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The streets were paved with gold

Ken Auletta

How - and why - did one of the world's greatest cities come to be teetering on the edge of bankruptcy? Ken Auletta, writer for THE NEW YORKER and columnist for THE DAILY NEWS, shows how the decline of New York City was partly inevitable --- the result of shifting migration patterns and rapidl techno...

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Freakonomics Radio

It was mentioned as a source in the podcast, where a story about a New Yorker living in a rent-controlled apartment for a very low price, despite rarely using most of the space, was shared.

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One of my favorite stories about this, and this is quoted by Ken Oletta's The Streets Were Paved with Gold.

— Episode: Why Rent Control Doesn’t Work (Ep. 373 R...

Episode: Why Rent Control Doesn’t Work (Ep. 373 Rebroadcast...

It was mentioned as a source in the podcast, where a story about a New Yorker living in a rent-controlled apartment for a very low price, despite rarely using most of the space, was shared.

"

One of my favorite stories about this, and this is quoted by Ken Oletta's The Streets Were Paved with Gold.

Episode: 373. Why Rent Control Doesn’t Work

It was mentioned in relation to the story of Nat Sherman's rent-controlled apartment in New York City, highlighting how rent control can lead to inefficient housing allocation.

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One of my favorite stories about this, and this is quoted by Ken Oletta's The Streets Were Paved with Gold.

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