Thursday: A New Overpriced Dream Challenges Darwin

Thu, 16 Mar 2006 07:30:53 -0400

Another reminder of how overpriced our city's salad bars and apartments are. CNN reports that a couple who wanted a "moderately affluent lifestyle" in New York needed an income of $166,777--the highest in the country. More interesting, why is the poll based on couples? After all, NYC has the highest percentage of single-person households, according to the Census.

The new American dream: "a two-bedroom condominium with a gym in the basement and a skyline view from the living room." Sound about right. (The New York Times)

The fastest-growing city in the world is a "megalopolis you've never heard of." And, as urbanites come to outnumber townies, a challenge is posed to Darwin's thesis. "Humans have not evolved to fit our habitat, we have changed our habitat to suit ourselves." (Guardian)

"Gardening is an equal-access pleasure," The New York Times tells the college-aged male.

There are 20 new, grandly designed residential buildings in the Financial District, but beware of the hype, Fortune says.

Del Posto brawl hits court today. (New York Post)

A bachelor pad in tight quarters? No problem. Less travel time to the bed. (Apartment Therapy)

The doormen of 3,500 New York apartment buildings may go on strike. (The New York Times)

Jason Pomeranc is a hotel tease. Where are you 6 Columbus? (Hotel Chatter)

Do svelter refridgerators equal a svelter you? (The New York Times)

The New Yorker takes on the "otherworldly beauty" of the sport stadium. Is that what the park space supposed to do for the Yankees and Mets stadiums?

Skip the picture if you have a queasy stomach, but the board of Trump World Tower has filed a lien against socialite Jocelyn Wildenstein for the third time in four years. (Page Six)

- Riva Froymovich

Observer » Thursday: A New Overpriced Dream Challenges Darwin

Thursday: A New Overpriced Dream Challenges Darwin