Why is NYC so expensive? 2323 Responses

Last post: 11 months, 1 week ago | Thread started: Jul 14, 12, 11:07 p.m.

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• newuser

  $1750 and the bed is next to the fridge?
  This is in Brooklyn too.

  http://newyork.craigslist.org/br…

  

  Jul 14, 12, 11:07 p.m. – Permalink

• SrSamaurai

  I wonder what the square footage is on that like 350sf ?

  • probably more like 185sf now that I think about it.– SrSamaurai1/3

    And the bed is next to to the stove now that I look closer.– newuser2/3

    This could be worth it for someone but I can tell you it wouldn't be worth it for me at all.– SrSamaurai3/3

  

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  Dog-earJul 14, 12, 11:14 p.m. – Permalink

• e-pill

  why not look thru a broker and find what you want. you can easily find a large apt for the same price in Brooklyn manhattan or where ever.

  • So why is this so bad?– newuser1/3

    what is so bad?– e-pill2/3

    every apt I had in NYC was at least 650 sqr feet. for this price less and double. find what u want.– e-pill3/3

  

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  Dog-earJul 14, 12, 11:37 p.m. – Permalink

• omg

  The reason New York is expensive is that the rich people want to kick out the other races from their neighborhoods, so they hike up the prices so that only the rich white people can afford to live there.

  • no– CyBrainX1/3

    its called Gentrification– omg2/3

    that's impossible to do– monospaced3/3

  

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  Dog-earJul 14, 12, 11:55 p.m. – Permalink

• e-pill

  most new Yorkers eat out. so it doesn't matter where the bed is. there is endless things to do outside of the apartment.

  I'm wondering are you not even in NYC just looking for an excuse to find the smallest apt on craigslist to complain about it. because that is what it sounds like.

  • agreed– monospaced

  

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  Dog-earJul 14, 12, 11:55 p.m. – Permalink

• waterhouse

  The apartment does't look that small.

  And, I'd say all New Yorkers love being eaten out.

  

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  Dog-earJul 15, 12, 12:12 a.m. – Permalink

• utopian

  If I can make it there. I'll make it anywhere. It's up to you.

  

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  Dog-earJul 15, 12, 12:23 a.m. – Permalink

• SrSamaurai

  Either you are with us or you are with the terrorists.

  

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  Dog-earJul 15, 12, 12:52 a.m. – Permalink

• georgesIII

  stupid question for all,
  what country do you live in, what size is your home, how much do you pay for it?
  I'll start
  north italy / 110m2/ €780 (we got lucky on this one)

  

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  Dog-earJul 15, 12, 1:09 a.m. – Permalink

• loool

  ^east flanders(belgium) 23m2 480 with all the costs included...had no choice

  

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  Dog-earJul 15, 12, 1:23 a.m. – Permalink

• moldero

  my pad in sf was less than 1k sqft legal living space not including garage and non permit add-ons i was paying $3800/mo mortgage. had to get rid of it 2 years ago, i love SF but fuck that jazz, all i did was work.

  • where are you now?– monkeyshine1/2

    VH1– OSFA2/2

  

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  Dog-earJul 15, 12, 1:38 a.m. – Permalink

• CyBrainX

  This apt. is way overpriced for NY, for Brooklyn and anywhere you look you'll find some apts. that are overpriced.

  

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  Dog-earJul 15, 12, 3:05 a.m. – Permalink

• monkeyshine

  Boston/1400sqft/$1800

  

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  Dog-earJul 15, 12, 4:28 a.m. – Permalink

• liveforever

  You can get better spaces than that in brooklyn
  Think i saw this one and its in bushwich, If so, its way too overpriced for such a shithole area

  • it's the next willy– digdre1/6

    *Bushwick– e-pill2/6

    nope, park slope is the next willy– liveforever3/6

    dont compare them.. you dont even know the history of the areas to even make that call– e-pill4/6

    I always thought Flatbush was the ghetto is it now gentrified?– SrSamaurai5/6

    oh shut up already,pill– digdre6/6

  

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  Dog-earJul 15, 12, 5:08 a.m. – Permalink

• duckseason

  There's a sucker born every minute.
  I live in a 2br near Prospect Park and pay 1500.

  • ‹‹ this– e-pill1/4

    How long ago did you secure your lease?– instrmntl2/4

    2 years. I know the area is blowing up now. Kinda annoying as I'm currently looking for a new spot– duckseason3/4

    Whereabouts exactly? Prospect Park is a VERY big place. I have a two bed on Grand Army Plaza for 2450 per month. We lucked out– nylon4/4

  

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  Dog-earJul 15, 12, 6:57 a.m. – Permalink

• instrmntl

  People make good money in New York. Landlords want that money, and spike up prices until people will no longer pay. Supply and demand.

  

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  Dog-earJul 15, 12, 7:35 a.m. – Permalink

• omg

  

  • it's not a matter of ethnicity, its a matter of wealth/money.– instrmntl

  

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  Dog-earJul 15, 12, 9:16 a.m. – Permalink

• clearThoughts

  If your choice of life isn't all about making a lot of money, stepping on other people's heads and feeling like you're at the top of the world... I'd suggest you stay out of cities like NY or London.

  • just saying...– clearThoughts

  

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  Dog-earJul 15, 12, 2:07 p.m. – Permalink

• futuremongolian

  A. because every monied asshole in the world moves to New York after they graduate from art school.

  

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  Dog-earJul 15, 12, 3:38 p.m. – Permalink

• CygnusZero4

  Just a lot of work opportunities so the area is very crowded and they can just charge whatever the hell they want, people will pay it.

  You can go pay $600/mo in Florida for a VERY nice 3 bedroom apartment with a balcony if you like, but not a whole lot of work around there for designers.

  

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  Dog-earJul 15, 12, 3:46 p.m. – Permalink

• OSFA

  ^ exactly what Cygnus said... except the $600/mo. I live down here and I've never seen anything this low... unless you're talking about shady hoods...

  • yes, florida.– digdre

  

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  Dog-earJul 15, 12, 4:10 p.m. – Permalink