NYC to protect its water supply. That, and the harsh winters, will keep most of the sunshine immigrants out."

Yes, they've been buying and trying for 100 years.

[warpsmith]

It just boggles me that people actually want to live there.

Maybe it is hard for you to imagine, but many of us love it here.

[MinorityRepublican]

upstate NY is an economic wasteland.

Hundreds of Thousands have already left upstate New York.

[relee]

LoL!

[conservative in nyc]

They'll have to close parts of subway for a year in order to greatly expand the current system.

No. They will build entirely new lines, like the Second Avenue Subway and the extension of the 7 train to the Javitz Center. No entire lines will ever be shut down in Manhattan - there's simply no way they can do that without causing massive problems. Any signal upgrade work is and will continue to be done on nights and weekends.

[atomic_dog]

But Al Gore said that by 2030 NYC will be 16 feet under water due to global warming.

/S

[CPOSharky]

But Al Gore said that by 2030 NYC will be 16 feet under water due to global warming.

Then build the new subways, water and sewer distribution in the streets, cover them with dirt, and the third floor becomes the ground floor.

[xjcsa]

I started to agree with you, then I realized - you live in Alaska!

[Condor51]

Since nanny Bloomie thinks he's so freaking all powerful and all knowing, here's some idea's to solve 'his' population problem :

1. Annex New Jersey and Pennsylvania under eminent domain and relocate people as he sees fit.
2. Instead of banning smoking, make EVERYONE smoke - including kids over ten.
3. Instead of banning Trans Fats, make eating it mandatory. Little city owned carts can be set up on every other street corner.
4. Give every NYC resident (not citizen, just resident) a handgun and unlimited city provided ammo. Considering that New Yorkers are so GD polite immediate population 'benefits' would result.
5. Fire all the Police. Since Bloomie hates them, who needs em. This combined with the above will hasten the easing of the 'population crisis'.

Those items would solve his 'problem' in no time.

[xowboy]

It's simple.

Mayor Mike will declare that anyone not abiding by his standards for a HEALTHY LIFESTYLE and his need to run their lives.....should simply drop dead!!! That should clear the place out. :)

[AlaskaErik]

I started to agree with you, then I realized - you live in Alaska!

Alaska is a great place to live. And it's not much colder than NYC. But the thought of living in close proximity to over seven million people gives me the willies. Not to mention New Yorkers aren't even allowed to protect themselves. Here in Alaska I have a 2400 sq ft house on an acre in a very quiet and peaceful neighborhood. No blaring horns or crowded sidewalks. And unlike NYC, owning a pistol is not a crime here. I don't need any sort of permit to own one or to carry it concealed. But frankly, the need for being able to carry concealed is much greater in NYC. I can think of many reasons to live in a small town, but none as to why I'd want to live in the city...especially one with over seven million people.

[mdmathis6]

They'll spread upstate...the Binghamton area is already seeing increased numbers of NYC area emigres...the population losses in Broome County area will probably start slowing. There has been a lot of shopping area build up in that area over the past 10 years...real estate prices are modest(though taxes are high but not as high as downstate), which makes me wonder what the developers are seeing that the locals aren't. I think they are anticipating a coming population shift into the upstate area from the downstate areas.

[kabar]

Welcome to the real world NYC.

In less than 50 years, the U.S. Census Bureau projects that immigration will cause the population of the United States to increase from its present 300 million to more than 400 million. Since the US consumes about 25% of today's global oil supply, imagine what it is going to be like with that increase of 100 million more Americans who will also be competing with the growing economies of China and India for energy sources and jobs.

America will have to make a huge investment in infrastructure to accommodate the burgeoning population.

[Sam Cree]

I hear that Alaska is beautiful, and I know the fishing is wonderful. The one thing that would probably bother me is that I've heard it never really gets dark part of the year and never really gets light another part.

My next door neighbor's children live there, he's often shown us the beautiful photos.

I grew up in rural VA and always thought badly of NYC. I do find that in later life that I somehow like Manhattan quite a bit. There's nothing else quite like it. Perhaps luckily.

[M. Espinola]

Mayor Mike: 'Let them eat cake!'

[MinorityRepublican]

You're saying where you live in Alaska isn't that much colder than NYC. So let me guess, you live in Juneau?

[MinorityRepublican]

You're saying where you live in Alaska isn't that much colder than NYC. So let me guess, you live in Juneau?

[MinorityRepublican]

Bttt