Have any of you ever been to Florent, which until yesterday was a 24 hour a day oasis of great food, cool people and reasonable prices in the now hip and trendy Meat Packing District of NYC? It was one of my favorite places to eat in the entire world. It was forced to close because the area has become so upscale that the owners of the building upped the rent to a staggering $30,000 a month!
Here's a link to the NY TImes article - http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/30/nyregion/30florent.html?hp I know that this doesn't directly relate to AP, but today I heard that McCloons is offering a $22 burger, which is just plain highway robbery. It makes me wonder if people would just order something that outlandish just to show off. Meanwhile, you can get a great burger on the boardwalk at Jonnie-G's for $3. I bet in a blindfold taste test it would be hard to tell the difference. To me, the $22 burger on our boardwalk is a sign of things to come. I hope I'm wrong, but if I'm right, while the redevelopment will make the boardwalk look great, it's would be a terrible shame if our boardwalk becomes too pricey for the people that live in the city, believe in the city and aren't gazillionaires. ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
