New York City is one of the most populated places in the world, and the largest city in the United States. With a population of eight and a half million people, this means that the city has more inhabitants in it than 100 different countries. That’s right, there are more New Yorkers than there are living in the entirety of the European nation of Switzerland.
With this comes a major issue which the city constantly struggles to deal with – housing. Where in the world (or the city in this case) are you supposed to house so many people? There are only so many apartments in New York City. One way to deal with it is to demolish old, shorter structures and build higher buildings which can hold more people. But on a small island such as Manhattan, this means snarling up traffic to build the buildings, something which might affect traffic patterns for years as these buildings get built.
Another way is to take existing structures and further subdivide them into more and more apartments. This is a dangerous, sometimes illegal practice where apartments are split using shoddily constructed walls. A lot of times, you can only fit a bed in there… and not much else. Some places even have shared bathrooms. But even with these ideas, the population of New York City is exploding with no end in sight. If only there was just a huge plot of land sitting outside of the city upon which a giant apartment complex could be built. That would definitely alleviate some of the overcrowdedness. Except there indeed is a place just like this. Sitting outside of New York City is a giant abandoned mansion rotting away. No one is taking care of the 57 room complex which is sitting on six acres of prime real estate. So why is nobody building on it? Well, it turns out, the answer is a lot weirder (and creepier) than you might think.
[post_page_title]The abandoned mansion[/post_page_title]
With over eight and a half million residents, New York City is the most populated city in the United States. The housing shortage is huge, and if you are willing to live in a shoebox, your rent will be close to $1,000 a month. However, imagine if just outside of Manhattan there was an abandoned mansion with over 50 rooms for people to live. Wouldn’t you just get so angry that no one was able to live in them? Well, as it turns out…
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