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☆ This is the most expensive neighborhood in the U.S.—see how the priciest ZIP code in your state compares
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Mike Winters | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

In contrast to California, the most expensive ZIP code for North Dakota is found in Fargo, where median-priced homes are relatively affordable, costing $439,900. Upscale vacation destinations and exclusive coastal towns dominate the most expensive ZIP codes for many U.S. states. Median-priced homes in these ZIP codes cost more than $4 million. In more rural states like Alaska, Iowa, Nebraska and West Virginia, homes in the most expensive ZIP codes cost less than $1 million. Below are the most expensive ZIP codes in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., listed in alphabetical order.

Organizations: Bel Air, U.S, Hamptons, D.C Locations: Los Angeles, California, North Dakota, Fargo, Bel, Water, , New York, Telluride , Colorado, Wilson , Wyoming, Jackson, Alaska , Iowa , Nebraska, West Virginia, U.S, Washington

☆ I'm a server at a Hamptons restaurant that got rid of tipping. It's made my life so much easier.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Kaila Yu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

She works at Calissa, a Greek restaurant with a no-tip model where she earns a living wage. AdvertisementAdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Dara Abrams, a server at Calissa in the Hamptons. Now, I work at Calissa, a Greek fine-dining restaurant in Water Mill, Southampton, as a senior server, a captain, and a bartender. Calissa reached out and asked my husband, who's a chef, and me to interview together because we're year-round Hamptons residents, and they wanted to transition Calissa from a seasonal restaurant to a year-round restaurant. Some customers still tipOccasionally, customers still tip even though the restaurant lists the administration fee on the menus, the website, and the checks.

Persons: Dara Abrams, —, waitressing, Bobby Van's, Calissa, who's, It's, they're, appetizers, I'd, I've, what's Organizations: Hamptons, Service, Management Locations: Calissa, Italy, Water Mill, Southampton

☆ Chaos in the Hamptons: Tracy Anderson devotees gripe about $5,500 mats, $90 classes, and power struggles among 'queen bees'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Katie Warren | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

"You can't just work out; you can't just enjoy it," another former Hamptons trainer added. Several pointed out that TA's longtime Hamptons studio manager left just before the summer season, and a current Hamptons trainer said the manager hadn't been replaced. One person who attends drop-in Hamptons classes said she tried to get into classes for weeks but couldn't get off the waiting list. Katia Pryce, the founder of DanceBody in NYC, worked as a TA trainer more than 10 years ago. A-listers such as Paltrow and Robert Downey Jr. have had TA trainers come to their Hamptons homes for private sessions.

Persons: Tracy Anderson, Michael Rubin's, —, Anderson, Anna Kaiser, Dani Levi, they're, Anderson didn't, Neil Rasmus, BFA.com, nonmembers, nonmember, hadn't, Nonmembers, couldn't, Katia Pryce, Pryce, Gwyneth Paltrow, Madonna, She's, Megan Roup, Roup, Tracy Anderson's, Rachel Murray, Paltrow, Robert Downey Jr, Elisa Arcaya, they'd, Arianna Siegel, Levi, Irene Nederlof, Claudia Saez, Fromm, she'd Organizations: White Party, Hamptons, TA, Hampton, Getty Locations: Southampton, Sag, Tribeca, Water, California, Madrid, NYC, New York, Manhattan, Los Angeles, Amsterdam, New York City, London, Miami

☆ I teach people how to swim in the Hamptons. Many of my clients are incredibly high-profile people who value their privacy and appreciate my high standards.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-08 | by ( Azul Cibils Blaquier | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Elizabeth Parry runs her own company, Hamptons Swim, which provides swimming lessons. I grew up in the Hamptons in a town called Water Mill, and I've been teaching swimming for 22 years. Today, I run my own company, Hamptons Swim, where we provide swimming lessons for all ages and levels. My clients own multi-million dollar homes in the Hamptons and are incredibly high profile. Although 95% of my clients are high-profile, the Hamptons is not just rich people.

Persons: Elizabeth Parry, Parry, It's, I've, didn't, We're, I'm, aren't, you'll, they've Organizations: Hamptons, Service, Hamptons Swim, YMCA Locations: Switzerland, Wall, Silicon, New, Europe

☆ Is That ‘Hava Nagila’ I’m Hearing at the Club?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( Alyson Krueger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

It is played at least once a weekend at Calissa, a Greek restaurant in Water Mill, N.Y., that hosts big-name D.J.s and performers like Samantha Ronson and Wyclef Jean. She said she got the idea after hearing it at restaurants and beach clubs in Mykonos and Ibiza. “We did some research, and we traveled around the Mediterranean, and we heard these very chic clubs and restaurants play this song, and we loved it,” she said. “It’s a song that is about transformation and reinvention, so that is destined to keep happening,” he said. “It’s always had new lives.”The song was written in 1918 by Abraham Zvi Idelsohn, a composer who believed the Jewish people needed new music at a time when Zionism and the push for a Jewish homeland were gaining strength.

Persons: Samantha Ronson, Wyclef Jean, “, ”, Kylie Monagan, Alabina, ” James Loeffler, wasn’t, “ It’s, Abraham Zvi Idelsohn, Loeffler Organizations: University of Virginia Locations: Calissa, Water Mill, N.Y, Mykonos, Ibiza

☆ The most expensive ZIP codes in New York and Los Angeles
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( Mike Winters | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Homes cost more than $4 million in the most expensive in greater New York- and Los Angeles-area neighborhoods, with Sagaponack, New York, leading the pack, according to an analysis that compared the nation's two largest metropolises. The median price for a home in the tony Hamptons enclave costs $6,972,500, according to online realtor RealtyHop. That's followed closely by 90210, perhaps the most famous ZIP code in the U.S. due to the popular TV show "Beverly Hills, 90210." Homes in this part of Beverly Hills cost $6,699,500. In third place is Water Mill, one of the five Hamptons ZIP codes in the top 10 rankings, which are listed below.

☆ These are the 10 most expensive ZIP codes in the Northeast
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( Mike Winters | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

The Hamptons dominate the rankings for the most expensive neighborhood in the Northeast, with Sagaponack, New York, taking the top spot. A beachside village that's home to Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon, Sagaponack is second only to Atherton, California for most expensive U.S. ZIP code in 2022, in terms of median value for homes, according to data provided by realty service RealtyHop. The second most expensive Northeast ZIP code is in Boston's Back Bay area. It's a small area for a ZIP code, consisting of only a few blocks of luxury condos next to the Prudential Center. Homes in these ZIP codes are close to $6 million.

☆ A $150 million beach home for sale would be the Hamptons' priciest ever — if it can find a buyer
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-06 | by ( Ray Parisi | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

watch nowAn oceanfront estate in Southampton, listed at $150 million, stands as the priciest home for sale in the Hamptons — and is struggling to move off the market. The pair of beachfront homes with two pools and a tennis court in the foreground of the photo are the La Dune estate. Aerial view of the La Dune estate from over the ocean. Liam GifkinsThe estate is situated on 400-plus feet of super-prime beachfront along Gin Lane, sometimes referred to as "billionaire's beach." She relisted La Dune in August with a new brokerage firm and raised the ask to $150 million.

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