No surprise: Tribeca is in trouble.

No surprise... rufus points at a bunch of comments as "evidence"... and there he is, comment #3 and #7.

A tad sad.

Oh, we passed sad a LONG time ago. We're on to "mom should take him to the shrink asap" now...

nyc10022, you're an idiot. the evidence is those condos having a hard time selling. Or are you now accusing me of being a writer for curbed?

nyc10022, are you paranoid much? i did not make those comments on curbed, but i'm not surprised since everyone on this board thinks that anyone who is remotely critical of the "almighty NYC" must all be the same person.

[channeling Cracker Boy]

The problem isn't Tribeca, rufie. The problem is the price. Someone would buy land in the sulphorous pit of Hell if the price were right.

$2M for a one bedroom, no wonder they aren't selling.

i know, i know...

I just bought in Tribeca and am very happy with my purchase. Worth every penny.

rufus is a dufus!

Rufus is a knucklehead.

Rufus is a knucklehead, and as proof I site my post above. There....evidence! It has been proven!

I also think Rufus is a knucklehead.

See, everyone in NYC thinks Rufus is a knucklehead.

Rufus - get it now? It's 3:00 pm, are you getting ready for the dinner shift at Bob's Big Boy?

hehehe - rufus makes me laugh. and everyone's responses are terrific! Shoutouts all around!

I also think he is a knucklehead. And, to make it clear, I'm not nyc10022. I'm someone else. I just agree with him.

rufus also posted about how great Chicago is on the orignal article on curbed . . . an lied and said he was an UWSider!

seriously . . . get a life

Rufus is a real dufus.... Year over year, Tribeca ranks #1 most expensive zip code in the US. That says something alone! I live here and love the peace, solitude, no mass tourists, its close proximity to everything and most of all its DOWNTOWN NYC. TriBeCa has history, cobble stone streets, and great architecture/design. Dufus Rufus is just a jealous bitch! He does say one point i agree with.... Get rid of the trash in the eve's!

Best,
DownTown kool

jay, tribeca is one of the most overrated urban neighborhoods in the country. Regarding prices, NYC real estate is crashing like a stack of cards. And tribeca is certainly not immune.

Most people don't want to live around garbage bags; sorry dude, it's just not my cup of tea. Chicago wins out every time against NYC. it's not even a close call.

Come on Jay, don't you know that evryone wants alleys and Tribeca just doesn't have enough of them.

> Regarding prices, NYC real estate is crashing like a stack of cards.

And, there is Chicago, which not only started lower, but has declined even more.
If you're that down on NYC, you must think Chicago absolutely sucks...

Cracker Boy, you state that Chicago wins out every time against NYC. You're partially right. New York can't compete with Chicago in a few key areas, as has been demonstrated to you with data and numerous articles:
1. Most polluted US city -- Chicago
2. Highest violent crime rate -- Chicago
3. Greatest exodus of population (certain to accelerate in this economic climate) -- Chicago
4. Highest homicide rate -- Chicago
5. Most rapidly accelerating increase in homicide rate -- Chicago
6. Most homely population -- Chicago
7. Highest illiteracy rate -- Chicago

Do you see the pattern, Cracker Boy?

rufus, the problem I have with you is that you don't like NY. I have no problem with people who would use a NYC real estate crash as an opportunity to buy. If that happens we won't have the 70's again where vast swathes of Manhattan were deserted at night. You see rufus, most people predicting a RE crash just want the city to become more affordable, they don't want it to die. You want NYC to die. Guess what? Every time you post something bad about NYC, Chicago gets worse. In a week or so all the Chicago hedge funds will be out of business and handling cow carcasses and pork bellies will be Chicago's #1 industry again.

80sMan, are you saying Chicago will be Hog Butcher for the World?

What is happening with Truffles Tribeca?