Billionaires!!! They walk among us. Well, they probably walk at a safe remove from us, but they walk in our general vicinity—in cavernous penthouse atria, on verdant Southampton estates or…wherever they damn well please. Such is the beauty of obscene riches. (The downside: Playing the lottery ceases to have much thrill if winning the megamillions will hardly register on your bank statement.) Check out our gallery of 17 locals who are distinctly unconcerned about a recession in 2008.
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