Palin: "Absurd" Not To Consider 2012 Run
Wall Street Throwing More Money at Republicans
Paterson Bombshell Rumor Watch: Resignation Imminent?
More Bald Eagles Spotted In Harlem!
Bloomberg: Crime Stat Manipulations are "Tiny"
- From the Gothamist Newsmap: A power outage at 263 St & 76 Ave in Queens, a carjacking at Ely & Burke in the Bronx, and a serious assault on Hamilton Terrace in Manhattan.
- Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi says the county's bond rating is in jeopardy (it's currently stable) and he may consider lay-offs or a shorter workweek to keep the budget in line.
- Massage parlor hold-up on Upper East Side brings about "robbers must have really kneaded" money pun in Post.
- Governor David Paterson's dad Basil donated to City Comptroller Bill Thompson's mayoral campaign.
- The line between Tracy Morgan and Tracy Jordan is blurred once again with this anecdote of his tattoo in a very, very private area.
- Not surprising: Data shows the value of Manhattan rentals in doormen and non-doormen declined (except in studios—apparently landlords can still convince you to pay a lot for one room!).
- A 30-mile stretch of the NJ Turnpike was closed due to a bomb threat—apparently a tip came in that a driver in an Acura might have a bomb!
- Food blogger and author Josh Ozersky has gout, but assures everyone, "I won't be altering my lifestyle at all."
- And for the life imitates Newman-from-Seinfeld file: A Michigan postal worker was found with 10,000 pieces of mail in her locker.
add to stumble upon
add to reddit
tweet this
post to facebook
Maybe studio rentals are staying steady because people are downsizing from larger apartments.
In my completely unscientific observance of Craigslist studios on the Upper West Side over the past few months though (yeah yeah, I trawl Craigslist for fun), more and more sub-$1500 studios are showing up.
Food blogger and author Josh Ozersky has gout, but assures everyone, "I won't be altering my lifestyle at all."
i'll tell you when i've had enough
JH4285:
yeah, hat's pretty much my theory too, which sucks for all of us who have been waiting fo studio rents to drop. I think they'll go down right about the time NY gets too run down to be appealing to the recent arrivals.
Virgil,
If it's any consolation, I got a great deal on a studio recently. I estimate that my rent is about $300 less than typical "market" value, though in this market I suppose typical isn't typical anymore.
I was lucky enough to be in an open-ended share situation, so I just waited and watched for the right apartment to come along. It took several months of looking though (and believe me, I saw some real crap holes in the process), so be patient!
Reminding brokers/building managers of the down market doesn't hurt at the negotiating table either. I got the owner of my building to drop the already low rent by $50 by pointing out the massive layoffs, the bleak economic outlook for the coming year, the fact that some apartments were staying vacant for months (via Craigslist research), and emphasizing my strength as a tenant. If the economy's going to suck, you might as well use it as a bargaining chip!