NYC law partner w/ kids: "$850K gross is not enough to live on"

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Anonymous wrote:If the reddit poster lived in Chicago she would be in a city with 90% of NYC's cultural offerings and could have a great house in the city (or in the burbs on public transit) and be able to afford private school (or send her kids to some of the best public schools in the country). The winters are bad, but NYC winters are no picnic either.

Please keep in mind she is in Carroll Gardens, not the West Village or UES. It’s not some art and culinary mecca. It’s pretty mid and far from the action. If anything she may be in a hipper area in Chicago.

Caroll Gardens is so much nicer and more livable than the UES (which is honestly kind of disgusting and boring as hell east of Park) and West Village (overrun with influencers).

DP, totally agree. Besides, NYC is huge, and there is no single place that counts as “art and culinary Mecca”. I am not much of a foodie, but if you want to keep up with the art stuff, you 1) should expect to get on the subway and 2) not necessarily want to live with 3 kids where all the action is - too many a-holes visiting.

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Anonymous wrote:If the reddit poster lived in Chicago she would be in a city with 90% of NYC's cultural offerings and could have a great house in the city (or in the burbs on public transit) and be able to afford private school (or send her kids to some of the best public schools in the country). The winters are bad, but NYC winters are no picnic either.

Please keep in mind she is in Carroll Gardens, not the West Village or UES. It’s not some art and culinary mecca. It’s pretty mid and far from the action. If anything she may be in a hipper area in Chicago.

Caroll Gardens is so much nicer and more livable than the UES (which is honestly kind of disgusting and boring as hell east of Park) and West Village (overrun with influencers).

DP, totally agree. Besides, NYC is huge, and there is no single place that counts as “art and culinary Mecca”. I am not much of a foodie, but if you want to keep up with the art stuff, you 1) should expect to get on the subway and 2) not necessarily want to live with 3 kids where all the action is - too many a-holes visiting.

man, the thing about food in NYC is that you can find something delicious wherever you are and at any price level. I still remember the first time I had Dominican chicken and plantains in Washington Heights … as well as the first time I had frisée au lardon at a fancy French place. And tell me who doesn’t still long for egg and cheese on a roll?

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Anonymous wrote:I'm sorry but this is so stupid and out of touch.

Not really. It’s good insight into what an upper middle class life in NYC looks like and the decisions that demographic has to make. I found a lot of it edifying.

Upper middle class! This is also stupid and out of touch.

This is in NYC...they can't afford an above average sized condo on that income

In a decent neighborhood, no she cannot. Carroll Gardens is already far from the action and not that expensive per square foot. She'd have to go to Bed-Stuy or Astoria to get the cost down and those are non-starters for most people in her position.

Curious, what “action” do you think a family with three small kids is looking for? They live in a safe and convenient family neighborhood with a very easy commute to downtown Manhattan.

If you don’t want “action” then why be in the city? Go move to Westchester.

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Anonymous wrote:$5900 for a 2 bed in Carroll Gardens is a pretty good deal. People on DCUM don't understand how crazy NY has gotten.

Blink twice to tell us you’re okay

People in NYC are delusional if 5900 to live in a mid neighborhood is a deal.

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Anonymous wrote:If the reddit poster lived in Chicago she would be in a city with 90% of NYC's cultural offerings and could have a great house in the city (or in the burbs on public transit) and be able to afford private school (or send her kids to some of the best public schools in the country). The winters are bad, but NYC winters are no picnic either.

Please keep in mind she is in Carroll Gardens, not the West Village or UES. It’s not some art and culinary mecca. It’s pretty mid and far from the action. If anything she may be in a hipper area in Chicago.

Caroll Gardens is so much nicer and more livable than the UES (which is honestly kind of disgusting and boring as hell east of Park) and West Village (overrun with influencers).

DP, totally agree. Besides, NYC is huge, and there is no single place that counts as “art and culinary Mecca”. I am not much of a foodie, but if you want to keep up with the art stuff, you 1) should expect to get on the subway and 2) not necessarily want to live with 3 kids where all the action is - too many a-holes visiting.

UES has many Michelin stars, the Frick, the Met, Cooper Hewitt, neue, Guggenheim. It is the Mecca

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Anonymous wrote:If the reddit poster lived in Chicago she would be in a city with 90% of NYC's cultural offerings and could have a great house in the city (or in the burbs on public transit) and be able to afford private school (or send her kids to some of the best public schools in the country). The winters are bad, but NYC winters are no picnic either.

Please keep in mind she is in Carroll Gardens, not the West Village or UES. It’s not some art and culinary mecca. It’s pretty mid and far from the action. If anything she may be in a hipper area in Chicago.

Caroll Gardens is so much nicer and more livable than the UES (which is honestly kind of disgusting and boring as hell east of Park) and West Village (overrun with influencers).

DP, totally agree. Besides, NYC is huge, and there is no single place that counts as “art and culinary Mecca”. I am not much of a foodie, but if you want to keep up with the art stuff, you 1) should expect to get on the subway and 2) not necessarily want to live with 3 kids where all the action is - too many a-holes visiting.

UES has many Michelin stars, the Frick, the Met, Cooper Hewitt, neue, Guggenheim. It is the Mecca

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So, UES covers the textbook visual arts with an occasional edgier thing thrown in. Cool. You still have to get on the subway to see a play or listen to live music. Or see some visual art created by a living artist.

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Anonymous wrote:If the reddit poster lived in Chicago she would be in a city with 90% of NYC's cultural offerings and could have a great house in the city (or in the burbs on public transit) and be able to afford private school (or send her kids to some of the best public schools in the country). The winters are bad, but NYC winters are no picnic either.

Please keep in mind she is in Carroll Gardens, not the West Village or UES. It’s not some art and culinary mecca. It’s pretty mid and far from the action. If anything she may be in a hipper area in Chicago.

Caroll Gardens is so much nicer and more livable than the UES (which is honestly kind of disgusting and boring as hell east of Park) and West Village (overrun with influencers).

DP, totally agree. Besides, NYC is huge, and there is no single place that counts as “art and culinary Mecca”. I am not much of a foodie, but if you want to keep up with the art stuff, you 1) should expect to get on the subway and 2) not necessarily want to live with 3 kids where all the action is - too many a-holes visiting.

UES has many Michelin stars, the Frick, the Met, Cooper Hewitt, neue, Guggenheim. It is the Mecca

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So, UES covers the textbook visual arts with an occasional edgier thing thrown in. Cool. You still have to get on the subway to see a play or listen to live music. Or see some visual art created by a living artist.

No. You can walk from 5th Avenue to Lincoln Center and attend the opera or enjoy jazz or ballet. There are also living artists on the UES, most people residing there aren’t rich stereotypes.

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Anonymous wrote:In NYC, the third child is the ultimate luxury. That is some serious FU money to manage that - another bedroom, another tuition. The third child in Manhattan or Brooklyn is the biggest display of wealth there is. Not sure why this poster is rolling with 3 children in NYC if they can't cover the expenses. It's not like it's a surprise.

No kidding. A 3rd kid is a vanity child for sure.

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Anonymous wrote:If the reddit poster lived in Chicago she would be in a city with 90% of NYC's cultural offerings and could have a great house in the city (or in the burbs on public transit) and be able to afford private school (or send her kids to some of the best public schools in the country). The winters are bad, but NYC winters are no picnic either.

Please keep in mind she is in Carroll Gardens, not the West Village or UES. It’s not some art and culinary mecca. It’s pretty mid and far from the action. If anything she may be in a hipper area in Chicago.

Caroll Gardens is so much nicer and more livable than the UES (which is honestly kind of disgusting and boring as hell east of Park) and West Village (overrun with influencers).

DP, totally agree. Besides, NYC is huge, and there is no single place that counts as “art and culinary Mecca”. I am not much of a foodie, but if you want to keep up with the art stuff, you 1) should expect to get on the subway and 2) not necessarily want to live with 3 kids where all the action is - too many a-holes visiting.

UES has many Michelin stars, the Frick, the Met, Cooper Hewitt, neue, Guggenheim. It is the Mecca

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So, UES covers the textbook visual arts with an occasional edgier thing thrown in. Cool. You still have to get on the subway to see a play or listen to live music. Or see some visual art created by a living artist.

No. You can walk from 5th Avenue to Lincoln Center and attend the opera or enjoy jazz or ballet. There are also living artists on the UES, most people residing there aren’t rich stereotypes.

My parents used to live on the UES (because it was cheaper than the other neighborhoods they were considering). You definitely can’t walk on 5th Ave to get to Lincoln Crnter!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm sorry but this is so stupid and out of touch.

Not really. It’s good insight into what an upper middle class life in NYC looks like and the decisions that demographic has to make. I found a lot of it edifying.

Upper middle class! This is also stupid and out of touch.

This is in NYC...they can't afford an above average sized condo on that income

In a decent neighborhood, no she cannot. Carroll Gardens is already far from the action and not that expensive per square foot. She'd have to go to Bed-Stuy or Astoria to get the cost down and those are non-starters for most people in her position.

Curious, what “action” do you think a family with three small kids is looking for? They live in a safe and convenient family neighborhood with a very easy commute to downtown Manhattan.

If you don’t want “action” then why be in the city? Go move to Westchester.

So you think all the action is … on the UES?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If the reddit poster lived in Chicago she would be in a city with 90% of NYC's cultural offerings and could have a great house in the city (or in the burbs on public transit) and be able to afford private school (or send her kids to some of the best public schools in the country). The winters are bad, but NYC winters are no picnic either.

Please keep in mind she is in Carroll Gardens, not the West Village or UES. It’s not some art and culinary mecca. It’s pretty mid and far from the action. If anything she may be in a hipper area in Chicago.

Caroll Gardens is so much nicer and more livable than the UES (which is honestly kind of disgusting and boring as hell east of Park) and West Village (overrun with influencers).

DP, totally agree. Besides, NYC is huge, and there is no single place that counts as “art and culinary Mecca”. I am not much of a foodie, but if you want to keep up with the art stuff, you 1) should expect to get on the subway and 2) not necessarily want to live with 3 kids where all the action is - too many a-holes visiting.

UES has many Michelin stars, the Frick, the Met, Cooper Hewitt, neue, Guggenheim. It is the Mecca

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So, UES covers the textbook visual arts with an occasional edgier thing thrown in. Cool. You still have to get on the subway to see a play or listen to live music. Or see some visual art created by a living artist.

No. You can walk from 5th Avenue to Lincoln Center and attend the opera or enjoy jazz or ballet. There are also living artists on the UES, most people residing there aren’t rich stereotypes.

that’s a long walk.

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Anonymous wrote:If the reddit poster lived in Chicago she would be in a city with 90% of NYC's cultural offerings and could have a great house in the city (or in the burbs on public transit) and be able to afford private school (or send her kids to some of the best public schools in the country). The winters are bad, but NYC winters are no picnic either.

Please keep in mind she is in Carroll Gardens, not the West Village or UES. It’s not some art and culinary mecca. It’s pretty mid and far from the action. If anything she may be in a hipper area in Chicago.

Caroll Gardens is so much nicer and more livable than the UES (which is honestly kind of disgusting and boring as hell east of Park) and West Village (overrun with influencers).

DP, totally agree. Besides, NYC is huge, and there is no single place that counts as “art and culinary Mecca”. I am not much of a foodie, but if you want to keep up with the art stuff, you 1) should expect to get on the subway and 2) not necessarily want to live with 3 kids where all the action is - too many a-holes visiting.

UES has many Michelin stars, the Frick, the Met, Cooper Hewitt, neue, Guggenheim. It is the Mecca

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So, UES covers the textbook visual arts with an occasional edgier thing thrown in. Cool. You still have to get on the subway to see a play or listen to live music. Or see some visual art created by a living artist.

No. You can walk from 5th Avenue to Lincoln Center and attend the opera or enjoy jazz or ballet. There are also living artists on the UES, most people residing there aren’t rich stereotypes.

My parents used to live on the UES (because it was cheaper than the other neighborhoods they were considering). You definitely can’t walk on 5th Ave to get to Lincoln Crnter!

Hence why I said “from” and not “on”

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm sorry but this is so stupid and out of touch.

Not really. It’s good insight into what an upper middle class life in NYC looks like and the decisions that demographic has to make. I found a lot of it edifying.

Upper middle class! This is also stupid and out of touch.

This is in NYC...they can't afford an above average sized condo on that income

In a decent neighborhood, no she cannot. Carroll Gardens is already far from the action and not that expensive per square foot. She'd have to go to Bed-Stuy or Astoria to get the cost down and those are non-starters for most people in her position.

Curious, what “action” do you think a family with three small kids is looking for? They live in a safe and convenient family neighborhood with a very easy commute to downtown Manhattan.

If you don’t want “action” then why be in the city? Go move to Westchester.

So you think all the action is … on the UES?

A lot more so than Carroll Gardens. Add in Tribeca, UWS for the arts, East Village

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Anonymous wrote:If the reddit poster lived in Chicago she would be in a city with 90% of NYC's cultural offerings and could have a great house in the city (or in the burbs on public transit) and be able to afford private school (or send her kids to some of the best public schools in the country). The winters are bad, but NYC winters are no picnic either.

Please keep in mind she is in Carroll Gardens, not the West Village or UES. It’s not some art and culinary mecca. It’s pretty mid and far from the action. If anything she may be in a hipper area in Chicago.

Caroll Gardens is so much nicer and more livable than the UES (which is honestly kind of disgusting and boring as hell east of Park) and West Village (overrun with influencers).

DP, totally agree. Besides, NYC is huge, and there is no single place that counts as “art and culinary Mecca”. I am not much of a foodie, but if you want to keep up with the art stuff, you 1) should expect to get on the subway and 2) not necessarily want to live with 3 kids where all the action is - too many a-holes visiting.

UES has many Michelin stars, the Frick, the Met, Cooper Hewitt, neue, Guggenheim. It is the Mecca

.

So, UES covers the textbook visual arts with an occasional edgier thing thrown in. Cool. You still have to get on the subway to see a play or listen to live music. Or see some visual art created by a living artist.

No. You can walk from 5th Avenue to Lincoln Center and attend the opera or enjoy jazz or ballet. There are also living artists on the UES, most people residing there aren’t rich stereotypes.

that’s a long walk.

20 mins from The Pierre to Lincoln Center. Don’t be lazy

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Anonymous wrote:If the reddit poster lived in Chicago she would be in a city with 90% of NYC's cultural offerings and could have a great house in the city (or in the burbs on public transit) and be able to afford private school (or send her kids to some of the best public schools in the country). The winters are bad, but NYC winters are no picnic either.

Please keep in mind she is in Carroll Gardens, not the West Village or UES. It’s not some art and culinary mecca. It’s pretty mid and far from the action. If anything she may be in a hipper area in Chicago.

Caroll Gardens is so much nicer and more livable than the UES (which is honestly kind of disgusting and boring as hell east of Park) and West Village (overrun with influencers).

DP, totally agree. Besides, NYC is huge, and there is no single place that counts as “art and culinary Mecca”. I am not much of a foodie, but if you want to keep up with the art stuff, you 1) should expect to get on the subway and 2) not necessarily want to live with 3 kids where all the action is - too many a-holes visiting.

UES has many Michelin stars, the Frick, the Met, Cooper Hewitt, neue, Guggenheim. It is the Mecca

.

So, UES covers the textbook visual arts with an occasional edgier thing thrown in. Cool. You still have to get on the subway to see a play or listen to live music. Or see some visual art created by a living artist.

No. You can walk from 5th Avenue to Lincoln Center and attend the opera or enjoy jazz or ballet. There are also living artists on the UES, most people residing there aren’t rich stereotypes.

that’s a long walk.

20 mins from The Pierre to Lincoln Center. Don’t be lazy

. Only if you walk across the park which you may not want to do at night. Also you are assuming the Reddit person would live on 5th. She’d be more likely to live on 2nd. Regardless, I’d prefer to live in Brooklyn.