nytimes.com — In Houston, $225,000 will buy a three-bedroom house with a game room, den, in-ground pool and hot tub. In Manhattan, it will buy a parking space. No windows, no view. No walls. Spaces are in such demand that there are waiting lists of buyers. Eight people are hoping for the chance to buy one of five private parking spaces for $225,000.
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binnisJul 13, 2007
A thirty mile commute isn't that bad, relatively speaking. There are a hand full of people at my place of employment whole live between 50 to 70 miles from our job. From Newark, NJ to South Jersey (exit 5 on the NJ Turnpike or the low 100's on the GSP for all you NJ heads out there).Similarly, there are a handful of NY employees that work in the city and live in eastern PA which is a hell of a commute. I would imagine though that some of them take some sort of public transportation as it is available at a reasonable rate.
gtapro92Jul 13, 2007
we also own ur ass
brandonmillsJul 13, 2007
Just to counter that point - I've lived in West Virginia and recently moved to Boston, and I have to say, my quality of life has drastically increased, and the idea of living away from a city seems nuts to me. First off, the commute is about the same to work. The only difference is instead of driving, I take the subway. It's a little less hectic without worrying about gas or possible traffic accidents. Of course, the monthly fee for this is $60 a month, where as for driving my car to work, it would usually be much higher. Secondly, and far more importantly, the economy of Mass is far healthier than the deader-than-dead economy of WV. Though cost of living is indeed more expensive, I get paid for more here for doing the same job. So it's by far more beneficial for me to be in Boston. I live in an apartment instead of a house, which hasn't effected my quality of life. If anything, it's less for me to clean. In Boston, there is absolutely a ton of things to do, where as in West Virginia, it was boring as Hell 24 / 7. Not to mention airfare is much cheaper at an international airport ( which WV doesn't have. ), so it's less costly for me to travel. Crime is a joke, as I briefly lived in Baltimore, so Boston's equivalent to 'crime' makes me giggle. Polution, perhaps, but it's not really all that bad. One of the things I love is that I can just walk anywhere I need to go instead of driving constantly. If I really need a car, which doesn't happen very often, I use my ZipCar membership to rent a car for a day or so. So my life in Boston isn't really so bad. Actually, it's kind of sweet.
gir53457Jul 13, 2007
Idaho gets you a 6 bedroom house with a den, pool attic, basement and garage with a workshop and new kitchen for 255,000.
cedexJul 13, 2007
What about the fact that the apartment she missed getting the parking spot for is just a temporary place to live in, because she didn't want to drive all the way back out to Long Island?
nemesisrobotJul 13, 2007
I know where i'm moving to
mtgarvey853Jul 16, 2007
I thought this was the land of the free, apparently not. If people can waste that much money on a parking spot so they don't have to take public transportation or find a parking garage like thousands do everyday, is complete bulls**t. Whether they have the money or not but are willing to spend that amount of cash on a 5x10 piece of concrete for a couple hours a week they are just hording it for themselves. They should look at the better things they can do with their money. Some families can barely afford food, while some apparently are upset when they can't afford parking, what a mess. They are just being selfish not only with the money but with the parking spot as well. Don't you think it would be nice for someone else, or better yet yourself, to be driving by and wanted to park there and enjoy the spot's great location when it is a vacant spot? Why doesn't just buy up all the parking spots sell that at a extremely high price and force everyone to public transportation and raise those prices, not like it hasn't been done already.