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Saturday, December 31. 2016

I'll Take Manhattan: An isle of joy


Manhattan average apartment sales prices top $2 million for first time.


For 1 million, you do not get much. Supply and demand. You are not paying for the lousy living square footage, you are paying to be here.  Like an ocean liner, you do not just get your little rooms. You get the whole enchilada just out your door. It's not for the faint of heart though. Gosh, I love living here but I am saving for a country getaway in northwestern CT or Ulster County.  I need my own shooting range, at least, and that is not allowed in Central Park unless you are a crim.



Posted by The News Junkie in Hot News & Misc. Short Subjects at 16:41 | Comments (6) | Trackbacks (0)

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No thank you, not fr all the money in the world.
#1 JC on 2016-12-31 17:05 (Reply)
" love living here but"

ah... no, you don't.
#2 Will Bithers on 2016-12-31 18:04 (Reply)
I'll pass on Manhattan too. I would rather live in America.
#3 Subotai Bahadur on 2016-12-31 18:41 (Reply)
I am partial to the Dinah Washington rendition of Manhattan. "Fancy on Delancey"- good comic phrase.

Several years ago my SoHo-living cousin visited me in TX. When we drove by a Half Price Books store, just for the heck of it I asked her if she wanted to go in. She replied that as most book stores in Manhattan have closed, it was worth the visit. She bought several books to take back to Noo Yawk. So much for living in NY where you can get anything.
#4 Gringo on 2016-12-31 21:35 (Reply)
"No New York is where I'd rather stay, I get allergic smelling hay, I just adore a penthouse view, darling I love ya but give me Park Avenue."

I think I'll just stay here in the Poconos on my Green Acres.
#5 pocono pam on 2017-01-01 01:25 (Reply)
Grew up in a charming place on the Hudson river, just north of NYC. The place was carved up from robber barons' estates, and the surviving mansions were converted into Montessori schools etc.

Nature, fresh air, suburban space and convenience - incredible biking trails facing the Palisades - and you could get on a train or express bus and be in Manhattan in a half hour.

Then leave the soot and noise behind after the dinner, the theater, and the nightcap.
#6 Ben David on 2017-01-01 06:04 (Reply)

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