Why no gated communities in NY? (New York, York: apartment, condo, co-op)

[Elegant Elliot Offen]

It seems like something that is much needed, and something many residents would want. With how close many good neighborhoods are with bad neighborhoods I would think there would have already been some pop up in NY a long time ago. Anyone know why there haven't been? If similar like minded people who share the same beliefs, ideals, and want to live in peace and quiet together than I don't see why not.

[nightcrawler]

I believe sea-gate is gated., it is near coney island.

I am glad we don't have gated communities, they are not needed.
Same with HOA's, we do not need them here in NY.

I wouldn't want to live in either of them. Who wants to be bothered opening and closing a gate every time you leave.

[Woozle]

Every fancy condo and co-op in the city is "gated" and watched over by a doorman. Most of low-rise NYC is ungateable because that would require turning public streets into private property, something that very few New Yorkers would approve of.

[tpk-nyc]

We have them. They’re called doorman co-ops. It’s a gated community, but vertical rather than horizontal.

[Northwindsforever]

Originally Posted by nightcrawler

I believe sea-gate is gated., it is near coney island.

Yes, its gated. They want to keep Coney Island out.

[nightcrawler]

Originally Posted by whitlock

Yes, its gated. They want to keep Coney Island out.

do you blame them ?

[VA Yankee]

Originally Posted by Elegant Elliot Offen

It seems like something that is much needed, and something many residents would want. With how close many good neighborhoods are with bad neighborhoods I would think there would have already been some pop up in NY a long time ago. Anyone know why there haven't been? If similar like minded people who share the same beliefs, ideals, and want to live in peace and quiet together than I don't see why not.

When you gate a community the community becomes responsible for the roads and all infastructure in there. Perhaps it is to cost prohibitive to have.

[bluedog2]

There are in fact many traditional type gated communities all over the city in addition to all the apartment buildings w/doormen which are de facto gated communities.

[citylove101]

Originally Posted by bluedog2

There are in fact many traditional type gated communities all over the city in addition to all the apartment buildings w/doormen which are de facto gated communities.

This is a surprise to me, but maybe thats due to my Manhattan provincialism. Like others here, I think of doorman buildings as "gated".

But can you name some of the traditional type gated communities in the city? Where are they? Just curious.

[SobroGuy]

There are actual gated communities in the boroughs, like Silver Beach at the very tip of Throggs Neck.