Big Money Mondays: 15 Most Expensive Things in New York
As we enter a frugal era of more sober spending in 2009, we can look back on 2008 as the year that decadence died. So in the year’s final installment of our weekly financial listicle, Big Money Mondays, we look at a list from the wise financiers at the New York Daily News of the most inappropriately-priced luxury items New York City has to offer.
So before the bottom falls out of this whole “economy” thing, won’t you accompany Listicles on a web-window shopping excursion to see the 15 Most Expensive Things in New York.
The Apartment: 12th and 13th floors of 740 Park Avenue (32 rooms), over $60 million

The Rental Apartment: 502 Park Avenue (10 rooms), $200,000 per month

The Hotel Room: Ty Warner Suite at the Four Seasons Hotel (9 rooms), $34,000 per night

The Boat: Sunseeker 53 (3 bedrooms, 2 bath), $1.4 million

The Perfume: No. 1 for Women, Imperial Majesty Version (comes in crystal, diamond and gold flacon), $200,000 per bottle

The Bar Drink: Remy Martin’s Louis XIII Black Pearl Magnum cognac, $2,500 per shot

The Baby Stroller: Onyx Black & Snowdrop White Balmoral Baby Pram by Silver Cross, $2,995

The Lap Dance: Private lap dance with Dom Perignon and signed G-string at V.I.P. Strip Club, $1,000 per half hour

The Umbrella: Fox umbrella with sterling silver handle at Rain or Shine, $895

The Dessert: Frrrozen Haute Chocolate at Serendipity 3 (with 5 grams of edible gold shavings), $25,000 per sundae

The Paella: Seafood paella (with truffles, baby eel, octopus, lobster, etc.) from Sofrito, $1,000 per plate

The Burger: Richard Nouveau at Wall Street Burger Shoppe (with gold flakes, truffles, foie gras and Gruyere), $175 per burger

The Omelette: Zillion Dollar Frittata from Norma’s at Le Parker Meridien Hotel (with lobster and caviar), $1000

The Bagel: Bagel with truffle cream cheese and goji berry jelly at the Times Square Westin, $1,000

The Pizza: With sliced lobster and four varieties of caviar from Nino’s Bellissima, $1,000

Happy recession 2009!

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