Gothamist: For the Cash-Strapped, No Love for NY

hellogreg

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:57:08 -0500

RENT STRIKE NOW!

HUGO_MEGO

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:30:11 -0500

Fuck Kanye West.

NannyState

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:43:12 -0500

I Spleen N.Y.

robingee

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:25:14 -0500

$14.99 isn't bad for a t-shirt!

bxbrian

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:27:24 -0500

@shinobi: No no no! don't encourage them! last thing i want is a fuckin pinkberry in Kingsbridge.

gotserved

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:17:08 -0500

Shame the retail sector is tanking - otherwise tee-shirts would be a great idea! Maybe flog them on craiglist. Speaking of, I like the sentiment of non-traditional money-making ideas. I think we'll all have to put up with doing part-time gigs - the type you see on craigslist, or newer, nicer myjambi.com. Maybe if selling tees doesn't work we can get one of their tutoring or pet sitting gigs.

Rob T Firefly

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:55:19 -0500

I see what he did there.

Snoopy

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:46:20 -0500

Hey all your people there is always Newark. I hear it's the next Brooklyn, albeit the Brownsville section.

Shinobi Shaw

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:32:11 -0500

#16, then time to move to the Boogie Down. Hey listen, it's either Staten Island or The Bronx. At least with the latter you'll be close to the city.

matty

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:31:04 -0500

"Matty is a Chicagoan? You should be banished from the Gothamist boards, carpetbagger!" Well I dated a girl from queens so I get honorary status. Them broads is tough! :D Also, go White Sox!

whitecastlerock

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:27:40 -0500

@Shinobi Shaw, Queens rents are not that cheap either...

Shinobi Shaw

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:18:08 -0500

I don't know why people are saying they should move back to Ohio or other states. The Job situation is even WORSE there, you just might end up homeless or living back at your parents. At least here you can thrift and live in a surrounding borough or satellite cities. Are the people who are always complaining about rent all living in Manhattan or the ritzier parts of Brooklyn? If you can't afford it, STOP WHINING, STOP COMPLAINING. Do something about it, move to Queens or something.

TN

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:13:57 -0500

Well it looks like this economic downturn does have a silver lining for this native NYer, fewer mid-western accents in the coming years.

Million Dollar Man

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:12:32 -0500

How about you poor people just get the hell out of my city?

Snoopy

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:09:27 -0500

Money can't buy poverty.

jink

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:06:31 -0500

money can't buy me love

Dirk

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:02:57 -0500

Matty is a Chicagoan? You should be banished from the Gothamist boards, carpetbagger! P.S. The Cubs will break your heart every time... sigh...

matty

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:56:57 -0500

Move to chicago! We are currently accepting offers from out of work New Yorkers and homeless Detroiters!

citizenerased

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:55:55 -0500

I can't afford to buy your lame t-shirt

Wza

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:55:49 -0500

I like these: http://tcritic.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/go_love_your_own_city1.jpg

neckbeard

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:55:18 -0500

its getting harder and harder to be middle-class here. you're either slumming it, living way above your means, or you're making six figures.

Kojak

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:48:59 -0500

GET A FUCKIN JOB YOU BUM!

r1b2

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:47:26 -0500

Looks like something Paul Rudd would have worn this past weekend on SNL.

kinojesi

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:47:19 -0500

it's cheaper to make your own t-shirt. geez!

edEx

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:38:44 -0500

The follow up story to this will be the State of New York rightfully suing for trademark infringement.

MidC Frank

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:35:51 -0500

Commence "move back to Ohio" rants -- with all my support and blessings!