supermechace t1_je6p9p0 wrote on March 29, 2023 at 8:16 PM

Reply to comment by Tinkiegrrl_825 in Ex-homeless tenants face mass eviction by Lower East Side landlord by natekrinsky

I think six figures is a bit of an exaggeration as theres more affordable housing (or arrangements like room mates )further out from Manhattan. But big corps can find ways to fill the void like packaged food prepared off site or in ghost kitchens. McDonald's is researching robotics and already has self serve kiosks

Frequent-Shape6950 t1_je808bv wrote on March 30, 2023 at 1:55 AM

>I think six figures is a bit of an exaggeration

My friend pays his nanny $90,000/yr.

supermechace t1_je8bffz wrote on March 30, 2023 at 3:26 AM

Does he provide healthcare? If no healthcare I would say her actual take home is $78k and that's not counting if he provides retirement match plan, though if he pays under the table then that's better than if you're making 120k

Frequent-Shape6950 t1_jeakd0a wrote on March 30, 2023 at 4:48 PM

Good question. I'll ask next time he brings it up. He is a longtime close friend but makes 40x my income so I don't want to be nosy.

The point is, in 2023 NYC "six-figures" doesn't mean what it used to.

supermechace t1_jeasjfi wrote on March 30, 2023 at 5:40 PM

Oh definitely but in the framework of the article it doesn't mean you can't find a place to live in NY, just that it gets you a lot less. For those that make much less it's much harder to get by much less get ahead.

MarbleFox_ t1_jefw469 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 6:40 PM

Why should someone have to commute to Manhattan just work a job that doesn’t pay them enough to live in Manhattan?

supermechace t1_jeg6huj wrote on March 31, 2023 at 7:49 PM

This particular scenario would be up to the person whether through demanding better pay, quitting, or unionize. I think the bigger issue is long term NYC residents being pushed out of their neighborhoods. In a capitalist society that's hard to prevent but ideally people would profit from the sales of their homes and use it to move to lower costs areas appropriate for them and their fiances. Unfortunately the answer for that in many cases is outside NYC like Florida.