job losses rising faster in Manhattan than in any other borough

fortunately, those who lost jobs are probably those who were living with parents or in projects already. Manhattan real estate is untouchable

I fully agree, streakeasy.

The only ones who lost jobs were Starbuck's baristas. And who needs their snotty attitudes, anyway?

so true, so true. not even remotely a problem, since those who lost jobs have millions of $$ saved. do you have any idea how much cash there is out there?

Sideliners.

I realize that you're being cheeky, but I happen to really like the customer service at Starbucks. The employees are overwhelmingly pleasant, and being a barista seems like a pretty tricky job, given how snotty the customers can be in ordering a drink with 14 variables.

As for me, I order a grande coffee. Nice and easy.

Thinking of petrizitz, I have come to the conclusion that anyone who loses their job is a loser anyway (or perhaps a "looser," as someone else called them) and we don't want them in Manhattan anyway.

Good riddance!

lower east side is unbelievably hot right now, rents are rising and demand for super blue condos are thru the roof

Flatliners.

It's the rezoning. I have multiple tenants who are paying 110% of their take-home pay in rent. Soon I will have all of my tenants paying an infinite percentage of their take-home pay in rent, because they won't have a take-home pay. The fact that it can take a year or more to evict a nonpaying tenant or two or three or four will have no effect on my cash flow. I will simply sue Celine Dion for her helicopter noise.

The other area that will be completely unaffected is Long Island City, because there is a new Duane Reade, and if memory serves me there is going to be a Gristede's, as well. It might even be a SUPER Gristede's, which will make the entire area magical.

And 15 CPW. MY apartment at 15 CPW is rented for four thousand times my carrying costs, to the receivers of Lehman Brothers. Dow 11,000! Naysayers!