Bette Midler may have the wind beneath her wings, but it could make for a rough landing on her tree-lined rooftop garden in Carnegie Hill. The “Divine Miss M” shares the Upper East Side penthouse with her longtime hubby, Martin von Haselberg. The 3,100-square-foot sprawling rooftop overlooks Central Park, and includes a glass-enclosed patio and plenty of shaded areas to park your tuches on hot days.
Bette Midler And Other NY Celebs Are Really Roofin’ It -- New York Post
High-up hideaways of the rich
They’re on top of the world!
In a city starved for space, nothing says wealth — or luck — like a rooftop oasis. Aerial photographer Alex S. MacLean captured a rare bird’s eye view of these little slices of heaven in his new book “Up on the Roof: New York’s Hidden Skyline Spaces” (Princeton University Press).
“You get a sense that there’s a whole world going on right above us,” MacLean said. “When you’re down on the street, you have no idea.”
MacLean took the pictures from a helicopter without the knowledge of owners; his book contains no details about the spaces.
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