meanwhile, the post is aghast that the CEO of a major media organization spent . . . $2.7m on a 'sprawling' brooklyn townhouse
https://i.imgur.com/1oXP6Wr.jpeg
sorry, i know these aren't precisely NYT quiddities but NYC real estate coverage is so insane
― mookieproof, Friday, 19 April 2024 00:40 (one month ago) link
there are brownstones on my block going for twice that
― mookieproof, Friday, 19 April 2024 00:42 (one month ago) link
Same people that piss and moan about Bernie "Socialist" Sanders living well.
― nickn, Friday, 19 April 2024 01:18 (one month ago) link
you're right, she's just like us
― budo jeru, Friday, 19 April 2024 02:26 (one month ago) link
I just looked up some currently-for-sale $2.7M NYC townhouses in a real estate database, and their square footage is roughly equivalent to that of my cramped Maryland single-family home.
― peace, man, Friday, 19 April 2024 12:08 (one month ago) link
(which is currently appraised under $300,000)
― peace, man, Friday, 19 April 2024 12:09 (one month ago) link
assessed, not appraised
― peace, man, Friday, 19 April 2024 12:10 (one month ago) link
That's probably completely detached from value, some places wait a really long time to re-assess properties or don't assess at full value
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Friday, 19 April 2024 15:02 (one month ago) link
I do find something kind of quid-aggy about the new NPR CEO, like she's this rich white lady from Connecticut who has perfectly memorized the Ibram Kendi/Robin DiAngelo talking points but it rings hollow.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Friday, 19 April 2024 15:05 (one month ago) link
Don’t confuse CEOs with people
― G. D’Arcy Cheesewright (silby), Friday, 19 April 2024 15:22 (one month ago) link