Saturday, April 20, 2024
Hyderabadi Zaiqa, 366 West 52nd Street, four steps down from the street, is a tiny joint, six two-tops with short stools and a counter with four tall stools. Interior space seems beside the point, however, because the parade of delivery guys in and out was endless, generating far more business than the maximum of 16 folks seated. The very extensive menu and the effusive menu also befit a much larger establishment.
Ultimately, it is the quality that counts and Hyderabadi Zaiqa makes the grade. I ordered HZ Special Boneless Chicken Biryani, one of 15 varieties listed ($15.99). It was a generous portion, eight hearty chunks of medium-spicy chicken on basmati rice.
By the way, this is not a theater crowd joint. In fact, when we left after 8 PM, there were a dozen people several generations beyond us waiting on the sidewalk to get in.
Sunday, April 21, 2024
This study is scary. It looks at median home value/median income in 1970 vs. 2022.
Nationally, the ratio of home value to income, the (un)affordability index, has swollen in this period, because real estate appreciation has far outstripped income growth. For instance, the 2022 ratio for Miami was 3.25 its 1970 ratio and it was only tenth highest on the list. California takes seven of the top 10 spots; the Holy Land only comes in 11th.
To illustrate the explosiveness of the California real estate market, I looked up the house in Sherman Oaks my Original Wife and I purchased in 1975 for $65,500. While it sold in 2007, long after we left, for $935,000, its estimated sale price today ranges from $1,551,318 to $2,006,000. On the other hand, $65,500 compounded at 6% over 49 years comes to $1,229,945, for what it’s worth.
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The Upper West Side’s Power Couple returned to the road to begin the Sinai Desert trek from Natick, Massachusetts.
We joined much of our local family at Minado, 1282 Worcester Street, Natick, a Japanese seafood buffet restaurant, something new to me. There are lot of Chinese buffets in New York ranging from salad bars with noodles to full-scale dining palaces, but Minado was singular. It could be mistaken for an airplane hangar. It serves over 30 sushi and sashimi dishes, over 20 salads, about 30 hot dishes including soft shell crab (a rare item to be freely dispensed), beef teriyaki, several types of fried and baked fish, BBQ shrimp, about 10 yakitori (skewers), vanilla and green tea soft serve, crepes made to order. No limits. Adult price Monday-Thursday $32.95, Friday-Sunday $34.95, all beverages extra.
Monday, April 22, 2024
The Exodus from Egypt went well, our caravan of two dozen wandering Jews ably directed by Law Professor David.
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
We returned to the Holy Land from the Promised Land today.
What a day on the legal frontier. New York State’s highest court overturned Harvey Weinstein’s conviction for felony sex crimes and the United States Supreme Court seems poised to restore the divine right of kings.
Meanwhile campuses across the country are in turmoil because of the violence in Gaza. Actually, not all the violence in Gaza, just some of the violence in Gaza.
Friday, April 26, 2024
Today's headline: "Student Leader of Columbia Protests: ‘Zionists Don’t Deserve to Live’"
Two adults making 6 figures each cannot find a four bedroom house in Nassau Co with any land!
ReplyDeleteDiving our children away.