You might have a good job, but it's probably not good enough for a decent life in New York. Either that, or you just don't know how to find quality housing in your price range. It's not easy for out of towners the first few years. Lots of mistakes :) This is one of the most desirable cities in the world. It's not the rent-stabilization that makes the city less than affordable for you.
> It's not the rent-stabilization that makes the city less than affordable for you.
First, this is a fallacy: in economics, things usually have multiple factors. In regards to whether rent policy is a significant factor on housing affordability for newcomers, people who study this for a living are in almost universal agreement that you're wrong.
