Property News · October 28, 2012

Nannies and the shadow economy behind New York's working class


Childcare is a crucial component of New York City’s balanced (and equal) economy – and it’s not just for the wealthyWhen two young children were killed, allegedly by their nanny, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, much of the coverage of the crime prominently mentioned the family’s class: their “luxury apartment” – complete with comparable rents – and affluence seemed to be a strangely consistent part of the coverage.But in New York, a city of working families and significant ambition, you don’t need to be rich, necessarily, to hire a nanny. There are two-income families in more bohemian precincts, like those of Park Slope in Brooklyn, where nannies are a crucial part of allowing women to work, or to take care of their other children. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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