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All we want for Christmas is a ratless city with lower rent prices and a better cost of living.
As the holidays draw near, New Yorkers are thinking about what they want and crafting their personal wish lists to give to Santa (or their loved ones).
Aside from the game tickets, designer bags, video games and clothes, there’s a lot that Gothamites would love to have this season from the city itself, from cleaner sidewalks to snow!
We asked our readers on social media what they want for Christmas or Hanukkah this year and the following were their answers:
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It’s mighty expensive to live anywhere in the five boroughs. A break on rent would be a great gift!
All this damp, humid weather has got everyone pining for sun!
The current state of the subways has many people worried for their safety. It’d be a relief not to have to worry about going underground.
While the city is built with vehicles in mind, it sure charges like it’s not.
Some people want sun, others want the white stuff. ‘Tis the season, after all!
But others want a warm winter. We, too, are split on this.
The MTA has made great strides in getting service back up to par since the pandemic, but there are still many issues, from disruptive maintenance closures on the weekends to signal problems that make us super late to work. It’d be nice if this holiday season, it ran smoothly.
Can you imagine?
Yankees fans want Judge back for Christmas.
What would really make this season magical is if everyone had a home.
We would also LOVE not seeing rats, garbage and sludge anymore.
Forget end-of-year bonuses. We want to pay less in taxes!
We understand tourists are a part of this wonderful city, but damn if they don’t get in the way. For once, we’d like Santa to deliver some tourists who know where they’re going.
What if you woke up one morning with views of the park and access to some of the best shops and restaurants in the city? Some people do. What a gift that is!
It would be a miracle.
Playing any lottery is tricky, but the affordable housing lottery in NYC changes lives far more often, so it’s worth “playing.” It’d be great to get an affordable home for the holidays.
New Yorkers are harsh and sometimes just outright mean, especially these days when stress is at an all-time high. We could all do with more kindness.
Would NYC gift such a wonderful thing? No, but we can dream.
As much as dining sheds saved the day in the pandemic, we’ve returned indoors. Now, for the most part, these constructions just take room away from pedestrians and oncoming traffic. It’d also be nice to not have any visual reminders of those dark days.
Fifth Avenue’s temporary closure around Rockefeller Center is a hit and so were the open streets this summer. An NYC where pedestrians and cyclists don’t need to fear for their lives and enjoy open space is a gift that keeps giving.
There’s nowhere like Christmas in NYC!
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