Reasons why New York Sucks - Page 77

some buildings have huge maintenance fees. Way too often have I seen buildings and thought "hey this looks pretty nice and its not a bad price either" only to see that monthly building fees are $1500+

what do they spend the maintenance fees on?

building mortgage.

thats batshit insane and also helluva way to make money

Depends on the building but maintenance can cover a lot.

In my co-op it pays for:
-All utilities: heat, hw, gas, electric.
-Property taxes apportioned to your individual unit.
-The staff: 24 hr Doorman, porters, maintenance men, coop attorney, management company.
-Common areas: electricity and maintenance of elevators, hallways, laundry room, community room, landscaping of garden.
-Rainy day fund: account for big projects like roof replacement.
-Underlying mortgage - yes you probably pay two mortgages of your co-op - one for your unit (if financed) and one on the building itself (the mortgage it took out decades ago when tenants bought it from the landlord going from rental to co-op).
-Parking: most bldgs dont have this. Mine does.
-Basic cable

About 55 percent of my maintenance is tax deductible due to the property taxes and interest on the underlying mortgage. Depending on the year, my tax refund can cover three months worth of maintenance.

ignore

depending on the building - insurance, maintenance, cable, water, staff, etc..

It's the Times. They obsess about this shit the way they obsess about Obama* and ESPN obsesses about Tebow.

* This past Sunday's Times had pictures of Obama above the fold on the front page of the Main Section, Sunday Review and Arts & Leisure, as well as a front-page-of-the-Sunday Style section about DC restaurants entitled "A Trendy Turn in Obama’s Town".

My understanding is that the New York Times real estate section is funded by real estate advertising. Hence the real estate Cinderella stories.

That's all papers

I agree and don't partake. Paris and Amsterdam are the worst cities for 'leave it' culture I've seen. I won't pick up shit, so wouldn't own a dog in an urban environment because its not respectful to the community to leave it.

When did begging/playing for money on subway cars get so extreme?

 

First off I'm seeing everyday on almost every line I take. Today, three guys piled on with four conga drums. Do you know how much room three guys and four drums take up? And how loud that is? People couldn't exit through the doors they were blocking. Fast enough.

 

Subway cops really need to keep this stuff on the platform.

 

lefty 

i once saw a giant dog take a giant poop and the nimrod female owner just left it there and obviously didn't give a hoot of care.

lots of people saw and some guy yelled out "you forgot your poop!!" and she walked away really fast in shame.

Her parents aren't footing the entire bill -- she's still on the hook for paying the $1K a month on maintenance. Granted, she's still fucking privileged as shit, but it's not a free ride either.

dog owners indifferently walking away after their dog has taken a shit is definitely in the list of top 5 shitty things people do that make me want to punch the owner in the face, even if the owner is a woman.