NYC Rich People Problems: 'Flesh Diets,' Giuliani's Jam & $44 Sardines

NEW YORK CITY — A handful of not-so-poor New Yorkers recently had problems where the only response can be, "Isn't that rich?"

Rich person problems abounded in New York City last week, from disgraced cryptocurrency magnate Sam Bankman-Fried's jailhouse complaints over his non-vegan "flesh diet" to Rudy Giuliani's $100,000-a-plate fundraiser for his ballooning legal bills.

Oh, and one spendthrift shelled out big bucks for a penthouse that was identical to one his new neighbor bought for $13.5 million less just 30 days later.

Welcome to New York City, the place that coined and epitomizes "Mo Money Mo Problems." Here's a roundup of the most ridiculous from the past week.

"America's Mayor," hair dye dripster and thoroughly debunked election conspiracy theorist Rudy Giuliani has, ahem, a few legal problems.

But the arguable cause of his woes and 1217th richest person in the world — former President Donald Trump — isn't paying up the millions of dollars that Giuliani believes he is owed, the New York Times reported.

Instead, Trump is hosting $100,000-per-plate fundraisers on Giuliani's behalf to help pay the former mayor's legal bills.

And both Trump and Giuliani had to respectively cough up $200,000 and $150,000 bonds as part of a massive election subversion case in Georgia in which they also appeared none-too-pleased to have their mugshots taken.

Speaking of bail, onetime cryptocurrency golden boy Sam Bankman-Fried recently had his $250 million bail revoked.

And he has since faced a new jailhouse horror: a "flesh diet."

That's how Bankman-Fried's attorney described the food the vegan FTX founder has been served behind bars. Bankman-Fried is living solely on bread, water and sometimes peanut butter.

"Your Honor, that's outrageous and needs to be remedied," he told a Manhattan federal judge.

• NYC-Jailed Sam Bankman-Fried Can't Prep For Trial Without Vegan Diet

Alec Baldwin's $25 million problem isn't going away.

Let us explain.

The family of a Marine killed in Afghanistan plans to refile a defamation lawsuit against the actor that a judge had originally dismissed.

They argued Baldwin subjected them to online threats and harassment after he posted and commented on a photo shared online by one of Marine's sister, who had been in Washington during the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection.

• Alec Baldwin Faces NYC Defamation Suit From Slain Marine's Family: Att

A Times Square shop's $44 sardines are certainly rich, but are they a problem?

Patch's newsroom couldn't reach a consensus after a brief debate.

One reporter was adamant about her monetary limit for tinned fish: $40.

Another reporter ventured the $44 would be worth it for a "story to tell."

And for New Yorkers whose pockets run deep for oily fish can find out for themselves by visiting the Fantastic World of the Portuguese Sardine in Times Square on Broadway between West 47th and 48th street.

Again, a three-ounce can of sardines is going for $44, Eater New York reported.

• $44 Will Get You 3-OZ Of Sardines In Times Square: Report

What do Kylie Jenner and John Philip Sousa have in common?

Absolutely nothing, aside from both at one time lived in the same West Village townhouse.

And the current owner of the historic Greek Rival at 80 West Washington Place, which was recently listed for $22 million, is having rich person problems — specifically, Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

• Kylie Jenner's Former West Vil Home Faces Auction Amid Bankruptcy File

And real estate seemed to cause a lot of wealthy headaches this past week.

Take the potential schmuck who paid $52 million for a West Village penthouse.

The price not only was June's top sale, it also was the heart of a multi-million dollar mystery, Curbed reported.

The mystery: why did the penthouse sell for $13.5 million more than an identical one in the same building just 30 days later?

Another mystery was solved in the tony Central Park West Historic District, which lost 1,000 homes between 2010 and 2022, according to a Columbia University study.

So why are there fewer rich people homes overlooking the park? Residents are converting multiple homes in one, the study found.

• UWS Historic District Lost 1K Homes As Residents Combined Units: Study

And, finally, these aren't necessarily problems, but a lot of rich people could be burning money on new homes.

Rapper Kendrick Lamar is reportedly looking at buying $8.99 million Brooklyn pied-à-terre, a $7 million mansion sale could set a Bronx record and the townhouse of an exiled Iranian princess listed for $36 million.