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XY marks the spot: They're male, they're single, they make money and they live - where?(Newsday (Melville, NY) (KRT) Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) May 30--Sick of studying personal ads, trying online dating sites or bar-hopping in an effort to find the perfect man? Try the Man Map. A new product from PropertyShark.com, the Man Map, as it is known, shows the highest concentrations of single men in Nassau County. If that weren't enough, it adds in the wealth factor, showing dollar signs for whether the men in those spots have the money or not. PropertyShark.com, a detailed property information Web site that combines public records with complete maps, first started a Man Map in New York City, in an attempt by founder Matthew Haines to help the company's spokeswoman, Kelly Kreth, get a date. The maps are based on U.S. Census data. While Kreth never got a date out of it, interest in the site began to spread. But Kreth noted that finding the right men is a different story. "Even with the map, it's very hard to find them," Kreth said. "The map didn't necessarily help me find one, because it doesn't say everything, like are they nice guys or are they commitment-phobes." Even if it might still be hard to find a date, Nassau County women can now join their city counterparts in, at least, knowing where to look. So far, Suffolk County doesn't have the same map because the data is tougher to compile, but it might be added in the future, according to PropertyShark.com chief executive Ryan Slack. Not surprisingly, much of the Nassau County map is relatively barren of masculine finds, devoid of the pink and red splotches that would signify many single men. "Certainly, you would sense that Nassau County is a place for married people," Slack said. Sea Cliff, Manorhaven and Centre Island are among the pockets where the richer, single men live, according to the Man Map. The hottest spot on the Island, though, is Long Beach, which has the darkest swath of red on the map, albeit with a lower average income. That surprised Rich Tancredi, a 42-year-old single male who lives in Long Beach and sells real estate there. "I think it's interesting," said Tancredi, with Re/Max Sea City. "I don't know whether it's going to make girls flock here - maybe just to visit, but not to live. Maybe the boardwalk will be very crowded now." The only problem with the map, said single real estate agent Ramona Debenedetto, with Beach to Bay Realty in Long Beach, is that it doesn't account for age. Nonetheless, she said she thought the map was accurate, adding that her last two sales were to single male buyers - both professionals coming from Manhattan. "The west end [of Long Beach] is teeming with available young men," added Debenedetto, who wouldn't divulge her age. "The age category is what's keeping me single." Slack noted that age was left off to keep the map uncluttered. The problem with the Long Beach concentration of men, Kreth noted, is that they're generally not the wealthy single men some women might seek. But Debenedetto said that's changing. "There's an influx of people coming into Long Beach at a higher economic level," she said. "They're finding that this area is really untapped." Another problem, Kreth said, is that the Census Bureau doesn't keep track of sexual orientation. So, women will have to fend for themselves to determine which pools of single men are actually available to them - and then go out and find them. PropertyShark.com has no plans to do a "Woman Map," Slack said, noting that it's easier for men to find women than it is for women to find men. He added that the men wouldn't care about the average income levels as much as they might care about how a woman looks. "The census doesn't keep track of how attractive they are," Slack said. "And it's more precious to have a single Man Map out there." GUIDE TO THE GUYS Neighborhoods put men on the map (some more than others) LONG BEACH Dubbed a "meat market," it boasts three single men for every available woman, and the average single man makes $60,000 to $80,000 a year. CENTRE ISLAND The average single man makes more than $100,000 a year, but there is just one single man for every eight available women. VALLEY STREAM Single men are few and far between - just one for every 12 women - but the average single man makes more than $100,000 a year. |