Tuesday, June 05, 2007

Interesting Article On New York City Economics

Anyone who has ever lived in New York City... or even just imagined living in New York City... has wondered: "If I were to open such-and-such business, what kind of money would I make?" New York Magazine has put together a list of 20 standard/common (or not-so-common) businesses in New York City, and how much money one can reasonably expect to earn with them.

Want to open a Pizzeria? Expect $18,000 profit plus salaries for your hard-working family. Diner? $252,000. Four-star restaurant? $1.7 million. For everything from drug dealer ($813,600) to The Yankees ($28 million loss), the numbers are all crunched, and the details are detailed. Exceptionally fascinating.

A Yellow-Cab Driver
A Drug Dealer
A Private Investigator                  
A Diner
A Soup Kitchen
A Yoga Studio
A Sex Shop
A Discount Store
A Pizza Place
A Copy Shop
A Four-Star Restaurant
A Private School
A Department Store
A Drug Company
A Financial Firm
A Midtown Building
A Baseball Team
A Museum
A Clothing Store
A Publishing Company
City Government

2 comments:

Issarat said...

I wonder how much a real police force would cost to get rid of the drug dealers in NYC?

Jil Wrinkle said...

A police force can never completely get rid of the drug problem. As long as people want to buy and use drugs, there will be people willing to sell them.