Nouriel Roubini, at the center, posing with his party guests



By Ko Dong-hwan

A popular American economist faced an unusual penalty imposed by the New York City for his misdeed.

Nouriel Roubini, also known as "Dr. Doom" for his staunch brutish view on the world economy, was ordered by the city to get rid of his party tub on the rooftop of his penthouse bachelor pad in Manhattan.

Roubini's neighbors, constantly hearing the din he caused with his rooftop party guests, filed a complaint to the city. The city authorities, along with the order of removing the party tub, imposed Roubini with a $600 fine.

Roubini had purchased his $5.5 million Manhattan pad in 2010. Having built on the rooftop the party tub, which is known for its sheer size fit for holding 10 people in it, he frequently invited female models to his rooftop parties.

A New York magazine once described Roubini's pad as "Downtown attic surrounded by female bulwark" so much as to scorn his publicized penchant for being a womanizer and an alcoholic.