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Even Upper-East-Side Manhattan, one of the wealthiest zip codes in the U.S., has average incomes "only" in the high 5 figures. East of Lexington, the UES is up
by michaelochurch 15y ago
Even Upper-East-Side Manhattan, one of the wealthiest zip codes in the U.S., has average incomes "only" in the high 5 figures.
East of Lexington, the UES is upper-middle-income yuppies. Apartments are affordable but very small: like 400 SF for $2,000 per month. Not an option if you have kids.
Also, if UES is defined from 59th to 110th street, that includes areas in the north that are low-income and more like Harlem than UES. The change is quite stark.
- bearmf 15y agoIt is possible to live with a baby in 1br apartment, a lot of people do it in Manhattan. The real problems start later, with preschools, kindergartens etc.
- michaelochurch 15y agoThat preschool shit does sound terrifying. My question is: why? Are NYC public schools really that bad? (I have no idea, but I thought there were some good districts.) Or is the insanity just a product of it being hard to get them into top colleges coming from New York and not being prep? Because there's a solution, which is to have them move to Montana during their senior year.
- bearmf 15y agoThere are no public preschools in New York for middle class. The private ones are very expensive and competitive to get into. AFAIK, there are good public elementary schools. Middle and high schools are much worse if you don't get into a Gifted & Talented program.