Occupy a Four Bedroom at 75 Wall Street for $22,950 a Month
This is a neat bit: Mayor Bloomberg gets to respond to the letter sent by four officials who represent downtown Manhattan and agree that Occupy Wall Street is a Menace 2 Society in the Hood. But the letter has three claims: drumming is too loud at night (that’s already fixed), there’s public urination (likely not that fixed, but then, welcome to New York), and there are too many police barricades. WHY WON’T OCCUPY WALL STREET TAKE DOWN THEIR POLICE BARRICADES? So Bloomberg’s response? “It’s an occupation of a growing, vibrant residential neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, and it’s really hurting small businesses and families.” With police barricades.
Also, not really. If you have been to Zuccotti Park — and you should! — you know how many families live right there (barely any). Battery Park City and the Financial District have, according to conflicting accounts, between 40,000 and 60,000 residents now. (I believe the 46,000 number, which I think excludes the South St. Seaport; the financial district is technically anything south of City Hall Park. ) 10,000 of those live in Battery Park City, which is nowhere near the park.
Although! If you wanted to live actually RIGHT there, and be annoyed by barricades (and if you lived right there and you wanted to push your baby in a stroller, would you seriously take the most crowded route UP BROADWAY? No you would not!) you could be home at Occupy Wall Street right now! Here are the 399 rentals currently listed; that $18,000 two-bedroom at 40 Broad Street sounds real nice. Or you could get a $1,795 studio at 160 Front Street. Anyway, sounds like Occupy Wall Street ended up in the right place.