does nyc suck, the new york times suck, or both?

does this make anyone else feel like puking? this city is turning into one big luxury condo.

New York, Once a Lure, Is Slowly Losing the Creative Set
...But relentless inflation in real estate and health care costs are endangering New York's long dominance in the creative sector, according to a new report, as artists and companies migrate to less expensive cities eager to lure them.

On a Creek With a Past, Waterfront Dreams
A lot at 99 Commercial Street, which is as famous as the Gowanus for its gritty industrial feel, could be the future of luxury housing in Brooklyn.

Turning the High Line Into ... the High Life
...Say hello to designer buildings, valet parking, concierges, meditation gardens and, oh yes, lines of limos jockeying for position outside the borough's trendiest new restaurants branded by celebrity chefs like Mario Batali, Tom Colicchio and Masaharu Morimoto.

A Hard Sell for a Park Named Brooklyn Bridge
The park would also have 710 units of luxury housing on sites near Atlantic Avenue and John Street, along with a hotel and restaurant near Old Fulton Street. And it is this part of the project that has troubled some local residents.

(source: NYT online)