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August 7, 2010

Counting Calories in NY

“$4.30 For a Tiny Slice of Poundcake??” Even by New York’s inflated prices, “430” ($4.30?) for the tiny slice of marble pound cake at Starbucks seemed like a rip(off). It turns out, that’s the number of calories, not the price. In fact, everywhere you go in New York, there are now two numbers displayed: the...
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"How’s the Market?"

Answers Depend on Who, Where You Ask I got two, very different answers to that question in New York City yesterday, barely 2 hours apart. “Terrible,” said the owner of a Forest Hills title company, who noted few transactions, and a stalemate between owners who are in disbelief about current prices — and buyers who...
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