When watching a television show about New York City, the world sees an average apartment, meant for the average characters on the show. But us New Yorkers see these impossibly spacious, low-rent, full kitchen apartments as the stuff dreams are made of. A recent article in the Washington Post analyzed several of the more popular shows set in NYC to see just how realistic these apartments are.
When you think of New York housing, you probably either picture the typical real-life version — a hovel that can barely fit the rats that infest it — or the popular TV version: a sprawling, sun-drenched paradise. While some series portray New York real estate fairly accurately, many have turned a blind eye to what its characters would actually be able to afford in the Big Apple’s housing market. Carrie Bradshaw’s spacious studio with a walk-in closet? Trust us, newspaper columnists with a shoe addiction don’t live like this.
Check out the full article to see more apartment breakdowns like the one for Girls' Adam Sackler above.
via Washington Post
Matt Coneybeare
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Matt enjoys exploring the City's with his partner and son. He is an avid marathon runner, and spends most of his time eating, running, and working on cool stuff.
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