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The stock market is down nearly 500 points this afternoon, we're in the middle of a deep recession, and tens of thousands of New Yorkers have lost their jobs. But if by some crazy chance you've managed to avoid the pain and suffering and you're looking for, say, a five-bedroom penthouse in Midtown, it's never been a better time to swoop down and make an offer. The prices of dozens of luxe apartments have been slashed in recent weeks. And while the rental market hasn't been crushed just yet, prices are very, very negotiable. That $60,000-a-month rental? You might just be able to offer up $30K a month and walk away with a deal. After the jump, the 20 most expensive apartment rentals in Manhattan, including Donald Trump's insanely overpriced $200,000-a-month penthouse at 502 Park, and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's equally ridiculous $47,500-a-month West Village spread.

1. 502 Park Avenue (Trump Park Avenue)
Bedrooms: 4
Baths: 6
Square feet: 6,200
Price: $200,000 a month
Listing: Prudential Douglas Elliman

2. 100 East 50th Street (Waldorf Towers)
Bedrooms: 3
Baths:3.5
Square feet: 3,200
Price: $130,000 a month
Listing: Brown Harris Stevens

3. 100 East 50th Street (Waldorf Towers)
Bedrooms: 3
Baths: 3.5 Baths
Square feet: 3,800
Price: $95,000 a month
Listing: Brown Harris Stevens

4. 100 East 50th Street (Waldorf Towers)
 Bedrooms:4
Baths: 4
Square feet: 4,000
Price: $75,000 a month
Listing: Brown Harris Stevens

5. 106 Central Park South
 Bedrooms: 5
Baths: 7
Square feet: 5,233
Price: $70,000 a month
Listing: Brown Harris Stevens

6. 1 Central Park West (Trump International)
(Short Term, Furnished)
Bedrooms: 3
Baths: 3
Price: $65,000 a month
Listing: Prudential Douglas Elliman

7. 100 East 50th Street (Waldorf Towers)
Bedrooms: 3
Baths: 3
Square feet: 3,500
Price: $65,000 a month
Listing: Brown Harris Stevens

8. 151 East 58th Street (One Beacon Court)
 Bedrooms:3
Baths: 3.5
Square feet: 2,936
Price: $55,000 a month
Listing: Corcoran

9. 1 Central Park West (Trump International)
(Short Term, Furnished)
Bedrooms:2
Baths: 2
Price: $53,000 a month
Listing: Prudential Douglas Elliman

10. 502 Park Avenue (Trump Park Avenue)
(Owned by Alex Rodriguez)
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 6.5
Square feet: 4,600
Price: $50,000 a month
Listing: Modlin Group

11. Greenwich Village Loft
 Bedrooms: 4
Baths: 4
Price: $50,000 a month
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12. 995 Fifth Avenue
 Bedrooms: 5
Baths: 5.5
Square feet: 4,357
Price: $50,000 a month
Listing: Corcoran

13. Fifth Avenue Apartment
 Bedrooms: 7
Bathrooms: 7
Price: $50,000 a month
Listing: Brown Harris Stevens

14. 13 Gramercy Park
 Bedrooms: 4
Baths: 3
Square feet: 4,300
Price: $49,000 a month
Listing: Corcoran

15. 161 West 61st Street
 Bedrooms: 4
Baths: 5
Square feet: 6,136
Price: $45,000 a month
Listing: Corcoran

16. One Morton Square
(Owned by Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen)
Bedrooms: 5
Baths: 4.5
Square feet: 5,725
Price: $42,500 a month
Listing: Stribling

17. 15 Central Park West
 Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 3
Square feet: 2,909
$40,000 a month
Listing: Brown Harris Stevens

18. 351 East 51st Street
 Bedrooms: 3
Baths: 4
Square feet: 4,473
Price: $39,999 a month
Listing: Corcoran

19. 135 Central Park West
 Bedrooms: 4
Baths: 3.5
Price: $39,500 a month
Listing: Corcoran

20. Midtown East
 Bedrooms: 5
Bathrooms: 2
Price: $39,000 a month
Listing: CitiHabitats