Is living in NYC really worth $5.5 million for a two bedroom?

[Legendary]

Originally posted by: EGGO

Originally posted by: swbsam
hah - where would you go for authentic BBQ, sir? I've tried omaha, missouri, and kansas city and found it pretty tasty. though blue smoke in nyc is pretty delicious as well! and, ok, i like my "Texas BBQ" chain ribs as well

Did you try Dinosaur BBQ up in Harlem? BIG portions there. Awesome place.

Seconding this, Dinosaur BBQ is quality NYC BBQ. Dallas BBQ :thumbsdown:

 

[glugglug]

Originally posted by: Capt Caveman

Originally posted by: glugglug
If the real estate listing says 1700 sq ft, you can count on it being less than 1000. 100% of NYC real estate listings, especially in Manhattan, are outright lies. The general rule is whatever square footage they quote (if any), divide by 3 to get the real square footage. On most Manhattan apartments this estimate is amazingly accurate within 5%. So really, this apartment is around 566 sq ft.

BTW, there are studios on Columbus Circle for over $40 million.

If you looked at the pics, you would know that you were wrong.

It can be easy for scale to be misinterpreted from pics. Most apartments in Manhattan have miniature appliances. I've even seen 2 where they ran out of space to add walls to keep splitting the studios in half and instead added an extra "floor". So the ceiling in the new "apartments" was around 5 feet high and you had to duck to walk around in the place.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Holy crap. That's retarded expensive, probably ton of repairs to do considering the age.

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: miketheidiot
i can't understand why someone would want to live in a small town. I've been living in a town of 100k for the last few years and its painful.

Space. Plenty of space. So much space that people from NYC would have trouble adjusting. Far more relaxing atmosphere. And, as mentioned, far far far more opportunities for outdoor activities & recreation. And, that leads to healthier kids for those of us who want & have families.

And, for those of us with families, a hell of a lot better school system than the city schools in NYC. We have no gangs in our school. None. In the 4 1/2 years that my younger son attended school in this district, there have been a grand total of 4 fights in his school. Once, someone brought a pellet gun into the school that he purchased from a friend. (omg!) Knives? Yep, I sat on the school bus with about 20 other students & 2 other teachers - we were all comparing our knives on our way to a weekend of packpacking. Some of the kids had some really nice Case & Kabar knives. The major discipline problem is <gasp> kids using their cell phones to text message during school. Students were caught almost 80 times last year! Average class size is roughly 15 - 20 students & their teachers, without exception, care about the success of their students. Of course, the vast majority of our students graduate. And, the vast majority of our students pass their Regents exams - an exam which is laughable because the score needed to pass is ridiculously low - to enable the NYC kids to pass. (what's NYC's graduation rate?

Among the nation's 50 largest districts, the study finds, three graduate fewer than 40%: Detroit (21.7%), Baltimore (38.5%) and New York City (38.9%).

http://www.usatoday.com/news/e...20-dropout-rates_x.htm
To be fair, it's actually now calculated to be above 50%. Barely. But hey! They can get jobs washing dishes in one of the many fine restaurants that offer take-out sushi.