What Is Middle-Class in Manhattan?NEW YORK, NEW YORK CITY, INSIDE WEALTH, BUSINESS NEWS
The New York Times | Sunday, 20 Jan 2013 | 4:35 AM ET
Drive through almost any neighborhood around the country, and class divisions are as clear as the gate around one community or the grittiness of another. From the footprint of the house to the gleam on the car in the driveway, it is not hard to guess the economic status of the people who live there.
Even the landscape is carved up by class. From 15,000 feet up, you can stare down at subdivisions and tract houses, and America's class lines will stare right back up at you.