Interview · moment 12 of 18
Elon Musk's Decline and the Bronx Real Estate Boom
from The Great Francis James · #110
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3 minGuest
The group mocks Elon Musk's celebrity status and Tesla stock drop, then Francis discusses living in Mott Haven near Yankee Stadium and the rapid, cheaply-built real estate development pushing the boroughs' borders outward amid a transit crisis.
- 34:49Tim argues Elon Musk is just a rich and lucky guy who shouldn't be listened to about anything.
- 35:01Elon Musk is becoming too much of a celebrity and less of a thinker, especially after losing billions when Tesla stock dropped.
- 35:21Tim asks about neighborhoods in the Bronx and whether the guest likes places like Arthur Avenue and Riverdale.
- 35:36Guest describes living in Mott Haven, a formerly very dangerous area near Yankee Stadium that's now seeing new development.
- 35:56New modern buildings going up all over Mott Haven with steel frames, concrete, and brick facades, a dramatic change from the dead South Bronx of the 1970s.
- 36:21The Bronx and areas like Jamaica Queens are becoming investment hotspots as city borders push outward.
- 36:37Tim notes this expansion is happening during a transportation crisis, with subways and ride shares in terrible condition.
- 36:57Guest recounts a metaphysical experience in graduate school reading Marshall McLuhan at the New School in the 1980s.