A log scale would not be appropriate. Log jumps in powers of 10, and so a log scale would unnaturally compress the hill, i.e. the first gradation would be 10, the second 100, the third 1000, etc. It would give an artificial view. The linear scale is the most apposite for this type of data. You need to read your statistics book again.

Posted by: pachuca at August 29, 2006 10:56 AM in response to The Possibility That Landing Is Hard, Not Soft

I can't agree with the idea that Throop avenue can only get better. It could go back down. With the housing market stalled at the moment things could go either way, if the market picks up - sure. But if the market starts to drop, the less desirable areas will be the first to take a hit. BTW, if you follow the news you'll see many shooting deaths in NYC are bystanders, somethimes people sitting by a window in their house. Guns going off on your block? get out.

Posted by: pachuca at August 17, 2006 11:41 AM in response to Brownstone Breakfast: Price Cut on Hancock

its difficult to take the water taxi there seriously. Its a nice idea, but people earning incomes sufficient to pay 830K have variable, often late, hours, and the water taxi doesn't cut it. Despite the taxi name, the service isn't that convenient at all unless your office is also on the river. The upside is that if you can pay 829k for an apt, you can afford the water taxi rates.

Overall the views are prob. better from schaeffer (depends which way you face, becuase the skyline is much further away at McCarren. However, for shops and restaurants. McCarren clearly has better stuff nearby, despite the recent NYTimes article. My advice would be wait 6 mons and save a pile of cash.

Posted by: pachuca at July 31, 2006 4:01 PM in response to Head to Head: $829,000 in Williamsburg

its difficult to take the water taxi there seriously. Its a nice idea, but people earning incomes sufficient to pay 830K have variable, often late, hours, and the water taxi doesn't cut it. Despite the taxi name, the service isn't that convenient at all unless your office is also on the river. The upside is that if you can pay 829k for an apt, you can afford the water taxi rates.

Posted by: pachuca at July 31, 2006 3:59 PM in response to Head to Head: $829,000 in Williamsburg

I wouldn't spend that cash on either one. Schaefffer has sold about as much as it can, its exhausted its niche market. The place on McCarren has too much competition with the glut of condos coming on to the market on the other side of the park. And theres the stalled housing market to consider. There's only so many people in the area prepared to pay that much, and the sardines-in-a-can L-train is maxed out, so forget about many more Manhattan professionals emigrating to the hood unless they have their own kayaks to cross the East river.

Posted by: pachuca at July 31, 2006 2:31 PM in response to Head to Head: $829,000 in Williamsburg