On Sep 15, 2009, at 20:48 , Martin Gainty wrote:
>
> NYC/NYstate/Federal income taxes gobble up 1/2 your check BEFORE you
> can pay any of your bills
> keep in mind that a studio *starts* at 2500/month this doesnt
> include parking which is ANOTHER 250-500/month ..taxis are a min of
> 20$ to go 1 block..meals are a min of 50$/per
While you should always take into account taxes and cost of living
(and these things can be high in NYC), at least a couple of your
figures are quite exaggerated: taxi fares are fixed at $2.50 + $0.40/
(quarter mile or 60 seconds)[1] and I've had many filling meals at
restaurants in Manhattan for much less that $30.
Michael Glaesemann
grzm seespotcode net
[1]<http://www.nyc.gov/html/tlc/html/passenger/taxicab_rate.shtml>