Last month was lease renewal time for Dan's Stinky Town apartment near the Gawanus. Probably as a result of all of the complaining we've done over the past 12 months, the landlord decided to raise the rent... again. This time by $75/month! Despite the urge to relocate to a building with kinder, more respectful neighbors (Ha! Does one exist?), we signed the dreaded paperwork and have settled in for one more year. Beforehand, we did check the rentometer to make sure we weren't being gouged TOO badly. Sadly, it turns out this little nook in Brooklyn is just getting outrageously expensive to dwell in. Blame it on the greedy realtors who've obnoxiously anointed this area "BoCoCa," the hipster hoards or the recent influx of celebs calling it home... In any case, I wonder how the two unemployed chain-smoking 50-somethings in the apartment below ours can continue to afford this coveted joint.
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