June 17, 2002 Issue
" There's a point where the sound on your stereo goes from being barely audible to very loud. MoMA's move to Queens has turned up the volume."
-- Rochelle Slovin, "MoMA Mia!"
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FEATURES Loathe Thy Neighbor BY ALEX WILLIAMS You thought they were as extinct as the dinosaurs, those lucky stiffs living in palatial apartments while paying a quarter -- or a tenth -- of what you do. Think again. The days of rent regulation may be numbered, but there are plenty of well-heeled holdouts with fabulous deals, and with a sense of entitlement to go with them. (What self-respecting New Yorker pays retail?) As rents and co-op prices continue to soar, the power struggle -- and resentment -- between those who pay and those who pay through the nose has never been more intense.
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MoMA Mia!
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